Tenkasi Assembly constituency

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Tenkasi
Constituency No. 222 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Total electors2,92,538
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC
Elected year2021

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 the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.[4] 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
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)

References

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