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, 2021
Nainar Nagenthran
BJP
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2021
23,107
11.69% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKLakshmanan,A.L.S.
- Votes
- 69,175
- Vote share
- 35.01%
- Behind by
- 23,107
Electors
2,95,302
Total votes polled
1,97,587
Valid votes
1,97,587
NOTA votes
2,091
1.06% of votes polled
Turnout
66.9%
Full result, 2021
14 candidates · 1,97,587 valid votes
Nainar NagenthranBJPwon
92,282
46.7%
Lakshmanan,A.L.S.DMK
69,175
35.0%
Sathya,B.NTK
19,162
9.7%
Mahesh Kannan,A.P.AMMK
8,911
4.5%
Sivakumar,M.IND
1,412
0.7%
Srithar RajanIND
1,342
0.7%
KalanithyBSP
654
0.3%
Sankarasubramanian,M.IND
582
0.3%
Esakkimuthu,P.IND
437
0.2%
Sundarraj,M.CPI(ML)(L)
415
0.2%
Murugan,V.IND
342
0.2%
Raghavan,C.M.IND
319
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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
