DMK, AIADMK Never Won These 2 TN Seats Since 1957: Why Kanyakumari Resists

• Killiyur and Vilavancode in Kanyakumari district are the only two Tamil Nadu Assembly constituencies where DMK and AIADMK have never secured a victory since 1957.
• Killiyur, bordering Kerala, has a bilingual population and strong Nadar and fishing communities, with Congress winning eight times and other non-Dravidian parties also holding the seat.
• The electoral pattern in Killiyur and Vilavancode is influenced by the region's historical focus on the Kumari merger movement with Tamil Nadu, led by Marshall Nesamony, a Congress associate.
• Unlike other parts of Tamil Nadu, Kanyakumari's electoral dynamics are shaped by a near-balanced Hindu (48.65%) and Christian (46.85%) population, where religion intertwines with caste.
• For the 2026 polls, both DMK and AIADMK have ceded these seats to alliance partners, reinforcing the long-standing trend of non-Dravidian dominance in these constituencies.