Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: VENKATACHALAM A (IND). Winning margin: 0.5%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| VENKATACHALAM A✓ Winner | IND | 35,345 | 25.6% |
| ERASASEKARAN S. | CPI | 34,693 | 25.1% |
| RAMAN V.P. | ADMK | 26,623 | 19.3% |
| CHANDRASEKARAN . K | MDMK | 15,904 | 11.5% |
| GANESAN V.C. | AIIC(T) | 15,625 | 11.3% |
| GURUMOORTHI N. | IND | 5,712 | 4.1% |
| VETRISELVAN S. | IND | 999 | 0.7% |
| RAJAPPU TRIRUMATRI K. | BJP | 865 | 0.6% |
| KARUKARAN V. | IND | 554 | 0.4% |
| MUTHUVEL.S | IND | 509 | 0.4% |
| RAMANATHAN S. | IND | 339 | 0.3% |
| NAGUR MOHIDEEN M. | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| CHIDHAMBHARA BHARATHI A.P. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| VETHANAYAGAM UDAYAR M. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| ARUMUGAM B. | IND | 208 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.M.GOPISON | TVK | 44.1% | 15.2% |
| 2021 | BOOMINATHAN.M | DMK | 42.5% | 4.4% |
| 2016 | SARAVANAN. S.S | ADMK | 42.8% | 16.2% |
| 2011 | ANNADURAI R | CPM | 61.6% | 33.5% |
| 2006 | RAJASEKARAN S | CPI | 39.3% | 6.0% |
| 2001 | VENKATACHALAM A | ADMK | 42.7% | 12.0% |
| 1996 | VENKATACHALAM A | IND | 25.6% | 0.5% |
| 1991 | SHANMUGANATHAN S. | ADMK | 68.8% | 38.6% |
| 1989 | CHANDRASEKARAN K.B. V.SC. | DMK | 29.2% | 3.3% |
| 1984 | VENKATACHALAM | ADMK | 65.9% | 32.9% |
| 1980 | THIRUMARAN, P. | ADMK | 55.3% | 13.6% |
| 1977 | PUSHPARAJU T. | INC | 38.9% | 10.9% |
| 1971 | MADHAVAN S. | DMK | 70.1% | 40.3% |