| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A. M. Shahjahan | IUML | 69284 | 33.35% | Azarudeen Uduman Ali | TVK | 1065 |
| 2021 | Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah | DMK | 86567 | 43.95% | K. Gopinathan | ADMK | 16273 |
| 2016 | Doraikkannu R | ADMK | 82614 | 45.26% | Loganathan T R | INC | 24365 |
| 2011 | R. Doraikkannu | AIADMK | 85635 | 53.47% | M. Ramkumar | INC | 18007 |
| 2006 | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 66841 | 51.76% | S. Rajendran | ADMK | 11605 |
| 2001 | Natarajan | AIADMK | 55921 | 48.64% | P. Kalyanam | DMK | 2644 |
| 1996 | P. Kalayanam Kuttalam | DMK | 60940 | 54.14% | M. Rajendran | ADMK | 25721 |
| 1991 | S. Asaimani | ADMK | 60617 | 57.02% | Ko. Si. Mani | DMK | 22751 |
| 1989 | R. Rajamanickam | DMK | 47559 | 47.57% | S. Dhinakaran | INC | 24950 |
| 1984 | Pappa Subbramanian | AIADMK | 53214 | 55.63% | Rajamanickam. R. | DMK | 11760 |
| 1980 | Rajamanickam. R. | DMK | 44254 | 53.39% | Veeraiyan. G. | CPI(M) | 10890 |
| 1977 | R. Rajamaniam | DMK | 30819 | 39.92% | G. Veeraiyan | CPI(M) | 8263 |
| 1971 | N. Somasundaram | DMK | 38519 | 58.11% | V. Thangavelu | INC | 14168 |
| 1967 | N. Somasundaram | DMK | 34436 | 53.1% | R. Subramaniam | INC | 4018 |
| 1962 | S. Madhavan | DMK | 24833 | 37.95% | N. V. Chokkalingam Ambalam | INC | 3549 |
Won Papanasam constituency (Thanjavur District) — IUML's second win in 2026 alongside Chidambaram.
Sworn in as Minister for Minorities Welfare & Wakf Board — IUML's cabinet berth in TVK government.