# Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency

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

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

### Before 2009

The constituency was composed of the following segments:
* 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

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | P. T. Thanu Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Muthiah | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1991 | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1996 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | Kadambur R. Janarthanan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | P. H. Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | S. S. Ramasubbu | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | K. R. P. Prabakaran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | S. Gnanathiraviam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2024 | Robert Bruce | Indian National Congress |
Robert Bruce

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 47.06% | 47.06% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 50.65% | 50.65% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 41.93% | 41.93% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 39.29% | 39.29% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 58.40% | 58.40% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 41.62% | 41.62% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 41.44% | 41.44% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 45.53% | 45.53% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.09% | 62.09% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 65.01% | 65.01% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 57.64% | 57.64% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 54.89% | 54.89% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 69.82% | 69.82% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.26% | 56.26% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 48.12% | 48.12% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 47.69% | 47.69% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 50.75% | 50.75% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 44.32% | 44.32% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Robert Bruce | 502,296 | 47.06 | 3.59 |
| | BJP | Nainar Nagendran | 3,36,676 | 31.54 | +26.0 |
| | AIADMK | M. Jansi Rani | 89,601 | 8.39 | 24.27 |
| | NTK | P. Sathya | 87,686 | 8.21 | 3.37 |
| | Independent | Pottal Sundara Muniswaran | 19,852 | 1.86 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,396 | 0.69 | 0.37 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,65,620 | 15.52 | 2.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,67,448 | 65.00 | 2.22 |
| | INDIA hold | INDIA hold | Swing | 3.59 | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,85,720 | 17.99% | 4.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,32,530 | 67.22% | −0.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,47,800 | | 8.97% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.72% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,26,099 | 13.28% | 10.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,49,437 | 67.77% | 0.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,20,435 | | 34.04% |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.65% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,303 | 3.04% | −23.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,99,830 | 66.13% | 7.70% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,59,687 | | −2.45% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -19.11% | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,67,075 | 26.36% | 21.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,33,782 | 58.35% | 3.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,86,290 | | −3.17% |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 16.78% | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,494 | 4.41% | 3.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,00,554 | 54.46% | −10.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,21,877 | | 4.32% |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -3.90% | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,904 | 1.15% | −17.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,98,014 | 56.68% | −8.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,75,467 | | 5.04% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.08% | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,18,280 | 18.25% | −8.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,47,991 | 65.42% | 5.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,23,826 | | 5.57% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -16.56% | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,53,592 | 27.16% | −4.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,65,423 | 59.63% | −3.74% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,69,816 | | −0.07% |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -2.92% | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,91,135 | 31.50% | 14.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,06,767 | 63.37% | −7.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,70,473 | | 28.04% |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 7.37% | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 85,946 | 16.69% | 3.86% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,15,091 | 70.52% | 2.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,57,930 | | 7.87% |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.75% | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,962 | 12.83% | −29.06% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,67,531 | 67.70% | 1.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,02,603 | | 4.45% |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -14.93% | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,82,693 | 41.88% | 26.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,36,223 | 66.04% | −2.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,72,649 | | 15.09% |
| | AIADMK gain from CPI | AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 13.56% | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 59,937 | 15.74% | 4.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,80,778 | 68.50% | −5.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,84,445 | | 7.45% |
| | CPI gain from SWA | CPI gain from SWA | Swing | 8.14% | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,991 | 10.81% | 3.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,88,325 | 73.73% | 4.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,43,945 | | 15.51% |
| | SWA gain from INC | SWA gain from INC | Swing | 0.43% | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,019 | 6.92% | −17.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,18,371 | 69.52% | 22.76% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,70,895 | | 5.62% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -3.06% | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 51,474 | 24.69% | 17.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,476 | 46.76% | −8.37% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,45,857 | | 26.56% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 6.42% | |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Tirunelveli :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,206 | 7.32% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,94,203 | 55.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,52,281 | | 0.00% |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |