Killiyoor (state assembly constituency)

Killiyoor
Killiyoor
Constituency for the State Assembly
Constituency details
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
LS constituency	Kanniyakumari
Established	1952-present
Total electors	255347
Reservation	General
Most successful party	INC (7 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLA	S. Rajeshkumar
Party	INC
Elected year	2021

Last updated February 17, 2022

Killiyur is an assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

Madras State assembly

Year	Winner
1957	A. Nesamony	Indian National Congress
1962	R. Ponnappan Nadar	Indian National Congress
1967	William	Indian National Congress

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year	Winner
1971	N. Dennis	Indian National Congress
1977	P. Vijayaraghavan	Janata Party
1980	P. Vijayaraghavan	Janata Party
1984	D. Kumaradas	Janata Party
1989	P. Vijayaraghavan	Independent
1991	D. Kumaradas	Janata Dal
1996	D. Kumaradas	Tamil Maanila Congress
2001	D. Kumaradas	Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	S. John Jacob	Indian National Congress
2011	S. John Jacob	Indian National Congress
2016	S. Rajeshkumar	Indian National Congress
2021	S. Rajeshkumar	Indian National Congress

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			59.76%
2016			50.47%
2011			41.69%
2006			55.18%
2001			49.16%
1996			41.24%
1991			34.25%
1989			39.53%
1984			58.24%
1980			54.28%
1977			79.20%
1971			62.25%
1967			42.40%
1962			60.05%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Rajeshkumar	101,541	59.76%
	AIADMK	Jude Dev K. V	46,141	27.15%
	NTK	Peter H	14,571	8.58%
	BSP	Sivakumar V	1,596	0.94%
	Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi	Jayaraj E	1,444	0.85%
	All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi	Antony A	1,214	0.71%
	AMMK	Seema A	1,102	0.65%
	NOTA	Nota	754	0.44%
	Independent	Sivan Raj K	323	0.19%
	Independent	Ramesh Raja Kumar C	279	0.16%
	Independent	John Benadict G	234	0.14%
Margin of victory			55,400	32.60%	2.40%
Turnout			169,918	66.54%	5.88%
Registered electors			255,347
	INC hold		Swing	9.29%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. Rajeshkumar	77,356	50.47%
	BJP	Pon. Vijayaraghavan	31,061	20.27%
	AIADMK	Mary Kamalabai A	25,862	16.87%
	TMC	D. Kumaradas	13,704	8.94%
	NTK	Rethnammal T	1,328	0.87%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,142	0.75%
	PMK	Alexander J	615	0.40%
	Independent	Henry J	341	0.22%
	Independent	Rajesh M	325	0.21%
	Independent	Rathish P	303	0.20%
	Independent	Vathana Nisha J	292	0.19%
Margin of victory			46,295	30.20%	12.27%
Turnout			153,273	60.66%	-3.24%
Registered electors			252,676
	INC hold		Swing	8.77%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. John Jacob	56,932	41.69%
	BJP	Chandra Kumar. T	32,446	23.76%
	AIADMK	George. R	29,920	21.91%
	Independent	Kumaradas. D	10,238	7.50%
	Independent	Jose Bilbin. J	3,457	2.53%
	Independent	Soosai Marian. M	1,123	0.82%
	Independent	Thankamony. C	569	0.42%
	LSWP	Babu. P	533	0.39%
	Independent	Paul Raj. C. M	476	0.35%
	BSP	Dhayalan. G. S	468	0.34%
	Independent	Satheesh. C	382	0.28%
Margin of victory			24,486	17.93%	-10.84%
Turnout			213,668	63.90%	4.15%
Registered electors			136,544
	INC hold		Swing	-13.48%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. John Jacob	51,016	55.18%
	BJP	Chandra Kumar. T	24,411	26.40%
	AIADMK	Kumaradhas. D	14,056	15.20%
	DMDK	Richmohanraj. A	1,743	1.89%
	Independent	Stanley Gipiraj. T	492	0.53%
	Independent	Rehu Anandharaj. A	316	0.34%
	Independent	Justin Felix. A	236	0.26%
	Independent	Suresh. C	185	0.20%
Margin of victory			26,605	28.78%	11.90%
Turnout			92,455	59.75%	8.68%
Registered electors			154,732
	INC gain from TMC		Swing	6.02%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC	D. Kumaradas	40,075	49.16%
	BJP	Santhakumar C	26,315	32.28%
	JD(S)	Mano Thangaraj	13,259	16.26%
	Independent	S. Johnson	1,095	1.34%
	Independent	C. Kumaraswamy	419	0.51%
	Independent	G. Dennis Raj	362	0.44%
Margin of victory			13,760	16.88%	3.95%
Turnout			81,525	51.07%	-7.84%
Registered electors			159,720
