Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Tenkasi

Assembly constituency 222 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#222 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants22

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,34,987

Turnout83.2%

NOTA673

WinnerDr.Kalai KathiravanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam79,69933.9% of votes

MARGIN10,299 votes · 4.4 pp79,699 − 69,400

Runner-upS.Selva Mohandas Pandian All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam69,40029.5% of votes

DMK 53.5% of top-two votesAIADMK 46.5%

All candidates 22

01 Dr.Kalai KathiravanDMK79,699 33.9%
02 S.Selva Mohandas PandianAIADMK69,400 29.5%
03 A. RajaprakashTVK55,543 23.6%
04 P. PushpalathaNTK16,394 7.0%
05 M.Poosa DuraiAIPTM7,715 3.3%
06 S.Thirumalai KumarPT1,365 0.6%
07 G. Poorana SelvanIND548 0.2%
08 Isaki PandianBSP518 0.2%
09 S. ThangapalamIND432 0.2%
10 DurairajIND424 0.2%
11 M. PonnuduraiIND311 0.1%
12 Shahul HameedIND295 0.1%
13 S.ManogaranKDC244 0.1%
14 P.Noble KrishnaIND239 0.1%
15 Gomathi SankarTVK234 0.1%
16 R. RamkumarIND224 0.1%
17 R.KrishnanIND204 0.1%
18 K.M.KaliappanIND130 0.1%
19 K.MuthuIND114 0.1%
20 A.MariappanIND111 0.1%
21 Ganeshan. SIND90 0.0%
22 R. SelvakumarNIP80 0.0%

Turnout 83.2%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total673
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 2,34,314Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

2026
4.4 pp
Dr.Kalai KathiravanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
0.2 pp
Palani Nadar.SIndian National Congress
2016
0.2 pp
Selvamohandas Pandian SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
13.5 pp
Sarath Kumar.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
19.2 pp
Vasanthakumar. HIndian National Congress
2001
10.1 pp
Manickaraj.S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
3.2 pp
Krishnan, S.V.Communist Party of India
1991
47.9 pp
Natesan Paulbaj V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
1.5 pp
Achiyur, M. ManiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
16.7 pp
John Vincent M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
5.7 pp
John Vincent, N.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
0.3 pp
M. John VincentJanata Party
1971
14.1 pp
AdithanarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
28.5 pp
AditanarDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 47.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed TVK polled 55,543 votes, 5.4× the 10,299-vote margin.
55,543 ÷ 10,299 = 5.4
The top two polled 63.4% of votes; the other 20 candidates 36.3% between them.
(79,699 + 69,400) ÷ 2,34,987 = 63.4% · 85,215 ÷ 2,34,987 = 36.3%
Turnout of 83.2% was 3.4 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
83.2 − 86.6 = −3.4
The margin widened from 0.2 pp in 2021 to 4.4 pp.
4.4 − 0.2 = +4.2 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 2021, DMK in 2026.
2021 INC · 2026 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 22 candidate lines2,34,314
NOTAcounted within the total673
Published totalVotes polled2,34,987
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates22 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database