Nilgiris Lok Sabha Election Result

Nilgiris is a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu. Election results of Nilgiris lok sabha seat is given below in a table that also lists all MPs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MP from Nilgiris Lok Sabha Seat (Tamil Nadu) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2019	Raja, A	DMK	547832
2014	Gopalakrishnan, C	ADMK	463700
2009	Raja A	DMK	316802
2004	Prabhu R	INC	494121
1999	Mathan, M (alias) Master Mathan, M	BJP	369828
1998	Mathan M Alias Master Mathan M	BJP	322818
1996	Balasubramaniyan S R	TMC(M)	475515
1991	Prabhu R	INC	387707
1989	Prabhu, R	INC	455411
1984	R Prabhu	INC	341824
1980	Prabhu R	INC(I)	273614
1977	Ramalingam P S	ADK	241777
1971	J Matha Gowder	DMK	215654

2019 Parliamentary Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Raja, A Male 55 yr SC	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rising sun	547832 54.18%
2	Thiyagarajan, M Male 59 yr SC	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	342009 33.83%
3	Rajenthiran, N Male 55 yr SC	MNM Makkal Needhi Maiam battery torch	41169 4.07%
4	Ramaswamy, M Male 66 yr SC	IND Independent gift pack	40419 4%
5	Nota	NOTA None Of The Above	18149 1.8%
6	Subramani, M Male 55 yr SC	IND Independent walking stick	5229 0.52%
7	Rajarathinam, M Male 55 yr SC	IND Independent diamond	4747 0.47%
8	Ashok Kumar, R Male 48 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	4088 0.4%
9	Raja, K Male 51 yr SC	IND Independent auto- rickshaw	3257 0.32%
10	Nagarajan, A Male 36 yr SC	IND Independent telephone	2199 0.22%
11	Arumukam, P Male 43 yr SC	IND Independent ring	1621 0.16%
	Total		1010719 73.99%

In 2019, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1366060 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1010719. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Raja, A won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 547832 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Thiyagarajan, M stood second with total 342009 votes. He lost by 205823 votes.

2014 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Gopalakrishnan, C Male 52 yr SC	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	463700 36.54%
2	Raja, A Male 50 yr SC	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rising sun	358760 28.27%
3	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	46559 3.67%
4	Gandhi, P Male 54 yr SC	INC Indian National Congress hand	37702 2.97%
5	Rani, M T Female 60 yr SC	AAAP Aam Aadmi Party broom	12525 0.99%
6	Kala, M Female 44 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	3377 0.27%
7	Ponnusamy, P Male 37 yr SC	CPIM Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) saw	2733 0.22%
8	Dr Balan, P P Male 68 yr SC	IND Independent stethoscope	2704 0.21%
9	Subramaniyam, P Male 68 yr SC	IND Independent camera	1711 0.13%
10	Eswaran, T Male 53 yr SC	MMKA Makkal Manadu Katchi bucket	1655 0.13%
11	Gunasekaran, K Male 28 yr SC	RPI(A) Republican Party Of India (a) sewing machine	1650 0.13%
	Total		933076 73.52%

In 2014, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1269173 electors. Total number of valid vote was 933076. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Gopalakrishnan, C won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 463700 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Raja, A stood second with total 358760 votes. He lost by 104940 votes.

2009 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Raja A Male 45 yr SC	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	316802 31.58%
2	Krishnan C Male 72 yr SC	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	230781 23.01%
3	Selvaraj S Male 46 yr SC	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	76613 7.64%
4	Bhadiran S Male 40 yr SC	KNMK Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam	32776 3.27%
5	Gurumurthy S Male 29 yr SC	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	18690 1.86%
6	Velmurugan C Male 59 yr SC	IND Independent	11979 1.19%
7	Nagaraju G Male 38 yr SC	IND Independent	8821 0.88%
8	Krishnan M Male 57 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	3600 0.36%
9	Thanga Pandian R Male 38 yr SC	IND Independent	3294 0.33%
10	Vijayaraj M Male 35 yr SC	RPI(A) Republican Party Of India (a)	1355 0.14%
11	Sujith Kumar C Male 34 yr SC	IND Independent	1285 0.13%
12	Selvam K Male 47 yr SC	IND Independent	1261 0.13%
13	Arumugam P Male 33 yr SC	IND Independent	1244 0.12%
14	Sivaraj P Male 27 yr SC	IND Independent	1204 0.12%
	Total		709705 70.75%

In 2009, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1003168 electors. Total number of valid vote was 709705. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Raja A won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 316802 votes. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Krishnan C stood second with total 230781 votes. He lost by 86021 votes.

