14 elections on record · DMK dominant · 14 total
Sankarankovil is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 14 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 8 wins out of 14 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dhilipan Jaishankar | ADMK | 64865 | 33.01% | C. Ramarajan | TVK | 6489 |
| 2021 | E. Raja | DMK | 71347 | 38.92% | V. M. Rajalakshmi | ADMK | 5297 |
| 2016 | V. M. Rajalakshmi | ADMK | 78751 | 44.36% | Anbumani G | DMK | 14489 |
| 2011 | Karuppasamy C | AIADMK | 72297 | 49.99% | Umamaheswari M | DMK | 10395 |
| 2006 | T. P. M. Mohideen Khan | DMK | 85114 | 57.53% | K. M. Nijamudeen | ADMK | 41299 |
| 2001 | T.P.M. Mohideen Khan | DMK | 55934 | 53.13% | S. Muthu Karuppan | AIADMK | 14748 |
| 1996 | Mohamed Kodar Maideen | DMK | 71303 | 62.98% | P. Dharmalingam | ADMK | 44364 |
| 1991 | P. Dharamalingam | ADMK | 45141 | 46.11% | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | TMK | 6891 |
| 1989 | S. Gurunathan | DMK | 34046 | 34.41% | S. A. Khaja Mohideen | IUML | 2431 |
| 1984 | V. S. T. Shamsulalam | DMK | 45209 | 51.92% | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | AIADMK | 4205 |
| 1980 | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | AIADMK | 45049 | 57.96% | Seetharaman. Suba | DMK | 12369 |
| 1977 | K. Manoharan | AIADMK | 29146 | 44.1% | N. Shanmugan | Independent | 13954 |
| 1971 | A. Karuppiah | DMK | 32963 | 58.83% | Koil Pillai S. | INC | 14756 |
| 1967 | A. Karuppiah | DMK | 34797 | 59.59% | M. Chellappa | INC | 13221 |
| 1962 | — Pre-delimitation / data unavailable | ||||||