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, 2011
NANJIL MURUGESAN.A
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2011
6,727
4.58% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKMAHESH.R
- Votes
- 52,092
- Vote share
- 35.43%
- Behind by
- 6,727
Electors
2,09,685
Total votes polled
1,47,019
Valid votes
1,47,019
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 2011
12 candidates · 1,47,019 valid votes
NANJIL MURUGESAN.AADMKwon
58,819
40.0%
MAHESH.RDMK
52,092
35.4%
RADHAKRISHNAN.PONBJP
33,623
22.9%
SURESH.RABHM
588
0.4%
MAHESH.RIND
500
0.3%
DHANARAJ.VIND
407
0.3%
SURESH.SBSP
378
0.3%
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED.UIND
225
0.1%
PECHIMUTHU.EIND
149
0.1%
KRISHNAN.RIND
88
0.1%
ESAKKIMUTHU.NIND
82
0.1%
RAMESWARAN.SIND
68
0.1%
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.
