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, 2006
RAJAN.A
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2006
13,745
11.52% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
IVPAUSTIN.S
- Votes
- 31,609
- Vote share
- 26.49%
- Behind by
- 13,745
Electors
1,91,270
Total votes polled
1,19,334
Valid votes
1,19,334
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
62.4%
Full result, 2006
15 candidates · 1,19,334 valid votes
RAJAN.ADMKwon
45,354
38.0%
AUSTIN.SIVP
31,609
26.5%
RETHINARAJ.SMDMK
21,990
18.4%
UDHAYA KUMAR.TBJP
10,752
9.0%
BABU.MIND
4,098
3.4%
LION RAJAN.A.V.MDMDK
3,783
3.2%
MADHUSOOTHANA PERUMAL.PABHM
695
0.6%
RAMESH.PIND
317
0.3%
NAHOOR MEERAN BEER MOHAMMED.UIND
235
0.2%
MANIKANDAN.PIND
192
0.2%
JEYASEELAN.K.JLJP
119
0.1%
SURESH.JIND
65
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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 | 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.
