TENKASI

Constituency no. 37 in Madras · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1967.

Madras also has an assembly constituency called TENKASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.

Overview Election History

1967INC

Winner, 1967

R. S. ARUMUGAM

INC

Elections held

1967–1967

Most successful party

INC

won 1 of 1

Margin, 1967

5,746

1.43% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner

INC R. S. ARUMUGAM

Votes: 1,66,737
Vote share: 41.52%
Margin: 5,746

Runner-up

SWAVELU

Votes: 1,60,991
Vote share: 40.09%
Behind by: 5,746

Electors

5,35,903

Total votes polled

4,01,617

Valid votes

4,01,617

NOTA votes

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Turnout

74.9%

Full result, 1967

5 candidates · 4,01,617 valid votes

1967 election →

R. S. ARUMUGAMINCwon

1,66,737

41.5%

VELUSWA

1,60,991

40.1%

P. MUTHUMANICKAMCPI

37,190

9.3%

V. K. MADASAMYIND

24,537

6.1%

P. K. SWAMYPSP

12,162

3.0%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote share	Runner-up	Margin
1967	R. S. ARUMUGAM	INC	1,66,737	41.52%	VELU	5,746

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

INC1 win