	TMC hold		Swing	7.92%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC	D. Kumaradas	33,227	41.24%
	BJP	C. Santhakumar	22,810	28.31%
	JD	Mano Thangaraj	17,844	22.15%
	INC	A. Selvaraj	6,267	7.78%
	Independent	A. Chellam	115	0.14%
	Independent	M. Sesaiyan	72	0.09%
	Independent	R. Thomson	72	0.09%
	Independent	S. Johnson	65	0.08%
	Independent	J. Mariaarputham	51	0.06%
	Independent	M. Balachandran Thambi	19	0.02%
	Independent	S. Ponnuswamy	18	0.02%
Margin of victory			10,417	12.93%	11.44%
Turnout			80,576	58.91%	1.35%
Registered electors			140,862
	TMC gain from JD		Swing	6.98%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	D. Kumaradas	26,818	34.25%
	INC	Robert Singh Pon.	25,650	32.76%
	BJP	Mohanakumar C.	13,735	17.54%
	JP	Vijayaraghavan Pon.	11,421	14.59%
	Tharasu Makkal Mandram	Chirstoper John T.	129	0.16%
	Independent	Johnson S.	124	0.16%
	Independent	Thankiah A.	100	0.13%
	Independent	Sundararaj R.	88	0.11%
	Independent	Samarthan G.	78	0.10%
	Independent	Jayapaul V.	64	0.08%
	Independent	Chellathurai C.	63	0.08%
Margin of victory			1,168	1.49%	-11.41%
Turnout			78,295	57.56%	-5.61%
Registered electors			140,026
	JD gain from Independent		Swing	-5.27%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Vijayaraghavan	30,127	39.53%
	DMK	Jeyaraj. A. M	20,296	26.63%
	INC	Stanislaus. P. S. M	16,982	22.28%
	BJP	Somaraj. T. M	7,307	9.59%
	AIADMK	Selvaraj. P. M	486	0.64%
	Independent	Karnan. M. M	293	0.38%
	Independent	Kumar. M. P. M	201	0.26%
	Independent	Ponnian. C. M	169	0.22%
	Independent	Rajendran. T. M	93	0.12%
	Independent	Selvaraj. S. M	81	0.11%
	Independent	Mohamed Basheer	76	0.10%
Margin of victory			9,831	12.90%	-5.21%
Turnout			76,222	63.17%	1.15%
Registered electors			121,736
	Independent gain from JP		Swing	-18.72%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	D. Kumaradas	36,944	58.24%
	INC	Pauliah. A.	25,458	40.14%
	Independent	Raajretnam. T.	448	0.71%
	Independent	Thankian. A.	419	0.66%
	Independent	Stanislaus. P. S.	161	0.25%
Margin of victory			11,486	18.11%	-7.43%
Turnout			63,430	62.03%	1.84%
Registered electors			105,740
	JP hold		Swing	3.97%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	P. Vijayaraghavan	31,521	54.28%
	DMK	Russel Raj C.	16,691	28.74%
	AIADMK	Radhakrishnan R. S.	9,861	16.98%
Margin of victory			14,830	25.54%	-34.44%
Turnout			58,073	60.18%	14.76%
Registered electors			97,360
	JP hold		Swing	-24.92%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	P. Vijayaraghavan	34,237	79.20%
	INC	K. Thankaraj	8,309	19.22%
	Independent	T. John Isac	683	1.58%
Margin of victory			25,928	59.98%	34.71%
Turnout			43,229	45.43%	-21.14%
Registered electors			95,659
	JP gain from INC		Swing	16.95%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Dennis	34,573	62.25%
	DMK	Russel Raj. C	20,541	36.99%
	Independent	Jacinth Mendez S.	422	0.76%
Margin of victory			14,032	25.27%	14.07%
Turnout			55,536	66.56%	-4.59%
Registered electors			85,361
	INC hold		Swing	19.86%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	William	21,423	42.40%
	SWA	Paniadimai	15,767	31.20%
	Independent	Russel Raj. C	11,887	23.53%
	Independent	A. Gabriel	1,451	2.87%
Margin of victory			5,656	11.19%	-25.40%
Turnout			50,528	71.16%	15.06%
Registered electors			73,403
	INC hold		Swing	-17.65%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	R. Ponnappan Nadar	25,278	60.05%
	Independent	G. Devadas	9,872	23.45%
	Independent	A. Gabriel	4,271	10.15%
	Independent	V. Abraham	2,676	6.36%
Margin of victory			15,406	36.60%
Turnout			42,097	56.09%	56.09%
Registered electors			78,086
	INC win (new seat)

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Killiyoor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	INC	A. Nesamony	Unopposed
Registered electors			66,513
	INC win (new seat)

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References

↑ "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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[1] "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

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