Nagercoil Assembly constituency

Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Constituency No. 230 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Nagercoil Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Lok Sabha constituency	Kanniyakumari
Established	1951
Total electors	2,59,361
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent S. Austin
Party	DMK
Alliance	SPA
Elected year	2026

Nagercoil Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency located in Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

CountryIndia

RegionSouth India

StateTamil Nadu

DistrictKanniyakumari

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Year	Winner	Party
1952	C. Sankar		Indian National Congress
1954	D. Anantaraman		Independent

Year	Winner
1957	A. Chidambaranatha Nadar	Indian National Congress
1962	A. Chidambaranatha Nadar	Indian National Congress
1967	M. C. Balan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Year	Winner
1971	M. Moses	Swatantra Party
1977	M. Vincent	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	M. Vincent	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	S. Retnaraj	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989	M. Moses	Indian National Congress
1991
1996
2001	S. Austin	MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006	A. Rajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011	A. Nanjil Murugesan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	N. Suresh Rajan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	M. R. Gandhi	Bharatiya Janata Party
2026	S. Austin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam


2026			35.6%
2021			48.21%
2016			38.87%
2011			40.01%
2006			38.01%
2001			44.11%
1996			48.40%
1991			56.81%
1989			34.48%
1984			47.86%
1980			54.76%
1977			36.45%
1971			48.09%
1967			55.05%
1962			54.13%
1957			63.70%
1954			43.14%
1952			24.01%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Austin	69,880	35.60	6.28
	TVK	Bervin Kings. G	62,310	31.75	New
	BJP	Gandhi. M.R	52,355	26.67	21.54
	NTK	Muthukumar. M	8,573	4.37	1.47
	NOTA	NOTA	447	0.23	0.27
Margin of victory			7,570	3.85	2.49
Turnout			1,96,280	75.68	7.56
Registered electors			2,59,361		11,041
	DMK gain from BJP		Swing	6.28

Nagercoil Assembly constituency

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	M. R. Gandhi	88,804	48.21	+21.44
	DMK	N. Suresh Rajan	77,135	41.88	+3.01
	NTK	Vijayaragavan	10,753	5.84	+4.77
	MNM	S. Maria Jacob Stani Raja	4,037	2.19	New
	AMMK	I. Ammu Anto	1,094	0.59	New
	NOTA	NOTA	930	0.50	−0.53
Margin of victory			11,669	6.34	−5.76
Turnout			184,185	68.12	2.37
Rejected ballots			259	0.14
Registered electors			270,402
	BJP gain from DMK		Swing	9.35

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Suresh Rajan	67,369	38.87	+3.44
	BJP	M. R. Gandhi	46,413	26.78	+3.91
	AIADMK	Nanjil A. Murugesan	45,824	26.44	−13.57
	MDMK	S. Christin Rani	5,803	3.35	New
	NTK	P. M. Dhanam	1,855	1.07	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,802	1.04	New
	Left Democratic Front	Dr. M. S. Jackson	1,411	0.81	New
Margin of victory			20,956	12.09	7.52
Turnout			173,324	65.74	−4.37
Registered electors			263,633
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.14

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Nanjil A. Murugesan	58,819	40.01	*New*
	DMK	R. Mahesh	52,092	35.43	−2.57
	BJP	Pon Radhakrishnan	33,623	22.87	+13.86
Margin of victory			6,727	4.58	−6.94
Turnout			209,685	70.11	7.72
Registered electors			147,019
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	2.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. Rajan	45,354	38.01	*New*
	INC	S. Austin	31,609	26.49	New
	MDMK	S. Rethinaraj	21,990	18.43	+6.14
	BJP	T. Udhaya Kumar	10,752	9.01	New
	Independent	M. Babu	4,098	3.43	New
	DMDK	A. V. M. Lion Rajan	3,783	3.17	New
	ABHM	P. Madhu Soothana Perumal	695	0.58	New
Margin of victory			13,745	11.52	8.19
Turnout			119,334	62.39	12.18
Registered electors			191,270
	DMK gain from MADMK		Swing	-6.10

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MADMK	S. Austin	48,583	44.11	*New*
	TMC(M)	M. Moses	44,921	40.78	New
	MDMK	S. Retnaraj	13,531	12.28	+1.82
	Independent	M. Ramesh	1,872	1.70	New
	JD(U)	R. Kathiresan	742	0.67	New
Margin of victory			3,662	3.32	−23.65
Turnout			110,147	50.21	−9.21
Registered electors			219,583
	MADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-4.29

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TMC(M)	M. Moses	51,086	48.40	*New*
	BJP	S. Velpandian	22,608	21.42	+5.46
	INC	V. Seluvai Antony	15,368	14.56	−42.26
	MDMK	S. Retnaraj	11,046	10.46	New
	AIIC(T)	R. Rathakrishnan	4,153	3.93	New
	PMK	S. Suresh	570	0.54	New
Margin of victory			28,478	26.98	−3.31
Turnout			105,560	59.42	2.32
Registered electors			185,144
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-8.42

