NAGERCOIL
Assembly seat no. 230 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NAGERCOIL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2001
AUSTIN
MADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
3,662
3.32% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
TMCMMOSES.M.
- Votes
- 44,921
- Vote share
- 40.78%
- Behind by
- 3,662
Electors
2,19,583
Total votes polled
1,10,147
Valid votes
1,10,147
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
50.2%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,10,147 valid votes
AUSTINMADMKwon
48,583
44.1%
MOSES.M.TMCM
44,921
40.8%
RETNARAJ.S.MDMK
13,531
12.3%
RAMESH.M.IND
1,872
1.7%
KATHIRESAN.R.JD(U)
742
0.7%
BABU.M.IND
283
0.3%
MUTHUSWAMY.A.IND
215
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Austin | DMK | 69,880 | 35.60% | Bervin Kings G | 7,570 |
| 2021 | Gandhi M.R. | BJP | 88,804 | 48.21% | Suresh Rajan N. | 11,669 |
| 2016 | SURESH RAJAN N | DMK | 67,369 | 38.87% | GANDHI M.R | 20,956 |
| 2011 | NANJIL MURUGESAN.A | ADMK | 58,819 | 40.01% | MAHESH.R | 6,727 |
| 2006 | RAJAN.A | DMK | 45,354 | 38.01% | AUSTIN.S | 13,745 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the NAGERCOIL assembly constituency in 2026?
Austin (DMK) won NAGERCOIL in 2026, by a margin of 7,570 votes.
Which party has won NAGERCOIL the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has NAGERCOIL gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won NAGERCOIL the most times?
MOSES M., with 2 wins between 1971 and 1991.
