Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency
Former constituency of the Indian parliament in Tamil Nadu
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Nagercoil was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. K. Kamaraj. The first elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was elected twice to the Lok Sabha from here. It has been now named as Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency).
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesNagercoil, Kanyakumari, Colachel, Padmanabhapuram, Killiyur, Vilavancode
| Nagercoil | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Colachel, Padmanabhapuram, Killiyur, Vilavancode |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Total electors | 14,935,09 |
| Reservation | None |
Kamarajar by-election victory
The death of A. Nesamony in 1968 led to a by-election in Nagercoil constituency. Realising the popularity of Kamaraj in this constituency and the potential danger posed by Kamaraj's election after the Indian National Congress party's debacle in 1967 election, C. Rajagopalachari wrote in Swarajya, the magazine of the Swatantra Party, about the need to defeat him and appealed to C. N. Annadurai to support M. Mathias, the Swatantra Party candidate. Annadurai deputed M. Karunanidhi, the then Minister for Public Works, to Nagercoil to work in support of Mathias. Despite the efforts, Kamaraj won decisively with a 1,28,201-vote margin on 8 January 1969.[1]
Assembly segments
Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
- Colachel (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
- Killyur (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
- Nagercoil (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
- Padmanabhapuram (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
- Thiruvattar (defunct)
- Vilavancode (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
Members of the Parliament
- In 2008, the Nagercoil constituency was renamed Kanyakumari. For results post-2008, please see Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)
Election results
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin | 410,091 | 60.88 | ||
| BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 2,45,797 | 36.49 | −13.72 | |
| ABHM | T. Balasubramanian | 4,612 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | R. George Thomas | 4,519 | 0.67 | ||
| Independent | B. Jamaludheen | 3,336 | 0.50 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,64,294 | 24.39 | 0.60 | ||
| Turnout | 6,73,555 | 60.69 | 1.89 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,10,014 | 4.94 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 10.68 | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 307,319 | 50.21 | 5.12 | |
| INC | N. Dennis | 1,61,676 | 26.41 | 21.72 | |
| TMC(M) | D. Kumaradas | 1,39,030 | 22.71 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,45,643 | 23.79 | 18.87 | ||
| Turnout | 6,12,095 | 58.79 | −1.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,57,712 | 2.85 | |||
| BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 15.03 | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | N. Dennis | 296,611 | 50.00 | ||
| BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 2,67,426 | 45.08 | 14.84 | |
| INC | P. S. Stanislaus | 27,821 | 4.69 | −4.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 29,185 | 4.92 | −0.01 | ||
| Turnout | 5,93,176 | 58.32 | −1.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,28,393 | 5.58 | |||
| TMC(M) hold | Swing | 14.83 | |||
General Elections 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | N. Dennis | 197,582 | 35.18 | ||
| BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 1,69,885 | 30.25 | 11.43 | |
| JD | P. Mohammad Ismail | 1,30,753 | 23.28 | ||
| INC | Kumari Ananthan | 51,726 | 9.21 | −42.39 | |
| AIIC(T) | A. Lawrance | 5,248 | 0.93 | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,697 | 4.93 | −18.10 | ||
| Turnout | 5,61,651 | 59.89 | 1.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,74,018 | 2.63 | |||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -16.42 | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Dennis | 279,813 | 51.60 | −1.60 | |
| JD | P. Mohammad Ismail | 1,54,900 | 28.56 | ||
| BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 1,02,029 | 18.82 | 11.70 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,24,913 | 23.04 | 8.72 | ||
