Tenkasi #37SC

Lok Sabha · 1977–2024

Contests won on record13first-placed rows, 1977–2024

Distinct winners10by candidate name as published

Distinct winning parties7over 13 contests

Longest unbroken run by one party3INC, 1984 to 1991, in published contests

Every winner

most recent first

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote %
2024	Dr Rani Sri Kumar	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4,25,679	41.00%
2019	Dhanush.M.Kumar	DMK Dravida Munetra Kazhagam	4,76,156	44.70%
2014	Vasanthi.M	AIADM All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4,24,586	41.70%
2009	Lingam P	CPI Communist Party Of India	2,81,174	37.60%
2004	Appadurai, M.	CPI Communist Party Of India	3,48,000	49.00%
1999	Murugesan,s.	AIADM All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2,39,241	35.30%
1998	Murugesan,s.	AIADM All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2,70,053	40.80%
1996	Arunachalam, M.	TMCM Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR)	2,90,663	42.70%
1991	Arunachalam M.	INC Indian National Congress	3,81,721	61.60%
1989	M.Arunachalam	INC Indian National Congress	3,93,075	61.50%
1984	M. Arunachalam	INC Indian National Congress	3,60,517	64.70%
1980	Arunachalam M.	INCI Indian National Congress (I)	2,72,260	60.80%
1977	Arunachalam M.	INC Indian National Congress	3,05,069	67.60%

13 of 13 contests grouped

Party	Won	Years
INC Indian National Congress	4	1991, 1989, 1984, 1977
AIADM All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	3	2014, 1999, 1998
CPI Communist Party Of India	2	2009, 2004
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1	2024
DMK Dravida Munetra Kazhagam	1	2019
TMCM Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR)	1	1996
INCI Indian National Congress (I)	1	1980

Provisional Constituency-wise candidate results, Lok Sabha, 1977–2024