Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: MANI K.S. (DMK). Winning margin: 31.2%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANI K.S.✓ Winner | DMK | 69,849 | 61.7% |
| ERAMANATHAN.RAMA | ADMK | 34,539 | 30.5% |
| KALIAPERUMAL V. | MDMK | 3,221 | 2.8% |
| NAGARAJ A.H. | BJP | 1,582 | 1.4% |
| BALASUBRAMANIAN G. | IND | 1,537 | 1.4% |
| SANTHANARAMAN | IND | 1,031 | 0.9% |
| SANKARAN T. | IND | 441 | 0.4% |
| BALAKRISHNAN N. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| UPPILI SRINIVASAN | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| KRISHNA KUMAR R. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| PERUMAL V. | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| SUBRAMANIAN A. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| RAJANGAM K. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| AIYAPPAN S. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| BALANAGAMAIYYAN K. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| SIVARAJ K. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| SELVARAJ A. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| RAVI KUMAR M. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| RAVICHANDRAN K. | TLJ | 50 | 0.0% |
| MUTHIAN ALIAS K.G.K. MOORTHY | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| SELVAM G. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| HAJAMYDEEN K. | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| THIRUNAVUKKARASU R. | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ELANGOVAN.D | TVK | 33.5% | 0.6% |
| 2021 | Tamilarasi A. | DMK | 44.0% | 6.9% |
| 2019 | Nagarajan S. | ADMK | 43.3% | 4.2% |
| 2016 | Mariappankennady S. | ADMK | 48.5% | 8.0% |
| 2011 | GUNASEKARAN.M | ADMK | 51.7% | 8.7% |
| 2006 | MANI.KO.SI | DMK | 52.2% | 11.3% |
| 2001 | MANI.KO.SI | DMK | 51.2% | 5.5% |
| 1996 | MANI K.S. | DMK | 61.7% | 31.2% |
| 1991 | ERAMANATHAN.RAMA | ADMK | 65.2% | 35.2% |
| 1989 | MANI K.S. | DMK | 35.0% | 7.3% |
| 1984 | KRISHNAMOORTHY K. | INC | 64.6% | 41.7% |
| 1980 | PAKEER MOHAMED, E. S. M. | INC | 56.0% | 12.0% |
| 1977 | ERADHA, S.R. | ADMK | 32.5% | 3.7% |
| 1971 | GANESAN L. | DMK | 62.0% | 28.9% |