Tenkasi Lok Sabha Election Result

Tenkasi is a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu. Election results of Tenkasi lok sabha seat is given below in a table that also lists all MPs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MP from Tenkasi Lok Sabha Seat (Tamil Nadu) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2019	Dhanush M Kumar	DMK	476156
2014	Vasanthi M	ADMK	424586
2009	Lingam P	CPI	281174
2004	Appadurai, M	CPI	348000
1999	Murugesan,s	ADMK	239241
1998	Murugesan,s	ADMK	270053
1996	Arunachalam, M	TMC(M)	290663
1991	Arunachalam M	INC	381721
1989	M Arunachalam	INC	393075
1984	M Arunachalam	INC	360517
1980	Arunachalam M	INC(I)	272260
1977	Arunachalam M	INC	305069
1971	A M Cnellachami	INC	223182

2019 Parliamentary Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Dhanush M Kumar Male 44 yr SC	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rising sun	476156 44.67%
2	Dr Krishnasamy K Male 66 yr SC	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	355389 33.34%
3	Ponnuthai S Female 32 yr SC	IND Independent gift pack	92116 8.64%
4	Mathivanan S S Male 32 yr SC	NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi ganna kisan	59445 5.58%
5	Muneshwaran K Male 44 yr SC	MNM Makkal Needhi Maiam battery torch	24023 2.25%
6	Nota	NOTA None Of The Above	14056 1.32%
7	Ponnuthai M Female 48 yr SC	IND Independent box	4733 0.44%
8	Perumalsamy S Male 35 yr SC	IND Independent ship	4334 0.41%
9	Bharatharaj S Male 52 yr SC	IND Independent balloon	4226 0.4%
10	Ponnusamy R Male 58 yr SC	IND Independent hat	3306 0.31%
11	Suriyaragupathi T Male 31 yr SC	IND Independent computer	3002 0.28%
12	Palani Samy S Male 48 yr SC	IND Independent whistle	2950 0.28%
13	Ponnuthai G Female 24 yr SC	IND Independent television	2427 0.23%
14	Selvakumar M Male 50 yr SC	IND Independent pen nib with seven rays	2230 0.21%
15	Moorthy D Male 49 yr SC	IND Independent pot	1985 0.19%
16	Deepan Arun A Male 36 yr SC	IND Independent ring	1965 0.18%
17	Sivajayaprakash S Male 69 yr SC	IND Independent diamond	1947 0.18%
18	Muthumurugan M Male 28 yr SC	IND Independent throwing a javelin	1734 0.16%
19	Sundaram N Male 34 yr SC	IND Independent cake	1490 0.14%
20	Thamarai Selvam K Male 32 yr SC	IND Independent black board	1473 0.14%
21	Dhanuskodi P Male 37 yr SC	IND Independent pressure cooker	1245 0.12%
22	Ravi K Male 33 yr SC	ACDP Anti Corruption Dynamic Party jackfruit	1194 0.11%
23	Ponnuthai M Female 34 yr SC	IND Independent socks	1129 0.11%
24	Vairavan P Male 52 yr SC	IND Independent bucket	998 0.09%
25	Subbiah S Male 55 yr SC	IND Independent carpet	808 0.08%
26	Thangaraj C Male 34 yr SC	IND Independent bat	727 0.07%
	Total		1065088 71.37%

In 2019, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 1492317 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1065088. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Dhanush M Kumar won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 476156 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Dr Krishnasamy K stood second with total 355389 votes. He lost by 120767 votes.

2014 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Vasanthi M Female 52 yr SC	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	424586 30.72%
2	Dr Krishnasamy K Male 62 yr SC	PT Puthiya Tamilagam television	262812 19.02%
3	Dr Sadhan Thirumalaikumar T Male 61 yr SC	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam top	190233 13.76%
4	Dr Jayakumar K Male 64 yr SC	INC Indian National Congress hand	58963 4.27%
5	Lingam P Male 47 yr SC	CPI Communist Party Of India ears of corn and sickle	23528 1.7%
6	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	14492 1.05%
7	Krishnasamy A Male 31 yr SC	IND Independent black board	12115 0.88%
8	Gunasekaran K Male 42 yr SC	TNMC Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress pen nib with seven rays	8022 0.58%
9	Radhakrishnan S Male 64 yr SC	IND Independent candles	3904 0.28%
10	Manmathan,m Male 60 yr SC	IND Independent batsman	3331 0.24%
11	Kannan Male 61 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	2917 0.21%
12	Muneeswaran Male 39 yr SC	IND Independent hat	2513 0.18%
13	Magesh S Male 30 yr SC	IND Independent table lamp	2163 0.16%
14	Ganesan S Male 31 yr SC	IND Independent ceiling fan	1809 0.13%
15	Janagar Raja Male 25 yr SC	IND Independent coconut	1777 0.13%
16	Poongani J Female 41 yr SC	SAP Samata Party battery torch	1454 0.11%
17	Velladurai P Male 35 yr SC	IND Independent balloon	1216 0.09%
18	Alagumalai V Male 46 yr SC	IND Independent ring	1215 0.09%
19	Meenashisundarav Adivel T Male 49 yr SC	CPIM Communist Party Of India (marxist-leninist) saw	888 0.06%
	Total		1017938 73.65%

