Tenkasi Assembly Election Results 2026 | India News

Tenkasi is an important assembly seat in Tamil Nadu, located in Tenkasi district, and is known for closely fought electoral contests. In the 2021 assembly elections, the Indian National Congress’s S. Palani won the Nadar seat, defeating Selvamohondos Pandian of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of just 370 votes. With Gaushik Pandian entering the fray in Naam Tamil Kachi, intensifying the rivalry between the major parties, the constituency is once again witnessing a competitive contest. Tenkasi Assembly Constituency falls under Tenkasi Lok Sabha Constituency. In the 2024 general elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s Rani Sreekumar won the parliamentary seat, defeating AIADMK’s K. defeated Krishnasamy by a margin of 196,199 votes.