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, 2016
LAKSHMANAN A.L.S.
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2016
601
0.32% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKNAINAR NAGENTHRAN
- Votes
- 81,160
- Vote share
- 42.81%
- Behind by
- 601
Electors
2,68,968
Total votes polled
1,89,576
Valid votes
1,89,576
NOTA votes
2,218
1.17% of votes polled
Turnout
70.5%
Full result, 2016
17 candidates · 1,89,576 valid votes
LAKSHMANAN A.L.S.DMKwon
81,761
43.1%
NAINAR NAGENTHRANADMK
81,160
42.8%
MADASAMY S.DMDK
8,640
4.6%
MAHARAJAN A.BJP
6,017
3.2%
VIYANARASU A.NTK
2,106
1.1%
VELAMMAL G.IND
2,029
1.1%
GANESAN KANNANPMK
1,884
1.0%
RAJKUMAR P.IND
1,377
0.7%
BALASUBRAMANIAN E.BSP
507
0.3%
MALLAR MAHARAJANIND
401
0.2%
SHANMUGA SUNDARAM M.IND
289
0.1%
SUDAROLI S.MURUGAN YADAV B.COM.IND
245
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 17. 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.
