Vilavancode Assembly constituency

Vilavancode is a legislative assembly constituency in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Vilavancode
Constituency No. 233 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanniyakumari
Established	1951
Total electors	244388[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Tharahai Cuthbert
Party	INC
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner	Party
Travancore-Cochin
1952	Alexandar Manual Simon		Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress
1954	William
Madras State
1957	William		Indian National Congress
1962
1967	R. Ponnappan Nadar
Tamil Nadu
1971	R. Ponnappan Nadar		Indian National Congress (O)
1977	D. Gnanasigamony		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1980	D. Moni
1984	M. Sundardas		Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996	D. Moni		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2001
2006	G. John Joseph
2011	S. Vijayadharani		Indian National Congress
2016
2021
2024★	Tharahai Cuthbert

★by-election

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			57.71%
2021			52.12%
2016			42.43%
2011			43.69%
2006			53.74%
2001			56.75%
1996			43.35%
1991			48.86%
1989			42.25%
1984			57.49%
1980			53.66%
1977			48.85%
1971			61.79%
1967			56.19%
1962			58.19%
1954			63.87%
1952			42.85%

2024 by-election

2024 Bye election: Vilavancode^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tharahai Cuthbert	91,054	57.72	+5%
	BJP	V.S. Nanthini	50,880	32.25	−3%
	NTK	R. Gemini	8,150	5.08	−2%
	AIADMK	U. Rani	5,267	3.34	New
	NOTA	None of the above	919	0.58
Margin of victory			40,174
Turnout				65.40%	−2.32%
Rejected ballots			0	0%
Registered electors			1,56,270
	INC hold		Swing

