TENKASI
Assembly seat no. 222 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called TENKASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2026
Dr.kalai Kathiravan
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
10,299
4.38% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
ADMKS.selva Mohandas Pandian
- Votes
- 69,400
- Vote share
- 29.53%
- Behind by
- 10,299
Electors
2,82,002
Total votes polled
2,34,987
Valid votes
2,34,987
NOTA votes
673
0.29% of votes polled
Turnout
83.3%
Full result, 2026
22 candidates · 2,34,987 valid votes
Dr.kalai KathiravanDMKwon
79,699
33.9%
S.selva Mohandas PandianADMK
69,400
29.5%
A. RajaprakashTVK
55,543
23.6%
P. PushpalathaNTK
16,394
7.0%
M.poosa DuraiAIPTMMK
7,715
3.3%
S.thirumalai KumarPT
1,365
0.6%
G. Poorana SelvanIND
548
0.2%
Isaki PandianBSP
518
0.2%
S. ThangapalamIND
432
0.2%
DurairajIND
424
0.2%
M. PonnuduraiIND
311
0.1%
Shahul HameedIND
295
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 22. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr.kalai Kathiravan | DMK | 79,699 | 33.92% | S.selva Mohandas Pandian | 10,299 |
| 2021 | PALANI NADAR.S | INC | 89,315 | 41.71% | SELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN.S | 370 |
| 2016 | SELVAMOHANDAS PANDIAN S | ADMK | 86,339 | 42.58% | PALANI NADAR S | 462 |
| 2011 | SARATH KUMAR.R | ADMK | 92,253 | 54.30% | KARUPPASAMI PANDIAN.Y | 22,967 |
| 2006 | KARUPPASAMY PANDIAN.V | DMK | 69,755 | 49.98% | UDAYASURIYAN RAMA | 18,658 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above