Reddiarpatti V. Narayanan of TVK won the Nanguneri Assembly constituency (Tirunelveli district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 35.79% of 209,419 votes cast. The winning margin over Ruby.R.Manoharan (INC) was 16,419 votes, or 7.84 percentage points. The seat flipped from INC to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
35.79%
Winner vote share
16,419
Margin (7.84%)
INC → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Nanguneri 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reddiarpatti V. Narayanan Winner | TVK | 74,952 | 35.79% |
| 2 | Ruby.R.Manoharan 2nd | INC | 58,533 | 27.95% |
| 3 | R. Esakkimuthu | AMMK | 38,316 | 18.3% |
| 4 | S. Selvam | NTK | 17,618 | 8.41% |
| 5 | Tamilselvi | Puthiya Tamilagam | 11,141 | 5.32% |
| 6 | M. Kumar | IND | 1,098 | 0.52% |
| 7 | Dr.S.Vellai Durai | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,048 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Nota | NOTA | 721 | 0.34% |
| 9 | R. Janarthanan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 659 | 0.31% |
| 10 | S.Mariyappan | IND | 637 | 0.3% |
| 11 | A.Rani Nadar Alias Pushparani | IND | 529 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Chithirai Selvan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 491 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Thanithangam | IND | 441 | 0.21% |
| 14 | Krish.Mariappan | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 377 | 0.18% |
| 15 | Thulasi Sudalai | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 366 | 0.17% |
| 16 | T. Sankar | IND | 360 | 0.17% |
| 17 | Shanmugam | IND | 293 | 0.14% |
| 18 | N.Kalaberumal | IND | 265 | 0.13% |
| 19 | Dev.P.Jegadeesan | IND | 265 | 0.13% |
| 20 | M. Aruna | IND | 251 | 0.12% |
| 21 | S. Shunmuga Sundaram | Naam Indiar Party | 202 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Sudaroli S.Murugan Yadhav B.Com | IND | 191 | 0.09% |
| 23 | T. Lingadurai | IND | 178 | 0.08% |
| 24 | Nallakkannu Alias Karthic.K | IND | 170 | 0.08% |
| 25 | R.Ananthi | IND | 169 | 0.08% |
| 26 | T. Rajkumar | IND | 148 | 0.07% |
How Nanguneri compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RUBY R MANOHARAN | INC | 39.43% |
| 2026 | REDDIARPATTI V. NARAYANAN | TVK | 35.79% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -3.64 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.