14 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 14 total
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.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||