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, 2016
SURESH RAJAN N
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2016
20,956
12.09% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
BJPGANDHI M.R
- Votes
- 46,413
- Vote share
- 26.78%
- Behind by
- 20,956
Electors
2,63,633
Total votes polled
1,73,324
Valid votes
1,73,324
NOTA votes
1,802
1.04% of votes polled
Turnout
65.7%
Full result, 2016
19 candidates · 1,73,324 valid votes
SURESH RAJAN NDMKwon
67,369
38.9%
GANDHI M.RBJP
46,413
26.8%
NANJIL MURUGESAN. AADMK
45,824
26.4%
CHRISTIN RANI SMDMK
5,803
3.4%
DHANAM P.MNTK
1,855
1.1%
DR. JACKSON M.SDCLF
1,411
0.8%
RAJESH S.MIND
649
0.4%
GEORGE MPMK
527
0.3%
ANDRUZ ABSP
216
0.1%
KANNAN MCPM
216
0.1%
MURUGESAN TIND
202
0.1%
SATHESH SIND
174
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. 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.
