One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Tenkasi |
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Lok Sabha constituency |
Tenkasi constituency, post-2008 delimitation |
Constituency details |
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Country | India |
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Region | South India |
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State | Tamil Nadu |
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Assembly constituencies | Rajapalayam Srivilliputhur Sankarankovil Vasudevanallur Kadayanallur Tenkasi |
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Established | 1957 |
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Total electors | 15,03,898 [1] |
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Reservation | SC |
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Member of Parliament |
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18th Lok Sabha |
Incumbent Rani Srikumar |
Party | DMK |
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Elected year | 2024 Indian general election |
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Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu,a state in southern India.It is reserved for SC(Scheduled Caste).Its Parliamentary Constituency number is 37.
Assembly segments
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Before 2009
- Sankarankovil (SC)
- Vasudevanallur (SC)
- Kadaiyanallur
- Tenkasi
- Alangulam (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
- Ambasamuthiram (moved to Tirunelveli Constituency)
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Elections 2024
General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| DMK | Dhanush M. Kumar | 476,156 | 45.11% | 45.11 |
| AIADMK | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 3,55,389 | 33.67% | 8.65 |
| AMMK | S. Ponnuthai | 92,116 | 8.73% | New |
| NTK | S. S. Mathivanan | 59,445 | 5.63% | New |
| MNM | K. Muneshwaran | 24,023 | 2.28% | New |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,056 | 1.33% | 0.11 |
Margin of victory | 1,20,767 | 11.44% | -4.68% |
Turnout | 10,55,595 | 71.43% | -1.87% |
Registered electors | 14,92,317 | | 7.98% |
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 2.80% | |
General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | M. Vasanthi | 424,586 | 42.31% | 42.31 |
| PT | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 2,62,812 | 26.19% | 10.5 |
| MDMK | Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | 1,90,233 | 18.96% | 18.96 |
| INC | Dr. K. Jayakumar | 58,963 | 5.88% | 27.26 |
| CPI | P. Lingam | 23,528 | 2.34% | 35.45 |
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,492 | 1.44% | |
| Independent | A. Krishnasamy | 12,115 | 1.21% | |
| TNMK | K. Gunasekaran | 8,022 | 0.80% | New |
Margin of victory | 1,61,774 | 16.12% | 11.46% |
Turnout | 10,03,446 | 73.76% | 2.66% |
Registered electors | 13,82,081 | | 29.94% |
| AIADMK gain from CPI | Swing | 4.52% | |
General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| CPI | P. Lingam | 281,174 | 37.80% | 11.07 |
| INC | G. Vellaipandi | 2,46,497 | 33.14% | 33.14 |
| PT | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 1,16,685 | 15.69% | 1.49 |
| DMDK | K. Inbaraj | 75,741 | 10.18% | New |
| BSP | K. Krishnan | 6,948 | 0.93% | 0.26 |
| Independent | R. Lakshmanan | 6,633 | 0.89% | |
Margin of victory | 34,677 | 4.66% | -12.49% |
Turnout | 7,43,895 | 70.18% | 4.29% |
Registered electors | 10,63,614 | | -1.94% |
| CPI hold | Swing | -11.07% | |
General Elections 2004
2004 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| CPI | M. Appadurai | 348,000 | 48.87% | 48.87 |
| AIADMK | S. Murugesan | 2,25,824 | 31.71% | 4.17 |
| JD(U) | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 1,01,122 | 14.20% | 13.73 |
| Independent | M. Vadivel Kumar | 14,441 | 2.03% | |
| Independent | R. Lakshmanan | 5,599 | 0.79% | |
| BSP | P. Luke Jayakumar | 4,759 | 0.67% | New |
Margin of victory | 1,22,176 | 17.16% | 17.02% |
Turnout | 7,12,150 | 65.68% | 0.78% |
Registered electors | 10,84,708 | | 3.89% |
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | 12.99% | |
General Elections 1999
General Elections 1998
1998 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| AIADMK | S. Murugesan | 270,053 | 41.84% | New |
| TMC(M) | M. Arunachalam | 1,72,786 | 26.77% | 18.21 |
| PT | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 1,23,592 | 19.15% | New |
| INC | V. Selvaraj | 77,285 | 11.97% | 18.17 |
Margin of victory | 97,267 | 15.07% | 0.22% |
Turnout | 6,45,491 | 65.29% | -4.66% |
Registered electors | 10,14,494 | | 4.26% |
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -3.15% | |
General Elections 1996
1996 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| TMC(M) | M. Arunachalam | 290,663 | 44.98% | New |
| INC | V. Selvaraj | 1,94,737 | 30.14% | 33.42 |
| CPI(M) | P. Jeyaraj | 82,615 | | 12.79 |
| BJP | S. Arumugam | 52,120 | 8.07% | New |
| PMK | T. Amirtharaj | 16,328 | 2.53% | 0.62 |
Margin of victory | 95,926 | 14.85% | -15.47% |
Turnout | 6,46,145 | 69.94% | 3.08% |
Registered electors | 9,73,084 | | 5.01% |
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -18.58% | |
General Elections 1991
1991 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | M. Arunachalam | 381,721 | 63.56% | 1.06 |
| DMK | Dr. T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | 1,99,635 | 33.24% | New |
| PMK | E. Nambirajan | 11,479 | 1.91% | New |
| THMM | Saker | 3,190 | 0.53% | 0.06 |
Margin of victory | 1,82,086 | 30.32% | 2.86% |
Turnout | 6,00,569 | 66.87% | -1.58% |
Registered electors | 9,26,698 | | -0.70% |
| INC hold | Swing | 1.06% | |
General Elections 1989
1989 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | M. Arunachalam | 393,075 | 62.50% | 5.59 |
| CPI(M) | R. Krishnan | 2,20,368 | 35.04% | 3.13 |
| Independent | S. Muthiah | 4,320 | 0.69% | |
| THMM | S. Manickaraj | 3,680 | 0.59% | New |
Margin of victory | 1,72,707 | 27.46% | -8.72% |
Turnout | 6,28,887 | 68.45% | -7.22% |
Registered electors | 9,33,214 | | 26.81% |
| INC hold | Swing | -5.59% | |
General Elections 1984
General Elections 1980
General Elections 1977
1977 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | M. Arunachalam | 305,069 | 69.23% | 13.75 |
| INC(O) | S. Rajagopalan | 1,18,193 | 26.82% | 11.53 |
| Independent | K. Maruthan | 13,124 | 2.98% | |
| Independent | K. Shenthivelu | 4,269 | 0.97% | |
Margin of victory | 1,86,876 | 42.41% | 25.28% |
Turnout | 4,40,655 | 66.94% | -5.98% |
Registered electors | 6,73,825 | | 17.97% |
| INC hold | Swing | 13.75% | |
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
1967 Indian general election : Tenkasi Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| INC | R. S. Arumugam | 166,737 | 41.52% | 9.63 |
| SWA | Velu | 1,60,991 | 40.09% | 20.26 |
| CPI | P. Muthumanickam | 37,190 | 9.26% | 19.76 |
| Independent | V. K. Madasamy | 24,537 | 6.11% | |
| PSP | P. K. Swamy | 12,162 | 3.03% | New |
Margin of victory | 5,746 | 1.43% | -20.69% |
Turnout | 4,01,617 | 77.50% | 4.96% |
Registered electors | 5,35,903 | | 17.00% |
| INC hold | Swing | -9.63% | |
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
References
- ^ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
External links
- Tenkasi lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
See also
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