Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: SHIAJI E.A.P (DMK). Winning margin: 27.4%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHIAJI E.A.P✓ Winner | DMK | 58,049 | 53.9% |
| G.Hari | ADMK | 28,507 | 26.5% |
| RAVIRAJ G | PMK | 12,896 | 12.0% |
| NARASIMHAN | MDMK | 5,638 | 5.2% |
| KRISHNAMOORTHY, M. | BJP | 815 | 0.8% |
| MOORTHY, E. | IND | 270 | 0.3% |
| SRINIVASAN, D. | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| GOVINDASWAMY, A. | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| MANIPALLAVAN, K.B. | IND | 209 | 0.2% |
| DHARMALINGAM | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| CHITTARANJAN DOSS AGARAM | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
| NAGASWAMY, S. | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| NAGARAJ, K. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| RAVI, G.V. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| CHOKKALINGAM | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| VARADARAJ, D. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J.KAMATCHI | TVK | 47.1% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | KARUNANITHI | DMK | 47.5% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | KARUNANITHI I | DMK | 44.9% | 8.8% |
| 2011 | P. DHANSINGH | ADMK | 52.7% | 8.7% |
| 2006 | G.Hari | ADMK | 43.1% | 0.8% |
| 2001 | RAVIRAJ G | PMK | 50.0% | 11.8% |
| 1996 | SHIAJI E.A.P | DMK | 53.9% | 27.4% |
| 1991 | RASANBABU ALIAS THANIGAI BABU K. | ADMK | 53.2% | 23.6% |
| 1989 | NATARAJAN, P. | DMK | 41.9% | 10.8% |
| 1984 | SHANMUGAM, R. | ADMK | 50.5% | 4.8% |
| 1980 | SHANMUGAM, R. | ADMK | 49.6% | 14.0% |
| 1977 | SHANMUGAM, R. | ADMK | 43.7% | 15.5% |
| 1971 | WAHAB K.A. | IND | 54.0% | 7.9% |