Tenkasi
Part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat.
Kalai Kathiravan (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Tenkasi in 2026, 10,299 votes ahead of S.selva Mohandas Pandian.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
79,699 votes · 33.9%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SPAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
69,400 votes · 29.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ARTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
55,543 votes · 23.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PPNaam Tamilar Katchi
16,394 votes · 7.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MDAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
7,715 votes · 3.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKPuthiya Tamilagam
1,365 votes · 0.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- GSIndependent
548 votes · 0.2%
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- IPBahujan Samaj Party
518 votes · 0.2%
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- STIndependent
432 votes · 0.2%
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- DIndependent
424 votes · 0.2%
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- MPIndependent
311 votes · 0.1%
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- SHIndependent
295 votes · 0.1%
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- SKamarajar Deseeya Congress
244 votes · 0.1%
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- PKIndependent
239 votes · 0.1%
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- GSTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
234 votes · 0.1%
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- RRIndependent
224 votes · 0.1%
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- RIndependent
204 votes · 0.1%
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- KIndependent
130 votes · 0.1%
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- KIndependent
114 votes · 0.0%
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- AIndependent
111 votes · 0.0%
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- GSIndependent
90 votes · 0.0%
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- RSNaam Indiar Party
80 votes · 0.0%
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222 · Tenkasi
General2,82,002 registered voters · 22 candidates · 10,299 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Kalai Kathiravan
DMK · Male · 79,699 votes (33.92%) · 10,299 ahead of S.selva Mohandas Pandian
- 83.41%
- Turnout
- 2,35,213
- Votes cast
- 2,34,314
- Valid votes
- 673
- None of the above
- 1,44,294
- Women electors
1,10,970 men and 1,20,953 women voted in person, plus 3,245 postal ballots. 226 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 378.
- DMK79,6991,164 postal33.92%
ADMK69,400774 postal29.53%- A. RajaprakashMale
TVK55,543614 postal23.64% - P. PushpalathaFemaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough16,394273 postal6.98%
- M.poosa DuraiMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm7,71576 postal3.28%
- PTGas cylinder1,36544 postal0.58%
- None of the aboveNOTA6730.29%
- INDHelmet5481 postal0.23%
- Isaki PandianMale
BSP5183 postal0.22% - S. ThangapalamMaleINDPressure cooker4327 postal0.18%
- DurairajMaleINDLady finger4244 postal0.18%
- M. PonnuduraiMaleINDScissors3110.13%
- Shahul HameedMaleINDTruck29515 postal0.13%
- S.manogaranMaleKDCMatchbox2444 postal0.10%
- P.noble KrishnaMaleINDElectric pole2391 postal0.10%
- Gomathi SankarMaleTAVKCamera2346 postal0.10%
- R. RamkumarMaleINDWater melon2243 postal0.10%
- R.krishnanMaleINDBricks2044 postal0.09%
- K.m.kaliappanMaleINDBattery Torch1300.06%
- K.muthuMaleINDRoad roller1140.05%
- A.mariappanMaleINDBrush1112 postal0.05%
- Ganeshan. SMaleINDBicycle pump901 postal0.04%
- R. SelvakumarMaleNIDPSpanner801 postal0.03%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.