Kanyakumari (state assembly constituency)

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

Travancore-cochin assembly

Constituency Year Winner Party
Thovalai Agasthesswaram 1952 T. S. Ramasamy Pillai and A. Samraj Indian National Congress
Thovalai 1954 T. S. Ramasamy Pillai PSP
Agastheeswaram 1954 P. Thanulinga Nadar Tamil Nadu Congress

Madras State assembly

Year Winner Party
1957 T. S. Ramaswamy Pillai Independent
1962 B. Natarajan Indian National Congress
1967 B. M. Pillai Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year Winner Party
1971 K. Rajah Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 C. Krishnan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 S. Muthukrishnan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 K. Perumal Pillai Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 K. Subramania Pillai Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 M. Ammamuthu Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 N. Suresh Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Thalavai Sundaram Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 N. Suresh Rajan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 K. T. Pachaimal Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 S. Austin Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

References

  1. ↑ "விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!". Dinamani. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  • "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on October 5, 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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