2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): DR RANI SRIKUMAR — 425,679 votes
Rank 2: DR K KRISHNASAMY — 229,480 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 196,199
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
TENKASI — year-by-year comparison
TAMIL NADU · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): DHANUSH.M.KUMAR — 476,156 votes
Rank 2: Dr.KRISHNASAMY.K — 355,389 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 120,767
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): VASANTHI.M — 424,586 votes
Rank 2: DR.KRISHNASAMY.K. — 262,812 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 161,774
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): LINGAM P — 281,174 votes
Rank 2: VELLAIPANDI G — 246,497 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 34,677
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): APPADURAI, M. — 348,000 votes
Rank 2: MURUGESAN. S — 225,824 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 122,176
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): MURUGESAN,S. — 239,241 votes
Rank 2: ARUMUGAM,S. — 238,354 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 887
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): MURUGESAN,S. — 270,053 votes
Rank 2: ARUNACHALAM.M — 172,786 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 97,267
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARUNACHALAM, M. — 290,663 votes
Rank 2: SELVARAJ V. — 194,737 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 95,926
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): ARUNACHALAM M. — 381,721 votes
Rank 2: SADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR T. — 199,635 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 182,086
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.