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, 2004
APPADURAI, M.
CPI
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2004
1,22,176
17.16% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
ADMKMURUGESAN. S
- Votes
- 2,25,824
- Vote share
- 31.71%
- Behind by
- 1,22,176
Electors
10,84,708
Total votes polled
7,12,150
Valid votes
7,12,150
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.7%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 7,12,150 valid votes
APPADURAI, M.CPIwon
3,48,000
48.9%
MURUGESAN. SADMK
2,25,824
31.7%
KRISHNASAMY. DR., KJD(U)
1,01,122
14.2%
VADIVEL KUMAR. MIND
14,441
2.0%
LAKSHMANAN. RIND
5,599
0.8%
LUKE JAYAKUMAR. PBSP
4,759
0.7%
CHANDRAN. SJP
2,449
0.3%
RAMAKRISHNAN. SIND
2,285
0.3%
BALASUNDARAM. SIND
2,153
0.3%
CHELLAMMAL. AIND
1,663
0.2%
SARAVANAN. TIND
1,436
0.2%
GOPALAKRISHNAN. EIND
1,378
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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
