Results 2026/Constituencies/Tirunelveli

Constituency #224 · Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

20 candidates275.9K electors

2026 Winner

R.S. Murughan

TVK

TVK

Winner

R.S. Murughan

TVK(TVK)

75.8K

votes · 34.7%

Margin: 11.4K

Vote Share

R.S. Murughan34.7%
S. Subramanian29.5%
Thachai Ganesaraja21.8%
B. Sathya6.9%
Dr. Shyam Krishnasamy4.9%
NOTA0.3%

All Candidates

#CandidatePartyVotes%
1
✓R.S. Murughan
TVK
75.8K34.7%
2
S. Subramanian
DMK
64.4K29.5%
3
Thachai Ganesaraja
ADMK
47.5K21.8%
4
B. Sathyalost deposit
NTK
15.1K6.9%
5
Dr. Shyam Krishnasamylost deposit
PT
10.6K4.9%
6
NOTAlost deposit
NOTA
7170.3%
7
S. Arumugarajlost deposit
tavk
5560.3%
8
M. Thalabathi Muruganlost deposit
IND
4760.2%
9
S. Muruganlost deposit
IND
4280.2%
10
Chendur Maharajanlost deposit
PMTDK
3460.2%
10
Mugesh Subramanianlost deposit
IND
3460.2%
12
M. Veerabaghulost deposit
IND
3370.1%
13
G. Kannanlost deposit
AJPK
2900.1%
14
E. Subramanianlost deposit
IND
2600.1%
15
V. Athisaya Pndiyanlost deposit
IND
2300.1%
16
P. Velayuthamlost deposit
IND
2210.1%
17
P. Muruganlost deposit
TPMK
2100.1%
18
Murugalakshmananlost deposit
IND
1710.1%
19
S. Eswara Vadivulost deposit
NIDP
1140.1%
20
Selvakumar Singhlost deposit
BHUDRP
1090.1%
21
V. Esakkirajalost deposit
IND
1020.1%

Turnout History

70.5%

2016 Turnout

188.5K voted

67.7%

2021 Turnout

195.4K voted

78.2%

2026 Turnout

215.7K voted

MLA History

2021

Nainar Nagendran

BJP
46.7%%
2016

A.L.S. Lakshmanan

DMK
43.1%%
2011

Nainar Nagendran

ADMK
54.8%%
2006

N. Malai Raja

DMK
45.9%%
2001

Nainar Nagendran

ADMK
40.9%%
1996

A.L. Subramanian

DMK
52.5%%
1991

D. Veliah Thevar

ADMK
62.8%%
1989

A.L. Subramanian

DMK
35.6%%
1986 Bye

R.M. Veerappan

ADMK
95.3%%
1984

S. Narayanan

ADMK
59.6%%
1980

V.R. Nedunchezhiyan

ADMK
58.0%%
1977

G.R. Edmund

ADMK
38.5%%
1971

P. Padmanabhan

DMK
62.2%%
1967

A.L. Subramanian

DMK
61.7%%
1962

Rajathi Kunjithapatham

INC
36.9%%

Electorate 2026

275.9K

Total Electors

133.6K

Male

142.2K

Female

80

Third Gender

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Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in