Kanyakumari (State Assembly Constituency)
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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. Nadars, Vellalars, Dalits 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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