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NAGERCOIL

Assembly seat no. 229 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Madras also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NAGERCOIL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.

Winner, 1962
A. CHIDAMBARANATHA NADAR
INC
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
19,761
28.85% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
Votes
37,079
Vote share
54.13%
Margin
19,761
Runner-up
DMKC. BALAN
Votes
17,318
Vote share
25.28%
Behind by
19,761
Electors
99,408
Total votes polled
68,495
Valid votes
68,495
NOTA votes
Turnout
68.9%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 68,495 valid votes

1962 election →
A. CHIDAMBARANATHA NADARINCwon
37,079
54.1%
C. BALANDMK
17,318
25.3%
R. K. RAMCPI
14,098
20.6%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967M.C.BALANDMK36,50255.05%T.NADAR6,692
1962A. CHIDAMBARANATHA NADARINC37,07954.13%C. BALAN19,761

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%43%65%86%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%16%24%32%19621967Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the NAGERCOIL assembly constituency in 1967?

M.C.BALAN (DMK) won NAGERCOIL in 1967, by a margin of 6,692 votes.

Which party has won NAGERCOIL the most times?

DMK, with 1 of the 2 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has NAGERCOIL gone to the polls?

2 times, from 1962 to 1967.

Who has won NAGERCOIL the most times?

M.C.BALAN, with 1 win between 1967 and 1967.

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