2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAJA A — 473,212 votes
Rank 2: DR MURUGAN L — 232,627 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 240,585
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
NILGIRIS — year-by-year comparison
TAMIL NADU · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAJA, A. — 547,832 votes
Rank 2: THIYAGARAJAN, M. — 342,009 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 205,823
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): GOPALAKRISHNAN, C. — 463,700 votes
Rank 2: RAJA, A. — 358,760 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 104,940
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): RAJA A — 316,802 votes
Rank 2: KRISHNAN C — 230,781 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 86,021
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): PRABHU R. — 494,121 votes
Rank 2: MATHAN. M @ MASTER MATHAN. M — 257,619 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 236,502
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): MATHAN, M. (ALIAS) MASTER MATHAN, M. — 369,828 votes
Rank 2: PRABHU, R. — 345,869 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 23,959
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): MATHAN M. ALIAS MASTER MATHAN M. — 322,818 votes
Rank 2: BALASUBRAMONIYAN S.R. — 262,433 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 60,385
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): BALASUBRAMANIYAN S.R. — 475,515 votes
Rank 2: R.PRABHU — 194,139 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 281,376
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): PRABHU R. — 387,707 votes
Rank 2: DORAISAMY S. — 206,905 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 180,802
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.