# Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency

Nagercoil was a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. K. Kamaraj. The first elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was elected twice to the Lok Sabha from here. It has been now named as Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Kamarajar by-election victory

The death of A. Nesamony in 1968 led to the by-election in Nagercoil constituency. Realising the popularity of Kamaraj in this constituency and the potential danger posed by Kamaraj's election after the Indian National Congress party's debacle in 1967 election, C. Rajagopalachari wrote in Swarajya, the magazine of the Swatantra Party, about the need to defeat him and appealed to C. N. Annadurai to support M. Mathias, the Swatantra Party candidate. Annadurai deputed M. Karunanidhi, the then Minister for Public Works, to Nagercoil to work in support of Mathias. Despite the efforts, Kamaraj won decisively with a 1,28,201-vote margin on 8 January 1969.

## Assembly segments

Nagercoil Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Colachel (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
* Killyur (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
* Nagercoil (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
* Padmanabhapuram (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)
* Thiruvattar (defunct)
* Vilavancode (moved to Kanniyakumari Constituency)

## Members of the Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | A. Nesamony | Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress |
| 1957 | P. Thanulinga Nadar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | A. Nesamony | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | A. Nesamony | Indian National Congress |
| 1969^ | K. Kamaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | K. Kamaraj | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 1977 | Kumari Ananthan | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 1980 | N. Dennis | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1984 | N. Dennis | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | N. Dennis | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | N. Dennis | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | N. Dennis | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | N. Dennis | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1999 | Pon Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | A. V. Bellarmin | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2009 onwards : See Kanyakumari ||||
* In 2008, the Nagercoil constituency was renamed Kanyakumari. For results post-2008, please see Kanyakumari (Lok Sabha constituency)

