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, 1996
DENNIS N.
TMCM
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1996
27,697
4.93% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPRADHAKRISHNAN P.
- Votes
- 1,69,885
- Vote share
- 30.25%
- Behind by
- 27,697
Electors
9,74,018
Total votes polled
5,61,651
Valid votes
5,61,651
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 1996
18 candidates · 5,61,651 valid votes
DENNIS N.TMCMwon
1,97,582
35.2%
RADHAKRISHNAN P.BJP
1,69,885
30.3%
MUHAMMAD ISMAILJD
1,30,753
23.3%
KUMARI ANANTHANINC
51,726
9.2%
LAWRANCE A.AIICT
5,248
0.9%
NALLASIVAN PILLAI N.IND
1,246
0.2%
NAGARAJAN V.IND
767
0.1%
SUBRAMONYAN V.IND
623
0.1%
CHIDAMBARAM T.IND
604
0.1%
DHARMARAJ K.IND
516
0.1%
JOSEPH, PIND
451
0.1%
SURESH KUMAR ALIAS SURESH SWAMIAR KANIIND
444
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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