Sankarankoil Assembly Constituency (SC-reserved) in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, forms part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha and features the prominent Sankarankoil Harihara temple, an agricultural area with rice, sugarcane, and cotton cultivation. E Raja of DMK is the current MLA, elected in 2021 with 71,347 votes (39.34% share), defeating V M Rajalakshmi of AIADMK (66,050 votes) by 5,297 votes, holding office as of March 2026 ahead of state polls. Key issues encompass irrigation shortages, rural infrastructure like roads and power, healthcare access, unemployment among youth, caste quota disputes notably Vanniyar reservations, and welfare delivery in this agrarian belt.
