Kanniyakumari
N. Thalavai Sundaram (ADMK) is the MLA for Kanniyakumari.
ADMK has won Kanniyakumari at 2 elections in a row (2021, 2026).
In 2026 N. Thalavai Sundaram won with 31.4% of the vote, 214 votes ahead of R. Mahesh (DMK).
In the last 30 days Kanniyakumari was named in 67 mentions from 6 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Kanniyakumari
- Area
- about 552 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 76.7%
- Seats sharing a border
- Nagercoil · Nanguneri · Padmanabhapuram · Radhapuram
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK N. Thalavai Sundaram | 75,045 · 31.4% | DMK R. Mahesh | 74,831 · 31.3% | 214 (0.1 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK N. Thalavai Sundaram | 109,745 · 48.8% | DMK S. Austin | 93,532 · 41.6% | 16,213 (7.2 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK S. Austin | 89,023 · 42.4% | ADMK Thalavai Sundaram. N | 83,111 · 39.6% | 5,912 (2.8 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. T. Pachaimal | 86,903 · 48.2% | DMK N. Suresh Rajan | 69,099 · 38.3% | 17,804 (9.9 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Kanniyakumari: mentions per week
Busiest week: 21 September (20 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
180 mentions of Kanniyakumari since 1 June 2026 from 11 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Kanniyakumari, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Kanniyakumari district
Kanniyakumari| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanniyakumari | ADMK | 0.1 | 67 |
| Nagercoil | DMK | 3.9 | 28 |
| Colachal | INC | 1.4 | 1 |
| Padmanabhapuram | CPI(M) | 8.6 | 2 |
| Vilavancode | INC | 12.0 | 0 |
| Killiyoor | INC | 0.7 | 0 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Kanniyakumari
- கன்னியாகுமரி அருகே கல்லால் தாக்கி வாலிபரை கொன்ற 4 பேர் கைதுTamil originalMaalaimalar
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.