Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency

Kanniyakumari
Constituency No. 229 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Kanniyakumari
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanniyakumari
Established1952-present
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Elected year2021

Kanniyakumari is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland India, comprising the popular tourist destination Kanniyakumari. In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females.[1] Kanniyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

  1. ^ "விஐபி தொகுதி - 12: கன்னியாகுமரி சுரேஷ் ராஜனின் சவால்!". Dinamani. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  2. ^ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2018.