Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)
 Tenkasi constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1957-present |
|---|---|
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| Current MP | M.VASANTHI |
| Party | A.I.A.D.M.K |
| Elected Year | 2014 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,063,614 [1] |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (9 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
202. Rajapalayam 203. Srivilliputhur (SC) 219. Sankarankovil 220. Vasudevanallur (SC) 221. Kadayanallur 222. Tenkasi |
Tenkasi is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.
Assembly segments
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments (until the 2006 election):[2]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M. Sankarapandian | INC | N. Shanmugham | CPI |
| 1962 | M. P. Swamy | INC | S. A. Muruganandam | CPI |
| 1967 | R. S. Arumugam | INC | Velu | SWA |
| 1971 | A. M. Chellachami | INC | R. S. Arumugam | NCO |
| 1977 | M. Arunachalam | INC | S. Arumugam | BJP |
| 1980 | M. Arunachalam | INC | S. Rajagopalan | JNP |
| 1984 | M. Arunachalam | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM |
| 1989 | M. Arunachalam | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM |
| 1991 | M. Arunachalam | INC | T. Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar | DMK |
| 1996 | M. Arunachalam | TMC(M) | V. Selvaraj | INC |
| 1998 | S. Murugesan | ADMK | M. Arunachalam | TMC(M) |
| 1999 | S. Murugesan | ADMK | S. Arumugam | BJP |
| 2004 | M. Appadurai | CPI | S. Murugesan | ADMK |
| 2009 | P. Lingam | CPI | K. Vellaipandi | INC |
| 2014 | M.VASANTHI | ADMK |
Detailed results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Lingam | 281174 | |||
| INC | G. Vellaipandi | 234368 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 746045 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
| TF gain from UPA | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. Appadurai | 348,000 | 48.85 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | S. Murugesan | 225,824 | 31.70 | -3.62 | |
| JD(U) | Dr. K. Krishnasamy | 101,122 | 14.19 | n/a | |
| Independent | M. Vadivel Kumar | 14,441 | 2.03 | n/a | |
| Majority | 122,176 | 17.15 | +17.02 | ||
| Turnout | 712,409 | 65.68 | +0.80 | ||
| CPI gain from AIADMK | Swing | +48.85 | |||
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
External links
See also
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