Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency explained

Kanniyakumari
Type:SLA
Constituency No:229
Mla:Thalavai Sundaram
Latest Election Year:2021
State:Tamil Nadu
District:Kanniyakumari
Established:1952-present
Reservation:None

Kanniyakumari is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland India, comprising the popular tourist destination Kanniyakumari. In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females.[1] Kanniyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

Gender demographics of Kanniyakumari constituency as of 01.05.2021,[3] taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Party
Thovalai Agasthesswaram1952T. S. Ramasamy PillaiIndian National Congress
A. Samraj
Thovalai1954T. S. Ramasamy PillaiPraja Socialist Party
AgastheeswaramP. Thanulinga NadarTamil Nadu Congress
Party
1957T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai
1962B. Natarajan
1967B. M. Pillai
Party
1971K. Rajah Pillai
1977C. Krishnan
1980S. Muthukrishnan
1984K. Perumal Pillai
1989K. Subramania Pillai
1991M. Ammamuthu
1996N. Suresh Rajan
2001Thalavai Sundaram
2006N. Suresh Rajan
2011K. T. Pachaimal
2016S. Austin
2021Thalavai Sundaram

Election results

1952

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!. Dinamani. 8 April 2011. 10 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006132737/http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=402058&SectionID=129&MainSectionId=129&SEO=&Title=. 6 October 2011. dead.
  2. News: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes. 12 February 2016. The Hindu. 8 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency Voters Count.