2004 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Prabhu R Male 56 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	494121
2	Mathan M @ Master Mathan M Male 71 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	257619
3	Pappannan T K Male 72 yr GEN	IND Independent	10649
4	Kumaran P Male 29 yr GEN	YSP Youth And Students Party	6580
5	Tirrumurthi M Male 46 yr GEN	IND Independent	3630
6	Shanmugam P Male 31 yr SC	IND Independent	2188
7	Senthilkumar V Male 29 yr GEN	ABHM Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha	2167
8	Dharmaraj M Male 34 yr GEN	JP Janata Party	2112
9	Parthasarathi K Male 37 yr GEN	JD(U) Janata Dal (united)	1824
	Total		780890 0%

In 2004, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total electors. Total number of valid vote was 780890. Indian National Congress candidate Prabhu R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 494121 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mathan M @ Master Mathan M stood second with total 257619 votes. He lost by 236502 votes.

1999 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Mathan, M (alias) Master Mathan, M Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	369828 50.73%
2	Prabhu, R Male	INC Indian National Congress	345869 47.44%
3	Chinnaraj, C Male	PT Puthiya Tamilagam	7612 1.04%
4	Sinnaramasamy, A G Male	TDK Tamil Desiyak Katchi	1950 0.27%
5	Ajmal, G Male	IND Independent	1306 0.18%
6	Anandhakumar, L Male	IND Independent	1258 0.17%
7	Rangaswamy Advocate, N Male	AJBP Ajeya Bharat Party	875 0.12%
8	Shanmugam, R Male	IND Independent	302 0.04%
	Total		729000 55.08%

In 1999, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1348475 electors. Total number of valid vote was 729000. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mathan, M (alias) Master Mathan, M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 369828 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Prabhu, R stood second with total 345869 votes. He lost by 23959 votes.

1998 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Mathan M Alias Master Mathan M Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	322818 46.49%
2	Balasubramoniyan S R Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	262433 37.8%
3	Prabhu R Male	INC Indian National Congress	106588 15.35%
4	Bhaskaran M Male	IND Independent	1416 0.2%
5	Ramesh C Male	IND Independent	1103 0.16%
	Total		694358 55.5%

In 1998, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1294110 electors. Total number of valid vote was 694358. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Mathan M Alias Master Mathan M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 322818 votes. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Balasubramoniyan S R stood second with total 262433 votes. He lost by 60385 votes.

1996 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Balasubramaniyan S R Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	475515 62.91%
2	R Prabhu Male	INC Indian National Congress	194139 25.68%
3	C V Kandasamy Male	JD Janata Dal	38462 5.09%
4	Mathan M @ Master Mathan Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	32185 4.26%
5	Loganathan V Male	IND Independent	2069 0.27%
6	H N Kalla Gowder Male	IND Independent	2019 0.27%
7	M Ashok Male	SHS Shivsena	1824 0.24%
8	Rasa G Male	IND Independent	1600 0.21%
9	Ranganathan A G Male	IND Independent	1016 0.13%
10	K Paramathma Male	IND Independent	998 0.13%
11	Joy Mathew Male	IND Independent	870 0.12%
12	M Udhayashankar Male	IND Independent	868 0.11%
13	Ramanujam G R Male	IND Independent	795 0.11%
14	Murugesan M Male	IND Independent	744 0.1%
15	Vijayakumar P Male	IND Independent	712 0.09%
16	R Pooranachandran Male	IND Independent	682 0.09%
17	Joseph D Male	IND Independent	407 0.05%
18	S Myleswamy Male	IND Independent	354 0.05%
19	Muthiah B Male	ATMK Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhag	348 0.05%
20	Joseph Frankel Male	IND Independent	317 0.04%
	Total		755924 66.42%

In 1996, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1199070 electors. Total number of valid vote was 755924. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Balasubramaniyan S R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 475515 votes. Indian National Congress candidate R Prabhu stood second with total 194139 votes. He lost by 281376 votes.

