Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1996. Winner: KARUPPASAMY.C (ADMK). Winning margin: 0.5%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARUPPASAMY.C✓ Winner | ADMK | 37,933 | 33.9% |
| RASIAH @ RAJA, S. | DMK | 37,333 | 33.4% |
| THANGAVELU.S. | MDMK | 30,893 | 27.6% |
| ILANGAVI, M. | PMK | 2,009 | 1.8% |
| SHANMUGAVELU, P. | BJP | 1,733 | 1.6% |
| MARIAPPAN, C. | JP | 696 | 0.6% |
| PERUMAL, K. | SHS | 301 | 0.3% |
| KANDASAMY, V. | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| GANESAN, P. | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| ARASAN, U. | IND | 172 | 0.1% |
| PIRAKASAM, M. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| SHANMUGAVEL, P. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MARKANDAYAN G V | DMK | 33.4% | 4.7% |
| 2021 | MARKANDAYAN V | DMK | 54.0% | 23.1% |
| 2019 | CHINNAPPAN P | ADMK | 43.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | UMA MAHESWARI K | ADMK | 46.8% | 12.3% |
| 2011 | MARKANDAYAN V | ADMK | 54.6% | 16.9% |
| 2006 | KARUPPASAMY.C | ADMK | 40.3% | 3.5% |
| 2001 | KARUPPASAMY.C | ADMK | 43.5% | 7.8% |
| 1996 | KARUPPASAMY.C | ADMK | 33.9% | 0.5% |
| 1991 | GOPALAKRISHNAN V. | ADMK | 61.9% | 25.3% |
| 1989 | THANGAVELU.S. | DMK | 44.0% | 20.6% |
| 1984 | S.SANGARALINGAM | ADMK | 54.5% | 13.9% |
| 1980 | DURAIRAJ, P. | ADMK | 48.9% | 3.7% |
| 1977 | S. SUBBIAH | DMK | 34.3% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | VELLADURAI A. | DMK | 57.0% | 13.9% |