TIRUNELVELI
Assembly seat no. 224 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called TIRUNELVELI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2026
Murughan.r.s.
TVK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
11,414
5.23% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
DMKSubramanian.s
- Votes
- 64,426
- Vote share
- 29.50%
- Behind by
- 11,414
Electors
2,76,296
Total votes polled
2,18,425
Valid votes
2,18,425
NOTA votes
717
0.33% of votes polled
Turnout
79.1%
Full result, 2026
20 candidates · 2,18,425 valid votes
Murughan.r.s.TVKwon
75,840
34.7%
Subramanian.sDMK
64,426
29.5%
Thachai GanesarajaADMK
47,504
21.7%
Sathya. B.NTK
15,108
6.9%
Dr.shyam KrishnasamyPT
10,634
4.9%
Arumugaraj. S.TAVK
556
0.3%
Thalabathi Murugan. M.IND
476
0.2%
Murugan.s.IND
428
0.2%
Chendur MaharajanPMTDK
346
0.2%
Mugesh SubramanianIND
346
0.2%
Veerabaghu. M.IND
337
0.2%
Kannan. G.AJPK
290
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | Murughan.r.s. | TVK | 75,840 | 34.72% | Subramanian.s | 11,414 |
| 2021 | Nainar Nagenthran | BJP | 92,282 | 46.70% | Lakshmanan,A.L.S. | 23,107 |
| 2016 | LAKSHMANAN A.L.S. | DMK | 81,761 | 43.13% | NAINAR NAGENTHRAN | 601 |
| 2011 | NAINAR NAGENTHRAN | ADMK | 86,220 | 54.81% | LAKSHMANAN.A.L.S | 38,491 |
| 2006 | MALAI RAJA N | DMK | 65,517 | 45.85% | NAINAR NAGENTHRAN | 606 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above