# Tenkasi Assembly constituency

Tenkasi state assembly constituency is in Tenkasi District Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | Subramaniam Pillai | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | K. Sattanatha Karayalar | Independent |
| 1962 | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | I. A. Chidambaram Pillai | Indian National Congress |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1971 | Samsudeen alias Kathiravan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | S. Muthusamy Karayalar | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | A. K. Sattanatha Karayalar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1984 | T. R. Venkataraman | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | S. Peter Alphonse | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | S. Peter Alphonse | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | K. Ravi Arunan | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 2001 | K. Annamalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2006 | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2011 | R. Sarathkumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | S. Selvamohandas Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | S. Palani Nadar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 41.71% | 41.71% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 42.58% | 42.58% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 54.30% | 54.30% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 49.98% | 49.98% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 51.41% | 51.41% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 52.82% | 52.82% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 62.10% | 62.10% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 36.29% | 36.29% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 60.45% | 60.45% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.88% | 49.88% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 41.36% | 41.36% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 55.66% | 55.66% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 49.86% | 49.86% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 44.33% | 44.33% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 52.89% | 52.89% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 44.53% | 44.53% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Palani Nadar | 89,315 | 41.94% | −0.41 |
| | AIADMK | S. Selvamohandas Pandian | 88,945 | 41.77% | −0.81 |
| | NTK | R. Vincentraj | 15,336 | 7.20% | +5.77 |
| | AMMK | S. Mohamed | 9,944 | 4.67% | New |
| | MNM | R. Thirumalaimuthu | 2,188 | 1.03% | New |
| | Independent | A. Madasamy | 1,978 | 0.93% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 1,159 | 0.54% | −1.13 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 370 | 0.17% | −0.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,12,949 | 72.89% | −4.04% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 382 | 0.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,92,168 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.64% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | S. Selvamohandas Pandian | 86,339 | 42.58% | −11.72 |
| | INC | S. Palani Nadar | 85,877 | 42.35% | New |
| | BJP | B. Selvi | 11,716 | 5.78% | +4.19 |
| | TMC(M) | N. D. S. Charles | 7,324 | 3.61% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 3,391 | 1.67% | New |
| | NTK | C. Muthukumar | 2,898 | 1.43% | New |
| | Independent | A. Madasamy | 1,621 | 0.80% | New |
| | PMK | P. Seetharaman | 1,222 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 462 | 0.23% | −13.29% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,02,775 | 76.93% | −1.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,63,584 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -11.72% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SMK | R. Sarathkumar | 92,253 | 54.30% | New |
| | DMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | 69,286 | 40.78% | −9.2 |
| | BJP | S. V. Anburaj | 2,698 | 1.59% | −2.13 |
| | ABHM | S. Arumugam | 1,507 | 0.89% | New |
| | Independent | D. Mariappan | 1,140 | 0.67% | New |
| | Independent | M. Vethala Iyyankan | 1,080 | 0.64% | New |
| | Independent | S. Paramasivan | 954 | 0.56% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,967 | 13.52% | 0.15% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,910 | 78.91% | 4.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,15,324 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.32% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | 69,755 | 49.98% | +5.8 |
| | MDMK | Rama. Udayasuriyan | 51,097 | 36.61% | New |
| | BJP | K. Ravi Arunan | 5,190 | 3.72% | New |
| | DMDK | S. Kamaraj | 5,081 | 3.64% | New |
| | BSP | S. Chandran | 2,607 | 1.87% | New |
| | Independent | N. Mariappan | 2,095 | 1.50% | New |
| | AIFB | A. Muthuraja | 1,645 | 1.18% | New |
| | Independent | K. Bala Subramanian | 1,166 | 0.84% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,658 | 13.37% | 6.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,570 | 74.66% | 10.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,86,929 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -1.44% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. Annamalai | 62,454 | 51.41% | New |
| | DMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | 53,662 | 44.18% | New |
| | Independent | M. Sankarasubramanian Alias Lala M. Mani | 2,064 | 1.70% | New |
| | Independent | K. Balasubramanian | 1,712 | 1.41% | New |
| | Independent | S. Iyappan | 861 | 0.71% | New |
| | Independent | K. Subramanian | 720 | 0.59% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,792 | 7.24% | −19.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,473 | 63.79% | −5.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,90,762 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -1.40% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | K. Ravi Arunan | 60,758 | 52.82% | New |
