TENKASI
Constituency no. 37 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called TENKASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
Murugesan,S.
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 1999
887
0.13% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPArumugam,S.
- Votes
- 2,38,354
- Vote share
- 35.74%
- Behind by
- 887
Electors
10,44,090
Total votes polled
6,66,826
Valid votes
6,66,826
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 6,66,826 valid votes
Murugesan,S.ADMKwon
2,39,241
35.9%
Arumugam,S.BJP
2,38,354
35.7%
Krishnasamy, Dr. K.PT
1,86,220
27.9%
Bala Murugan, D.IND
2,316
0.3%
Shanmuga Sundaraj, R.IND
695
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR RANI SRI KUMAR | DMK | 4,25,679 | 40.97% | DR K KRISHNASAMY | 1,96,199 |
| 2019 | DHANUSH.M.KUMAR | DMK | 4,76,156 | 44.71% | Dr.KRISHNASAMY.K | 1,20,767 |
| 2014 | VASANTHI.M | ADMK | 4,24,586 | 41.71% | DR.KRISHNASAMY.K. | 1,61,774 |
| 2009 | LINGAM P | CPI | 2,81,174 | 37.69% | VELLAIPANDI G | 34,677 |
| 2004 | APPADURAI, M. | CPI | 3,48,000 | 48.87% | MURUGESAN. S | 1,22,176 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
