| Tirunelveli | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 224 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tirunelveli |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 292,411 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Tirunelveli Assembly constituency is located inTirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency inTamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence. Tirunelveli was one of 17 Assembly constituencies to haveVVPAT facility with EVMs in the2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1][2][3][4] Tirunelveli voted for the party that formed the government in the state except for 2016 and 2021.It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Arumugam S. N. Somayajulu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Rajathi Kunjithapatham M. K. Somasundaram | ||
| 1962 | Rajathi Kunjithapatham | ||
| 1967 | A. L. Subramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | 46.70% | |||
| 2016 | 43.13% | |||
| 2011 | 54.81% | |||
| 2006 | 45.85% | |||
| 2001 | 40.93% | |||
| 1996 | 52.48% | |||
| 1991 | 62.81% | |||
| 1989 | 35.55% | |||
| 1984 | 59.57% | |||
| 1980 | 57.96% | |||
| 1977 | 38.50% | |||
| 1971 | 62.16% | |||
| 1967 | 61.74% | |||
| 1962 | 36.89% | |||
| 1957 | 27.25% | |||
| 1952 | 23.55% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | Sathya | ||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Registered electors | 292,411 | ||||
| BJPgain fromDMK | Swing | 4.08 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | 81,761 | 43.13 | +12.79 | |
| AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 81,160 | 42.81 | −12.00 | |
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -11.68 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Nainar Nagendran | 86,220 | 54.81 | +9.39 | |
| DMK | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | 47,729 | 30.34 | −15.50 | |
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 8.97 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 4.92 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -11.55 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -10.33 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 27.26 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -24.02 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 1.61 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 19.46 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -23.66 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 0.42 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 24.84 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 9.64 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 3.70 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||