One of the earliest constituencies of the country, Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency is one of Tamil Nadu’s 39 parliamentary constituencies and was formed in 1952. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Tirunelveli Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 38) were 1,059,687 of which 534,655 are females and 525,032 are males. It has six Vidhan Sabha segments and a total number of 1,060,000 voters. The city of Tirunelveli is the center of administration of the Tirunelveli District, located about 700 km from Chennai. With an average altitude of 48 m, the city is located on the banks of Thamirabarani River covering an area of 109 sq km.
As per the India census data of 2011, the metropolitan population of Tirunelveli is 499,000 with a 53% female majority. It has a sex ratio of 1023 females per 1000 males and a child population of 43,000. 14% of the population belongs to the SC category and 0.46% belongs to the ST category. Hindu is the predominant religion here and Tamil is the official language of the people. Christianity is also pretty prevalent here. The average literacy rate of the city is 91% with male and female literacy rates of 95% and 87%. It is the center of education in the region and several prominent educational institutions are located here. The National Highways NH-7 and its extension NH-7A are connected to this city.
Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnanathiraviam S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 517219 | 0 | 5404 | 522623 | 50.26 | Winner |
| Paul Manoj Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 335963 | 0 | 1203 | 337166 | 32.43 | 1st Runner-up |
| Michael Rayappan S | Independent | 61760 | 0 | 449 | 62209 | 5.98 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Sathya B | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 49491 | 0 | 407 | 49898 | 4.8 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Vennimalai M | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 22939 | 0 | 161 | 23100 | 2.22 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 10855 | 0 | 103 | 10958 | 1.05 | 5th Runner-up |
| Maharajan V | Independent | 5115 | 0 | 22 | 5137 | 0.49 | 6th Runner-up |
| Maharajan A | Independent | 3938 | 0 | 2 | 3940 | 0.38 | 7th Runner-up |
| Essakkiammal E | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3432 | 0 | 30 | 3462 | 0.33 | 8th Runner-up |
| Murugesan S | Independent | 3428 | 0 | 2 | 3430 | 0.33 | 9th Runner-up |
| Manoharan P | Independent | 2093 | 0 | 2 | 2095 | 0.2 | 10th Runner-up |
| Manikandan G | Independent | 1957 | 0 | 1 | 1958 | 0.19 | 11th Runner-up |
| Ramakrishnan N | Naam Indiar Party | 1687 | 0 | 1 | 1688 | 0.16 | 12th Runner-up |
| Paul Solomon Pandian | Independent | 1406 | 0 | 1 | 1407 | 0.14 | 13th Runner-up |
| Sivasankar S | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 1248 | 0 | 3 | 1251 | 0.12 | 14th Runner-up |
| Selvaganesan R | United States Of India Party | 1237 | 0 | 7 | 1244 | 0.12 | 15th Runner-up |
| Manikandan P | Independent | 1079 | 0 | 5 | 1084 | 0.1 | 16th Runner-up |
| Rathinasigamani M | Independent | 934 | 0 | 0 | 934 | 0.09 | 17th Runner-up |
| Indurani S | Independent | 885 | 0 | 11 | 896 | 0.09 | 18th Runner-up |
| Bagavathikesan T | Independent | 879 | 0 | 0 | 879 | 0.08 | 19th Runner-up |
| Selva Prakash R | Independent | 778 | 0 | 1 | 779 | 0.07 | 20th Runner-up |
| Rajkumar A | Independent | 771 | 0 | 0 | 771 | 0.07 | 21th Runner-up |
| Mohanraj A | Independent | 630 | 0 | 0 | 630 | 0.06 | 22th Runner-up |
| Rajiv Victor | Independent | 627 | 0 | 1 | 628 | 0.06 | 23th Runner-up |
| Ramamoorthi B | Independent | 585 | 0 | 1 | 586 | 0.06 | 24th Runner-up |
| Ramaswamy S | Independent | 528 | 0 | 1 | 529 | 0.05 | 25th Runner-up |
| Kamala Kannan | Independent | 477 | 0 | 2 | 479 | 0.05 | 26th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Tirunelveli constituency is Shri Prabakaran.K.R.P of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 38 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Prabakaran.K.R.P | M | AIADMK | 398139 | Devadasa Sundaram | M | DMK | 272040 |
| 2009 | 38 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Ramasubbu,Shri S.S. | M | INC | 274932 | Annamalai K | M | ADMK | 253629 |
| 2004 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Dhanuskodi Athithan, R. | M | INC | 370127 | Amirtha Ganesan, R. | M | ADMK | 203052 |
| 1999 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Pandian, P.H. | M | ADMK | 249975 | Geetha Jeevan, P. | M | DMK | 223481 |
| 1998 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Janarthanan, R. | M | ADMK | 247823 | Sarath Kumar, R. | M | DMK | 240919 |
| 1996 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Sivaprakasam D.S.A. | M | DMK | 295001 | Rajaselvam A.R | M | ADMK | 176721 |
| 1991 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Janarthanan M.R. | M | ADK | 351048 | Kandasamy K.P. | M | DMK | 197456 |
| 1989 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Janartanan | M | ADK | 394444 | D.S.A. Sivaprakasam | M | DMK | 203309 |
| 1984 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | M.R. Janardhanan | M | ADK | 296897 | D.S.A. Sivaprakasam | M | DMK | 210951 |
| 1980 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Sivaprakasam D.S.A. | M | DMK | 256626 | Arunachalam V. | M | ADK | 196664 |
| 1977 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Arunachalam V. | M | ADK | 304562 | Samsuddin Alias Kathiravan K.M | M | DMK | 121869 |
| 1971 | 36 | Tirunelveli | GEN | S. A, Muruganantham | M | CPI | 214214 | S. Palaniswaminathan | M | SWA | 154277 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Tirunelveli Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Tirunelveli parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alangulam | Tirunelveli | Ambasamudram |
| Palayamkottai | Nanguneri | Radhapuram |
Last Updated on July 6, 2019