14 elections on record · INC dominant · 14 total
Nagercoil is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 14 elections from 1962 to 2026. INC is the historically dominant party with 5 wins out of 14 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S. Austin | DMK | 69880 | 35.60% | G. Bervin Kings | TVK | 7570 |
| 2021 | M. R. Gandhi | BJP | 88804 | 48.21% | N. Suresh Rajan | DMK | 11669 |
| 2016 | N. Suresh Rajan | DMK | 67369 | 38.87% | Gandhi M.R | BJP | 20956 |
| 2011 | Nanjil Murugesan A | AIADMK | 58819 | 40.01% | Mahesh R | DMK | 6727 |
| 2006 | S. Jeyapaul | INC | 50641 | 47.19% | M. R. Gandhi | BJP | 21320 |
| 2001 | T. Pachamal | AIADMK | 42354 | 46.23% | R. Sambath Chandra | MDMK | 15089 |
| 1996 | Era Bernard | DMK | 41217 | 42.85% | S.P. Kutty | BJP | 7426 |
| 1991 | A. Pauliah | INC | 52641 | 60.01% | R. Bathakbishnan | JD | 33015 |
| 1989 | A. Pauliah | INC | 36611 | 39.19% | R. Sambath Chandra | DMK | 12197 |
| 1984 | F. M. Rajarathnam | AIADMK | 33585 | 39.33% | M. R. Gandhi | BJP | 589 |
| 1980 | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 42949 | 67.03% | Sanotsham. M. | AIADMK | 21822 |
| 1977 | R. Athiswami | JP | 21131 | 30.4% | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 1182 |
| 1971 | A. Pauliah | INC | 37401 | 54.98% | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 7549 |
| 1967 | A. Chidambaranatha Nadar | INC | 29325 | 48.37% | S. Retnaraj | SWA | 1446 |
| 1962 | — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable | ||||||