Tirunelveli Assembly constituency explained

Tirunelveli
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	224
Mla:	Nainar Nagendran
Latest Election Year:	2021
State:	Tamil Nadu
Electors:	292,411

Tirunelveli is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence. Tirunelveli was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Tirunelveli voted for the party that forms government in the state except for 2016 and 2021 respectively.It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Madras State assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1952	Arumugam S. N. Somayajulu
1957	Rajathi Kunjithapatham
1962
1967	A. L. Subramanian

Tamil Nadu assembly

Year	Winner	Party
1971	P. Padmanabhan
1977	G. R. Edmund
1980	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
1984	S. Narayanan
1986	R. M. Veerappan
1989	A. L. Subramanian
1991	D. Veliah Thevar
1996	A. L. Subramanian
2001	Nainar Nagendran
2006	N. Malai Raja
2011	Nainar Nagendran
2016	A. L. S. Lakshmanan
2021	Nainar Nagendran

Election Results

1952

References

• Web site: Statistical reports of assembly elections. 8 July 2010. Election Commission of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp. 5 October 2010.

8.73°N 77.75°W

Notes and References

1. News: VVPAT used on pilot basis . 17 May 2016 . The Hindu . 10 December 2018 .
2. Web site: VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry..
3. Web site: Voter Verifiable Paper Auditor Trail units brought to Nellai - The Hindu. The Hindu.
4. Web site: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes. The Hindu.