15 elections on record · INC dominant · 15 total
Palani is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. INC is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K. Ravimanoharan | ADMK | 66986 | 32.11% | M. Praveen Kumar | TVK | 693 |
| 2021 | I. P. Senthil Kumar | DMK | 108566 | 52.86% | K. Ravi Manoharan | ADMK | 30056 |
| 2016 | Senthilkumar I P | DMK | 100045 | 50.66% | Kumarasamy P | ADMK | 25586 |
| 2011 | Venugopalu K.S.N | AIADMK | 82051 | 48.3% | I. P. Senthil Kumar | DMK | 1754 |
| 2006 | B. Gopalan | INC | 45551 | 47.74% | K. N. Dorai | ADMK | 4559 |
| 2001 | H.M. Raju | INC | 59872 | 62.67% | J. Hutchi Gowder | BJP | 29090 |
| 1996 | T. Gundan | DMK | 69636 | 70.25% | H.M. Raju | INC | 47180 |
| 1991 | H.M. Raju | INC | 53389 | 60.79% | H. Natraj | DMK | 25887 |
| 1989 | H. M. Raju | INC | 35541 | 36.76% | T. Gundan Alias Gunda Gowder | DMK | 806 |
| 1984 | K. Kallan | INC | 52145 | 62.99% | Mahalingam S. A. | DMK | 22800 |
| 1980 | K. Kallan | INC | 35528 | 51.82% | B. Gopalan | AIADMK | 9900 |
| 1977 | B. Gopalan | AIADMK | 18134 | 28.94% | K. Karuppasamy | DMK | 129 |
| 1971 | N. Anbuchezhian | DMK | 37926 | 56.85% | Chinnasamy Chettai | INC | 9595 |
| 1967 | M. Metha | DMK | 36023 | 54.85% | R. S. Subramaniam | INC | 6375 |
| 1962 | R. Rengaswamy | INC | 32047 | 48.23% | A. Balasubramanian | CPI | 2873 |