One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Tirunelveli |
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Lok Sabha constituency |
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Constituency details |
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Country | India |
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Region | South India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Assembly constituencies | - Alangulam
- Tirunelveli
- Ambasamudram
- Palayamkottai
- Nanguneri
- Radhapuram
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Established | 1952 |
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Total electors | 16,20,514 |
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Reservation | None |
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Member of Parliament |
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18th Lok Sabha |
Incumbent Robert Bruce |
Party | INC |
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Elected year | 2024 |
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Preceded by | S. Gnanathiraviam |
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Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in South India. Its Parliamentary Constituency number is 38.
Assembly segments
From 2009
Before 2009
The constituency was composed of the following segments:[1]
- Vilathikulam (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
- Ottapidaram (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
- Tirunelveli
- Palayamkottai
- Tiruvaikuntam (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
- Thoothukudi (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
Members of Parliament
Robert Bruce
Election results
General Elections 2024
2024 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC (INDIA) | Robert Bruce | 502,296 | 47.06% | -3.59% |
| BJP (NDA) | Nainar Nagendran | 3,36,676 | 31.54% | |
| AIADMK | M. Jansi Rani | 89,601 | 8.39% | |
| NTK | P. Sathya | 87,686 | 8.21% | +3.37% |
| Independent | Pottal Sundara Muniswaran | 19,852 | 1.86% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,396 | 0.69 | −0.37% |
Margin of victory | 1,65,620 | 15.52% | −2.47% |
Turnout | 10,67,448 | 65% | −2.22% |
Registered electors | 16,42,305 | | +6.11% |
| INDIA hold | Swing | -3.59% | |
General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK (UPA) | S. Gnanathiraviam | 522,993 | 50.65% | 22.00% |
| AIADMK (NDA) | P. H. Manoj Pandian | 3,37,273 | 32.66% | −9.27% |
| Independent | S. Michael Rayappan | 62,235 | 6.03% | |
| NTK | B. Sathya | 49,935 | 4.84% | |
| MNM | M. Vennimalai | 23,120 | 2.24% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,968 | 1.06% | −0.30% |
Margin of victory | 1,85,720 | 17.99% | 4.71% |
Turnout | 10,32,530 | 67.22% | −0.13% |
Registered electors | 15,47,800 | | 8.97% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.72% | |
General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | K. R. P. Prabakaran | 398,139 | 41.93% | 5.69% |
| DMK | Devadasa Sundaram | 2,72,040 | 28.65% | |
| DMDK | S. Sivan Anenthaperumal | 1,27,370 | 13.42% | −0.10% |
| INC | S. S. Ramasubbu | 62,863 | 6.62% | −32.66% |
| TNMK | T. Dhevanathan Yadav | 19,381 | 2.04% | |
| AAP | M. P. Sesuraj | 18,353 | 1.93% | |
| SDPI | V. M. S. Mohamed Mubarak | 14,877 | 1.57% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,893 | 1.36% | |
| BSP | T. Thevendran | 4,692 | 0.49% | |
Margin of victory | 1,26,099 | 13.28% | 10.24% |
Turnout | 9,49,437 | 67.77% | 0.80% |
Registered electors | 14,20,435 | | 34.04% |
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.65% | |
General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | S. S. Ramasubbu | 274,932 | 39.29% | −19.11% |
| AIADMK | K. Annamalai | 2,53,629 | 36.24% | 4.20% |
| DMDK | S. Michael Rayappan | 94,562 | 13.51% | |
| BJP | Karu. Nagarajan | 39,997 | 5.72% | |
| Independent | N. Jeyabalan | 6,079 | 0.87% | |
Margin of victory | 21,303 | 3.04% | −23.32% |
Turnout | 6,99,830 | 66.13% | 7.70% |
Registered electors | 10,59,687 | | −2.45% |
| INC hold | Swing | -19.11% | |
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | 370,127 | 58.40% | |
