Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) was won by Raja, A. (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 205,823 votes over Thiyagarajan, M.. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
J. Matha Gowder
DMK
215,654
58.3%
Akkamma Devi (Congress (O))
61,094 (16.5 pts)
1977
Ramalingam P.S.
AIADMK
241,777
55.9%
Nanja Gowder M.K. (Congress (O))
59,346 (13.7 pts)
1980
Prabhu R.
Congress (I)
273,614
57.2%
Thippiah T.T.S. (Janata Party)
85,743 (17.9 pts)
1984
R.Prabhu
Indian National Congress
341,824
60.3%
C.T. Dhandapani (DMK)
131,939 (23.3 pts)
1989
Prabhu, R.
Indian National Congress
455,411
61.5%
Mahalingam, S.A. (DMK)
173,771 (23.5 pts)
1991
Prabhu R.
Indian National Congress
387,707
58.8%
Doraisamy S. (DMK)
180,802 (27.4 pts)
1996
Balasubramaniyan S.R.
Trinamool Congress
475,515
62.9%
R.Prabhu (Indian National Congress)
281,376 (37.2 pts)
1998
Mathan M. Alias Master Mathan M.
Bharatiya Janata Party
322,818
46.5%
Balasubramoniyan S.R. (Trinamool Congress)
60,385 (8.7 pts)
1999
Mathan, M. (Alias) Master Mathan, M.
Bharatiya Janata Party
369,828
50.7%
Prabhu, R. (Indian National Congress)
23,959 (3.3 pts)
2004
Prabhu R.
Indian National Congress
494,121
63.3%
Mathan. M @ Master Mathan. M (Bharatiya Janata Party)
236,502 (30.3 pts)
2009
Raja A
DMK
316,802
44.6%
Krishnan C (MDMK)
86,021 (12.1 pts)
2014
Gopalakrishnan, C.
AIADMK
463,700
49.7%
Raja, A. (DMK)
104,940 (11.2 pts)
2019
Raja, A.
DMK
547,832
55.2%
Thiyagarajan, M. (AIADMK)
205,823 (20.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
J. Matha Gowder
DMK
215,654
58.3%
Akkamma Devi
Congress (O)
154,560
41.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramalingam P.S.
AIADMK
241,777
55.9%
Nanja Gowder M.K.
Congress (O)
182,431
42.1%
Subramaniam V.
Independent
5,057
1.2%
Aadrpus Mayason
Independent
3,622
0.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhu R.
Congress (I)
273,614
57.2%
Thippiah T.T.S.
Janata Party
187,871
39.3%
Venkatachalam G.S.
Janata Party (Secular)
8,827
1.8%
Raju K.P.
Independent
2,846
0.6%
Selavaraj J.
Independent
2,461
0.5%
Bojarajan M.
Independent
1,970
0.4%
Adolfas Mayson
Independent
916
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
R.Prabhu
Indian National Congress
341,824
60.3%
C.T. Dhandapani
DMK
209,885
37.0%
Kovai Ganesan
Independent
3,203
0.6%
K.Devappan
Independent
2,988
0.5%
J.D.Raju
Independent
2,430
0.4%
V. Subramani
Independent
2,356
0.4%
A.S.J. Selvaraj
Independent
2,274
0.4%
P. Kesavan
Independent
1,782
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhu, R.
Indian National Congress
455,411
61.5%
Mahalingam, S.A.
DMK
281,640
38.0%
Myleswamy, K.S.
Independent
1,518
0.2%
Loganathan, V.
Independent
1,118
0.2%
Subban, S.S.
Independent
933
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhu R.
Indian National Congress
387,707
58.8%
Doraisamy S.
DMK
206,905
31.4%
Mathan M. Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
41,231
6.2%
Mohamed Zackariah K.M.
Indian Union Muslim League
7,160
1.1%
Subburasu N.
Independent
2,619
0.4%
Vijayan K
Independent
2,028
0.3%
Pooranchandran R.
Independent
2,001
0.3%
Neelamalai Raja
Independent
1,791
0.3%
Ganesan M.
Independent
1,263
0.2%
Loganathan V.
Independent
1,086
0.2%
Karuppasami K.
Independent
1,047
0.2%
Subhulaxmi P. (W)
Independent
999
0.2%
Jayaraj N.B.
TMM
900
0.1%
Chinnaraj S.
Independent
778
0.1%
Muthuswamy M.
Independent
730
0.1%
Mugilan M.
Independent
724
0.1%
Unnikrishnan
Independent
518
0.1%
Mahendra Kumar M.
Independent
397
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Balasubramaniyan S.R.
