NILGIRIS
Constituency no. 19 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Winner, 2004
PRABHU R.
INC
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2004
2,36,502
30.29% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPMATHAN. M @ MASTER MATHAN. M
- Votes
- 2,57,619
- Vote share
- 32.99%
- Behind by
- 2,36,502
Electors
13,17,502
Total votes polled
7,80,890
Valid votes
7,80,890
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.3%
Full result, 2004
9 candidates · 7,80,890 valid votes
PRABHU R.INCwon
4,94,121
63.3%
MATHAN. M @ MASTER MATHAN. MBJP
2,57,619
33.0%
PAPPANNAN. T. KIND
10,649
1.4%
KUMARAN. PYSP
6,580
0.8%
TIRRUMURTHI. MIND
3,630
0.5%
SHANMUGAM. PIND
2,188
0.3%
SENTHILKUMAR. VABHM
2,167
0.3%
DHARMARAJ. MJP
2,112
0.3%
PARTHASARATHI. KJD(U)
1,824
0.2%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the NILGIRIS constituency in 2024?
RAJA A (DMK) won NILGIRIS in 2024, by a margin of 2,40,585 votes.
Which party has won NILGIRIS the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has NILGIRIS gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won NILGIRIS the most times?
PRABHU R., with 3 wins between 1980 and 2004.
