15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Cuddalore is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 5 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B. Rajkumar | TVK | 70856 | 37.22% | A. S. Chandrasekaran | INC | 15519 |
| 2021 | G. Iyappan | DMK | 84563 | 46.46% | M. C. Sampath | ADMK | 5151 |
| 2016 | Sampath M C | ADMK | 70922 | 41.07% | Pugazhendi Ela | DMK | 24413 |
| 2011 | M.C. Sampath | AIADMK | 85953 | 60.56% | E. Pugazhendi | DMK | 33678 |
| 2006 | R. Manickam | DMK | 69615 | 50.42% | A. Pappa Sundaram | ADMK | 13989 |
| 2001 | A. Pappasundaram | AIADMK | 66406 | 52.78% | D. Thirunavukkarasu | DMK | 16766 |
| 1996 | R. Selvam | DMK | 60521 | 49.19% | A. Pappasundaram | ADMK | 17750 |
| 1991 | A. Pappa Sundaram | ADMK | 80499 | 69.83% | S. P. Sethiraman | DMK | 47341 |
| 1989 | A. Papa Sundaram | ADK(J) | 49231 | 43.02% | A. Sivaraman | DMK | 11810 |
| 1984 | P. Musiri Puppnan | AIADMK | 62165 | 64.05% | B. Karuppaiah | CPI | 29848 |
| 1980 | Karuppaiah. R. | CPI | 44525 | 52.96% | Srinivasa Reddiar. P. E. | INC | 8189 |
| 1977 | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC | 27043 | 33.59% | S. Rasu | AIADMK | 7647 |
| 1971 | A. Chinnasamy | DMK | 41627 | 57.78% | S. Ramasami | INC | 12281 |
| 1967 | K. A. A. K. Moorthy | DMK | 34751 | 52.57% | S. Ramasami | INC | 5960 |
| 1962 | P. Jayaraj | INC | 29819 | 48.64% | P. Appasamy | CPI | 13386 |