Nanguneri Assembly constituency

Nanguneri is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Nanguneri Assembly constituency

Nanguneri is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu. It falls under Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>M.G. Sankar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>N. Duraipandian</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>T. Ganapathy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>M. John Vincent</td><td></td><td>Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>M. Mani Achiyur</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>V. Paulraj Natesan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>S. V. Krishnan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>S. Manickaraj</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>A. Narayanan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar (Resigned on 29 May 2019 after being elected to Lok Sabha)</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2019 by-election</td><td>V. Reddiarpatti Narayanan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Ruby R. Manoharan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>R. Esakkimuthu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Selvam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>V. Reddiarpatti Narayanan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,54,420</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Ruby R. Manoharan</td><td>75,902</td><td>39.74%</td><td>−3.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>N. Ganesaraja</td><td>59,416</td><td>31.11%</td><td>−2.3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>S. Paramasiva Iyyappan</td><td>31,870</td><td>16.69%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>P. Veerapandi</td><td>17,654</td><td>9.24%</td><td>+7.9</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,537</td><td>0.80%</td><td>−0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Kathiravan</td><td>1,154</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,486</td><td>8.63%</td><td>−1.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>190,985</td><td>68.80%</td><td>−2.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>615</td><td>0.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>277,578</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-15.64%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2019 by-election

