NAGAPATTINAM
Assembly seat no. 163 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NAGAPATTINAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2021
J. Mohamed Shanavas
VCK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2021
7,238
5.04% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKThanka.kathiravan
- Votes
- 59,043
- Vote share
- 41.13%
- Behind by
- 7,238
Electors
1,99,472
Total votes polled
1,43,560
Valid votes
1,43,560
NOTA votes
895
0.62% of votes polled
Turnout
72.0%
Full result, 2021
13 candidates · 1,43,560 valid votes
J. Mohamed ShanavasVCKwon
66,281
46.2%
Thanka.kathiravanADMK
59,043
41.1%
S.Augustine ArputharajNTK
9,976
7.0%
C.ManjulaAMMK
3,503
2.4%
Syed Anas Mohideen SahipMNM
2,540
1.8%
MayilarasiNAADAALUMMAKKALKATCHI
256
0.2%
V. ManikandanIND
252
0.2%
V. CanagaradjouIND
209
0.1%
N P BhashgaranIND
184
0.1%
Durai. SelvakumarIND
113
0.1%
T. SingaravadivelanSHS
105
0.1%
S. PremIND
105
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.h.jawahirullah | DMK | 56,305 | 37.21% | M.sugumar | 9,781 |
| 2021 | J. Mohamed Shanavas | VCK | 66,281 | 46.17% | Thanka.kathiravan | 7,238 |
| 2016 | THAMIMUN ANSARI.M | ADMK | 64,903 | 48.28% | MOHAMED JAFARULLAH.A | 20,550 |
| 2011 | K A JAYAPAL | ADMK | 61,870 | 51.26% | MOHAMED SHEIK DAWOOD | 5,743 |
| 2006 | MARIMUTHU.V | CPM | 57,315 | 45.83% | JAYAPAL.K.A | 2,344 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
