NAGERCOIL
Constituency no. 39 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called NAGERCOIL. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1989
N.DENNIS
INC
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1989
78,797
14.32% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
JDD.KUMARADHASS
- Votes
- 2,14,020
- Vote share
- 38.88%
- Behind by
- 78,797
Electors
9,52,947
Total votes polled
5,50,434
Valid votes
5,50,434
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.8%
Full result, 1989
11 candidates · 5,50,434 valid votes
N.DENNISINCwon
2,92,817
53.2%
D.KUMARADHASSJD
2,14,020
38.9%
M.R.GANDHIBJP
39,164
7.1%
S.KENNADY PETER PERINBA DHASPMK
1,093
0.2%
T.CHANDRANTMM
762
0.1%
P.DASSIND
652
0.1%
N.DURAISWAMY NADARIND
617
0.1%
N.MAHADEVANIND
584
0.1%
U.NAGOOR MEERAN BEER MOHAMEDIND
270
0.1%
K.M.GALEEL BATCHAIND
234
0.0%
S.SWAMYIND
221
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BELLARMIN. A. V. | CPM | 4,10,091 | 60.88% | RADHAKRISHNAN. P | 1,64,294 |
| 1999 | Radhakrishnan,P. | BJP | 3,07,319 | 50.21% | Dennis.N. | 1,45,643 |
| 1998 | DENNIS, N. | TMCM | 2,96,611 | 50.00% | RADHAKRISHNAN, P. | 29,185 |
| 1996 | DENNIS N. | TMCM | 1,97,582 | 35.18% | RADHAKRISHNAN P. | 27,697 |
| 1991 | N. DENNIS | INC | 2,79,813 | 51.60% | P. MUHAMMADD ISMAIL | 1,24,913 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above