TIRUNELVELI
Constituency no. 38 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called TIRUNELVELI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2024
ROBERT BRUCE C
INC
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2024
1,65,620
15.52% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJPNAINAR NAGENTHRAN
- Votes
- 3,36,676
- Vote share
- 31.54%
- Behind by
- 1,65,620
Electors
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Total votes polled
10,67,448
Valid votes
10,67,448
NOTA votes
7,396
0.69% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
23 candidates · 10,67,448 valid votes
ROBERT BRUCE CINCwon
5,02,296
47.1%
NAINAR NAGENTHRANBJP
3,36,676
31.5%
JANSI RANI MADMK
89,601
8.4%
SATHYANTK
87,686
8.2%
POTTAL SUNDARA MUNISWARANIND
19,852
1.9%
ATHISAYAM VIND
3,781
0.4%
BALASUBRAMANIANBSP
2,067
0.2%
CHINNA MAHARAJA KIND
1,895
0.2%
DAVID MIND
1,836
0.2%
SAMUEL LAWRENCE PONNIAHIND
1,497
0.1%
BISHOP DR GODFREY WASHINGTON NOBLEAJPK
1,475
0.1%
LENIN KIND
1,450
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 23. 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 | ROBERT BRUCE C | INC | 5,02,296 | 47.06% | NAINAR NAGENTHRAN | 1,65,620 |
| 2019 | GNANATHIRAVIAM S | DMK | 5,22,993 | 50.27% | PAUL MANOJ PANDIAN | 1,85,720 |
| 2014 | PRABAKARAN.K.R.P | ADMK | 3,98,139 | 41.37% | DEVADASA SUNDARAM | 1,26,099 |
| 2009 | RAMASUBBU S | INC | 2,74,932 | 39.23% | ANNAMALAI K | 21,303 |
| 2004 | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN, R. | INC | 3,70,127 | 58.40% | AMIRTHA GANESAN, R. | 1,67,075 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above