| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N. Anand | TVK | 51632 | 38.55% | B. Sathyanarayanan | ADMK | 13027 |
| 2021 | J. Karunanithi | DMK | 56035 | 40.57% | B. Sathyanarayanan | ADMK | 137 |
| 2016 | B. Sathyanarayanan | ADMK | 53207 | 37.47% | Dr. N. S. Kanimozhi | DMK | 3155 |
| 2011 | V. P. Kalairajan | AIADMK | 75883 | 58.48% | Chellakumar A | INC | 32462 |
| 2006 | Sankaravalli | DMK | 55116 | 50.56% | M. Saraswathi | ADMK | 15856 |
| 2001 | A. Selvaraj | PMK | 54114 | 53.69% | Dr. T. Murugesan | DMK | 15478 |
| 1996 | S. Mathivanan | DMK | 54558 | 56.15% | A. Bhuvaraghamoorthy | ADMK | 25371 |
| 1991 | M. Ramakrishnan | ADMK | 52494 | 56.30% | M. Jayapal | DMK | 24725 |
| 1989 | E. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 40609 | 51.62% | P. Singaram | ADK(JA) | 27893 |
| 1984 | K. Ethirajan | AIADMK | 43323 | 54.66% | E. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 8579 |
| 1980 | C. Ganesan | AIADMK | 35233 | 50.08% | Manavalan. C. M | DMK | 119 |
| 1977 | Ethraj | AIADMK | 26756 | 43.19% | N. Muthuvel | DMK | 2797 |
| 1971 | D. Rajarathinam | DMK | 46617 | 59.15% | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar | INC | 14416 |
| 1967 | D. Rajarathinam | DMK | 41655 | 54.13% | M. Bhaktavatsalam | INC | 8926 |
| 1962 | C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu | Independent | 36884 | 50.51% | E. S. Thyagarajan Mudaliar | INC | 2708 |
Won Thiyagarayanagar (T. Nagar) constituency with 51,632 votes. Margin of 13,027.
Sworn in as Phase 1 Cabinet Minister — Rural Development, Panchayats, Irrigation Projects.