Thalavai Sundaram. N of ADMK won the Kanniyakumari Assembly constituency (Kanniyakumari district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 31.38% of 239,150 votes cast. The winning margin over Mahesh.R (DMK) was 214 votes, or 0.09 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
31.38%
Winner vote share
214
Margin (0.09%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Kanniyakumari 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalavai Sundaram. N Winner | ADMK | 75,045 | 31.38% |
| 2 | Mahesh.R 2nd | DMK | 74,831 | 31.29% |
| 3 | Madhavan.S.R | TVK | 72,977 | 30.52% |
| 4 | Maria Jennifer | NTK | 13,689 | 5.72% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 825 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Rajan. S | IND | 454 | 0.19% |
| 7 | Reagon Anto.J | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 301 | 0.13% |
| 8 | Srikrishnakumar.K | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 206 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Sivalingam.C | Naam Indiar Party | 194 | 0.08% |
| 10 | Manavai Kannan. M | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star | 140 | 0.06% |
| 11 | David Sahaya Bascar | IND | 117 | 0.05% |
| 12 | Ramakrishnan.C | IND | 107 | 0.04% |
| 13 | Sudhagar.R | IND | 93 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Thanuneelan . S | IND | 90 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Kanagaraj.T | IND | 81 | 0.03% |
How Kanniyakumari compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | THALAVAI SUNDARAM N. | ADMK | 48.8% |
| 2026 | THALAVAI SUNDARAM. N | ADMK | 31.38% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -17.42 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.