Lok Sabha Constituency

Nagapattinam

Constituency No. 29· Tamil NaduScheduled Caste

Nagapattinam is Lok Sabha constituency No. 29 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: Scheduled Caste. It covers parts of the districts of Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur. The seat is made up of 7 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 14,21,400 electors, of whom 76.15% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
29
Category
Scheduled Caste
Assembly Segments
7
Districts Covered
Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

VS

V. Selvaraj

Communist Party of India
Member of Parliament · Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
4,65,044
Votes
42.96%
Vote share
2,08,957
Victory margin

Ahead of G. Surjit Shankar (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) on 2,56,087 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
29
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur
Assembly segments
7
Total electors
14,21,400
Male electors
6,91,200
Female electors
7,30,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,480
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VS
V. Selvaraj
Communist Party of India
4,65,044
Votes
42.96%
Vote Share
2,08,957
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. SelvarajCPI4,65,044 · 42.96%
  2. 2.G. Surjit ShankarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,56,087 · 23.66%
  3. 3.S. M. M. KarthikeyanNaan Tamilar Katchi1,31,200 · 12.12%
  4. 4.S. SGM RameshBJP1,02,100 · 9.43%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
MS
M. Selvarasu
Communist Party of India
5,22,892
Votes
52.4%
Vote Share
2,11,353
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.M. SelvarasuCPI5,22,892 · 52.4%
  2. 2.M. SaravananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,11,539 · 31.22%
  3. 3.T. SengodiAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam70,312 · 7.05%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
KG
K. Gopal
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,34,174
Votes
46.06%
Vote Share
1,06,079
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.K. GopalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,34,174 · 46.06%
  2. 2.A. K. S. VijayanDMK3,28,095 · 34.79%
  3. 3.G. PalanisamyCPI90,120 · 9.56%

Assembly Segments in Nagapattinam

(7)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Nagapattinam Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Nagapattinam
    AC No. 163 · Nagapattinam
    JS
    J. Mohamed Shahavas
    Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
    MLA
  • Kilvelur
    AC No. 164 · Nagapattinam
    Scheduled Caste
    NM
    Nagai Mali (a) P. Mahalingam
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • Vedaranyam
    AC No. 165 · Nagapattinam
    OM
    O. S. Manian
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Thiruthuraipoondi
    AC No. 166 · Tiruvarur
    Scheduled Caste
    KM
    K. Marimuthu
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
  • Tiruvarur
    AC No. 167 · Tiruvarur
    KK
    K. Poondi Kalaivanan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Mannargudi
    AC No. 168 · Tiruvarur
    TR
    T. R. B. Rajaa
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Nannilam

    AC No. 169 · Tiruvarur
    RK
    R. Kamaraj
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
14.21 Lakh
Total Electors
6.91 Lakh
Male Electors
7.30 Lakh
Female Electors
1,480
Polling Stations
10.82 Lakh
Votes Polled
76.15%
Turnout
Voter turnout76.15%
EVM votes 10,78,000Postal votes 4,400

About Nagapattinam Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
29
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur
Assembly segments
7
Sitting member
V. Selvaraj
Party
Communist Party of India
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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