Tirunelveli (state Assembly Constituency)
Tirunelveli is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence. Tirunelveli was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Tirunelveli voted for the party that forms government in the state except for 2016 and 2021 respectively.
It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Madras State assembly
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | Arumugam S. N. Somayajulu |
Indian National Congress | |
1957 | Rajathi Kunjithapatham | ||
1962 | |||
1967 | A. L. Subramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu assembly
Election Results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Nainar Nagendran | 92,282 | 47.20% | +44.03 | |
DMK | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | 69,175 | 35.38% | -7.74 | |
NTK | B. Sathya | 19,162 | 9.80% | +8.69 | |
AMMK | A. P. Mahesh Kannan | 8,911 | 4.56% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,091 | 1.07% | -0.1 | |
Independent | M. Sivakumar | 1,412 | 0.72% | New | |
Independent | Srithar Rajan | 1,342 | 0.69% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,107 | 11.82% | 11.50% | ||
Turnout | 195,496 | 66.86% | -3.63% | ||
Rejected ballots | 408 | 0.21% | |||
Registered electors | 292,411 | ||||
BJP gain from DMK | Swing | 4.08% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | 81,761 | 43.13% | +12.79 | |
AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 81,160 | 42.81% | -12 | |
DMDK | S. Madasamy | 8,640 | 4.56% | New | |
BJP | A. Maharajan | 6,017 | 3.17% | +2.02 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,218 | 1.17% | New | |
NTK | A. Viyanarasu | 2,106 | 1.11% | New | |
Independent | G. Velammal | 2,029 | 1.07% | New | |
PMK | Ganesan Kannan | 1,884 | 0.99% | New | |
Independent | P. Rajkumar | 1,377 | 0.73% | New | |
Margin of victory | 601 | 0.32% | -24.15% | ||
Turnout | 189,576 | 70.48% | -6.20% | ||
Registered electors | 268,968 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.68% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 86,220 | 54.81% | +9.39 | |
DMK | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | 47,729 | 30.34% | -15.5 | |
JMM | G. Velammal | 7,771 | 4.94% | New | |
Independent | C. Pasupathipandian | 4,307 | 2.74% | New | |
IJK | S. Madhan | 2,696 | 1.71% | New | |
BJP | G. Murugadhas | 1,815 | 1.15% | -0.43 | |
Independent | M. Subramanian | 1,200 | 0.76% | New | |
Independent | P. Ramakrishnan | 975 | 0.62% | New | |
Independent | K. Vedantham | 969 | 0.62% | New | |
Independent | C. Madasamy | 814 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 38,491 | 24.47% | 24.05% | ||
Turnout | 157,304 | 76.68% | 4.62% | ||
Registered electors | 205,146 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 8.97% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | N. Malai Raja | 65,517 | 45.85% | +5.61 | |
AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 64,911 | 45.42% | +4.49 | |
Independent | S. Jayachandran | 4,080 | 2.85% | New | |
AIFB | S. Nambirajan | 2,709 | 1.90% | New | |
BJP | K. M. Sivakumar | 2,257 | 1.58% | New | |
BSP | A. Jeyakumar | 1,406 | 0.98% | New | |
Margin of victory | 606 | 0.42% | -0.27% | ||
Turnout | 142,908 | 72.06% | 18.94% | ||
Registered electors | 198,312 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.92% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 42,765 | 40.93% | +8.88 | |
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 42,043 | 40.24% | -12.24 | |
SP | S. Saravanaperumal | 11,025 | 10.55% | New | |
MDMK | R. Shanmugasundaram | 4,980 | 4.77% | -3.38 | |
Independent | P. Jabarullakhan | 1,595 | 1.53% | New | |
CPI(ML)L | T. Sankarapandian | 782 | 0.75% | New | |
Margin of victory | 722 | 0.69% | -19.74% | ||
Turnout | 104,492 | 53.12% | -15.81% | ||
Registered electors | 196,785 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -11.55% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 59,914 | 52.48% | +19.8 | |
AIADMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | 36,590 | 32.05% | -30.76 | |
MDMK | M. Achiyur Mani | 9,295 | 8.14% | New | |
PMK | P. Perumal | 3,141 | 2.75% | New | |
BJP | Su. Chidambaram | 2,171 | 1.90% | New | |
JP | P. Kalaivanan | 1,661 | 1.45% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,324 | 20.43% | -9.70% | ||
Turnout | 114,165 | 68.93% | 7.04% | ||
Registered electors | 170,499 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.33% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | D. Veliah | 63,138 | 62.81% | +39.11 | |
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 32,853 | 32.68% | -2.87 | |
Independent | M. Thandayuthapani | 1,874 | 1.86% | New | |
PMK | C. Nellaiappan | 1,803 | 1.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 30,285 | 30.13% | 21.22% | ||
