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, 2006
MALAI RAJA N
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
606
0.42% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKNAINAR NAGENTHRAN
- Votes
- 64,911
- Vote share
- 45.42%
- Behind by
- 606
Electors
1,98,312
Total votes polled
1,42,908
Valid votes
1,42,908
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.1%
Full result, 2006
13 candidates · 1,42,908 valid votes
MALAI RAJA NDMKwon
65,517
45.9%
NAINAR NAGENTHRANADMK
64,911
45.4%
JAYACHANDRAN.SIND
4,080
2.9%
NAMBIRAJAN SAIFB
2,709
1.9%
SIVAKUMAR.K.MBJP
2,257
1.6%
JEYAKUMAR ABSP
1,406
1.0%
VELU . AIND
565
0.4%
RAJI YADHAVIND
525
0.4%
RAJAMANICKAM. T.CPI(ML)(L)
444
0.3%
CHELLADURAI.SSP
178
0.1%
SANKAR KUMAR.MIND
135
0.1%
GANESAN.SIND
99
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TIRUNELVELI assembly constituency in 2026?
Murughan.r.s. (TVK) won TIRUNELVELI in 2026, by a margin of 11,414 votes.
Which party has won TIRUNELVELI the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TIRUNELVELI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won TIRUNELVELI the most times?
SUBRAMANIAN, A.L., with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
