15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Thiruvaiyaru is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 80425 | 36.21% | Mathi Manikandan | TVK | 8555 |
| 2021 | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 103210 | 48.82% | Poondi S. Venkatesan | BJP | 53650 |
| 2016 | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 100043 | 49.27% | M.G.M. Subramanian | ADMK | 14343 |
| 2011 | M. Rethinasami | AIADMK | 88784 | 51.11% | S. Aranganathan | DMK | 12962 |
| 2006 | P. Padmavathy | CPI | 65614 | 51.45% | K. Arivanandam | ADMK | 11566 |
| 2001 | C.K. Tamizharasan | TMC(M) | 52450 | 46.11% | P. Sakthivel | DMK | 19212 |
| 1996 | Padma | TMC | 66773 | 61.37% | K. Gopal | ADMK | 35973 |
| 1991 | K. Gopal | ADMK | 60623 | 56.79% | M. Manimaran | DMK | 17208 |
| 1989 | M. Manimaran | DMK | 48605 | 45.08% | A. Kalaiyarasan | ADK(J) | 19855 |
| 1984 | M. Manimaran | DMK | 50072 | 51.72% | Anbarasan. S. | AIADMK | 4508 |
| 1980 | Kalaiarasan. A. | AIADMK | 44829 | 52.73% | M. Manimaran | DMK | 5140 |
| 1977 | M. Manimaran | DMK | 33636 | 41.75% | P. Jayaraj | INC | 9109 |
| 1971 | N. Kasiraman | INC | 39755 | 51.45% | S. Padmananbhan | DMK | 2619 |
| 1967 | N. Kasiraman | INC | 37276 | 50.63% | K. S. Mani | DMK | 1193 |
| 1962 | R. V. Swaminathan | INC | 43410 | 53.93% | Kalailingam | SWA | 9251 |