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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMKDr.kalai Kathiravan | ADMKS.selva Mohandas Pandian | 10,299 | 4.38% | 22 | 83.3% |
| 2021 | INCPALANI NADAR.S | ADMKSELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN.S | 370 | 0.17% | 18 | 72.4% |
| 2016 | ADMKSELVAMOHANDAS PANDIAN S | INCPALANI NADAR S | 462 | 0.23% | 11 | 76.9% |
| 2011 | ADMKSARATH KUMAR.R | DMKKARUPPASAMI PANDIAN.Y | 22,967 | 13.52% | 9 | 78.9% |
| 20061973 boundaries | DMKKARUPPASAMY PANDIAN.V | MDMKUDAYASURIYAN RAMA | 18,658 | 13.37% | 11 | 74.7% |
| 20011973 boundaries | ADMKANNAMALAI.K. | DMKKARUPPASAMI PANDIAN.V. | 8,792 | 7.24% | 6 | 63.7% |
| 19961973 boundaries | TMCMRAVI ARUNAN, K. | INCALADI SANKARAIYA | 30,760 | 26.74% | 29 | 66.2% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCPETER ALPHONSE S. | DMKRAMAKRISHNAN S. | 36,879 | 35.16% | 11 | 64.9% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCPETER ALPHONSE, S. | DMKPANDIVALAVAN, V. | 6,594 | 6.04% | 13 | 75.9% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCT.R. VENKATARAMANAN | DMKM.KUTHALINGAM | 21,628 | 22.93% | 5 | 74.9% |
| 19801973 boundaries | ADKSATTANATHA KARAYALAR A. K. | INC(I)RAMANAN ALIAS VENKATARAMANAN, T. R. | 675 | 0.92% | 4 | 64.0% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INCS. MUTHUSAMY KARAYALAR | INDJ. ABDUL JABBAR | 11,784 | 16.10% | 5 | 71.2% |
| 19711966 boundaries | DMKKATHIRAVAN ALIAS SAMSHUDEEN | NCOISWAR AN I. C. | 7,960 | 11.33% | 2 | 75.8% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TENKASI assembly constituency in 2026?
Dr.kalai Kathiravan (DMK) won TENKASI in 2026, by a margin of 10,299 votes.
Which party has won TENKASI the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TENKASI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won TENKASI the most times?
Dr.kalai Kathiravan, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
