Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: P. MURUGESAN (DMK). Winning margin: 23.5%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. MURUGESAN✓ Winner | DMK | 77,723 | 55.9% |
| THIRUNAVUKKARASU SS | ADMK | 45,094 | 32.4% |
| S. ELUMALAI | PMK | 7,643 | 5.5% |
| Y.M. NARAYANASAMY | CPM | 5,683 | 4.1% |
| GOVINDARAJ. M | BJP | 1,017 | 0.7% |
| M.A. DOMENIC | JP | 356 | 0.3% |
| MANJULA | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| S. SUBBAIAH | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| A. VENKATAPATHY | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| K.R. THULASIRAMAN | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| CHITHARANJAN DOSS AGARAM | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| G. MURUGESAN | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| S. MANI SAH | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| K. SELVARAJ | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| K.V. PARANTHAMAN | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| BALASUBRAMANIAN @ APPU | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| R. VENGOBASAH | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| S. RANJITHAM | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| V. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| A. RATANCHAND | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| S. LOGANATHAN | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| G. ANBAZHAGAN | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KUMAR. R | TVK | 43.5% | 18.0% |
| 2021 | JMH.AASSAN MAULAANA | INC | 38.8% | 2.5% |
| 2016 | VAGAI CHANDERASEKAR | DMK | 40.0% | 5.0% |
| 2011 | M.K.ASHOK | ADMK | 53.9% | 20.8% |
| 2006 | KAMALAMBAL P | PMK | 47.1% | 6.5% |
| 2005 | T.MYTHILI | ADMK | 52.8% | 10.7% |
| 2001 | THIRUNAVUKKARASU SS | ADMK | 55.8% | 15.6% |
| 1996 | P. MURUGESAN | DMK | 55.9% | 23.5% |
| 1991 | PATTABIRAMAN C.P. | ADMK | 56.0% | 23.0% |
| 1989 | P. MURUGESAN | DMK | 47.7% | 19.0% |
| 1984 | BALAJI, K. | ADMK | 55.3% | 11.9% |
| 1980 | VENKATASUBRAMANIAN,P | ADMK | 48.3% | 2.3% |
| 1977 | BALAJI, K. | ADMK | 35.5% | 2.2% |
| 1971 | S.M. DORAIRAJ | DMK | 62.8% | 32.2% |