Trinamool Congress
475,515
62.9%
R.Prabhu
Indian National Congress
194,139
25.7%
C.V.Kandasamy
Janata Dal
38,462
5.1%
Mathan M. @ Master Mathan
Bharatiya Janata Party
32,185
4.3%
Loganathan V
Independent
2,069
0.3%
H.N.Kalla Gowder
Independent
2,019
0.3%
M.Ashok
Shiv Sena
1,824
0.2%
Rasa G
Independent
1,600
0.2%
Ranganathan A.G
Independent
1,016
0.1%
K.Paramathma
Independent
998
0.1%
Joy Mathew
Independent
870
0.1%
M.Udhayashankar
Independent
868
0.1%
Ramanujam G.R
Independent
795
0.1%
Murugesan M
Independent
744
0.1%
Vijayakumar P
Independent
712
0.1%
R.Pooranachandran
Independent
682
0.1%
Joseph D
Independent
407
0.1%
S.Myleswamy
Independent
354
0.0%
Muthiah B
ATMK
348
0.0%
Joseph Frankel
Independent
317
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathan M. Alias Master Mathan M.
Bharatiya Janata Party
322,818
46.5%
Balasubramoniyan S.R.
Trinamool Congress
262,433
37.8%
Prabhu R.
Indian National Congress
106,588
15.4%
Bhaskaran M.
Independent
1,416
0.2%
Ramesh C.
Independent
1,103
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mathan, M. (Alias) Master Mathan, M.
Bharatiya Janata Party
369,828
50.7%
Prabhu, R.
Indian National Congress
345,869
47.4%
Chinnaraj, C.
PT
7,612
1.0%
Sinnaramasamy, A.G.
TDK
1,950
0.3%
Ajmal, G.
Independent
1,306
0.2%
Anandhakumar, L.
Independent
1,258
0.2%
Rangaswamy Advocate, N.
AJBP
875
0.1%
Shanmugam, R.
Independent
302
0.0%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Prabhu R.
Indian National Congress
494,121
63.3%
Mathan. M @ Master Mathan. M
Bharatiya Janata Party
257,619
33.0%
Pappannan. T. K
Independent
10,649
1.4%
Kumaran. P
YSP
6,580
0.8%
Tirrumurthi. M
Independent
3,630
0.5%
Shanmugam. P
Independent
2,188
0.3%
Senthilkumar. V
ABHM
2,167
0.3%
Dharmaraj. M
Janata Party
2,112
0.3%
Parthasarathi. K
Janata Dal (United)
1,824
0.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Raja A
DMK
316,802
44.6%
Krishnan C
MDMK
230,781
32.5%
Selvaraj S
DMDK
76,613
10.8%
Bhadiran S
KNMK
32,776
4.6%
Gurumurthy S
Bharatiya Janata Party
18,690
2.6%
Velmurugan C
Independent
11,979
1.7%
Nagaraju G
Independent
8,821
1.2%
Krishnan M
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,600
0.5%
Thanga Pandian R
Independent
3,294
0.5%
Vijayaraj M
RPI(A)
1,355
0.2%
Sujith Kumar C
Independent
1,285
0.2%
Selvam K
Independent
1,261
0.2%
Arumugam P
Independent
1,244
0.2%
Sivaraj P
Independent
1,204
0.2%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Gopalakrishnan, C.
AIADMK
463,700
49.7%
Raja, A.
DMK
358,760
38.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
46,559
5.0%
Gandhi, P.
Indian National Congress
37,702
4.0%
Rani, M.T.
Aam Aadmi Party
12,525
1.3%
Kala, M.
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,377
0.4%
Ponnusamy, P.
CPI(ML)RS
2,733
0.3%
Dr.Balan, P.P.
Independent
2,704
0.3%
Subramaniyam, P.
Independent
1,711
0.2%
Eswaran, T.
MMK
1,655
0.2%
Gunasekaran, K.
RPI(A)
1,650
0.2%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Raja, A.
DMK
547,832
55.2%
Thiyagarajan, M.
AIADMK
342,009
34.5%
Rajenthiran, N.
MNM
41,169
4.1%
Ramaswamy, M.
Independent
40,419
4.1%
Subramani, M.
Independent
5,229
0.5%
Rajarathinam, M.
Independent
4,747
0.5%
Ashok Kumar, R.
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,088
0.4%
Raja, K.
Independent
3,257
0.3%
Nagarajan, A.
Independent
2,199
0.2%
Arumukam, P.
Independent
1,621
0.2%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Nilgiris has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Nilgiris in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Raja, A. (DMK) won Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 547,832 votes (55.2%), a margin of 205,823 votes over Thiyagarajan, M..
Which parties have won Nilgiris since 1971?
Since 1971, Nilgiris has been won by: AIADMK, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Nilgiris?
The closest result on record for Nilgiris was 1999, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 23,959 votes (3.3 percentage points).