Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2024

Tirunelveli

Parliamentary constituency 38 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2024

[01]Result · 2024

#38 · GEN

Poll date19 Apr 2024

Contestants23Candidate lines

Electors16,54,503

Votes polled10,67,448

Turnout64.5%

NOTA7,3960.4% of votes

WinnerRobert Bruce CIndian National Congress5,02,29647.1% of votes

MARGIN1,65,620 votes · 15.5 pp5,02,296 − 3,36,676

Runner-upNainar Nagenthran Bharatiya Janata Party3,36,67631.5% of votes

INC 59.9% of top-two votesBJP 40.1%

All candidates 23

01 Robert Bruce CINC5,02,296 47.1%
02 Nainar NagenthranBJP3,36,676 31.5%
03 Jansi Rani MAIADMK89,601 8.4%
04 SathyaNTK87,686 8.2%
05 Pottal Sundara MuniswaranIND19,852 1.9%
06 Athisayam VIND3,781 0.4%
07 BalasubramanianBSP2,067 0.2%
08 Chinna Maharaja KIND1,895 0.2%
09 David MIND1,836 0.2%
10 Samuel Lawrence PonniahIND1,497 0.1%
11 Bishop Dr Godfrey Washington NobleAJPK1,475 0.1%
12 Lenin KIND1,450 0.1%
13 Chandran MVTVTK1,413 0.1%
14 Selva Kumar SBDP1,346 0.1%
15 Kumar VPMTDK1,072 0.1%
16 Muthuraman AAMK1,048 0.1%
17 Thalapathy Murugan MIND917 0.1%
18 Sivaram KIND875 0.1%
19 Ramakrishnan NNINIK790 0.1%
20 SureshIND788 0.1%
21 Dr Rajendra Retnam KIND689 0.1%
22 Seval Kannan B AdvocateIND636 0.1%
23 Raghavan C MIND366 0.0%

Turnout 64.5%

Male 8.27 lakh50.0% Female 8.27 lakh50.0%

Share of 16,54,503 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,000
NOTAcounted within the total7,396 · 0.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 202471.0%
ReconciliationΣ 23 candidates = 10,60,052Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
15.5 pp
Robert Bruce CIndian National Congress
2019
17.8 pp
Gnanathiraviam SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014
13.1 pp
Prabakaran.K.R.PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
3.0 pp
Ramasubbu SIndian National Congress
2004
28.9 pp
Radhika Selvi. VDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999
11.0 pp
Jayaseelan, A.D.K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
8.6 pp
RamaraajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
34.2 pp
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
48.4 pp
Dhanushkodi Athinthan R.Indian National Congress
1989
36.8 pp
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.Indian National Congress
1985
27.7 pp
R.D.AthithanIndian National Congress
1984
43.9 pp
K.T. KosalramIndian National Congress
1980
25.5 pp
Kosalram K. T.Indian National Congress
1977
26.6 pp
Kosalaram K.T.Indian National Congress
1967
0.1 pp
SantoshamSwatantra Party
1962
6.9 pp
MuthiahIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 48.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 78.6% of votes; the other 21 candidates 20.7% between them.
(5,02,296 + 3,36,676) ÷ 10,67,448 = 78.6% · 2,21,080 ÷ 10,67,448 = 20.7%
Turnout of 64.5% was 6.5 pp below the state's median seat (71.0%).
64.5 − 71.0 = −6.5
The margin narrowed from 17.8 pp in 2019 to 15.5 pp.
15.5 − 17.8 = −2.3 pp
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2019, INC in 2024.
2019 DMK · 2024 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 23 candidate lines10,60,052
NOTAcounted within the total7,396
Published totalVotes polled10,67,448
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2024 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates23 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database