| Turnout | 5,42,274 | 58.41 | 0.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,49,067 | −0.41 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -1.60 | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Dennis | 292,817 | 53.20 | 3.18 | |
| JD | D. Kumaradas | 2,14,020 | 38.88 | ||
| BJP | M. R. Gandhi | 39,164 | 7.12 | ||
| Margin of victory | 78,797 | 14.32 | 11.84 | ||
| Turnout | 5,50,434 | 58.22 | −9.39 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,52,947 | 32.17 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.18 | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Dennis | 235,365 | 50.01 | ||
| JP | P. Vijaya Raghavan | 2,23,728 | 47.54 | ||
| Independent | S. Lekshmanan Pillai | 7,957 | 1.69 | ||
| Independent | S. Murugan | 3,539 | 0.75 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,637 | 2.47 | −8.06 | ||
| Turnout | 4,70,589 | 67.62 | 11.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,20,980 | 8.69 | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -1.30 | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Dennis | 187,111 | 51.32 | ||
| JP | P. Vijaya Raghavan | 1,48,703 | 40.78 | ||
| Independent | A. Wilson | 18,137 | 4.97 | ||
| Independent | Poomedai S. Lekshmanan Pillay | 4,656 | 1.28 | ||
| Independent | A. J. George | 2,612 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | N. Duraiswamy Nadar | 1,850 | 0.51 | ||
| Margin of victory | 38,408 | 10.53 | −6.70 | ||
| Turnout | 3,64,605 | 55.90 | −11.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,63,322 | 2.60 | |||
| INC gain from INC(O) | Swing | -5.44 | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(O) | Kumari Ananthan | 244,526 | 56.76 | ||
| INC | M. Moses | 1,70,290 | 39.53 | ||
| Independent | V. Emmanual | 5,848 | 1.36 | ||
| Independent | Poomedai S. Lekshmanan Pillay | 5,328 | 1.24 | ||
| Independent | S. Siluvai Pitchai | 2,663 | 0.62 | ||
| Margin of victory | 74,236 | 17.23 | −10.02 | ||
| Turnout | 4,30,815 | 67.36 | −0.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,46,525 | 16.87 | |||
| INC(O) hold | Swing | -1.61 | |||
General Elections 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(O) | K. Kamaraj | 215,324 | 58.37 | ||
| DMK | M. C. Balan | 1,14,771 | 31.11 | ||
| CPI(M) | P. Samuel | 36,171 | 9.80 | ||
| Independent | P. Yonas | 2,653 | 0.72 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,00,553 | 27.26 | 11.85 | ||
| Turnout | 3,68,919 | 68.02 | −4.82 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,53,220 | 16.66 | |||
| INC(O) gain from INC | Swing | 4.98 | |||
General Elections 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Nesamony | 180,265 | 53.38 | −2.98 | |
| SWA | M. Mathias | 1,28,251 | 37.98 | ||
| Independent | S. Chellaswamy | 14,848 | 4.40 | ||
| Independent | P. Vivekananda | 14,317 | 4.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 52,014 | 15.40 | −11.71 | ||
| Turnout | 3,37,681 | 72.84 | 6.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,74,210 | 10.04 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -2.98 | |||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Nesamony | 157,208 | 56.37 | −19.41 | |
| Independent | P. Vivekananda | 81,587 | 29.25 | ||
| Independent | A. Zachariah | 20,403 | 7.32 | ||
| Independent | P. John Russel | 19,698 | 7.06 | ||
| Margin of victory | 75,621 | 27.11 | −24.44 | ||
| Turnout | 2,78,896 | 66.62 | 16.88 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,30,947 | 13.36 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -19.41 | |||
General Elections 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Thanulinga Nadar | 143,288 | 75.78 | ||
| Independent | Chellaswamy | 45,798 | 24.22 | ||
| Margin of victory | 97,490 | 51.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,89,086 | 49.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,80,167 | ||||
| INC gain from TTNC | Swing | 24.93 | |||
General Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTNC | A. Nesamony | 115,893 | 50.85 | ||
| Independent | Sivathanu Pillai | 43,778 | 19.21 | ||
| Tamil Nadu Congress Party | Thanulingom Nadar | 36,158 | 15.87 | ||
| SP | Sam Natheniel | 32,075 | 14.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,115 | 31.64 | |||
| Turnout | 2,27,904 | 66.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,43,195 | 0.00 | |||
| TTNC win (new seat) | |||||