Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Tirunelveli

Assembly constituency 224 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#224 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants17

Electors2,67,540

Votes polled1,87,358

Turnout70.0%

NOTA2,2180.8% of votes

WinnerLakshmanan A.L.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam81,76143.6% of votes

MARGIN601 votes · 0.3 pp81,761 − 81,160

Runner-upNainar Nagenthran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam81,16043.3% of votes

DMK 50.2% of top-two votesAIADMK 49.8%

All candidates 17

01 Lakshmanan A.L.S.DMK81,761 43.6%
02 Nainar NagenthranAIADMK81,160 43.3%
03 Madasamy S.DMDK8,640 4.6%
04 Maharajan A.BJP6,017 3.2%
05 Viyanarasu A.NTK2,106 1.1%
06 Velammal G.IND2,029 1.1%
07 Ganesan KannanPMK1,884 1.0%
08 Rajkumar P.IND1,377 0.7%
09 Balasubramanian E.BSP507 0.3%
10 Mallar MaharajanIND401 0.2%
11 Shanmuga Sundaram M.IND289 0.2%
12 Sudaroli S.Murugan Yadav B.Com.IND245 0.1%
13 Udaiyar S.IND217 0.1%
14 Murugan G.IND216 0.1%
15 Nellai ImmamSP190 0.1%
16 Manikandan C.TMMK182 0.1%
17 Kamala Kannan P.IND137 0.1%

Turnout 70.0%

Male 1.32 lakh49.3% Female 1.36 lakh50.7%

Share of 2,67,540 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,028
NOTAreported alongside the total2,218 · 0.8%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 17 candidates = 1,87,358Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

2026
5.2 pp
Murughan.R.S.Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
11.8 pp
Nainar NagenthranBharatiya Janata Party
2016
0.3 pp
Lakshmanan A.L.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
24.5 pp
Nainar NagenthranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
17.8 pp
Rani VenkatesanIndian National Congress
2003
Margin not recorded
Neelamegavarnam L.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2003
17.4 pp
Neelamegavarnam L.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
7.4 pp
Maninadar .S.STamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1996
29.7 pp
Mani Nadar, S.S.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
48.0 pp
Kumari AnathanIndian National Congress
1989
1.4 pp
Kumari AnathanIndian National Congress
1984
11.5 pp
Ramasami S.N.Gandhi Kamraj National Congress
1980
1.7 pp
Ramasamy, S. N.Gandhi Kamraj National Congress
1977
1.3 pp
R. JebamaniJanata Party
1971
7.9 pp
EdmundDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
15.1 pp
E.FernandoDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed DMDK polled 8,640 votes, 14× the 601-vote margin.
8,640 ÷ 601 = 14.4
NOTA polled 2,218 votes, 3.7× the winning margin of 601.
2,218 ÷ 601 = 3.7
The top two polled 87.0% of votes; the other 15 candidates 13.0% between them.
(81,761 + 81,160) ÷ 1,87,358 = 87.0% · 24,437 ÷ 1,87,358 = 13.0%
Turnout of 70.0% was 6.5 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).
70.0 − 76.5 = −6.5
The margin narrowed from 24.5 pp in 2011 to 0.3 pp.
0.3 − 24.5 = −24.2 pp
Nainar Nagenthran, the 2011 winner, finished second in 2016.
2011 winner name = 2016 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 17 candidate lines1,87,358
NOTAreported alongside the total2,218
Published totalVotes polled1,87,358
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates17 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 232 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database