14 elections on record · DMK dominant · 14 total
Tirunelveli is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 14 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 3 wins out of 14 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. S. Murughan | TVK | 75840 | 34.72% | S. Subramanian | DMK | 11414 |
| 2021 | Nainar Nagendran | BJP | 92282 | 46.70% | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 23107 |
| 2016 | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 81761 | 43.13% | Nainar Nagenthran | ADMK | 601 |
| 2011 | Nainar Nagendran | AIADMK | 86220 | 54.81% | A. L. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 38491 |
| 2006 | Rani Venkatesan | INC | 45446 | 52.55% | P. Nazareth Durai | MDMK | 15508 |
| 2001 | S.S. Maninadar | TMC(M) | 38308 | 49.42% | A.N. Rajakkannan | BJP | 5766 |
| 1996 | S.S. Mani Nadar | TMC | 44376 | 54.51% | B. Kasianantham | INC | 25236 |
| 1991 | Kumari Anathan | INC | 52719 | 72.09% | M. A. Ganesa Pandiyan | JD | 35825 |
| 1989 | Kumari Anathan | INC | 24913 | 28.65% | P. Durai Raj | DMK | 1196 |
| 1984 | S. N. Ramasamy | GKC | 37892 | 53.69% | Ganesapandian. M. A. | JP | 8617 |
| 1980 | Ramasamy. S. N. | GKC | 24700 | 41.24% | Dhanuskodi Athithan. R. | INC | 1012 |
| 1977 | R. Jebamani | JP | 18362 | 27.36% | S. P. Adithanar | Independent | 855 |
| 1971 | Edmund | DMK | 39974 | 53.54% | Ganesasundaram | INC | 5929 |
| 1967 | E. Fernando | DMK | 39619 | 56.06% | S. Nadar | INC | 10648 |
| 1962 | — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable | ||||||