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Assembly constituency 222 · Tamil Nadu

Tenkasi is assembly constituency number 222 in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli district, and one of the segments of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr.kalai Kathiravan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.9% of the vote, 10,299 votes ahead of S.selva Mohandas Pandian (ADMK).

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Tenkasi · 2026AC 222
  1. 01
    Dr.kalai Kathiravan
    DMK
    79,699
    33.92%
  2. 02
    S.selva Mohandas Pandian
    AIADMK
    69,400
    29.53%
  3. 03
    A. Rajaprakash
    TVK
    55,543
    23.64%
  4. 04
    P. Pushpalatha
    NTK
    16,394
    6.98%
  5. 05
    M.poosa Durai
    AIPTMMK
    7,715
    3.28%
  6. 17 other candidates · 5,563 votesNOTA · 673 (0.29%)

Margin 10,299 votes · 4.38% of valid votes

2,82,002
Registered electors
2026 election
83.4%
Turnout
+10.1 pts vs 2021
10,299
Victory margin
4.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 22 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,34,987 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tenkasi 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.kalai KathiravanMale · 38 yrsDMK79,699
33.92%
2S.selva Mohandas PandianMale · 56 yrsAIADMK69,400
29.53%
3A. RajaprakashMale · 38 yrsTVK55,543
23.64%
4P. PushpalathaFemale · 41 yrsNTK16,394
6.98%
5M.poosa DuraiMale · 38 yrsAIPTMMK7,715
3.28%
6S.thirumalai KumarMale · 33 yrs · SCPT1,365
0.58%
—NOTANOTA673
0.29%
7G. Poorana SelvanMale · 30 yrsIndependent548
0.23%
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8Isaki PandianMale · 51 yrsBSP518
0.22%
9S. ThangapalamMale · 58 yrsIndependent432
0.18%
10DurairajMale · 55 yrsIndependent424
0.18%
11M. PonnuduraiMale · 46 yrsIndependent311
0.13%
12Shahul HameedMale · 25 yrsIndependent295
0.13%
13S.manogaranMale · 69 yrsKDC244
0.10%
14P.noble KrishnaMale · 28 yrsIndependent239
0.10%
15Gomathi SankarMale · 26 yrstavk234
0.10%
16R. RamkumarMale · 28 yrsIndependent224
0.10%
17R.krishnanMale · 31 yrsIndependent204
0.09%
18K.m.kaliappanMale · 52 yrsIndependent130
0.06%
19K.muthuMale · 28 yrsIndependent114
0.05%
20A.mariappanMale · 41 yrs · SCIndependent111
0.05%
21Ganeshan. SMale · 64 yrsIndependent90
0.04%
22R. SelvakumarMale · 45 yrsNIDP80
0.03%
Past results

The seat changed hands: INC won in 2021, DMK in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 33.9%AIADMK 29.5%TVK 23.6%INC 41.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr.kalai KathiravanDMK · 33.9% · margin 10,299Turnout83.4%
2021Palani Nadar.sINC · 41.7% · margin 370Turnout73.3%
2016Selvamohandas Pandian SAIADMK · 42.6% · margin 462Turnout77.0%
2011Sarath Kumar.rAIADMK · 54.3% · margin 22,967Turnout79.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Tenkasi result 2021

Tenkasi 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palani Nadar.sINC89,315
41.71%
2Selva Mohandas Pandian.sAIADMK88,945
41.54%
3Vincentraj.rNTK15,336
7.16%
4Mohamed.sAMMK9,944
4.64%
5Thirumalaimuthu.rMNM2,188
1.02%
6Madasamy.aIndependent1,978
0.92%
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—NOTANOTA1,159
0.54%
7Chandrasegar.sPT878
0.41%
8Udhayakumar.k.mADK690
0.32%
9Ramesh.rIndependent684
0.32%
10Palanimurugan.pIndependent628
0.29%
11Reegankumar. MIndependent495
0.23%
12Arokkiya Prabhu.jIndependent428
0.20%
13Jeganathan.mAMPK416
0.19%
14Selvakumar.rNIDP319
0.15%
15Doctor. Karuppasamy.sIndependent216
0.10%
16Mugundhan.kMIDP195
0.09%
17Palanikumar.aIndependent175
0.08%
18Sureshkumar.sAPTADMK119
0.06%

Tenkasi result 2016

Tenkasi 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Selvamohandas Pandian SAIADMK86,339
42.58%
2Palani Nadar SINC85,877
42.35%
3Selvi BBJP11,716
5.78%
4Charles N.d.sTMC(M)7,324
3.61%
—NOTANOTA3,391
1.67%
5Muthukumar CNTK2,898
1.43%
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6Madasamy AIndependent1,621
0.80%
7Seetharaman PPMK1,222
0.60%
8Periya Durai PAIFB885
0.44%
9Uthami KIndependent562
0.28%
10Chelladurai TTMMK489
0.24%
11Reegankumar MIndependent451
0.22%

Tenkasi result 2011

Tenkasi 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sarath Kumar.rAIADMK92,253
54.30%
2Karuppasami Pandian.yDMK69,286
40.78%
3Anburaj.s.vBJP2,698
1.59%
4Arumugam.sABHM1,507
0.89%
5Mariappan.dIndependent1,140
0.67%
6Vethala Iyyankan.mIndependent1,080
0.64%
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7Paramasivan.sIndependent954
0.56%
8Kannan.vBSP501
0.29%
9Ramanathan.gIndependent491
0.29%
Map

Tenkasi outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Tirunelveli district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Tenkasi is one of the assembly segments of Tenkasi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tenkasi candidates.

  • Dr Rani SrikumarDMK82,342 42.3%
  • B John PandianBJP50,328 25.9%
  • Dr K KrishnasamyAIADMK34,149 17.5%
  • Esai MathivananNTK23,171 11.9%
  • Karpagavalli PIndependent958 0.5%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 32,014 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tenkasi.

Who won the Tenkasi assembly seat in 2026?

Dr.kalai Kathiravan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Tenkasi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 79,699 votes, which was 33.92% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tenkasi?

The margin was 10,299 votes (4.38% of valid votes). The runner-up was S.selva Mohandas Pandian of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 69,400 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tenkasi in 2026?

Turnout was 83.41%: 2,35,213 of 2,82,002 registered electors voted, across 359 polling stations. That is 10.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tenkasi part of?

Tenkasi is an assembly segment of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr Rani Srikumar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Tenkasi a reserved constituency?

No. Tenkasi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Tenkasi?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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