Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: DHANDAPANI. C.T. (DMK). Winning margin: 46.3%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHANDAPANI. C.T.✓ Winner | DMK | 51,652 | 62.5% |
| RAJA THANGAVEL | INC | 13,353 | 16.1% |
| ACSHAYA ARUMUGAM | BJP | 7,503 | 9.1% |
| GOVINDHARAJAN, S. | MDMK | 4,446 | 5.4% |
| SUBBAIYAN, K.P. | KMK | 4,317 | 5.2% |
| KOVAI IBRAHIM | JP | 227 | 0.3% |
| SIVAJE RAMACHANDRAN .A.S | ICS | 224 | 0.3% |
| SAKTHIVEL, A. | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
| SAMPATH, N. | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| SELVARAJ, S.K. | ATMK | 123 | 0.1% |
| BHAGVAT KUMAR, G. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| RAVICHANDRAN, R. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| SIVARAJU, R. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| USMAN SHARIF, M.A. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| RAMANAN, R. | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| ERRIETTIE EKAMBARAM | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| JOTHIMANI, D. | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| JUGHRAJ | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| SOUKHAT ALI, V.M. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| SWAMINATHAN, T.N. @ TOPAZ AYYER | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 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% |