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, 2014
VASANTHI.M
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2014
1,61,774
15.89% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
PTDR.KRISHNASAMY.K.
- Votes
- 2,62,812
- Vote share
- 25.82%
- Behind by
- 1,61,774
Electors
13,82,081
Total votes polled
10,17,938
Valid votes
10,17,938
NOTA votes
14,492
1.42% of votes polled
Turnout
73.7%
Full result, 2014
18 candidates · 10,17,938 valid votes
VASANTHI.MADMKwon
4,24,586
41.7%
DR.KRISHNASAMY.K.PT
2,62,812
25.8%
DR.SADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR.T.MDMK
1,90,233
18.7%
DR.JAYAKUMAR.K.INC
58,963
5.8%
LINGAM.PCPI
23,528
2.3%
KRISHNASAMY.A.IND
12,115
1.2%
GUNASEKARAN.K.TNMC
8,022
0.8%
RADHAKRISHNAN.S.IND
3,904
0.4%
MANMATHAN,M.IND
3,331
0.3%
KANNANBSP
2,917
0.3%
MUNEESWARANIND
2,513
0.3%
MAGESH.S.IND
2,163
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 18. 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
