Tamil Nadu · AC 229
Kanniyakumari
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Kanniyakumari
165,258
Electors
97,985
Votes polled
59.29%
Turnout
21,863
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N. Suresh Rajan
Won
Male
|
DMK | 42,755 | 43.63% |
| 2 |
S. Thanu Pillai
Male
|
ADMK | 20,892 | 21.32% |
| 3 |
V.S. Rajan
Male
|
BJP | 13,197 | 13.47% |
| 4 |
K. Baul Sundar
Male
|
IND | 12,421 | 12.68% |
| 5 |
S. Ramiah Pillai
Male
|
MDMK | 6,942 | 7.08% |
| 6 |
S.P. Nadaraja
Male
|
IND | 380 | 0.39% |
| 7 |
R. Sivathanu Pillai
Male
|
IND | 336 | 0.34% |
| 8 |
R. Rajkumar
Male
|
JP | 248 | 0.25% |
| 9 |
A. Abraham Royan
Male
|
PMK | 234 | 0.24% |
| 10 |
A. Chellappan
Male
|
IND | 144 | 0.15% |
| 11 |
Kavikone Kannithasan @ Subramoniam
Male
|
IND | 129 | 0.13% |
| 12 |
S. Murugan
Male
|
IND | 112 | 0.11% |
| 13 |
Sankaranarayana Pillai
Male
|
IND | 76 | 0.08% |
| 14 |
A. Asai Thambi
Male
|
IND | 44 | 0.04% |
| 15 |
D. Manohar Bright
Male
|
IND | 33 | 0.03% |
| 16 |
P.V. Narayanan
Male
|
IND | 32 | 0.03% |
| 17 |
P. Vettivel
Male
|
IND | 10 | 0.01% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Kanniyakumari Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Thalavai Sundaram. N
Male
ADMK
|
31.38% |
Mahesh.R
Male
DMK
|
31.29% |
| 2021 |
Thalavai Sundaram N.
Male
ADMK
|
48.79% |
Austin S.
Male
DMK
|
41.59% |
| 2016 |
Austin. S
Male
DMK
|
42.41% |
Thalavai Sundaram. N
Male
ADMK
|
39.59% |
| 2011 |
Patchaimal.K.T
Male
AIADMK
|
48.22% |
Suresh Rajan.N
Male
DMK
|
38.34% |
| 2006 |
Suresh Rajan.N
Male
DMK
|
— |
Thalavai Sundaram.N
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Thalavaisundaram.N
Male
ADMK
|
51.32% |
Sureshrajan.N
Male
DMK
|
42.52% |
| 1996 |
N. Suresh Rajan
Male
DMK
|
43.63% |
S. Thanu Pillai
Male
ADMK
|
21.32% |
| 1991 |
Ammamuthu M
Male
ADK
|
60.14% |
Krishnan C
Male
DMK
|
22.01% |
| 1989 |
Subramonia Pillai, K
Male
DMK
|
34.65% |
Aurmugham Pillai V
Male
INC
|
32.22% |
| 1984 |
Perumal Pillay, K
Male
ADK
|
54.05% |
Sankaraligom, M
Male
DMK
|
44.92% |
| 1980 |
Muthukrishnan, S
Male
ADK
|
47.58% |
Mathevan Pillai, A
Male
INC(I)
|
38.10% |
| 1977 |
C. Krishnan
Male
ADK
|
33.32% |
T.C. Subramania Pillay
Male
JnP
|
22.97% |