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, 2021
PALANI NADAR.S
INC
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2021
370
0.17% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
ADMKSELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN.S
- Votes
- 88,945
- Vote share
- 41.54%
- Behind by
- 370
Electors
2,95,729
Total votes polled
2,14,108
Valid votes
2,14,108
NOTA votes
1,159
0.54% of votes polled
Turnout
72.4%
Full result, 2021
18 candidates · 2,14,108 valid votes
PALANI NADAR.SINCwon
89,315
41.7%
SELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN.SADMK
88,945
41.5%
VINCENTRAJ.RNTK
15,336
7.2%
MOHAMED.SAMMK
9,944
4.6%
THIRUMALAIMUTHU.RMNM
2,188
1.0%
MADASAMY.AIND
1,978
0.9%
CHANDRASEGAR.SPUTHIYATAMILAGAM
878
0.4%
UDHAYAKUMAR.K.MANNADRAVIDARKAZHAGAM
690
0.3%
RAMESH.RIND
684
0.3%
PALANIMURUGAN.PIND
628
0.3%
REEGANKUMAR. MIND
495
0.2%
AROKKIYA PRABHU.JIND
428
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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
