Tenkasi Assembly constituency

Tenkasi state assembly constituency is in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu.^[1][2][3] Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is a part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.^[4] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Tenkasi
Constituency No. 222 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Lok Sabha constituency	Tenkasi
Established	1951
Total electors	2,92,538
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Palani Nadar
Party	INC
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

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
1991
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
2021	S. Palani Nadar		Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

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

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[5][6]

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			370	0.17%	−0.05%
Turnout			2,12,949	72.89%	−4.04%
Rejected ballots			382	0.18%
Registered electors			2,92,168
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-0.64%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[7]

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			462	0.23%	−13.29%
Turnout			2,02,775	76.93%	−1.98%
Registered electors			2,63,584
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-11.72%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[8]

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			22,967	13.52%	0.15%
Turnout			1,69,910	78.91%	4.24%
Registered electors			2,15,324
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	4.32%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[9]

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			18,658	13.37%	6.13%
Turnout			1,39,570	74.66%	10.87%
Registered electors			1,86,929
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.44%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[10][11]

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			8,792	7.24%	−19.50%
Turnout			1,21,473	63.79%	−5.22%
Registered electors			1,90,762
	AIADMK gain from TMC(M)		Swing	-1.40%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[12]

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			30,760	26.74%	−8.42%
Turnout			1,15,038	69.02%	1.75%
Registered electors			1,73,679
	TMC(M) gain from INC		Swing	-9.29%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[13]

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			36,879	35.16%	29.12%
Turnout			1,04,893	67.27%	−10.25%
Registered electors			1,61,652
	INC hold		Swing	25.82%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[14]

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			6,594	6.04%	−16.90%
Turnout			1,09,248	77.52%	−1.44%
Registered electors			1,43,876
	INC hold		Swing	-24.16%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[15][16]

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			21,628	22.93%	22.01%
Turnout			94,312	78.96%	14.03%
Registered electors			1,25,902
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	10.57%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[17]

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			675	0.92%	−15.18%
Turnout			73,457	64.93%	−7.22%
Registered electors			1,14,840
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	8.52%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[18]

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			11,784	16.10%	4.77%
Turnout			73,194	72.15%	−6.01%
Registered electors			1,02,800
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	-14.30%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[19]

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			7,960	11.33%	10.26%
Turnout			70,260	78.16%	−4.99%
Registered electors			92,660
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	5.81%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[20]

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			743	1.07%	−18.05%
Turnout			69,318	83.15%	7.86%
Registered electors			85,612
	INC hold		Swing	5.53%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[21]

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			12,802	19.12%	9.53%
Turnout			66,963	75.30%	3.58%
Registered electors			91,851
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	-8.56%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[22]

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			5,646	9.59%	4.88%
Turnout			58,887	71.72%	−0.47%
Registered electors			82,107
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	8.36%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tenkasi^[23]

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			2,783	4.70%
Turnout			59,153	72.19%
Registered electors			81,944
	INC win (new seat)