One of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu, Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency represents the Tirunelveli District and has 1,063,614 voters. 1,063,614 is the total electorate count in the Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 37). Out of these 530,196 number of electorates are males and the remaining 533,418 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. This constituency came into existence in 1957 and comprises of six legislative assembly segments and is reserved for the SC category. The town of Tenkasi is situated near the Coutallam Waterfalls, at the foothills of the Western Ghats. It has an average elevation of 143 m and is bordered by Kerala on its West. Tamil and English are the official languages here.
As per 2001 census, it has a population of over 63,000 people of which 7,242 are under the age of 6. About 51% of the population is male and the sex ratio is 982 females for every 1000 males. The average literacy rate of the city is 83%. About 15% of the population belongs to the SC category and 0.90% belongs to the ST category. Agriculture, tourism, oil refining, handloom and several other small scale industries are a part of the economic setup of the city. Several State Highways are connected to the city and place it in a large road network. Additionally, the National Highway NH-7 passes through the district connecting to the major cities in and around the city.
Tenkasi Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanush.M.Kumar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 470346 | 0 | 5810 | 476156 | 44.69 | Winner |
| Dr.Krishnasamy.K | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 354216 | 0 | 1654 | 355870 | 33.4 | 1st Runner-up |
| Ponnuthai. S | Independent | 91130 | 0 | 986 | 92116 | 8.64 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Mathivanan.S.S | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 58855 | 0 | 590 | 59445 | 5.58 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Muneshwaran. K | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 23844 | 0 | 179 | 24023 | 2.25 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 13900 | 0 | 156 | 14056 | 1.32 | 5th Runner-up |
| Ponnuthai.M | Independent | 4723 | 0 | 10 | 4733 | 0.44 | 6th Runner-up |
| Perumalsamy. S | Independent | 4327 | 0 | 7 | 4334 | 0.41 | 7th Runner-up |
| Bharatharaj. S | Independent | 4226 | 0 | 0 | 4226 | 0.4 | 8th Runner-up |
| Ponnusamy.R | Independent | 3302 | 0 | 4 | 3306 | 0.31 | 9th Runner-up |
| Suriyaragupathi. T | Independent | 3000 | 0 | 2 | 3002 | 0.28 | 10th Runner-up |
| Palani Samy.S | Independent | 2946 | 0 | 4 | 2950 | 0.28 | 11th Runner-up |
| Ponnuthai.G | Independent | 2424 | 0 | 3 | 2427 | 0.23 | 12th Runner-up |
| Selvakumar. M | Independent | 2222 | 0 | 8 | 2230 | 0.21 | 13th Runner-up |
| Moorthy. D | Independent | 1980 | 0 | 5 | 1985 | 0.19 | 14th Runner-up |
| Deepan Arun.A | Independent | 1964 | 0 | 1 | 1965 | 0.18 | 15th Runner-up |
| Sivajayaprakash.S | Independent | 1939 | 0 | 8 | 1947 | 0.18 | 16th Runner-up |
| Muthumurugan. M | Independent | 1728 | 0 | 6 | 1734 | 0.16 | 17th Runner-up |
| Sundaram.N | Independent | 1486 | 0 | 4 | 1490 | 0.14 | 18th Runner-up |
| Thamarai Selvam. K | Independent | 1471 | 0 | 2 | 1473 | 0.14 | 19th Runner-up |
| Dhanuskodi.P | Independent | 1241 | 0 | 4 | 1245 | 0.12 | 20th Runner-up |
| Ravi. K | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 1165 | 0 | 29 | 1194 | 0.11 | 21th Runner-up |
| Ponnuthai. M | Independent | 1118 | 0 | 11 | 1129 | 0.11 | 22th Runner-up |
| Vairavan. P | Independent | 996 | 0 | 2 | 998 | 0.09 | 23th Runner-up |
| Subbiah. S | Independent | 804 | 0 | 4 | 808 | 0.08 | 24th Runner-up |
| Thangaraj. C | Independent | 723 | 0 | 4 | 727 | 0.07 | 25th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Tenkasi Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Tenkasi parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Tenkasi constituency is Vasanthi.M of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Vasanthi.M | F | AIADMK | 424586 | Dr.Krishnasamy.K. | M | PT | 262812 |
| 2009 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | P. Lingam | M | CPI | 281174 | Vellaipandi G | M | INC | 246497 |
| 2004 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Appadurai, M. | M | CPI | 348000 | Murugesan. S | M | ADMK | 225824 |
| 1999 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Murugesan,S. | M | ADMK | 239241 | Arumugam,S. | M | BJP | 238354 |
| 1998 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Murugesan,S. | M | ADMK | 270053 | Arunachalam.M | M | TMC(M) | 172786 |
| 1996 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Arunachalam, M. | M | TMC(M) | 290663 | Selvaraj V. | M | INC | 194737 |
| 1991 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Arunachalam M. | M | INC | 381721 | Sadhan Thirumalaikumar T. | M | DMK | 199635 |
| 1989 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | M.Arunachalam | M | INC | 393075 | R.Krishan | M | CPM | 220368 |
| 1984 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | M. Arunachalam | M | INC | 360517 | R. Krishnan | M | CPM | 168950 |
| 1980 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Arunachalam M. | M | INC(I) | 272260 | Rajagopalan S. | M | JNP | 163944 |
| 1977 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | Arunachalam M. | M | INC | 305069 | Rajagopalan S. | M | DMK | 118193 |
| 1971 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | A. M. Cnellachami | M | INC | 223182 | R. S. Arumugam | M | NCO | 154272 |
| 1967 | 37 | Tenkasi | (SC) | R. S. Arumugam | M | INC | 166737 | Velu | M | SWA | 160991 |
| 1962 | 39 | Tenkasi | GEN | M. P. Swamy | M | INC | 165169 | S. A. Muruganandam | M | CPI | 93729 |
| 1957 | 26 | Tenkasi | GEN | M. Sankarapandian | M | INC | 125821 | N. Shanmugam | M | CPI | 121021 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Tenkasi Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Tenkasi parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rajapalayam | Srivilliputhur (SC) | Sankarankovil (SC) |
| Vasudevanallur (SC) | Kadayanallur | Tenkasi |
Last Updated on July 6, 2019