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2004 | 2004 | 60.88% | 60.88% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 50.21% | 50.21% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 35.18% | 35.18% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 51.60% | 51.60% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 53.20% | 53.20% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 50.01% | 50.01% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 51.32% | 51.32% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 56.76% | 56.76% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 58.37% | 58.37% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 53.38% | 53.38% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 56.37% | 56.37% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 75.78% | 75.78% |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin | 410,091 | 60.88 | |
| | BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 2,45,797 | 36.49 | −13.72 |
| | ABHM | T. Balasubramanian | 4,612 | 0.68 | |
| | Independent | R. George Thomas | 4,519 | 0.67 | |
| | Independent | B. Jamaludheen | 3,336 | 0.50 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,64,294 | 24.39 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,73,555 | 60.69 | 1.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,10,014 | | 4.94 |
| | CPI(M) gain from BJP | CPI(M) gain from BJP | Swing | 10.68 | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 307,319 | 50.21 | 5.12 |
| | INC | N. Dennis | 1,61,676 | 26.41 | 21.72 |
| | TMC(M) | Dr. Kumaradas | 1,39,030 | 22.71 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,45,643 | 23.79 | 18.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,12,095 | 58.79 | −1.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,57,712 | | 2.85 |
| | BJP gain from TMC(M) | BJP gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 15.03 | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | N. Dennis | 296,611 | 50.00 | |
| | BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 2,67,426 | 45.08 | 14.84 |
| | INC | P. S. Stanislaus | 27,821 | 4.69 | −4.52 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,185 | 4.92 | −0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,93,176 | 58.32 | −1.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,28,393 | | 5.58 |
| | TMC(M) hold | TMC(M) hold | Swing | 14.83 | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | N. Dennis | 197,582 | 35.18 | |
| | BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 1,69,885 | 30.25 | 11.43 |
| | JD | P. Mohammad Ismail | 1,30,753 | 23.28 | |
| | INC | Kumari Ananthan | 51,726 | 9.21 | −42.39 |
| | AIIC(T) | A. Lawrance | 5,248 | 0.93 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,697 | 4.93 | −18.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,61,651 | 59.89 | 1.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,74,018 | | 2.63 |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -16.42 | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. Dennis | 279,813 | 51.60 | −1.60 |
| | JD | P. Mohammad Ismail | 1,54,900 | 28.56 | |
| | BJP | Pon Radhakrishnan | 1,02,029 | 18.82 | 11.70 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,24,913 | 23.04 | 8.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,42,274 | 58.41 | 0.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,49,067 | | −0.41 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -1.60 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. Dennis | 292,817 | 53.20 | 3.18 |
| | JD | D. Kumaradas | 2,14,020 | 38.88 | |
| | BJP | M. R. Gandhi | 39,164 | 7.12 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 78,797 | 14.32 | 11.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,50,434 | 58.22 | −9.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,52,947 | | 32.17 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.18 | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. Dennis | 235,365 | 50.01 | |
| | JP | P. Vijaya Raghavan | 2,23,728 | 47.54 | |
| | Independent | S. Lekshmanan Pillai | 7,957 | 1.69 | |
| | Independent | S. Murugan | 3,539 | 0.75 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,637 | 2.47 | −8.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,70,589 | 67.62 | 11.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,20,980 | | 8.69 |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -1.30 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | N. Dennis | 187,111 | 51.32 | |
| | JP | P. Vijaya Raghavan | 1,48,703 | 40.78 | |
| | Independent | A. Wilson | 18,137 | 4.97 | |
| | Independent | Poomedai S. Lekshmanan Pillay | 4,656 | 1.28 | |
| | Independent | A. J. George | 2,612 | 0.72 | |
| | Independent | N. Duraiswamy Nadar | 1,850 | 0.51 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,408 | 10.53 | −6.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,64,605 | 55.90 | −11.46 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,63,322 | | 2.60 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC(O) | INC(I) gain from INC(O) | Swing | -5.44 | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(O) | Kumari Ananthan | 244,526 | 56.76 | |
| | INC | M. Moses | 1,70,290 | 39.53 | |
| | Independent | V. Emmanual | 5,848 | 1.36 | |
| | Independent | Poomedai S. Lekshmanan Pillay | 5,328 | 1.24 | |
| | Independent | S. Siluvai Pitchai | 2,663 | 0.62 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 74,236 | 17.23 | −10.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,30,815 | 67.36 | −0.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,46,525 | | 16.87 |
| | INC(O) hold | INC(O) hold | Swing | -1.61 | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(O) | K. Kamaraj | 215,324 | 58.37 | |
| | DMK | M. C. Balan | 1,14,771 | 31.11 | |
| | CPI(M) | P. Samuel | 36,171 | 9.80 | |
| | Independent | P. Yonas | 2,653 | 0.72 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,00,553 | 27.26 | 11.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,68,919 | 68.02 | −4.82 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,53,220 | | 16.66 |
| | INC(O) gain from INC | INC(O) gain from INC | Swing | 4.98 | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Nesamony | 180,265 | 53.38 | −2.98 |
| | SWA | M. Mathias | 1,28,251 | 37.98 | |
| | Independent | S. Chellaswamy | 14,848 | 4.40 | |
| | Independent | P. Vivekananda | 14,317 | 4.24 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 52,014 | 15.40 | −11.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,37,681 | 72.84 | 6.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,74,210 | | 10.04 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -2.98 | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Nesamony | 157,208 | 56.37 | −19.41 |
| | Independent | P. Vivekananda | 81,587 | 29.25 | |
| | Independent | A. Zachariah | 20,403 | 7.32 | |
| | Independent | P. John Russel | 19,698 | 7.06 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 75,621 | 27.11 | −24.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,78,896 | 66.62 | 16.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,30,947 | | 13.36 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -19.41 | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | P. Thanulinga Nadar | 143,288 | 75.78 |
| | Independent | Chellaswamy | 45,798 | 24.22 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 97,490 | 51.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,89,086 | 49.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,80,167 | |
| | INC gain from TTNC | INC gain from TTNC | Swing | 24.93 |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election : Nagercoil :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TTNC | A. Nesamony | 115,893 | 50.85 | |
| | Independent | Sivathanu Pillai | 43,778 | 19.21 | |
| | Tamil Nadu Congress Party | Thanulingom Nadar | 36,158 | 15.87 | |
| | SP | Sam Natheniel | 32,075 | 14.07 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 72,115 | 31.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,27,904 | 66.41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,43,195 | | 0.00 |
| | TTNC win (new seat) | TTNC win (new seat) | TTNC win (new seat) | TTNC win (new seat) | TTNC win (new seat) |