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Nilgiris Lok Sabha Election Result 2024

For this constituency, the election was successfully held on April 19th. The voter turnout was 70.93 percent.Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu is a political powerhouse renowned for its significant influence in Indian politics. Nilgiris reflects a diverse demographic and remains a crucial constituency of Tamil Nadu. Now in 2024, the electorate is even more enthusiastic to show the power of their vote. As for the 2024 candidates list in Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency, A. Raja from Dravida Munetra Kazhagam , Lokesh from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dr. L Murugan from Bharatiya Janta Party are the prominent candidates. Keep watching this page to get the latest updates about the Nilgiris Lok Sabha elections.

Nilgiris Candidates List

Winner
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

A. Raja

Dravida Munetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Lokesh

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Bharatiya Janta Party

Dr. L Murugan

Bharatiya Janta Party

A. Raja
A. Raja , DMK, wins Nilgiris constituency.

Nilgiris Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 to 1971

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Nilgiris Election Results 2024
Candidate's Name Votes Vote Share
A. Raja Winner
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,73,212
Lead: 2,40,585
46.44%
Dr. L Murugan Bharatiya Janata Party 2,32,627 22.83%
Lokesh All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,20,230 21.61%
Jeyakumar Naam Tamilar Katchi 58,821 5.77%
Nota None Of The Above 13,000 1.28%
Vijayakumar D Independent 4,808 0.47%
Ganeshamoorthi A Bahujan Samaj Party 3,033 0.3%
Badran M Ganasangam Party Of India 2,425 0.24%
Selvan N Independent 2,054 0.2%
Dhanabal R Independent 1,928 0.19%
Jayanthi M Ambedkarite Party Of India 1,556 0.15%
Murugan Y Independent 1,413 0.14%
Murugesan Independent 1,059 0.1%
Malarmannan M Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi 820 0.08%
Sathish M Independent 740 0.07%
Krishna Kumar Independent 615 0.06%
Anbhuguru V Independent 565 0.06%
Source: ECI

Strike Rate

INC 56%
DMK 44%
INC won 5 times and DMK won 4 times since 1971 elections.

Assembly Constituencies in Nilgiris

Assembly Constituencies Winner Votes Vote Share
Mettuppalayam
A.k.selvaraj
AIADMK
105,231 46.75%
Avanashi (SC)
Dhanapal
AIADMK
117,284 55.16%
Bhavanisagar
Bannari
AIADMK
99,181 49.45%
Udhagamandalam
R.ganesh
INC
65,530 46.44%
Coonoor
K. Ramachandran
DMK
61,820 45.49%
Gudalur
Pon Jeyaseelan
AIADMK
64,496 46.65%
Source: ECI

Nilgiris Past Election Results

Year Candidate's Name Party Votes Vote Share
2024 A. Raja DMK 473,212
(Lead: 240,585)
46%
Dr. L Murugan BJP 232,627 23%
2019 Raja, A. DMK 547,832
(Lead: 205,823)
54%
Thiyagarajan, M. AIADMK 342,009 34%
2014 Gopalakrishnan, C. AIADMK 463,700
(Lead: 104,940)
52%
Raja, A. DMK 358,760 40%
2009 Raja A DMK 316,802
(Lead: 86,021)
45%
Krishnan C MDMK 230,781 33%
2004 Prabhu R. INC 494,121
(Lead: 236,502)
63%
Mathan. M @ Master Mathan. M BJP 257,619 33%
1999 Mathan, M. (alias) Master Mathan, M. BJP 369,828
(Lead: 23,959)
51%
Prabhu, R. INC 345,869 47%
1998 Mathan M. Alias Master Mathan M. BJP 322,818
(Lead: 60,385)
46%
Balasubramoniyan S.r. TMC(M) 262,433 38%
1996 Balasubramaniyan S.r. TMC(M) 475,515
(Lead: 281,376)
63%
R.prabhu INC 194,139 26%
1991 Prabhu R. INC 387,707
(Lead: 180,802)
59%
Doraisamy S. DMK 206,905 31%
1989 Prabhu, R. INC 455,411
(Lead: 173,771)
61%
Mahalingam, S.a. DMK 281,640 38%
1984 R.prabhu INC 341,824
(Lead: 131,939)
60%
C.t. Dhandapani DMK 209,885 37%
1980 Prabhu R. INC(I) 273,614
(Lead: 85,743)
57%
Thippiah T.t.s. JNP 187,871 39%
1977 Ramalingam P.s. AIADMK 241,777
(Lead: 59,346)
56%
Nanja Gowder M.k. NCO 182,431 42%
1971 J. Matha Gowder DMK 215,654
(Lead: 61,094)
58%
Akkamma Devi NCO 154,560 42%
Source: ECI

FAQs

Who is the MP of Nilgiris?

A. Raja from DMK, is the MP of Nilgiris.

What is the Nilgiris polling percentage in 2024?

The polling percentage for Nilgiris in 2024 was 70.93 %.

Candidates list of Nilgiris?

  • A. Raja(Dravida Munetra Kazhagam)
  • Lokesh(All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam)
  • Dr. L Murugan(Bharatiya Janta Party)

Disclaimer:

The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.

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