Tamil Nadu · PC 38
Tirunelveli
Lok Sabha General Election 1996
1,023,826
Electors
647,991
Votes polled
63.29%
Turnout
118,280
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Won
Male
|
DMK | 295,001 | 45.53% |
| 2 |
Rajaselvam A.R.
Male
|
ADMK | 176,721 | 27.27% |
| 3 |
Kutty Alias Shunmuga Chidambaram C.A.R.
Male
|
MDMK | 77,648 | 11.98% |
| 4 |
Krishnasamy K.
Male
|
JP | 61,567 | 9.50% |
| 5 |
Ponniah A.R.
Male
|
BJP | 25,545 | 3.94% |
| 6 |
Nagireddi O.
Male
|
IND | 2,497 | 0.39% |
| 7 |
Noordeen N.S.
Male
|
IND | 2,036 | 0.31% |
| 8 |
Appasu Deivendran
Male
|
IND | 1,461 | 0.23% |
| 9 |
Rayappan M.
Male
|
IND | 1,425 | 0.22% |
| 10 |
Muthia Devar
Male
|
IND | 1,062 | 0.16% |
| 11 |
Johny Selvaraj Alias Thiruselvam
Male
|
IND | 692 | 0.11% |
| 12 |
Ponraj P.
Male
|
IND | 647 | 0.10% |
| 13 |
Chandramohan A.
Male
|
IND | 550 | 0.08% |
| 14 |
Tamilselvi T.
Female
|
IND | 409 | 0.06% |
| 15 |
Devadoss R.
Male
|
IND | 395 | 0.06% |
| 16 |
Jeevarathinam S.
Male
|
IND | 335 | 0.05% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Tirunelveli Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Robert Bruce C
Male
INC
|
46.98% |
Nainar Nagenthran
Male
BJP
|
31.49% |
| 2019 |
Gnanathiraviam S
Male
DMK
|
50.27% |
Paul Manoj Pandian
Male
ADMK
|
32.42% |
| 2014 |
Prabakaran.K.R.P
Male
ADMK
|
41.36% |
Devadasa Sundaram
Male
DMK
|
28.26% |
| 2009 |
Ramasubbu S
INC
|
39.23% |
Annamalai K
ADMK
|
36.19% |
| 2004 |
Dhanuskodi Athithan, R.
Male
INC
|
58.40% |
Amirtha Ganesan, R.
Male
ADMK
|
32.04% |
| 1999 |
Pandian, P.H.
Male
ADMK
|
41.62% |
Geetha Jeevan, P.
Female
DMK
|
37.21% |
| 1998 |
Janarthanan, R.
Male
ADMK
|
41.44% |
Sarath Kumar, R.
Male
DMK
|
40.29% |
| 1996 |
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Male
DMK
|
45.53% |
Rajaselvam A.R.
Male
ADMK
|
27.27% |
| 1991 |
Janarthanan M.R.
Male
ADK
|
62.09% |
Kandasamy K.P.
Male
DMK
|
34.92% |
| 1989 |
Janartanan
Male
ADK
|
65.01% |
D.S.A. Sivaprakasam
Male
DMK
|
33.51% |
| 1984 |
M.R. Janardhanan
Male
ADK
|
57.64% |
D.S.A. Sivaprakasam
Male
DMK
|
40.95% |
| 1980 |
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Male
DMK
|
54.89% |
Arunachalam V.
Male
ADK
|
42.06% |
| 1977 |
Arunachalam V.
Male
ADK
|
69.82% |
Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan K.M.
Male
DMK
|
27.94% |
| 1971 |
S. A, Muruganantham
Male
CPI
|
56.26% |
S. Palaniswaminathan
Male
SWA
|
40.52% |