In 2014, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 1382081 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1017938. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Vasanthi M won and became MP from this seat. She secured total 424586 votes. Puthiya Tamilagam candidate Dr Krishnasamy K stood second with total 262812 votes. He lost by 161774 votes.

2009 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Lingam P Male 44 yr SC	CPI Communist Party Of India	281174 26.44%
2	Vellaipandi G Male 44 yr SC	INC Indian National Congress	246497 23.18%
3	Krishnasamy, Dr K Male 51 yr SC	PT Puthiya Tamilagam	116685 10.97%
4	Inbaraj K Male 35 yr SC	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	75741 7.12%
5	Krishnan K Male 43 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	6948 0.65%
6	Lakshmanan R Male 60 yr SC	IND Independent	6633 0.62%
7	Ramachandran E Male 58 yr SC	IND Independent	4471 0.42%
8	Jothiraj M Male 40 yr SC	SP Samajwadi Party	3984 0.37%
9	Balakrishnan S Male 45 yr SC	IND Independent	3912 0.37%
	Total		746045 70.14%

In 2009, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 1063614 electors. Total number of valid vote was 746045. Communist Party Of India candidate Lingam P won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 281174 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Vellaipandi G stood second with total 246497 votes. He lost by 34677 votes.

2004 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Appadurai, M Male 51 yr SC	CPI Communist Party Of India	348000
2	Murugesan S Male 53 yr SC	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	225824
3	Krishnasamy Dr , K Male 52 yr SC	JD(U) Janata Dal (united)	101122
4	Vadivel Kumar M Male 31 yr SC	IND Independent	14441
5	Lakshmanan R Male 33 yr SC	IND Independent	5599
6	Luke Jayakumar P Male 43 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	4759
7	Chandran S Male 40 yr SC	JP Janata Party	2449
8	Ramakrishnan S Male 46 yr SC	IND Independent	2285
9	Balasundaram S Male 71 yr SC	IND Independent	2153
10	Chellammal A Female 47 yr SC	IND Independent	1663
11	Saravanan T Male 28 yr SC	IND Independent	1436
12	Gopalakrishnan E Male 51 yr SC	IND Independent	1378
13	Amirtha Raj T Male 55 yr SC	IND Independent	1041
	Total		712150 0%

In 2004, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total electors. Total number of valid vote was 712150. Communist Party Of India candidate Appadurai, M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 348000 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Murugesan S stood second with total 225824 votes. He lost by 122176 votes.

1999 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Murugesan,s Male	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	239241 35.88%
2	Arumugam,s Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	238354 35.74%
3	Krishnasamy, Dr K Male	PT Puthiya Tamilagam	186220 27.93%
4	Bala Murugan, D Male	IND Independent	2316 0.35%
5	Shanmuga Sundaraj, R Male	IND Independent	695 0.1%
	Total		666826 64.87%

In 1999, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 1044090 electors. Total number of valid vote was 666826. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Murugesan,s won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 239241 votes. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Arumugam,s stood second with total 238354 votes. He lost by 887 votes.

1998 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Murugesan,s Male	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	270053 41.84%
2	Arunachalam M Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	172786 26.77%
3	Krishnasamy,dr K Male	PT Puthiya Tamilagam	123592 19.15%
4	Selvaraj,v Male	INC Indian National Congress	77285 11.97%
5	Lakshmanan,k Male	IND Independent	1059 0.16%
6	Balamurugan,d Male	IND Independent	716 0.11%
	Total		645491 65.29%

In 1998, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 1014494 electors. Total number of valid vote was 645491. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Murugesan,s won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 270053 votes. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Arunachalam M stood second with total 172786 votes. He lost by 97267 votes.

