Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: THANGAVELAN S.P (DMK). Winning margin: 19.0%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| THANGAVELAN S.P✓ Winner | DMK | 56,031 | 53.2% |
| SATHIAMOORTHY V | ADMK | 36,061 | 34.3% |
| PIRANAVANATHAN A | MDMK | 3,795 | 3.6% |
| P. NAGASWAMY | IND | 3,532 | 3.4% |
| V. MAHENDARAPALLAVAN | PMK | 2,522 | 2.4% |
| P. SUNDARARAJAN | IND | 1,230 | 1.2% |
| P. MURUGAVEL | BJP | 1,143 | 1.1% |
| S.R. SHAIK DAWOOD | IND | 283 | 0.3% |
| S. MOHAMED ABDUL KADAR | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| S. GANESAPANDY | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| M. MOHAMEDALI JINNAH | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| A. MUTHU THEVAR | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| M. NAGARAJAN | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JEGADESHWARI. K | TVK | 35.8% | 5.8% |
| 2021 | THANGAPANDIAN S. | DMK | 41.5% | 2.2% |
| 2016 | THANGAPANDIAN S. | DMK | 43.8% | 2.8% |
| 2011 | K.GOPALSAMY | ADMK | 53.8% | 14.4% |
| 2006 | THANGAVELAN SUBA | DMK | 44.9% | 6.3% |
| 2001 | BALAKRISHNAN.S | TMC(M) | 48.1% | 5.8% |
| 1996 | THANGAVELAN S.P | DMK | 53.2% | 19.0% |
| 1991 | SATHIAMOORTHY V | ADMK | 55.6% | 29.0% |
| 1989 | AMEETH IBRAHIM, A.M. | DMK | 30.4% | 0.4% |
| 1984 | PIRANAVANATHAN A | DMK | 39.8% | 7.1% |
| 1980 | SATHIAMOORTHY V | ADMK | 51.4% | 4.1% |
| 1977 | SUBRAMANIAN, R. C. | ADMK | 36.6% | 19.1% |
| 1971 | PERUMAL, A.R. | AIFB | 51.3% | 15.2% |