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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DMKDR RANI SRI KUMAR | ADMKDR K KRISHNASAMY | 1,96,199 | 18.88% | 15 | — |
| 2019 | DMKDHANUSH.M.KUMAR | ADMKDr.KRISHNASAMY.K | 1,20,767 | 11.34% | 25 | 71.4% |
| 2014 | ADMKVASANTHI.M | PTDR.KRISHNASAMY.K. | 1,61,774 | 15.89% | 18 | 73.7% |
| 2009 | CPILINGAM P | INCVELLAIPANDI G | 34,677 | 4.65% | 9 | 70.1% |
| 20041973 boundaries | CPIAPPADURAI, M. | ADMKMURUGESAN. S | 1,22,176 | 17.16% | 13 | 65.7% |
| 19991973 boundaries | ADMKMurugesan,S. | BJPArumugam,S. | 887 | 0.13% | 5 | 63.9% |
| 19981973 boundaries | ADMKMurugesan,S. | TMCMARUNACHALAM.M | 97,267 | 15.07% | 6 | 63.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | TMCMARUNACHALAM, M. | INCSELVARAJ V. | 95,926 | 14.85% | 11 | 66.4% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCARUNACHALAM M. | DMKSADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR T. | 1,82,086 | 30.32% | 7 | 64.8% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCM.ARUNACHALAM | CPMR.KRISHAN | 1,72,707 | 27.46% | 8 | 67.4% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCM. ARUNACHALAM | CPMR. KRISHNAN | 1,91,567 | 36.18% | 2 | 72.0% |
| 19801973 boundaries | INC(I)ARUNACHALAM M. | JNPRAJAGOPALAN S. | 1,08,316 | 24.83% | 2 | 64.2% |
| 19771973 boundaries | INCARUNACHALAM M. | NCORAJAGOPALAN S. | 1,86,876 | 42.41% | 4 | 65.4% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCA. M. CNELLACHAMI | NCOR. S. ARUMUGAM | 68,910 | 17.13% | 3 | 70.4% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the TENKASI constituency in 2024?
DR RANI SRI KUMAR (DMK) won TENKASI in 2024, by a margin of 1,96,199 votes.
Which party has won TENKASI the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has TENKASI gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won TENKASI the most times?
ARUNACHALAM M., with 3 wins between 1977 and 1991.