1996 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Arunachalam, M Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	290663 44.98%
2	Selvaraj V Male	INC Indian National Congress	194737 30.14%
3	Jeyaraj P Male	CPM Communist Party Of India (marxist)	82615 12.79%
4	Arumugam S Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	52120 8.07%
5	Amirtharaj T Male	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	16328 2.53%
6	Karuppasamy S Male	IND Independent	2383 0.37%
7	Devadoss R Male	IND Independent	2058 0.32%
8	Shumugiah M Male	IND Independent	1994 0.31%
9	Subramanian, M Male	IND Independent	1212 0.19%
10	Maruthan K Male	IND Independent	1035 0.16%
11	Vellapandi S Male	IND Independent	1000 0.15%
	Total		646145 69.94%

In 1996, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 973084 electors. Total number of valid vote was 646145. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Arunachalam, M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 290663 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Selvaraj V stood second with total 194737 votes. He lost by 95926 votes.

1991 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Arunachalam M Male	INC Indian National Congress	381721 63.56%
2	Sadhan Thirumalaikumar T Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	199635 33.24%
3	Nambirajan E Male	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	11479 1.91%
4	Saker Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	3190 0.53%
5	Gopalakrishnan E Male	IND Independent	1737 0.29%
6	Subramanian M Male	IND Independent	1616 0.27%
7	Ariramakrishan I Male	IND Independent	1191 0.2%
	Total		600569 66.87%

In 1991, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 926698 electors. Total number of valid vote was 600569. Indian National Congress candidate Arunachalam M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 381721 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Sadhan Thirumalaikumar T stood second with total 199635 votes. He lost by 182086 votes.

1989 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	M Arunachalam Male	INC Indian National Congress	393075 62.5%
2	R Krishan Male	CPM Communist Party Of India (marxist)	220368 35.04%
3	S Muthiah Male	IND Independent	4320 0.69%
4	S Manickaraj Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandaram	3680 0.59%
5	E Gopalakirshnan Male	IND Independent	2638 0.42%
6	M Subhramanian Male	IND Independent	2271 0.36%
7	S Sivan Male	IND Independent	1675 0.27%
8	V Mohan Male	IND Independent	860 0.14%
	Total		628887 68.45%

In 1989, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 933214 electors. Total number of valid vote was 628887. Indian National Congress candidate M Arunachalam won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 393075 votes. Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate R Krishan stood second with total 220368 votes. He lost by 172707 votes.

1984 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	M Arunachalam Male	INC Indian National Congress	360517 68.09%
2	R Krishnan Male	CPM Communist Party Of India (marxist)	168950 31.91%
	Total		529467 75.67%

In 1984, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 735912 electors. Total number of valid vote was 529467. Indian National Congress candidate M Arunachalam won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 360517 votes. Communist Party Of India (marxist) candidate R Krishnan stood second with total 168950 votes. He lost by 191567 votes.

1980 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Arunachalam M Male	INC(I) Indian National Congress (i)	272260 62.42%
2	Rajagopalan S Male	JNP Janta Party	163944 37.58%
	Total		436204 65.92%

In 1980, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 679386 electors. Total number of valid vote was 436204. Indian National Congress (i) candidate Arunachalam M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 272260 votes. Janta Party candidate Rajagopalan S stood second with total 163944 votes. He lost by 108316 votes.

1977 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Arunachalam M Male	INC Indian National Congress	305069 69.23%
2	Rajagopalan S Male	NCO Indian National Congress (org)	118193 26.82%
3	Maruthan K Male	IND Independents	13124 2.98%
4	Shenthivelu K Male	IND Independents	4269 0.97%
	Total		440655 66.94%

In 1977, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 673825 electors. Total number of valid vote was 440655. Indian National Congress candidate Arunachalam M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 305069 votes. Indian National Congress (org) candidate Rajagopalan S stood second with total 118193 votes. He lost by 186876 votes.

1971 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	A M Cnellachami Male	INC Indian National Congress	223182 55.48%
2	R S Arumugam Male	NCO Indian National Congress (organisation)	154272 38.35%
3	K Subbiah Male	IND Independents	24822 6.17%
	Total		402276 72.92%

In 1971, Tenkasi parliamentary constituency had total 571197 electors. Total number of valid vote was 402276. Indian National Congress candidate A M Cnellachami won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 223182 votes. Indian National Congress (organisation) candidate R S Arumugam stood second with total 154272 votes. He lost by 68910 votes.