Assembly constituency 163, Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam

M.H.Jawahirullah (DMK) won the 2026 election by 9,781 votes, taking 37.21% of the vote to M.Sugumar (TVK)'s 30.74%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKM.H.Jawahirullah, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202637.21%runner-up 30.74%
Winning margin, 20269,7816.46% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, DMK 1, VCK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 61,870 51.3% vs 46.5%2016 AIADMK 64,903 48.3% vs 33.2%2021 VCK 66,281 46.2% vs 41.4%2026 DMK 56,305 37.2% vs 30.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyNagapattinam
Seat 163
M.H.Jawahirullah
DMK
56,305
37.2%
M.Sugumar
TVK
46,524
30.7%
9,781 votes
6.46%
2021AssemblyNagapattinam
Seat 163
J. Mohamed Shanavas
VCK
66,281
46.2%
Thanka.Kathiravan
AIADMK
59,043
41.4%
7,238 votes
5.04%
2016AssemblyNagapattinam
Seat 163
Thamimun Ansari.M
AIADMK
64,903
48.3%
Mohamed Jafarullah.A
MAMAK
44,353
33.2%
20,550 votes
15.29%
2011AssemblyNagapattinam
Seat 163
K A Jayapal
AIADMK
61,870
51.3%
Mohamed Sheik Dawood
DMK
56,127
46.5%
5,743 votes
4.76%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.