Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituency result for 1998. Winner: THANGAM THENARASU (DMK). Winning margin: 1.9%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| THANGAM THENARASU✓ Winner | DMK | 40,223 | 39.1% |
| Panchavarnam V.S. | ADMK | 38,272 | 37.2% |
| Manickam P.T. | Puthiya Tamilagam | 12,484 | 12.1% |
| Palaniswamy K. | IND | 9,525 | 9.3% |
| Chandran K. | INC | 1,329 | 1.3% |
| Samayan A. | IND | 386 | 0.4% |
| Dr. Padmarajan K. | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
| Karutha Pandian T. K. | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| Malai Chamy M. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| Thirunavukkarasu M. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| Boominathan E. | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Share | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KADARKARAIRAJ. A | DMK | 31.2% | 3.0% |
| 2021 | RAGHURAMAN, A.R.R. | DMK | 38.7% | 5.8% |
| 2019 | RAJAVARMAN, M.S.R. | ADMK | 42.1% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | SUBRAMANIANS.G. | ADMK | 40.6% | 2.5% |
| 2011 | R.B.UTHAYAKUMAR | ADMK | 58.3% | 19.3% |
| 2006 | THANGAM THENARASU | DMK | 44.9% | 7.1% |
| 2001 | SIVASAMY K K | ADMK | 46.1% | 5.8% |
| 1998 | THANGAM THENARASU | DMK | 39.1% | 1.9% |
| 1996 | THANGAPANDIAN, V. | DMK | 43.7% | 15.9% |
| 1991 | MANIMEGHALAI V. G. | ADMK | 58.9% | 20.6% |
| 1989 | THANGAPANDIAN, V. | DMK | 45.6% | 15.7% |
| 1986 | Panchavarnam V.S. | ADMK | 61.1% | 23.2% |
| 1984 | PITCHAI, M. | ADMK | 45.3% | 3.9% |
| 1980 | PITCHAI, M. | ADMK | 53.7% | 14.7% |
| 1977 | M.G. RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 56.2% | 38.4% |
| 1971 | SEENIVSAN, P. | DMK | 49.9% | 2.5% |