Tirunelveli
Constituency No. 224 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Total electors292,411
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Elected year2021

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.[1][2][3][4] 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
Somasundaram 		Indian National Congress
1962 Rajathi Kunchithapatham Indian National Congress
1967 A. L. Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year Winner Party
1971 P. Padmanabhan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 G. R. Edmund All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 V. R. Nedunchezhiyan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 S. Narayanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1986 R. M. Veerappan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989 A. L. Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 D. Veliah Thevar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 A. L. Subramanian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 Nainar Nagendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 N. Malai Raja Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 Nainar Nagendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 A. L. S. Lakshmanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Nainar Nagendran Bharatiya Janata Party

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates
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%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[5]
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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[6]
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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[7]
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

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[8]
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

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[9]
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

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[10]
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

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[11]
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

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[12]
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

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[13]
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

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[14]
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

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[15]
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

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[16]
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

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[17]
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

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[18]
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

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[19]
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

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Tirunelveli[20]
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)

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