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Contents

   



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1 Assembly segments  


1.1  From 2009  




1.2  Before 2009  






2 Members of Parliament  




3 Election results  


3.1  General Elections 2024  




3.2  General Elections 2019  




3.3  General Elections 2014  




3.4  General Elections 2009  




3.5  General Elections 2004  




3.6  General Elections 1999  




3.7  General Elections 1998  




3.8  General Elections 1996  




3.9  General Elections 1991  




3.10  General Elections 1989  




3.11  General Elections 1984  




3.12  General Elections 1980  




3.13  General Elections 1977  




3.14  General Elections 1971  




3.15  General Elections 1967  




3.16  General Elections 1962  




3.17  General Elections 1957  




3.18  General Elections 1951  






4 See also  




5 References  




6 External links  













Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency






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Coordinates: 8°42′N 77°42′E / 8.7°N 77.7°E / 8.7; 77.7
  
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Tirunelveli
Lok Sabha constituency
Area of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies
Established1952
Total electors16,20,514
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Robert Bruce

PartyINC
Elected year2024
Preceded byS. Gnanathiraviam

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

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From 2009

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# Name District Member Party
223 Alangulam Tenkasi P. H. Manoj Pandian Independent politician
224 Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Nainar Nagendran Bharatiya Janata Party
225 Ambasamudram E. Subaya All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
226 Palayamkottai M. Abdul Wahab Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
227 Nanguneri Ruby R. Manoharan Indian National Congress
228 Radhapuram M. Appavu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Before 2009

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The constituency was composed of the following segments:[1]

  1. Vilathikulam (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
  2. Ottapidaram (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
  3. Tirunelveli
  4. Palayamkottai
  5. Tiruvaikuntam (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)
  6. Thoothukudi (moved to Thoothukkudi Constituency)

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1952 P. T. Thanu Pillai Indian National Congress
1957
1962 Muthiah
1967 S. Xavier Swatantra Party
1971 S. A. Muruganantham Communist Party of India
1977 Aladi Aruna All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Kadambur R. Janarthanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
1991
1996 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998 Kadambur R. Janarthanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999 P. H. Pandian
2004 R. Dhanuskodi Athithan Indian National Congress
2009 S. S. Ramasubbu
2014 K. R. P. Prabakaran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019 S. Gnanathiraviam[2] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2024 Robert Bruce Indian National Congress

Robert Bruce

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2024

 

 47.06%
2019

 

 50.65%
2014

 

 41.93%
2009

 

 39.29%
2004

 

 58.40%
1999

 

 41.62%
1998

 

 41.44%
1996

 

 45.53%
1991

 

 62.09%
1989

 

 65.01%
1984

 

 57.64%
1980

 

 54.89%
1977

 

 69.82%
1971

 

 56.26%
1967

 

 48.12%
1962

 

 47.69%
1957

 

 50.75%
1951

 

 44.32%

General Elections 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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1989 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur R. Janarthanan 394,444 65.01% 7.37%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 2,03,309 33.51% −7.45%
Margin of victory 1,91,135 31.50% 14.81%
Turnout 6,06,767 63.37% −7.15%
Registered electors 9,70,473 28.04%
AIADMK hold Swing 7.37%

General Elections 1984

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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

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1980 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 256,626 54.89% 26.95%
AIADMK Aladi Aruna 1,96,664 42.06% −27.75%
Independent S. Murugesan 7,614 1.63%
Margin of victory 59,962 12.83% −29.06%
Turnout 4,67,531 67.70% 1.65%
Registered electors 7,02,603 4.45%
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.93%

General Elections 1977

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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

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1971 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI S. A. Muruganantham 214,214 56.26% 41.68%
SWA S. Palaniswaminathan 1,54,277 40.52%
Independent H. Somasundaram 12,287 3.23%
Margin of victory 59,937 15.74% 4.93%
Turnout 3,80,778 68.50% −5.24%
Registered electors 5,84,445 7.45%
CPI gain from SWA Swing 8.14%

General Elections 1967

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1967 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SWA S. Xavier 186,864 48.12%
INC A. P. C. Veerabahu 1,44,873 37.31% −10.38%
CPI S. A. Muruganantham 56,588 14.57%
Margin of victory 41,991 10.81% 3.90%
Turnout 3,88,325 73.73% 4.21%
Registered electors 5,43,945 15.51%
SWA gain from INC Swing 0.43%

General Elections 1962

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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

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1957 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. T. Thanu Pillai 105,793 50.75% 6.42%
Independent Sankaranarayana Moopanar 54,319 26.06%
PSP Ramanujam 30,603 14.68%
Independent Sivasankaran Chettiar 17,761 8.52%
Independent Kannappa Pillai 0 0.00%
Independent Meganathan 0 0.00%
Margin of victory 51,474 24.69% 17.38%
Turnout 2,08,476 46.76% −8.37%
Registered electors 4,45,857 26.56%
INC hold Swing 6.42%

General Elections 1951

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1951–52 Indian general election : Tirunelveli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. T. Thanu Pillai 86,077 44.32% 44.32%
Independent Athimoolam 71,871 37.01%
SP Ramaswami 36,255 18.67%
Margin of victory 14,206 7.32%
Turnout 1,94,203 55.13%
Registered electors 3,52,281 0.00%
INC win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
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