Tenkasi

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Assembly constituencies, 2026

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Whole state

Assembly constituency 219

Sankarankovil

Winner: Dr. Dhilipan Jaishankar; All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 64,865 votes
Margin: 6,489 (3.3%)
Runner-up: C. Ramarajan; Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, 58,376

On the state mapIn the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 220

Vasudevanallur

Winner: E. Raja; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 63,045 votes
Margin: 6,583 (3.47%)
Runner-up: Ananthan Ayyasamy; Bharatiya Janata Party, 56,462

On the state mapIn the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 221

Kadayanallur

Winner: Rajendran. T. M; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 79,832 votes
Margin: 6,253 (2.82%)
Runner-up: C. Krishnamurali; All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 73,579

On the state mapIn the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 222

Tenkasi

Winner: Dr. Kalai Kathiravan; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 79,699 votes
Margin: 10,299 (4.38%)
Runner-up: S. Selva Mohandas Pandian; All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 69,400

On the state mapIn the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat

Assembly constituency 223

Alangulam

Winner: Paul Manoj Pandian; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 69,170 votes
Margin: 7,798 (3.53%)
Runner-up: K R P Prabakaran; All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, 61,372

On the state mapIn the Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat

Source: Election Commission of India, retrieved 31 Oct 2026.

Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha seats that cover a large part of this district.

TenkasiDr Rani Srikumar (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), won in 2024
TirunelveliRobert Bruce C (Indian National Congress), won in 2024

Winner of the June 2024 general election. By-elections, resignations and disqualifications since then are not shown unless an editor has added the current member from an official source.

Nearby districts

Boundaries: Survey of India (via OpenCity). LGD code 733.