15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Thousand Lights is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 8 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | J. C. D. Prabhakar | TVK | 58965 | 44.73% | Ezhilan Naganathan | DMK | 15141 |
| 2021 | Ezhilan Naganathan | DMK | 49080 | 53.88% | Khushbu | BJP | 24001 |
| 2016 | K. K. Selvam | DMK | 61726 | 43.35% | Valarmathi B | ADMK | 8829 |
| 2011 | B. Valarmathi | AIADMK | 67522 | 50.55% | Hasan Mohamed Jinnah | DMK | 7592 |
| 2006 | S. R. Raja | DMK | 269717 | 48.00% | K. Somu | MDMK | 48752 |
| 2001 | M.A. Vaidialingam | DMK | 150961 | 46.86% | Thiru K. Chakkaraipani Reddiar | TMC(M) | 5431 |
| 1996 | M.A. Vaidyalingam | DMK | 166401 | 64.91% | K.B. Madhavan | INC | 113959 |
| 1991 | S. M. Krishnan | INC | 111588 | 57.82% | M. A. Vaidiallingam | DMK | 46848 |
| 1989 | M. A. Vaithlyaligam | DMK | 90007 | 47.03% | A. J. Doss | INC | 46261 |
| 1984 | Ella Rajamanickam | AIADMK | 75155 | 51.75% | M. A. Vaithyalingam | DMK | 7146 |
| 1980 | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 59931 | 51.52% | Munu Adhi | AIADMK | 6185 |
| 1977 | Munu Adhi | AIADMK | 32394 | 35.22% | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 426 |
| 1971 | Vai.Balasundaram | DMK | 39816 | 66.77% | C Ganesan | INC | 26359 |
| 1967 | P. S. Ellappan | SWA | 38223 | 62.11% | P. Saradambal | INC | 14901 |
| 1962 | S. V. Natesa Mudaliar | INC | 46018 | 54.80% | C. N. Annadurai | DMK | 9190 |