1991 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Prabhu R Male	INC Indian National Congress	387707 58.75%
2	Doraisamy S Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	206905 31.35%
3	Mathan M Master Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	41231 6.25%
4	Mohamed Zackariah K M Male	MUL Muslim League	7160 1.09%
5	Subburasu N Male	IND Independent	2619 0.4%
6	Vijayan K Male	IND Independent	2028 0.31%
7	Pooranchandran R Male	IND Independent	2001 0.3%
8	Neelamalai Raja Male	IND Independent	1791 0.27%
9	Ganesan M Male	IND Independent	1263 0.19%
10	Loganathan V Male	IND Independent	1086 0.16%
11	Karuppasami K Male	IND Independent	1047 0.16%
12	Subhulaxmi P (w) Female	IND Independent	999 0.15%
13	Jayaraj N B Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	900 0.14%
14	Chinnaraj S Male	IND Independent	778 0.12%
15	Muthuswamy M Male	IND Independent	730 0.11%
16	Mugilan M Male	IND Independent	724 0.11%
17	Unnikrishnan Male	IND Independent	518 0.08%
18	Mahendra Kumar M Male	IND Independent	397 0.06%
	Total		659884 62.24%

In 1991, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1103713 electors. Total number of valid vote was 659884. Indian National Congress candidate Prabhu R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 387707 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Doraisamy S stood second with total 206905 votes. He lost by 180802 votes.

1989 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Prabhu, R Male	INC Indian National Congress	455411 61.49%
2	Mahalingam, S A Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	281640 38.03%
3	Myleswamy, K S Male	IND Independent	1518 0.2%
4	Loganathan, V Male	IND Independent	1118 0.15%
5	Subban, S S Male	IND Independent	933 0.13%
	Total		740620 67.98%

In 1989, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 1105096 electors. Total number of valid vote was 740620. Indian National Congress candidate Prabhu, R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 455411 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Mahalingam, S A stood second with total 281640 votes. He lost by 173771 votes.

1984 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	R Prabhu Male	INC Indian National Congress	341824 60.31%
2	C T Dhandapani Male	DMK Dravida Mummetra Kazhagam	209885 37.03%
3	Kovai Ganesan Male	IND Independent	3203 0.57%
4	K Devappan Male	IND Independent	2988 0.53%
5	J D Raju Male	IND Independent	2430 0.43%
6	V Subramani Male	IND Independent	2356 0.42%
7	A S J Selvaraj Male	IND Independent	2274 0.4%
8	P Kesavan Male	IND Independent	1782 0.31%
	Total		566742 71.82%

In 1984, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 827733 electors. Total number of valid vote was 566742. Indian National Congress candidate R Prabhu won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 341824 votes. Dravida Mummetra Kazhagam candidate C T Dhandapani stood second with total 209885 votes. He lost by 131939 votes.

1980 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Prabhu R Male	INC(I) Indian National Congress (i)	273614 57.18%
2	Thippiah T T S Male	JNP Janta Party	187871 39.26%
3	Venkatachalam G S Male	JNP(S) Janta Party (secular)	8827 1.84%
4	Raju K P Male	IND Independents	2846 0.59%
5	Selavaraj J Male	IND Independents	2461 0.51%
6	Bojarajan M Male	IND Independents	1970 0.41%
7	Adolfas Mayson Male	IND Independents	916 0.19%
	Total		478505 66.43%

In 1980, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 734760 electors. Total number of valid vote was 478505. Indian National Congress (i) candidate Prabhu R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 273614 votes. Janta Party candidate Thippiah T T S stood second with total 187871 votes. He lost by 85743 votes.

1977 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Ramalingam P S Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	241777 55.85%
2	Nanja Gowder M K Male	NCO Indian National Congress (org)	182431 42.14%
3	Subramaniam V Male	IND Independents	5057 1.17%
4	Aadrpus Mayason Male	IND Independents	3622 0.84%
	Total		432887 63.91%

In 1977, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 695566 electors. Total number of valid vote was 432887. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Ramalingam P S won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 241777 votes. Indian National Congress (org) candidate Nanja Gowder M K stood second with total 182431 votes. He lost by 59346 votes.

1971 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	J Matha Gowder Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamq	215654 58.25%
2	Akkamma Devi Male	NCO Indian National Congress (organisation)	154560 41.75%
	Total		370214 69.62%

In 1971, Nilgiris parliamentary constituency had total 553870 electors. Total number of valid vote was 370214. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamq candidate J Matha Gowder won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 215654 votes. Indian National Congress (organisation) candidate Akkamma Devi stood second with total 154560 votes. He lost by 61094 votes.