Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu) was won by Bellarmin. A. V. (CPI (Marxist)) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 164,294 votes over Radhakrishnan. P. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1971–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
K. Kamaraj Nadar
Congress (O)
215,324
58.4%
M. C. Balan (DMK)
100,553 (27.3 pts)
1977
Kumari Ananthan
Congress (O)
244,526
56.8%
M.Moses (Indian National Congress)
74,236 (17.2 pts)
1980
Dennis, N.
Congress (I)
187,111
51.3%
Vijayaraghavan, P. (Janata Party)
38,408 (10.5 pts)
1984
N. Dennis
Indian National Congress
235,365
50.0%
P. Vijayaraghavan (Janata Party)
11,637 (2.5 pts)
1989
N.Dennis
Indian National Congress
292,817
53.2%
D.Kumaradhass (Janata Dal)
78,797 (14.3 pts)
1991
N. Dennis
Indian National Congress
279,813
51.6%
P. Muhammadd Ismail (Janata Dal)
124,913 (23.0 pts)
1996
Dennis N.
Trinamool Congress
197,582
35.2%
Radhakrishnan P. (Bharatiya Janata Party)
27,697 (4.9 pts)
1998
Dennis, N.
Trinamool Congress
296,611
50.0%
Radhakrishnan, P. (Bharatiya Janata Party)
29,185 (4.9 pts)
1999
Radhakrishnan,P.
Bharatiya Janata Party
307,319
50.2%
Dennis.N. (Indian National Congress)
145,643 (23.8 pts)
2004
Bellarmin. A. V.
CPI (Marxist)
410,091
60.9%
Radhakrishnan. P (Bharatiya Janata Party)
164,294 (24.4 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Kamaraj Nadar
Congress (O)
215,324
58.4%
M. C. Balan
DMK
114,771
31.1%
P. Samuel
CPI (Marxist)
36,171
9.8%
P. Yonas
Independent
2,653
0.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kumari Ananthan
Congress (O)
244,526
56.8%
M.Moses
Indian National Congress
170,290
39.5%
V. Emmanual
Independent
5,848
1.4%
Poomedai S. Lakshmanan Pillai
Independent
5,328
1.2%
S. Siluvai Pitchai
Independent
2,663
0.6%
D. Stephen
Independent
1,114
0.3%
P. Vivekanandhan
Independent
1,046
0.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dennis, N.
Congress (I)
187,111
51.3%
Vijayaraghavan, P.
Janata Party
148,703
40.8%
Wilson, A.
Independent
18,137
5.0%
Poomedai Lekshmanan Pillay, S.
Independent
4,656
1.3%
George, A. J.
Independent
2,612
0.7%
Duraiswamy Nadar, N.
Independent
1,850
0.5%
Ponarj, S.
Independent
1,536
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N. Dennis
Indian National Congress
235,365
50.0%
P. Vijayaraghavan
Janata Party
223,728
47.5%
S. Lekshmanan Pillai
Independent
7,957
1.7%
S. Murugan
Independent
3,539
0.8%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N.Dennis
Indian National Congress
292,817
53.2%
D.Kumaradhass
Janata Dal
214,020
38.9%
M.R.Gandhi
Bharatiya Janata Party
39,164
7.1%
S.Kennady Peter Perinba Dhas
Pattali Makkal Katchi
1,093
0.2%
T.Chandran
TMM
762
0.1%
P.Dass
Independent
652
0.1%
N.Duraiswamy Nadar
Independent
617
0.1%
N.Mahadevan
Independent
584
0.1%
U.Nagoor Meeran Beer Mohamed
Independent
270
0.0%
K.M.Galeel Batcha
Independent
234
0.0%
S.Swamy
Independent
221
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N. Dennis
Indian National Congress
279,813
51.6%
P. Muhammadd Ismail
Janata Dal
154,900
28.6%
P. Radhakrishnan
Bharatiya Janata Party
102,029
18.8%
S.H. Stephen
Independent
1,476
0.3%
U. Dnagoor Meeran Peer Mohamad
Independent
1,249
0.2%
D.G. Manikandan
TMM
1,033
0.2%
K. James
Pattali Makkal Katchi
889
0.2%
Shem P. Isaac
Independent
599
0.1%
A.D. Ameriah
Independent
286
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dennis N.
Trinamool Congress
197,582
35.2%
Radhakrishnan P.
Bharatiya Janata Party
169,885
30.2%
Muhammad Ismail
Janata Dal
130,753
23.3%
Kumari Ananthan
Indian National Congress
51,726
9.2%
Lawrance A.
AIIC(T)
5,248
0.9%
Nallasivan Pillai N.
Independent
1,246
0.2%
Nagarajan V.
Independent
767
0.1%
Subramonyan V.
Independent
623
0.1%
Chidambaram T.
Independent
604
0.1%
Dharmaraj K.
Independent
516
0.1%
Joseph, P
Independent
451
0.1%
Suresh Kumar Alias Suresh Swamiar Kani
Independent
444
0.1%
Subbian A.
Independent
423
0.1%
Ponnuswamy E.
Independent
361
0.1%
Nagoor Meeran Mohammed U.
Independent
347
0.1%
Murugan V.N.
Independent
340
0.1%
Aruldas, A.J.
Independent
252
0.0%
Stephen S.H.
Independent
83
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dennis, N.
Trinamool Congress
296,611
50.0%
Radhakrishnan, P.
Bharatiya Janata Party
267,426
45.1%
Stanislaus, P.S.
Indian National Congress
27,821
4.7%
Ayyappan, A.
Independent
904
0.2%
Nagoor Meeran Peer Mohamed U.
Independent
287
0.0%
Joseph, P.
Independent
127
0.0%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Radhakrishnan,P.
Bharatiya Janata Party
307,319
50.2%
Dennis.N.
Indian National Congress
161,676
26.4%
Kumaradas. Dr.
Trinamool Congress
139,030
22.7%
Babu, M.
Independent
1,707
0.3%
Rema Janardanan Nair (Tmt.)
Independent
994
0.2%
Appu, V.
Independent
576
0.1%
Joseph.P
Independent
288
0.0%
Ayyappan, A.
Independent
278
0.0%
Murugan, N.
Independent
227
0.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bellarmin. A. V.
CPI (Marxist)
410,091
60.9%
Radhakrishnan. P
Bharatiya Janata Party
245,797
36.5%
Balasubramanian. T
ABHM
4,612
0.7%
George Thomas. R
Independent
4,519
0.7%
Jamaludheen. B
Independent
3,336
0.5%
Sivakumar. B
Independent
1,758
0.3%
Murugan. V. N.
Independent
1,618
0.2%
Manikanta Prasad. M
Shiv Sena
717
0.1%
Prabhakaran. K
Independent
401
0.1%
Subash. P
Independent
355
0.1%
Thankamony. C
Independent
351
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Nagercoil has been contested at 10 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Congress (O), Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, CPI (Marxist).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Nagercoil in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Bellarmin. A. V. (CPI (Marxist)) won Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, in 2004 with 410,091 votes (60.9%), a margin of 164,294 votes over Radhakrishnan. P.
Which parties have won Nagercoil since 1971?
Since 1971, Nagercoil has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, CPI (Marxist), Congress (I), Congress (O), Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Nagercoil?
The closest result on record for Nagercoil was 1984, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Party by just 11,637 votes (2.5 percentage points).