| AIADMK | R. Amirtha Ganesan | 2,03,052 | 32.04% | −9.59% |
| JD(U) | M. Appavu | 39,333 | 6.21% | |
| Independent | C. Sridhar Babu | 5,774 | 0.91% | |
| BSP | T. Kasipandian | 3,606 | 0.57% | |
Margin of victory | 1,67,075 | 26.36% | 21.95% |
Turnout | 6,33,782 | 58.35% | 3.88% |
Registered electors | 10,86,290 | | −3.17% |
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 16.78% | |
General Elections 1999
1999 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | 249,975 | 41.62% | 0.18% |
| DMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | 2,23,481 | 37.21% | −3.07% |
| PT | P. V. Bakthavatchalam | 1,12,941 | 18.81% | |
| AIFB | M. Sethu Rama Pandian | 3,913 | 0.65% | |
| Independent | S. Sundararaj | 2,534 | 0.42% | |
| Independent | T. Suyambulingam | 2,463 | 0.41% | |
Margin of victory | 26,494 | 4.41% | 3.26% |
Turnout | 6,00,554 | 54.46% | −10.96% |
Registered electors | 11,21,877 | | 4.32% |
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -3.90% | |
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | 247,823 | 41.44% | 14.17% |
| DMK | R. Sarathkumar | 2,40,919 | 40.29% | −5.24% |
| PT | Dr. A. Savior Selva Suresh | 86,419 | 14.45% | |
| MADMK | G. R. Edmund | 16,789 | 2.81% | |
| Independent | Krishna Kanthan Yadhav | 3,795 | 0.63% | |
Margin of victory | 6,904 | 1.15% | −17.10% |
Turnout | 5,98,014 | 56.68% | −8.74% |
Registered electors | 10,75,467 | | 5.04% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.08% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | 295,001 | 45.53% | 10.60% |
| AIADMK | A. R. Rajaselvam | 1,76,721 | 27.27% | −34.81% |
| MDMK | Kutty Alias Shunmuga Chidambaram | 77,648 | 11.98% | |
| JP | K. Krishnasamy | 61,567 | 9.50% | |
| BJP | A. R. Ponniah | 25,545 | 3.94% | |
Margin of victory | 1,18,280 | 18.25% | −8.91% |
Turnout | 6,47,991 | 65.42% | 5.79% |
Registered electors | 10,23,826 | | 5.57% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.56% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | 351,048 | 62.09% | −2.92% |
| DMK | K. P. Kandasamy | 1,97,456 | 34.92% | 1.41% |
| PMK | S. Krishnakanthan Yadav | 10,055 | 1.78% | |
| JP | M. P. Jebaraj | 2,619 | 0.46% | |
Margin of victory | 1,53,592 | 27.16% | −4.34% |
Turnout | 5,65,423 | 59.63% | −3.74% |
Registered electors | 9,69,816 | | −0.07% |
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.92% | |
General Elections 1989
General Elections 1984
1984 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | 296,897 | 57.64% | 15.58% |
| DMK | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | 2,10,951 | 40.95% | −13.94% |
| Independent | P. Devapiran | 4,702 | 0.91% | |
| Independent | J. Kulandai | 2,541 | 0.49% | |
Margin of victory | 85,946 | 16.69% | 3.86% |
Turnout | 5,15,091 | 70.52% | 2.82% |
Registered electors | 7,57,930 | | 7.87% |
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.75% | |
General Elections 1980
General Elections 1977
1977 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | Aladi Aruna | 304,562 | 69.82% | |
| DMK | K. M. Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan | 1,21,869 | 27.94% | |
| Independent | K. P. Ganapathy | 4,414 | 1.01% | |
| Independent | P. T. Thanu Pillai | 2,485 | 0.57% | |
Margin of victory | 1,82,693 | 41.88% | 26.14% |
Turnout | 4,36,223 | 66.04% | −2.45% |
Registered electors | 6,72,649 | | 15.09% |
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 13.56% | |
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
1962 Indian general election : Tirunelveli Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | Muthiah | 151,822 | 47.69% | −3.06% |
| SWA | Mariadas Ruthnasamy | 1,29,803 | 40.77% | |
| PSP | Mangala Ponnambalam | 30,674 | 9.63% | |
| Independent | S. Rajagopalachari | 6,072 | 1.91% | |
Margin of victory | 22,019 | 6.92% | −17.77% |
Turnout | 3,18,371 | 69.52% | 22.76% |
Registered electors | 4,70,895 | | 5.62% |
| INC hold | Swing | -3.06% | |
General Elections 1957
General Elections 1951
See also
References
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- Tirunelveli lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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