Tirunelveli Assembly constituency

Tirunelveli Assembly constituency is located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence. Tirunelveli was one of 17 Assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Tirunelveli voted for the party that formed the government in the state except for 2016 and 2021. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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Tirunelveli Assembly constituency

Tirunelveli Assembly constituency is located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence. Tirunelveli was one of 17 Assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Tirunelveli voted for the party that formed the government in the state except for 2016 and 2021. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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>Arumugam S. N. Somayajulu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>Rajathi Kunjithapatham M. K. Somasundaram</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>Rajathi Kunjithapatham</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</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>P. Padmanabhan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>G. R. Edmund</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>S. Narayanan</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td>R. M. Veerappan</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>D. Veliah Thevar</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>N. Malai Raja</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>A. L. S. Lakshmanan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td></td><td>Bharatiya Janata Party</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>AIADMK</td><td>N. Ganesa Raja</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Subramanian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Sathya</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PT</td><td>Shyam Krishnaswamy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>R. S. Murugan</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>273,520</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>BJP</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>92,282</td><td>47.20</td><td>+44.03</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. L. S. Lakshmanan</td><td>69,175</td><td>35.38</td><td>−7.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>B. Sathya</td><td>19,162</td><td>9.80</td><td>+8.69</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>A. P. Mahesh Kannan</td><td>8,911</td><td>4.56</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,091</td><td>1.07</td><td>−0.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Sivakumar</td><td>1,412</td><td>0.72</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Srithar Rajan</td><td>1,342</td><td>0.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,107</td><td>11.82</td><td>11.50</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>195,496</td><td>66.86</td><td>−3.63</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>292,411</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.08</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>DMK</td><td>A. L. S. Lakshmanan</td><td>81,761</td><td>43.13</td><td>+12.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>81,160</td><td>42.81</td><td>−12.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>S. Madasamy</td><td>8,640</td><td>4.56</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Maharajan</td><td>6,017</td><td>3.17</td><td>+2.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,218</td><td>1.17</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Viyanarasu</td><td>2,106</td><td>1.11</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Velammal</td><td>2,029</td><td>1.07</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Ganesan Kannan</td><td>1,884</td><td>0.99</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Rajkumar</td><td>1,377</td><td>0.73</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>601</td><td>0.32</td><td>−24.15</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>189,576</td><td>70.48</td><td>−6.20</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>268,968</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.68</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>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>86,220</td><td>54.81</td><td>+9.39</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. L. S. Lakshmanan</td><td>47,729</td><td>30.34</td><td>−15.50</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>G. Velammal</td><td>7,771</td><td>4.94</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Pasupathipandian</td><td>4,307</td><td>2.74</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>S. Madhan</td><td>2,696</td><td>1.71</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Murugadhas</td><td>1,815</td><td>1.15</td><td>−0.43</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Subramanian</td><td>1,200</td><td>0.76</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Ramakrishnan</td><td>975</td><td>0.62</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Vedantham</td><td>969</td><td>0.62</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Madasamy</td><td>814</td><td>0.52</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>38,491</td><td>24.47</td><td>24.05</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>157,304</td><td>76.68</td><td>4.62</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>205,146</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.97</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>DMK</td><td>N. Malai Raja</td><td>65,517</td><td>45.85</td><td>+5.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>64,911</td><td>45.42</td><td>+4.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Jayachandran</td><td>4,080</td><td>2.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIFB</td><td>S. Nambirajan</td><td>2,709</td><td>1.90</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. M. Sivakumar</td><td>2,257</td><td>1.58</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>A. Jeyakumar</td><td>1,406</td><td>0.98</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>606</td><td>0.42</td><td>−0.27</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>142,908</td><td>72.06</td><td>18.94</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>198,312</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.92</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>Nainar Nagendran</td><td>42,765</td><td>40.93</td><td>+8.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>42,043</td><td>40.24</td><td>−12.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SP</td><td>S. Saravanaperumal</td><td>11,025</td><td>10.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>R. Shanmugasundaram</td><td>4,980</td><td>4.77</td><td>−3.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Jabarullakhan</td><td>1,595</td><td>1.53</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>T. Sankarapandian</td><td>782</td><td>0.75</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>722</td><td>0.69</td><td>−19.74</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>104,492</td><td>53.12</td><td>−15.81</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>196,785</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.55</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>DMK</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>59,914</td><td>52.48</td><td>+19.8</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Karuppasamy Pandian</td><td>36,590</td><td>32.05</td><td>−30.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>M. Achiyur Mani</td><td>9,295</td><td>8.14</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Perumal</td><td>3,141</td><td>2.75</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Su. Chidambaram</td><td>2,171</td><td>1.90</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. Kalaivanan</td><td>1,661</td><td>1.45</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,324</td><td>20.43</td><td>−9.70</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>114,165</td><td>68.93</td><td>7.04</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>170,499</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-10.33</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>D. Veliah</td><td>63,138</td><td>62.81</td><td>+39.