Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1989. Winner: GOVINDASAMY. C (CPM). Winning margin: 10.8%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOVINDASAMY. C✓ Winner | CPM | 55,481 | 34.4% |
| SUBBARAYAN, K. | CPI | 38,102 | 23.6% |
| KRISHNAN, R. | INC | 31,786 | 19.7% |
| PALANISAMY, M.N. | ADK(JR) | 27,251 | 16.9% |
| GOVINDASAMY, K.P. | TNC(K) | 5,826 | 3.6% |
| MANI GOVINDASAMY | IND | 1,124 | 0.7% |
| SHANMUGAM, K. | IND | 309 | 0.2% |
| DHARUMAN, S. | IND | 229 | 0.1% |
| BALAKRISHNAN, A. | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| SUBRAMANIAM, A. | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| SAMPATH, R. | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| NARAYANASAMY, R. | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| RATHINASAMY, M.G.B. | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| ARUNACHALAM, A. | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| GANESAN, A. | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| DHANDAPANI, N. | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| VENKATACHALAM, S. | IND | 60 | 0.0% |
| SELVARAJ, K. | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| JOHN JOSEPH, J. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| THANGAVELU, V. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| THANGAVEL, G. | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NM.SUKUMAR | TVK | 33.1% | 1.8% |
| 2021 | KANDASAMY V.P. | ADMK | 49.2% | 13.2% |
| 2019 | KANDHASAMY. P | ADMK | 44.4% | 4.5% |
| 2016 | KANAGARAJ R. | ADMK | 47.4% | 17.2% |
| 2011 | THINAKARAN K. | DMDK | 52.3% | 17.4% |
| 2006 | GOVINDASAMY. C | CPM | 43.4% | 4.6% |
| 2001 | SIVASAMI. C. | ADMK | 59.9% | 21.9% |
| 1996 | SUBBARAYAN, K. | CPI | 50.6% | 20.5% |
| 1991 | PALANISAMY V. | ADMK | 57.9% | 22.9% |
| 1989 | GOVINDASAMY. C | CPM | 34.4% | 10.8% |
| 1984 | SUBBARAYAN, K. | CPI | 40.9% | 1.0% |
| 1980 | MANIMARAN, R. | ADMK | 57.0% | 21.7% |
| 1977 | MANIMARAN, R. | ADMK | 41.1% | 15.2% |
| 1971 | S. DORAISAMY | DMK | 54.9% | 10.5% |