| | INC | Aladi Sankaraiya | 29,998 | 26.08% | −36.03 |
| | MDMK | Asan Ibrahim | 10,250 | 8.91% | New |
| | BJP | S. P. Deena Dayalan | 9,962 | 8.66% | +1.77 |
| | AIIC(T) | S. Thanga Samy Nadar | 1,224 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,760 | 26.74% | −8.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,038 | 69.02% | 1.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,73,679 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -9.29% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Peter Alphonse | 65,142 | 62.10% | +25.82 |
| | DMK | S. Ramakrishnan | 28,263 | 26.94% | −3.31 |
| | BJP | R. T. Sastha | 7,228 | 6.89% | New |
| | IUML | N. Chellathurai | 3,185 | 3.04% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,879 | 35.16% | 29.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,893 | 67.27% | −10.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,61,652 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 25.82% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Peter Alphonse | 39,643 | 36.29% | −24.16 |
| | DMK | V. Pandivalavan | 33,049 | 30.25% | −7.27 |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Gani | 20,578 | 18.84% | New |
| | Independent | T. S. R. Venkataramana | 12,860 | 11.77% | New |
| | Independent | S. Samudram | 1,221 | 1.12% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,594 | 6.04% | −16.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,09,248 | 77.52% | −1.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,43,876 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -24.16% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | T. R. Venkataraman | 57,011 | 60.45% | +11.49 |
| | DMK | M. Kuthalingam | 35,383 | 37.52% | New |
| | Independent | A. M. Subbniah | 849 | 0.90% | New |
| | Independent | A. S. Thirumalai | 726 | 0.77% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,628 | 22.93% | 22.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,312 | 78.96% | 14.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,25,902 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.57% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. K. Sattanatha Karayalar | 36,638 | 49.88% | New |
| | INC | T. R. Ramanan Alias Venkataramanan | 35,963 | 48.96% | +7.6 |
| | Independent | M. Mohideen Pichai | 452 | 0.62% | New |
| | Independent | S. H. Kalyana Sundaram | 404 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 675 | 0.92% | −15.18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,457 | 64.93% | −7.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,14,840 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 8.52% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Muthusamy Karayalar | 30,273 | 41.36% | −2.98 |
| | Independent | J. Abdul Jabbar | 18,489 | 25.26% | New |
| | DMK | V. Pandi Valavan | 12,745 | 17.41% | −38.25 |
| | JP | L. Arumugasamy | 10,529 | 14.39% | New |
| | Independent | T. K. V. Natarajan | 1,158 | 1.58% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,784 | 16.10% | 4.77% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,194 | 72.15% | −6.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,02,800 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -14.30% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Samsudeen Alias Kathiravan | 39,110 | 55.66% | +6.88 |
| | INC | I. C. Iswaran | 31,150 | 44.34% | −5.52 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,960 | 11.33% | 10.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,260 | 78.16% | −4.99% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,660 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 5.81% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | I. A. Chidambaram Pillai | 34,561 | 49.86% | +5.53 |
| | DMK | K. M. K. Samsudin | 33,818 | 48.79% | New |
| | Independent | M. Pitchai | 939 | 1.35% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 743 | 1.07% | −18.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,318 | 83.15% | 7.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,612 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.53% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | 29,684 | 44.33% | +1.03 |
| | IUML | Reboi Sahib | 16,882 | 25.21% | New |
| | CPI | N. Shanmugam | 13,003 | 19.42% | New |
| | SWA | Sankaranarayana Iyer | 4,138 | 6.18% | New |
| | Independent | Palanichami | 2,139 | 3.19% | New |
| | Independent | Muthiah Thevar | 1,117 | 1.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,802 | 19.12% | 9.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,963 | 75.30% | 3.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,851 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -8.56% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | K. Sattanatha Karayalar | 31,145 | 52.89% | New |
| | INC | I. A. Chidambaram Pillai | 25,499 | 43.30% | −1.23 |
| | Independent | A. Srinivasan | 2,243 | 3.81% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,646 | 9.59% | 4.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,887 | 71.72% | −0.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,107 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 8.36% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Subramaniam Pillai | 26,340 | 44.53% | New |
| | Independent | Sevagupandia Thevar | 23,557 | 39.82% | New |
| | Socialist | Pichia Mudaliar | 9,256 | 15.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,783 | 4.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,153 | 72.19% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 81,944 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |