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, 2019
DHANUSH.M.KUMAR
DMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2019
1,20,767
11.34% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
ADMKDr.KRISHNASAMY.K
- Votes
- 3,55,389
- Vote share
- 33.37%
- Behind by
- 1,20,767
Electors
14,92,317
Total votes polled
10,65,088
Valid votes
10,65,088
NOTA votes
14,056
1.32% of votes polled
Turnout
71.4%
Full result, 2019
25 candidates · 10,65,088 valid votes
DHANUSH.M.KUMARDMKwon
4,76,156
44.7%
Dr.KRISHNASAMY.KADMK
3,55,389
33.4%
PONNUTHAI. SIND
92,116
8.7%
MATHIVANAN.S.SNTK
59,445
5.6%
MUNESHWARAN. KMNM
24,023
2.3%
PONNUTHAI.MIND
4,733
0.4%
PERUMALSAMY. SIND
4,334
0.4%
BHARATHARAJ. SIND
4,226
0.4%
PONNUSAMY.RIND
3,306
0.3%
SURIYARAGUPATHI. TIND
3,002
0.3%
PALANI SAMY.SIND
2,950
0.3%
PONNUTHAI.GIND
2,427
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 25. 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