Turnout | 100,516 | 61.90% | -10.73% | ||
Registered electors | 165,240 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 27.26% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 37,991 | 35.55% | -4.1 | |
INC | N. S. S. Nellai Kannan | 28,470 | 26.64% | New | |
AIADMK | V. Masana Moorthy | 25,332 | 23.71% | -35.87 | |
AIADMK | K. Muthusamy | 12,201 | 11.42% | -48.16 | |
Independent | G. Gaspar Raja | 1,513 | 1.42% | New | |
Margin of victory | 9,521 | 8.91% | -11.01% | ||
Turnout | 106,862 | 72.63% | -2.64% | ||
Registered electors | 149,539 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -24.02% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Narayanan | 56,409 | 59.57% | +1.61 | |
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 37,547 | 39.65% | New | |
Margin of victory | 18,862 | 19.92% | 2.90% | ||
Turnout | 94,687 | 75.27% | 5.47% | ||
Registered electors | 129,277 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 1.61% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | 48,338 | 57.96% | +19.46 | |
INC | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | 34,142 | 40.94% | +13.07 | |
Independent | Pandian | 613 | 0.74% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,196 | 17.02% | 6.39% | ||
Turnout | 83,394 | 69.79% | 10.30% | ||
Registered electors | 120,570 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 19.46% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | G. R. Edmund | 26,419 | 38.50% | New | |
INC | Krishnan Alias Nellai Kannan | 19,125 | 27.87% | -9.97 | |
JP | R. Servaikaren Subbiah | 8,244 | 12.01% | New | |
DMK | E. Nambi | 8,199 | 11.95% | -50.21 | |
Independent | M. Abdul Majeed | 6,090 | 8.87% | New | |
Independent | E. Hariramakrishnan | 545 | 0.79% | New | |
Margin of victory | 7,294 | 10.63% | -13.69% | ||
Turnout | 68,622 | 59.49% | -10.60% | ||
Registered electors | 116,395 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -23.66% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | P. Padmanabhan | 43,325 | 62.16% | +0.42 | |
INC | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | 26,373 | 37.84% | +0.19 | |
Margin of victory | 16,952 | 24.32% | 0.24% | ||
Turnout | 69,698 | 70.10% | -6.74% | ||
Registered electors | 103,204 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 0.42% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | A. L. Subramanian | 41,589 | 61.74% | New | |
INC | M. S. M. Pillai | 25,364 | 37.65% | +0.76 | |
Independent | M. K. R. Iyenger | 409 | 0.61% | New | |
Margin of victory | 16,225 | 24.09% | 22.04% | ||
Turnout | 67,362 | 76.84% | 2.40% | ||
Registered electors | 89,938 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 24.84% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rajathi Kunjithapatham | 25,985 | 36.89% | +9.64 | |
SWA | Ramasami (Sundaram) | 24,544 | 34.85% | New | |
IUML | Ahmed Ibrahim | 18,091 | 25.69% | New | |
PSP | Muthiah Pillai | 809 | 1.15% | New | |
Independent | S. Rajagopalachari | 702 | 1.00% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,441 | 2.05% | -4.40% | ||
Turnout | 70,430 | 74.44% | -7.61% | ||
Registered electors | 96,617 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 9.64% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rajathi Kunjithapatham | 38,839 | 27.25% | +3.7 | |
INC | Somasundaram | 29,648 | 20.80% | -2.75 | |
Independent | Kandish | 16,886 | 11.85% | New | |
PSP | Mohammaed Ismail Rowther | 15,695 | 11.01% | New | |
PSP | Ponnusami (Sc) | 12,388 | 8.69% | New | |
Independent | Esakimuthu (Sc) | 7,834 | 5.50% | New | |
Independent | Jacob | 4,834 | 3.39% | New | |
Independent | Chelliah (Sc) | 4,822 | 3.38% | New | |
Independent | Sankarasubramania Iyer | 2,791 | 1.96% | New | |
Independent | Sundaram | 2,781 | 1.95% | New | |
Independent | Kannappa Pillai | 2,760 | 1.94% | New | |
Margin of victory | 9,191 | 6.45% | 2.56% | ||
Turnout | 142,516 | 82.05% | -14.91% | ||
Registered electors | 173,695 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 3.70% |
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Arumugam | 32,529 | 23.55% | New | |
INC | S. N. Somayajulu | 27,156 | 19.66% | New | |
Independent | P. S. Subramania Pillai | 20,470 | 14.82% | New | |
CPI | Shammaguam | 19,315 | 13.98% | New | |
Independent | Kankaraj | 16,604 | 12.02% | New | |
Socialist | Nadarajan Alias Mangala Ponnambalam | 10,458 | 7.57% | New | |
KMPP | Subramanian | 5,857 | 4.24% | New | |
Independent | Muthiah | 3,198 | 2.32% | New | |
Independent | Sethuramalingam Pillai | 2,550 | 1.85% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,373 | 3.89% | |||
Turnout | 138,137 | 96.96% | |||
Registered electors | 142,467 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |