POLITICSTHE HINDU NATIONAL
Demographic shifts and the rise of Hindutva in Kanniyakumari district
Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu holds a unique position in the state's political history by first electing a Hindutva-backed candidate in 1989. V. Balachandram of Hindu Desam won the Padmanabhapuram constituency despite Dravidian dominance in Tamil Nadu for nearly six decades.
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