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Vijayadharani	87,473	52.12%	+9.69
	BJP	R. Jayaseelan	58,804	35.04%	+13.05
	NTK	Mary Adlin	12,292	7.32%	New
	Independent	Samuel George Kalai Arasar	3,541	2.11%	New
	DMDK	L. Iden Soni	2,447	1.46%	New
Margin of victory			28,669	17.08%	−3.36%
Turnout			167,836	67.72%	1.37%
Rejected ballots			0	0.00%
Registered electors			247,853
	INC hold		Swing	9.69%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Vijayadharani	68,789	42.43%	−1.27
	BJP	C. Dharmaraj	35,646	21.98%	−4.25
	CPI(M)	R. Chellaswamy	25,821	15.93%	−11.24
	AIADMK	Nanjil Domenic Savio George	24,801	15.30%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,149	0.71%	New
	BSP	T. Shibu	955	0.59%	−0.04
Margin of victory			33,143	20.44%	3.91%
Turnout			162,139	66.34%	−2.98%
Registered electors			244,388
	INC hold		Swing	-1.27%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Vijayadharani	62,898	43.69%	New
	CPI(M)	R. Leemarose	39,109	27.17%	−26.57
	BJP	R. Jayaseelan	37,763	26.23%	+15.78
	Independent	T. Wilson	1,144	0.79%	New
	BSP	B. Promoth	911	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			23,789	16.53%	−21.01%
Turnout			143,948	69.32%	7.88%
Registered electors			207,644
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	-10.05%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	G. John Joseph	64,532	53.74%	−3.01
	AIADMK	F. Franklin	19,458	16.20%	New
	NCP	Pon. Vijaya Raghavan	13,434	11.19%	New
	BJP	L. Devadhas	12,553	10.45%	New
	DMDK	L. Idan Sony	7,309	6.09%	New
	Independent	E. George	1,182	0.98%	New
Margin of victory			45,074	37.54%	15.52%
Turnout			120,076	61.44%	9.98%
Registered electors			195,426
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	-3.01%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	59,087	56.75%	+13.41
	DMK	P. Jeevaraj	36,168	34.74%	+12.91
	MDMK	A. Jayaraj	6,494	6.24%	New
	Independent	P. Radhakrishnanc	1,181	1.13%	New
Margin of victory			22,919	22.01%	0.49%
Turnout			104,113	51.46%	−10.12%
Registered electors			202,315
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	13.41%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	42,867	43.35%	+5.5
	DMK	V. Thankaraj	21,585	21.83%	New
	BJP	N. Sreenivasan	16,141	16.32%	+4.13
	INC	M. Sundaradas	13,057	13.20%	−35.66
	AIIC(T)	K. S. Janakaraj	1,713	1.73%	New
	Independent	P. Babu	1,156	1.17%	New
	Independent	C. Chandran	681	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			21,282	21.52%	10.50%
Turnout			98,891	61.58%	2.88%
Registered electors			169,313
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	-5.52%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Sundardas	50,151	48.86%	+6.62
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	38,842	37.85%	−3.16
	BJP	C. Rajeswaran	12,511	12.19%	+2.6
	Independent	P. Durairaj	548	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			11,309	11.02%	9.77%
Turnout			102,634	58.70%	−5.06%
Registered electors			178,941
	INC hold		Swing	6.62%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Sundardas	41,168	42.25%	−15.24
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	39,954	41.00%	−1.51
	BJP	K. Chandrasenan	9,347	9.59%	New
	Independent	D. Somasekharan Nair	5,292	5.43%	New
	AIADMK	T. Valasalamrose	1,040	1.07%	New
	Independent	K. Dasaian	644	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			1,214	1.25%	−13.74%
Turnout			97,445	63.75%	0.59%
Registered electors			155,021
	INC hold		Swing	-15.24%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Sundardas	47,169	57.49%	New
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	34,876	42.51%	−11.16
Margin of victory			12,293	14.98%	1.13%
Turnout			82,045	63.16%	10.64%
Registered electors			135,185
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	3.83%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	D. Moni	34,170	53.66%	+4.81
	DMK	P. Davis Raj	25,348	39.81%	New
	JP	S. Packianathan	3,370	5.29%	New
	Independent	C. Manas	413	0.65%	New
	Independent	N. Purshothaman	372	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			8,822	13.86%	10.96%
Turnout			63,673	52.53%	−4.57%
Registered electors			122,522
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	4.81%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	D. Gnanasigamony	32,628	48.85%	+33.1
	JP	S. Sathiadas	30,695	45.96%	New
	INC	A. Asary	3,165	4.74%	−57.05
Margin of victory			1,933	2.89%	−37.42%
Turnout			66,787	57.10%	−5.35%
Registered electors			117,831
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	-12.94%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Ponnappan Nadar	32,139	61.79%	+5.6
	DMK	G. Gnanaraj Christopher	11,170	21.48%	New
	CPI(M)	D. Packia Das	8,195	15.76%	New
	Independent	P. Alvin	506	0.97%	New
Margin of victory			20,969	40.32%	17.18%
Turnout			52,010	62.45%	−7.37%
Registered electors			85,839
	INC hold		Swing	5.60%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Ponnappan Nadar	27,511	56.19%
	Independent	P. M. N. Pillai	16,184	33.05%
	SWA	S. Padmanabhan	4,297	8.78%
	Independent	G. Elias	969	1.98%
Margin of victory			11,327	22.10%	−2.00%
Turnout			51,258	69.82%
Registered electors			73,410
	INC hold		Swing

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. William	30,386	58.19%
	CPI	D. Gnanasigamony (Marthamdom)	21,388	40.96%
	Independent	D. Gnanasigamony (Nagercoil)	441	0.84%
Margin of victory			8,998	16.82%
Turnout			53,488	69.63%
Registered electors			76,820
	INC hold		Swing

1957

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. William	Unopposed
Registered electors			67,159
	INC gain from TTNC		Swing

1954

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTNC	M. William	17,291	63.87%	21.02
	CPI	G. S Mony	8,274	30.56%
	INC	Josepth	1,509	5.57%	16.87
Margin of victory			9,017	33.31%	12.89%
Turnout			27,074	67.65%
Registered electors			40,019
	TTNC hold		Swing

1952

1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election: Vilavancode

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTNC	Alexander Mannuel Simon	12,089	42.85%
	INC	Doraswamy. S.	6,330	22.44%
	SP	Neelakanda Pillai. P. M.	4,329	15.35%
	TTP	Arjunan	3,071	10.89%
	Independent	Sathyanesan. A. N.	1,419	5.03%
	RSP	Sreedharan Nair. N.	972	3.45%
Margin of victory			5,759	20.41%
Turnout			28,210	73.37%
Registered electors			38,448
	TTNC win (new seat)