Rajesh Kumar. S of INC won the Killiyoor Assembly constituency (Kanniyakumari district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 37.42% of 177,534 votes cast. The winning margin over Sabin. S (TVK) was 1,311 votes, or 0.74 percentage points. INC held the seat it won here in 2021.
INC
Winning party
37.42%
Winner vote share
1,311
Margin (0.74%)
INC → INC
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Killiyoor 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajesh Kumar. S Winner | INC | 66,434 | 37.42% |
| 2 | Sabin. S 2nd | TVK | 65,123 | 36.68% |
| 3 | Nivin Simon. J | BJP | 31,070 | 17.5% |
| 4 | Himlar | NTK | 12,764 | 7.19% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 502 | 0.28% |
| 6 | Prabhu. S | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 410 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Ajai (Alias) Nagarajan | IND | 241 | 0.14% |
| 8 | Berrila. L | IND | 197 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Justin. M | IND | 189 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Baby Raj. P | IND | 162 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Rubin Antony | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 156 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Satheesh. S | IND | 128 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Justin. T | Indian Christian Front | 85 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Dr. Ramachandran. M | IND | 73 | 0.04% |
How Killiyoor compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RAJESH KUMAR S | INC | 59.76% |
| 2026 | RAJESH KUMAR. S | INC | 37.42% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -22.34 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.