TENKASI (AC 222)
DR.KALAI KATHIRAVAN of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won TENKASI in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +10,299 votes. 23 candidates contested.
Winner
DR.KALAI KATHIRAVAN
DMK
Votes79,699Net worthRs 52.13 LAge38EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
S.SELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN
AIADMK
Votes69,400Net worthRs 8.52 CrAge56EducationOthersCriminal cases0
Margin +10,299 votes (6.91% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — TENKASI
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR.KALAI KATHIRAVAN | DMK | 79,699 | Rs 52.13 L | 0 | 38 | won |
| 2 | S.SELVA MOHANDAS PANDIAN | AIADMK | 69,400 | Rs 8.52 Cr | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 3 |  A. RAJAPRAKASH | TVK | 55,543 | Rs -2.05 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 4 |  P. PUSHPALATHA | NTK | 16,394 | Rs 97.60 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 5 |  M.POOSA DURAI | ALL IN | 7,715 | Rs 88.81 L | 1 | 38 | lost |
| 6 |  S.THIRUMALAI KUMAR | PUTHIY | 1,365 | Rs -19.16 L | 0 | 33 | lost |
| 7 |  G. POORANA SELVAN | IND | 548 | Rs 3.75 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 8 |  ISAKI PANDIAN | BAHUJA | 518 | Rs 1.10 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 9 |  S. THANGAPALAM | IND | 432 | Rs 94.35 L | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 10 |  DURAIRAJ | IND | 424 | Rs 98.62 L | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 11 |  M. PONNUDURAI | IND | 311 | Rs 10.20 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 12 |  SHAHUL HAMEED | IND | 295 | Rs 37,880 | 0 | 25 | lost |
| 13 |  S.MANOGARAN | KAMARA | 244 | Rs 57.40 L | 0 | 69 | lost |
| 14 |  P.NOBLE KRISHNA | IND | 239 | Rs 35,000 | 0 | 28 | lost |
| 15 |  GOMATHI SANKAR | TAMIZH | 234 | Rs 7.14 L | 0 | 26 | lost |
| 16 |  R. RAMKUMAR | IND | 224 | Rs 60.20 L | 1 | 28 | lost |
| 17 |  R.KRISHNAN | IND | 204 | Rs 49.92 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 18 |  K.M.KALIAPPAN | IND | 130 | Rs 72.00 L | 0 | 52 | lost |
| 19 |  K.MUTHU | IND | 114 | — | — | — | lost |
| 20 |  A.MARIAPPAN | IND | 111 | Rs 11.00 L | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 21 |  GANESHAN. S | IND | 90 | Rs 15.40 L | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 22 |  R. SELVAKUMAR | NAAM I | 80 | Rs 9.72 L | 0 | 45 | lost |
| 23 |  NOTA | NONE O | 673 | — | — | — |