The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland India, comprising the popular tourist destination Kanniyakumari.

In 2011 election, it had 237,410 total number of voters, consisting of 120,372 males and 117,038 females.

[1] Kanniyakumari will be one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Gender demographics of Kanniyakumari constituency as of 01.05.2021,[3] taken ahead of the state general elections in 2021.