S. Austin

S. Austin Daniel
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2026
Preceded byM. R. Gandhi
ConstituencyNagercoil
In office
2016–2021
Preceded byN. Suresh Rajan
Succeeded byN. Thalavai Sundaram
ConstituencyKanniyakumari
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byM. Moses
Succeeded byA. Rajan
ConstituencyNagercoil
Personal details
Born1959 (age 66–67)
Tamil Nadu
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OccupationPolitician

S. Austin Daniel (born 1959) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He is a three time member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from the Nagercoil Assembly constituency in Kanyakumari district representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Austin first became an MLA winning the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Later he was elected from Kanyakumari constituency in 2016 election. In the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election he won from the Nagercoil Assembly constituency representing the DMK. He polled 69,880 and defeated his nearest rival, G. Bervin Kings of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, by a margin of 7,570 votes.

Electoral performance

MLA

Electoral results
Year Constituency Party Result Votes Vote %
2001 Nagercoil MADMK Won 48,583 44.11
2006 Nagercoil Indian Victory Party Lost 31,609 26.49
2016 Kanyakumari DMK Won 89,023 42.41
2021 Kanyakumari DMK Lost 93,618 41.59
2026 Nagercoil DMK Won 69,880 35.60

Member of Parliament

Electoral results
Year Constituency Party Result Votes Vote %
2009 Kanyakumari DMDK Lost 68,472 8.94

References

  1. ↑ "Austin, NAGERCOIL constituency, DMK, Tamilnadu Assembly Election 2026: Profile & Affidavit". The Hindu. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Nagercoil Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Prior to his DMK tenure he was part of He Vijayakath's DMDK, MGR ADMK and AIADMK respectively. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ↑ "Kanniyakumari Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Colachal election results 2026: DMK's Austin wins by 7,570 votes". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Nagercoil". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Nagercoil Constituency Election Results 2021 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 6 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.