In State Assembly elections 2021 Nainar Nagenthran from the Bharatiya Janata Party won the election by defeating Lakshmanan A L S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 23,107 votes
Current MLA from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Ex MLA from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (2011). MP Candidate from Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu (2019). Two times MLA Candidate from Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu (2006,2016).