15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Kulithalai 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 | Suriyanur A. Chandran | DMK | 68138 | 32.59% | G. Balasubramani | TVK | 579 |
| 2021 | R. Manickam | DMK | 100829 | 51.06% | N. R. Chandrasekar | ADMK | 23540 |
| 2016 | Ramar E | DMK | 89923 | 48.85% | Chandrasekaran R | ADMK | 11896 |
| 2011 | Pappasundaram A | AIADMK | 87459 | 54.78% | R. Manickam | DMK | 22473 |
| 2006 | Veera Elavarasan | MDMK | 45067 | 37.60% | V. Velusamy | DMK | 4144 |
| 2001 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | 58080 | 52.67% | T. Ocha Thevar | DMK | 18162 |
| 1996 | M. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 56950 | 53.41% | S. Andithevar | ADMK | 28925 |
| 1991 | T.K. Radhakrishnan | ADMK | 62774 | 64.87% | R. Saminathan | DMK | 31263 |
| 1989 | R. Saminathan | DMK | 33433 | 34.84% | N. S. V. Chitthan | INC | 4055 |
| 1984 | N. S. V. Chitthan | INC | 46146 | 55.23% | A. Athiyanan | DMK | 10842 |
| 1980 | N. S. V. Chitthan | INC | 35181 | 46.43% | Perumal. A. R. | AIFB | 3502 |
| 1977 | P. T. Saraswathy | AIADMK | 29493 | 44.3% | N. S. V. Chithan | INC | 1773 |
| 1971 | Kaverimaniam C. | DMK | 39110 | 50.41% | Pandythevar I | INC | 12230 |
| 1967 | S. Agniraju | DMK | 49169 | 63.94% | S. Sonaimuthu | INC | 22377 |
| 1962 | A. Thiagarajan | DMK | 37563 | 64.97% | V. Arunachala Thevar | INC | 17311 |