NILGIRIS
Constituency no. 19 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Winner, 2024
RAJA A
DMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2024
2,40,585
23.61% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJPDR MURUGAN L
- Votes
- 2,32,627
- Vote share
- 22.83%
- Behind by
- 2,40,585
Electors
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Total votes polled
10,18,906
Valid votes
10,18,906
NOTA votes
13,000
1.28% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
16 candidates · 10,18,906 valid votes
RAJA ADMKwon
4,73,212
46.4%
DR MURUGAN LBJP
2,32,627
22.8%
LOGESH TAMILSELVAN DADMK
2,20,230
21.6%
JAYAKUMAR ANTK
58,821
5.8%
VIJAYAKUMAR DIND
4,808
0.5%
GANESHAMOORTHI ABSP
3,033
0.3%
BADRAN MGPI
2,425
0.2%
SELVAN NIND
2,054
0.2%
DHANABAL RIND
1,928
0.2%
JAYANTHI MAPI
1,556
0.2%
MURUGAN YIND
1,413
0.1%
MURUGESANIND
1,059
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAJA A | DMK | 4,73,212 | 46.44% | DR MURUGAN L | 2,40,585 |
| 2019 | RAJA, A. | DMK | 5,47,832 | 54.20% | THIYAGARAJAN, M. | 2,05,823 |
| 2014 | GOPALAKRISHNAN, C. | ADMK | 4,63,700 | 49.70% | RAJA, A. | 1,04,940 |
| 2009 | RAJA A | DMK | 3,16,802 | 44.64% | KRISHNAN C | 86,021 |
| 2004 | PRABHU R. | INC | 4,94,121 | 63.28% | MATHAN. M @ MASTER MATHAN. M | 2,36,502 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
