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, 1999
Radhakrishnan,P.
BJP
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1999
1,45,643
23.79% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCDennis.N.
- Votes
- 1,61,676
- Vote share
- 26.41%
- Behind by
- 1,45,643
Electors
10,57,712
Total votes polled
6,12,095
Valid votes
6,12,095
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
57.9%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 6,12,095 valid votes
Radhakrishnan,P.BJPwon
3,07,319
50.2%
Dennis.N.INC
1,61,676
26.4%
Kumaradas. Dr.TMCM
1,39,030
22.7%
Babu, M.IND
1,707
0.3%
Rema Janardanan Nair (Tmt.)IND
994
0.2%
Appu, V.IND
576
0.1%
Joseph.PIND
288
0.1%
Ayyappan, A.IND
278
0.1%
Murugan, N.IND
227
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