Lok Sabha constituency 19, reserved (SC), Tamil Nadu

Nilgiris

Raja A (DMK) won the 2024 election by 2,40,585 votes, taking 46.40% of the vote to Dr Murugan L (BJP)'s 22.80%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKRaja A, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202446.40%runner-up 22.80%
Winning margin, 20242,40,58523.61% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 3, AIADMK 1

Result by result

2009 DMK 3,16,802 44.6% vs 32.5%2014 AIADMK 4,63,700 49.7% vs 38.4%2019 DMK 5,47,832 54.2% vs 33.8%2024 DMK 4,73,212 46.4% vs 22.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaNilgiris
Seat 19
Raja A
DMK
4,73,212
46.4%
Dr Murugan L
BJP
2,32,627
22.8%
2,40,585 votes
23.61%
71.3%
2019Lok SabhaNilgiris
Seat 19
Raja, A.
DMK
5,47,832
54.2%
Thiyagarajan, M.
AIADMK
3,42,009
33.8%
2,05,823 votes
20.36%
74.0%
2014Lok SabhaNilgiris
Seat 19
Gopalakrishnan, C.
AIADMK
4,63,700
49.7%
Raja, A.
DMK
3,58,760
38.4%
1,04,940 votes
11.25%
73.5%
2009Lok SabhaNilgiris
Seat 19
Raja A
DMK
3,16,802
44.6%
Krishnan C
MDMK
2,30,781
32.5%
86,021 votes
12.12%
70.8%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.