Vidhan Sabha · TN-229

Kanniyakumari

2016

AUSTIN. S

DMKDemocratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)

Margin5,9122.8%

Winner votes89,02342.4%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKBJPDMDKNTK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	AUSTIN. S DMK	89,023	42.4%
2	THALAVAI SUNDARAM. N ADMK	83,111	39.6%
3	MEENA DEV. M BJP	24,638	11.7%
4	AATHILINGA PERUMAL. D DMDK	6,914	3.3%
5	BALASUBRAMANIAM. V NTK	1,732	0.8%
6	NOTA NOTA	1,570	0.8%
7	HILMAN BRUCE EDWIN. S PMK	712	0.3%
8	VETTIVELAYUTHAPERUMAL. P IND	526	0.3%
9	SANKARARAMAMURTHY. P BSP	481	0.2%
10	SREETHARAN. R IND	331	0.2%
11	KUMARESAN. T IND	285	0.1%
12	MAKESH. N IND	165	0.1%
13	RAGHUNATHAN. A IND	125	0.1%
14	JOHNSON. D IND	124	0.1%
15	RAJESH KANNAN. S GMI	100	0.1%
16	BAVANI. V IND	87	0.0%

Turnout75.1%Votes cast2,09,924Electors2,79,651

2021

THALAVAI SUNDARAM N.

ADMKNDA (NDA)

Margin16,2137.2%

Winner votes1,09,74548.8%

ReservationGEN

ADMKDMKNTKMNMAMMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	THALAVAI SUNDARAM N. ADMK	1,09,745	48.8%
2	AUSTIN S. DMK	93,532	41.6%
3	SASIKALA R. NTK	14,140	6.3%
4	SELVAKUMAR P.T. MNM	3,106	1.4%
5	SENTHIL MURUGAN P. AMMK	1,589	0.7%
6	NOTA NOTA	1,096	0.5%
7	SUTHARMAN C.J. BSP	681	0.3%
8	AUGUSTIN A. IND	446	0.2%
9	MANICKAVASAGAM PILLAI NA. IND	142	0.1%
10	MAKESH N. IND	119	0.1%
11	THANU NEELAN S. IND	95	0.0%
12	SUBASH S. IND	78	0.0%
13	CHELLIAH PILLAI I. IND	55	0.0%
14	SUNDARA NATHAN Y. IND	50	0.0%

Turnout75.2%Votes cast2,24,874Electors2,99,074

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates16 → 14

Margin range5,912 – 16,213