Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1971. Winner: P. GOPAL (DMK). Winning margin: 15.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. GOPAL✓ Winner | DMK | 34,736 | 55.5% |
| S. S. KRISHNASWAMY | SWA | 25,286 | 40.4% |
| S. ARUMUGAM | IND | 2,294 | 3.7% |
| ANNNIAAH | IND | 305 | 0.5% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HARIBASKAR.P | AIADMK | 32.3% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | VENKATACHALAM.A.G | DMK | 44.8% | 0.7% |
| 2016 | E.M.R.RAJA ALIAS RAJAKRISHNAN.K.R | ADMK | 42.2% | 3.1% |
| 2011 | RAMANITHARAN.S.S | ADMK | 54.9% | 17.7% |
| 2006 | MALARAVAN T. | ADMK | 49.6% | 14.2% |
| 2001 | MAHESWARI.S. | INC | 51.4% | 12.9% |
| 1996 | DHANDAPANI. C.T. | DMK | 62.5% | 46.3% |
| 1991 | SELVARAJ K. | INC | 51.1% | 20.5% |
| 1989 | RAMANATHAN M. | DMK | 43.8% | 28.4% |
| 1984 | RAMANATHAN M. | DMK | 51.9% | 8.0% |
| 1980 | C. ARANGANAYAGAM | ADMK | 48.2% | 3.1% |
| 1977 | C. ARANGANAYAGAM | ADMK | 36.8% | 9.8% |
| 1971 | P. GOPAL | DMK | 55.5% | 15.1% |