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Moses	56,363	56.81	+22.34
	DMK	S. Retnaraj	26,311	26.52	−1.32
	BJP	K. A. Kumaravel	15,833	15.96	+14.06
Margin of victory			30,052	30.29	23.65
Turnout			99,205	57.10	−9.69
Registered electors			177,734
	INC hold		Swing	22.34

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. Moses	35,647	34.48	*New*
	DMK	P. Dharmaraj	28,782	27.84	−20.02
	Independent	R. Rathjakrishnan	21,090	20.40	New
	AIADMK	S. Thangamony	12,203	11.80	−34.59
	Independent	A. Sivathanu	2,497	2.42	New
	BJP	M. R. Gandhi	1,964	1.90	New
Margin of victory			6,865	6.64	5.18
Turnout			103,391	66.79	−0.07
Registered electors			156,744
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-13.38

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. Retnaraj	41,572	47.86	+6.03
	AIADMK	S. Jagatheeson	40,301	46.39	−8.36
	Independent	A. Navis	2,427	2.79	New
	Independent	S. Lekshmanan Pillay	1,081	1.24	New
	Independent	S. Devadasan	892	1.03	New
Margin of victory			1,271	1.46	−11.46
Turnout			86,868	66.86	11.44
Registered electors			135,489
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-6.90

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Vincent	39,328	54.76	+18.3
	DMK	A. Thiraviam	30,045	41.83	+24.5
	JP	A. Kuruzmichcal	1,512	2.11	New
	BJP	M. R. Gandhi	693	0.96	New
Margin of victory			9,283	12.92	12.66
Turnout			71,824	55.42	−0.58
Registered electors			130,424
	AIADMK hold		Swing	18.30

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nagercoil^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Vincent	26,973	36.45	*New*
	JP	P. Muhammed Ismail	26,780	36.19	New
	DMK	G. C. Michael Raj	12,824	17.33	−30.01
	INC	M. A. James	6,721	9.08	New
	Independent	Poomedai S. Lakshmanan Pillay	409	0.55	New
Margin of victory			193	0.26	−0.49
Turnout			73,994	56.00	−17.75
Registered electors			132,870
	AIADMK gain from SWA		Swing	-11.63

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Nagercoil^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SWA	M. Moses	34,726	48.09	*New*
	DMK	G. Christopher	34,185	47.34	−7.71
	CPI(M)	P. Gopinath	3,304	4.58	New
Margin of victory			541	0.75	−9.34
Turnout			72,215	73.75	−4.38
Registered electors			101,962
	SWA gain from DMK		Swing	-6.96

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nagercoil^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Chidambaranatha Nadar	37,079	54.13	−9.57
	DMK	M. C. Balan	17,318	25.28	New
	CPI	R. K. Ram	14,098	20.58	−10.01
Margin of victory			19,761	28.85	−4.26
Turnout			68,495	70.42	−6.00
Registered electors			99,408
	INC hold		Swing	-9.57

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election: Nagercoil^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TTNC	D. Anantaraman	14,063	43.14	+21.75
	CPI	C. Sankar	10,468	32.11	New
	INC	Sree V. Das Nadar S.	6,142	18.84	+13.06
	Independent	Sivathanu Pillai M.	1,923	5.90	New
Margin of victory			3,595	11.03	{{{change}}}
Turnout			32,596	72.23	{{{change}}}
Registered electors			45,126
	TTNC gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. C. Balan	36,502	55.05	+29.76
	INC	T. Nadar	29,810	44.95	−9.18
Margin of victory			6,692	10.09	−18.76
Turnout			66,312	78.13	7.71
Registered electors			86,263
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	0.91

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Chidambaranatha Nadar	44,073	63.70	*New*
	CPI	C. Sankar	21,163	30.59	New
	Independent	Muthu Wamy	2,949	4.26	New
	Independent	Doraswamy Nadar	999	1.44	New
Margin of victory			22,910	33.11
Turnout			69,184	76.42
Registered electors			90,534
	INC gain from TTNC		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	C. Sankar	6,280	24.01	*New*
	TTNC	D. Thomas	5,595	21.39	+21.39
	Independent	D. Anantaraman	5,453	20.85	New
	TTP	P. S. Moni	4,082	15.61	New
	INC	Thanumalaya Perumal Pillai	1,513	5.78	+5.78
	SP	V. Markandan Pillai	1,470	5.62	New
	Independent	K. Ananthakishnan	1,219	4.66	New
	Independent	R. Ramalinga Panickar	542	2.07	New
Margin of victory			685	2.62	{{{change}}}
Turnout			26,154	69.10	{{{change}}}
Registered electors			37,849
	Independent win (new seat)