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, 1998
DENNIS, N.
TMCM
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1998
29,185
4.92% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPRADHAKRISHNAN, P.
- Votes
- 2,67,426
- Vote share
- 45.08%
- Behind by
- 29,185
Electors
10,28,393
Total votes polled
5,93,176
Valid votes
5,93,176
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 5,93,176 valid votes
DENNIS, N.TMCMwon
2,96,611
50.0%
RADHAKRISHNAN, P.BJP
2,67,426
45.1%
STANISLAUS, P.S.INC
27,821
4.7%
AYYAPPAN, A.IND
904
0.1%
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMED U.IND
287
0.1%
JOSEPH, P.IND
127
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