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, 2021
Gandhi M.R.
BJP
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2021
11,669
6.34% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKSuresh Rajan N.
- Votes
- 77,135
- Vote share
- 41.88%
- Behind by
- 11,669
Electors
2,74,657
Total votes polled
1,84,185
Valid votes
1,84,185
NOTA votes
930
0.50% of votes polled
Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 2021
15 candidates · 1,84,185 valid votes
Gandhi M.R.BJPwon
88,804
48.2%
Suresh Rajan N.DMK
77,135
41.9%
VijayaragavanNTK
10,753
5.8%
Maria Jacob Stani Raja S.MNM
4,037
2.2%
Ammu Anto I.AMMK
1,094
0.6%
Sunil Kumar S.ANAITHUMAKKALPURATCHIKATCHI
315
0.2%
Bala Sivanesan J.IND
242
0.1%
Gandhi Raj C.IND
183
0.1%
Usha P.IND
134
0.1%
Rathinam A.T.IND
134
0.1%
Kannan M.IND
103
0.1%
Pravin Raj P.IND
97
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.
