15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Tiruvannamalai is E. V. Velu's long-time constituency. He has won here multiple times for DMK. In 2026 it was a razor-thin contest — E. V. Velu won by only 2,455 votes over TVK.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | E. V. Velu | DMK | 88273 | 40.11% | Arul Arumugam | TVK | 2455 |
| 2021 | E. V. Velu | DMK | 137876 | 66.02% | S. Thanigaivel | BJP | 94673 |
| 2016 | E. V. Velu | DMK | 116484 | 57.15% | Rajan K | ADMK | 50348 |
| 2011 | E. V. Velu | DMK | 84802 | 49.4% | Ramachandran S | AIADMK | 5126 |
| 2006 | G. Iyappan | DMK | 67003 | 47.76% | G. Kumar | ADMK | 6266 |
| 2001 | E. Pugazhendi | DMK | 54671 | 45.61% | P.R.S. Venkatesan | TMC(M) | 34 |
| 1996 | E. Pugazhendhi | DMK | 74480 | 62.27% | K.V. Rajendiran | INC | 48627 |
| 1991 | P.R.S. Venkatesan | INC | 51459 | 48.60% | E. Pugazhendhi | DMK | 15175 |
| 1989 | E. Pugazhendi | DMK | 42790 | 42.91% | M. Radhakrishnan | INC | 20382 |
| 1984 | V. G. Cheelappa | INC | 53759 | 58.02% | V. Krishnamurthy | DMK | 16696 |
| 1980 | Babu Govindarajan | DMK | 40539 | 49.05% | Ragupathi. A | AIADMK | 3141 |
| 1977 | K. Abdul Latheef | AIADMK | 24107 | 31.61% | R. Govindarajan | DMK | 1827 |
| 1971 | M. Selvaraj | DMK | 42132 | 54.26% | B. Thiyagarajan | INC | 7198 |
| 1967 | G. Boovaraghan | INC | 42230 | 54.77% | M. Selvaraj | DMK | 8867 |
| 1962 | K. Parthasarathi | INC | 26123 | 52.71% | S. P. Pachaiya Pillai | DMK | 2682 |