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Assembly Constituency No. 222

Tenkasi

14 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 14 total

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14 Elections
on Record
ADMK Dominant Party
6 wins
44220 Biggest Margin
(1991)
204 Smallest Margin
(1977)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
Kalai Kathiravan
DMK
79699 votes · 33.92%
Margin: 10299
Runner-up
S. Selvamohandas Pandian
ADMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
44220 votes
V. Natesan Paulbaj
ADMK
1991 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
204 votes
M. John Vincent
JP
1977 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
92253 votes — Sarath Kumar R in 2011
Party Win History
ADMK
6W
43%
DMK
4W
29%
INC
2W
14%
JP
1W
7%
CPI
1W
7%
ADMK
6 wins
DMK
4 wins
INC
2 wins
JP
1 wins
CPI
1 wins
📍 Know About Tenkasi

Tenkasi is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 14 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 14 elections.

AC No. 222 14 elections ADMK 6x
Complete Election History
Tenkasi — All Years 14 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 Kalai Kathiravan DMK 79699 33.92% S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 10299
2021 S. Palani Nadar INC 89315 41.71% S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 370
2016 S. Selvamohandas Pandian ADMK 86339 42.58% Palani Nadar S INC 462
2011 Sarath Kumar R AIADMK 92253 54.3% V. Karuppasamy Pandian DMK 22967
2006 H. Vasanthakumar INC 54170 51.93% S. P. Sooriyakumar ADMK 20075
2001 S. Manickaraj AIADMK 46619 51.54% V. Ramachandran MTD 9161
1996 S.V. Krishnan CPI 37342 40.27% A.S.A. Karunakaran ADMK 3149
1991 V. Natesan Paulbaj ADMK 65514 72.90% M. Mani Achiyur DMK 44220
1989 Achiyur M. Mani DMK 30222 31.87% P. Sironmani INC 1493
1984 M. John Vincent AIADMK 45825 58.0% Namdi. E. DMK 14018
1980 M. John Vincent AIADMK 36725 52.18% Thangaraj. J. INC 4049
1977 M. John Vincent JP 18668 27.71% D. Veliah AIADMK 204
1971 S. P. Adithanar DMK 37329 54.95% Annamalai R. A. R. INC 9605
1967 S. P. Adithanar DMK 41828 62.57% R. Nadar INC 19061
1962 — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable
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