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Reddiarpatti Narayanan</td><td>95,377</td><td>55.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Ruby R. Manoharan</td><td>61,932</td><td>36.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IND</td><td>A. Hari Nadar</td><td>4,243</td><td>2.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Raja Narayanan</td><td>3,494</td><td>2.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>33,445</td><td>19.59</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,70,687</td><td>66.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td>74,932</td><td>43.45%</td><td>+6.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. Vijayakumar</td><td>57,617</td><td>33.41%</td><td>−12.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>S. Suresh Alias Kasinivendan</td><td>14,203</td><td>8.24%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>K. Jeyabalan</td><td>9,446</td><td>5.48%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Manikandan</td><td>6,609</td><td>3.83%</td><td>+0.12</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>E. Karvannan</td><td>2,325</td><td>1.35%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Essakkimuthu</td><td>1,903</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,399</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,315</td><td>10.04%</td><td>1.43%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>172,470</td><td>71.35%</td><td>−3.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>241,732</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Narayanan</td><td>65,510</td><td>45.91%</td><td>+13.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td>53,230</td><td>37.31%</td><td>−14.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>T. Dhevanathan Yadav</td><td>13,425</td><td>9.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Mahakannan</td><td>5,290</td><td>3.71%</td><td>+2.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Murugan</td><td>2,207</td><td>1.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Ananth</td><td>2,075</td><td>1.45%</td><td>−0.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Senaidurainadar</td><td>940</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,280</td><td>8.61%</td><td>−10.57%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>190,748</td><td>74.80%</td><td>9.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>142,677</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.84%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>H. Vasanthakumar</td><td>54,170</td><td>51.76%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. P. Sooriyakumar</td><td>34,095</td><td>32.58%</td><td>−18.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>R. Sankar</td><td>6,869</td><td>6.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>I. Packia Raj</td><td>2,700</td><td>2.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Navaneetha Krishnan</td><td>1,964</td><td>1.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>U. Pandy</td><td>1,872</td><td>1.79%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Nellai R. Sollalagan</td><td>1,335</td><td>1.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Youkendran</td><td>908</td><td>0.87%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>20,075</td><td>19.18%</td><td>9.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,665</td><td>65.66%</td><td>13.74%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>159,393</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Manickaraj</td><td>46,619</td><td>51.54%</td><td>+14.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MTD</td><td>V. Ramachandran</td><td>37,458</td><td>41.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Tamil Mani Noble</td><td>2,942</td><td>3.25%</td><td>−3.22</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Essakkipandi</td><td>1,711</td><td>1.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ratnaraj</td><td>965</td><td>1.07%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Bothiraj</td><td>755</td><td>0.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,161</td><td>10.13%</td><td>6.73%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>90,450</td><td>51.93%</td><td>−8.48%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>174,269</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.27%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. V. Krishnan</td><td>37,342</td><td>40.27%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. S. A. Karunakaran</td><td>34,193</td><td>36.87%</td><td>−36.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Vamadevan</td><td>6,002</td><td>6.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Jeyakumar</td><td>5,349</td><td>5.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Uma Sankar</td><td>3,890</td><td>4.19%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>P. Muthiah Swamy Dassan</td><td>2,144</td><td>2.31%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Chandrasekaran</td><td>1,139</td><td>1.23%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,149</td><td>3.40%</td><td>−45.81%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>92,737</td><td>60.40%</td><td>1.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>162,580</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-32.63%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Paulraj Natesan</td><td>65,514</td><td>72.90%</td><td>+52.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Mani Achiyur</td><td>21,294</td><td>23.69%</td><td>−8.17</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. Ramasamy</td><td>1,292</td><td>1.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>44,220</td><td>49.20%</td><td>47.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>89,870</td><td>58.54%</td><td>−9.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,676</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>41.03%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Mani Achiyur</td><td>30,222</td><td>31.87%</td><td>−8.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Sironmani</td><td>28,729</td><td>30.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. S. A. Karunagaran</td><td>19,576</td><td>20.64%</td><td>−37.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Selvin Kumar</td><td>8,566</td><td>9.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Y. S. M. Yusuf</td><td>6,408</td><td>6.76%</td><td>−51.24</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,493</td><td>1.57%</td><td>−16.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>94,837</td><td>67.80%</td><td>−0.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>142,173</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-26.13%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. John Vincent</td><td>45,825</td><td>58.00%</td><td>+5.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Namdi</td><td>31,807</td><td>40.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>J. Devasahayam</td><td>469</td><td>0.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Pitchai</td><td>418</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,018</td><td>17.74%</td><td>11.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>79,014</td><td>68.41%</td><td>8.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>122,639</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.82%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>M. John Vincent</td><td>36,725</td><td>52.18%</td><td>+24.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>J. Thangaraj</td><td>32,676</td><td>46.43%</td><td>+27.31</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Subba Reddiar</td><td>440</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,049</td><td>5.75%</td><td>5.45%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,383</td><td>59.80%</td><td>3.27%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>119,072</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from JP</td><td>Swing</td><td>24.46%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>M. John Vincent</td><td>18,668</td><td>27.71%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. Veliah</td><td>18,464</td><td>27.41%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Rajagopalan</td><td>12,877</td><td>19.12%</td><td>−27.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Sudalaiyandi</td><td>9,381</td><td>13.93%</td><td>−39.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Periasamy</td><td>7,485</td><td>11.11%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Vallinayagam</td><td>484</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>204</td><td>0.30%</td><td>−6.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,359</td><td>56.54%</td><td>−10.54%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>120,256</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-25.70%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. Ganapathy</td><td>33,099</td><td>53.42%</td><td>+6.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. T. Thavasikani</td><td>28,863</td><td>46.58%</td><td>−6.76</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,236</td><td>6.84%</td><td>0.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>61,962</td><td>67.07%</td><td>−2.63%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>97,502</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. Duraipandian</td><td>33,269</td><td>53.34%</td><td>+9.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>T. G. Nadar</td><td>29,097</td><td>46.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,172</td><td>6.69%</td><td>−1.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,366</td><td>69.70%</td><td>−7.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>92,044</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.38%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. G. Sankar</td><td>28,548</td><td>43.97%</td><td>−6.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>S. Madasamy</td><td>23,211</td><td>35.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>P. Muthumanickam</td><td>9,996</td><td>15.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>We Tamils</td><td>S. Muthiah Nadar</td><td>3,173</td><td>4.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,337</td><td>8.22%</td><td>−3.03%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>64,928</td><td>76.85%</td><td>24.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>86,398</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-6.18%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. G. Sankar</td><td>21,786</td><td>50.15%</td><td>−1.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Madasami</td><td>16,898</td><td>38.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Thothadri</td><td>3,336</td><td>7.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kumarasami</td><td>1,425</td><td>3.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,888</td><td>11.25%</td><td>−14.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>43,445</td><td>51.93%</td><td>−11.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>83,654</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. G. Sankar</td><td>24,849</td><td>51.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Madasami</td><td>12,289</td><td>25.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Gnamuthu</td><td>8,076</td><td>16.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. N. Kanthayya</td><td>2,789</td><td>5.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,560</td><td>26.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>48,003</td><td>63.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>75,499</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>