| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | R. V. Ranjithkumar | TVK | 91350 | 37.09% | V. Somasundaram | ADMK | 15488 |
| 2021 | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | DMK | 103235 | 44.77% | P. Mageshkumar | PMK | 11999 |
| 2016 | C. V. M. P. Ezhilarasan | DMK | 90533 | 40.40% | T.Mythili | ADMK | 7548 |
| 2011 | V. Somasundaram | AIADMK | 102710 | 53.43% | P. S. Ulagarakshagan | PMK | 25717 |
| 2006 | G. Latha | CPI(M) | 48166 | 39.70% | J. K. N. Palani | ADMK | 1650 |
| 2001 | C.M. Suryakala | AIADMK | 61128 | 57.05% | S. Duraisamy | DMK | 24324 |
| 1996 | V.G. Dhanapal | DMK | 48837 | 48.62% | S. Ramgopal | INC | 29136 |
| 1991 | V. Dhandayudapani | INC | 63796 | 64.41% | R. Paramasivam | CPI(M) | 34899 |
| 1989 | K. R. Sundaram | CPI(M) | 22037 | 23.46% | R. Venugopal | ADK(J) | 2079 |
| 1984 | R. Govindasamy | INC | 32077 | 39.15% | A. K. Sundararajan | IND | 6447 |
| 1980 | Sundaram. K. R | CPI(M) | 30869 | 43.87% | Wahab. K. A | IND | 9940 |
| 1977 | V. K. Kothandaraman | CPI(M) | 20590 | 29.54% | Soundarajulu Naidu | JP | 2544 |
| 1971 | M. Abdul Lathief | IND | 27899 | 56.13% | R. C. Samanna Gounder | INC | 8817 |
| 1967 | Rajamannar | INC | 26946 | 50.77% | Vadivel | DMK | 1638 |
| 1962 | M. P. Vadivel | DMK | 27275 | 54.86% | T. Karia Gounder | INC | 7207 |
Won Kancheepuram constituency with 91,350 votes. Margin of 15,488.
Sworn in as Minister for Forests.