Assembly constituency 229, Tamil Nadu
Kanniyakumari
Thalavai Sundaram. N (AIADMK) won the 2026 election by 214 votes, taking 31.38% of the vote to Mahesh.R (DMK)'s 31.29%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerAIADMKThalavai Sundaram. N, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202631.38%runner-up 31.29%
Winning margin, 20262140.09% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 3, DMK 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Kanniyakumari Seat 229 | Thalavai Sundaram. N AIADMK | 75,045 31.4% | Mahesh.R DMK | 74,831 31.3% | 214 votes 0.09% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Kanniyakumari Seat 229 | Thalavai Sundaram N. AIADMK | 1,09,745 48.8% | Austin S. DMK | 93,532 41.8% | 16,213 votes 7.21% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Kanniyakumari Seat 229 | Austin. S DMK | 89,023 42.4% | Thalavai Sundaram. N AIADMK | 83,111 39.9% | 5,912 votes 2.82% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Kanniyakumari Seat 229 | Patchaimal.K.T AIADMK | 86,903 48.2% | Suresh Rajan.N DMK | 69,099 38.3% | 17,804 votes 9.88% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.