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>32,853</td><td>32.68</td><td>−2.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Thandayuthapani</td><td>1,874</td><td>1.86</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>C. Nellaiappan</td><td>1,803</td><td>1.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,285</td><td>30.13</td><td>21.22</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>100,516</td><td>61.90</td><td>−10.73</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>165,240</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>27.26</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>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>37,991</td><td>35.55</td><td>−4.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>N. S. S. Nellai Kannan</td><td>28,470</td><td>26.64</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Masana Moorthy</td><td>25,332</td><td>23.71</td><td>−35.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. Muthusamy</td><td>12,201</td><td>11.42</td><td>−48.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Gaspar Raja</td><td>1,513</td><td>1.42</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,521</td><td>8.91</td><td>−11.01</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,862</td><td>72.63</td><td>−2.64</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>149,539</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-24.02</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>S. Narayanan</td><td>56,409</td><td>59.57</td><td>+1.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>37,547</td><td>39.65</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>18,862</td><td>19.92</td><td>2.90</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>94,687</td><td>75.27</td><td>5.47</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>129,277</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.61</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>V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</td><td>48,338</td><td>57.96</td><td>+19.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rajathi Kunchithapatham</td><td>34,142</td><td>40.94</td><td>+13.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pandian</td><td>613</td><td>0.74</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,196</td><td>17.02</td><td>6.39</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>83,394</td><td>69.79</td><td>10.30</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>120,570</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>19.46</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>AIADMK</td><td>G. R. Edmund</td><td>26,419</td><td>38.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Krishnan Alias Nellai Kannan</td><td>19,125</td><td>27.87</td><td>−9.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>R. Servaikaren Subbiah</td><td>8,244</td><td>12.01</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>E. Nambi</td><td>8,199</td><td>11.95</td><td>−50.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Abdul Majeed</td><td>6,090</td><td>8.87</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. Hariramakrishnan</td><td>545</td><td>0.79</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,294</td><td>10.63</td><td>−13.69</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,622</td><td>59.49</td><td>−10.60</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,395</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-23.66</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>P. Padmanabhan</td><td>43,325</td><td>62.16</td><td>+0.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rajathi Kunchithapatham</td><td>26,373</td><td>37.84</td><td>+0.19</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,952</td><td>24.32</td><td>0.24</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>69,698</td><td>70.10</td><td>−6.74</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>103,204</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.42</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>DMK</td><td>A. L. Subramanian</td><td>41,589</td><td>61.74</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. S. M. Pillai</td><td>25,364</td><td>37.65</td><td>+0.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. K. R. Iyenger</td><td>409</td><td>0.61</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,225</td><td>24.09</td><td>22.04</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>67,362</td><td>76.84</td><td>2.40</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,938</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>24.84</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>Rajathi Kunjithapatham</td><td>25,985</td><td>36.89</td><td>+9.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Ramasami (Sundaram)</td><td>24,544</td><td>34.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>Ahmed Ibrahim</td><td>18,091</td><td>25.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>Muthiah Pillai</td><td>809</td><td>1.15</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Rajagopalachari</td><td>702</td><td>1.00</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,441</td><td>2.05</td><td>−4.40</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,430</td><td>74.44</td><td>−7.61</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>96,617</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.64</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>Rajathi Kunjithapatham</td><td>38,839</td><td>27.25</td><td>+3.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Somasundaram</td><td>29,648</td><td>20.80</td><td>−2.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kandish</td><td>16,886</td><td>11.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>Mohammaed Ismail Rowther</td><td>15,695</td><td>11.01</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PSP</td><td>Ponnusami (Sc)</td><td>12,388</td><td>8.69</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Esakimuthu (Sc)</td><td>7,834</td><td>5.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jacob</td><td>4,834</td><td>3.39</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chelliah (Sc)</td><td>4,822</td><td>3.38</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sankarasubramania Iyer</td><td>2,791</td><td>1.96</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sundaram</td><td>2,781</td><td>1.95</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kannappa Pillai</td><td>2,760</td><td>1.94</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,191</td><td>6.45</td><td>2.56</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>142,516</td><td>82.05</td><td>−14.91</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>173,695</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.70</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>Arumugam</td><td>32,529</td><td>23.55</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. N. Somayajulu</td><td>27,156</td><td>19.66</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. S. Subramania Pillai</td><td>20,470</td><td>14.82</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Shammaguam</td><td>19,315</td><td>13.98</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kankaraj</td><td>16,604</td><td>12.02</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Nadarajan Alias Mangala Ponnambalam</td><td>10,458</td><td>7.57</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Subramanian</td><td>5,857</td><td>4.24</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthiah</td><td>3,198</td><td>2.32</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sethuramalingam Pillai</td><td>2,550</td><td>1.85</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,373</td><td>3.89</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>138,137</td><td>96.96</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>142,467</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>