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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | INCROBERT BRUCE C | BJPNAINAR NAGENTHRAN | 1,65,620 | 15.52% | 23 | — |
| 2019 | DMKGNANATHIRAVIAM S | ADMKPAUL MANOJ PANDIAN | 1,85,720 | 17.85% | 26 | 67.2% |
| 2014 | ADMKPRABAKARAN.K.R.P | DMKDEVADASA SUNDARAM | 1,26,099 | 13.10% | 27 | 67.8% |
| 2009 | INCRAMASUBBU S | ADMKANNAMALAI K | 21,303 | 3.04% | 21 | 66.1% |
| 20041973 boundaries | INCDHANUSKODI ATHITHAN, R. | ADMKAMIRTHA GANESAN, R. | 1,67,075 | 26.36% | 14 | 58.3% |
| 19991973 boundaries | ADMKPandian, P.H. | DMKGeetha Jeevan, P. | 26,494 | 4.41% | 13 | 53.5% |
| 19981973 boundaries | ADMKJANARTHANAN, R. | DMKSARATH KUMAR, R. | 6,904 | 1.15% | 8 | 55.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | DMKSIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A. | ADMKRAJASELVAM A.R. | 1,18,280 | 18.25% | 16 | 63.3% |
| 19911973 boundaries | ADKJANARTHANAN M.R. | DMKKANDASAMY K.P. | 1,53,592 | 27.16% | 13 | 58.3% |
| 19891973 boundaries | ADKJANARTANAN | DMKD.S.A. SIVAPRAKASAM | 1,91,135 | 31.50% | 13 | 62.5% |
| 19841973 boundaries | ADKM.R. JANARDHANAN | DMKD.S.A. SIVAPRAKASAM | 85,946 | 16.69% | 4 | 68.0% |
| 19801973 boundaries | DMKSIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A. | ADKARUNACHALAM V. | 59,962 | 12.83% | 9 | 66.5% |
| 19771973 boundaries | ADKARUNACHALAM V. | DMKSAMSUDDIN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN K.M. | 1,82,693 | 41.88% | 6 | 64.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPIS. A, MURUGANANTHAM | SWAS. PALANISWAMINATHAN | 59,937 | 15.74% | 3 | 65.2% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TIRUNELVELI constituency in 2024?
ROBERT BRUCE C (INC) won TIRUNELVELI in 2024, by a margin of 1,65,620 votes.
Which party has won TIRUNELVELI the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TIRUNELVELI gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won TIRUNELVELI the most times?
SIVAPRAKASAM D.S.A., with 2 wins between 1980 and 1996.
