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222 . Tenkasi
The Tenkasi assembly constituency (AC #222) is part of the Tenkasi district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
22 candidates are in the fray this year, including 1 woman candidate. The constituency has 2,79,585 registered electors (1,36,260 male · 1,43,223 female · 102 third gender).
Total Electors2,79,585
Male Electors1,36,260
Female Electors1,43,223
Third Gender102
Total Candidates22
Women Candidates1
Alliance Breakdown — Tenkasi
Independents
Candidates12
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates5
PartiesTAVK, BSP, NIP, KDC, PT
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAIPTMMK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 22 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalai Kathiravan | DMK | SPA | Male | 38 |
| 2 | S. Selva Mohandas Pandian | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 56 |
| 3 | A. Rajaprakash | TVK | TVK | Male | 38 |
| 4 | P. Pushpalatha | NTK | NTK | Female | 41 |
| 5 | M. Poosa Durai | AIPTMMK | PMKR | Male | 38 |
| 6 | Gomathi Sankar | TAVK | OTH | Male | 26 |
| 7 | Isaki Pandian | BSP | OTH | Male | — |
| 8 | R. Selvakumar | NIP | OTH | Male | 45 |
| 9 | S. Manogaran | KDC | OTH | Male | 69 |
| 10 | S. Thirumalai Kumar | PT | OTH | Male | 33 |
| 11 | A. Mariappan | IND | IND | Male | 41 |
| 12 | Durairaj | IND | IND | Male | 55 |
| 13 | G. Poorana Selvan | IND | IND | Male | 30 |
| 14 | K. Muthu | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 15 | K.M. Kaliappan | IND | IND | Male | 52 |
| 16 | M. Ponnudurai | IND | IND | Male | 46 |
| 17 | P. Noble Krishna | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 18 | R. Krishnan | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 19 | R. Ramkumar | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 20 | S. Ganeshan | IND | IND | Male | 64 |
| 21 | S. Thangapalam | IND | IND | Male | 58 |
| 22 | Shahul Hameed | IND | IND | Male | 25 |