15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total
Tiruchirappalli East is one of two constituencies where CM Vijay contested in 2026. Located in the heart of Trichy city, it has historically been an AIADMK-DMK contest zone. Vijay vacated this seat to retain Perambur, making it a by-election constituency.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C. Joseph Vijay | TVK | 91381 | 50.07% | Inigo S. Irudayaraj | DMK | 27416 |
| 2021 | Inigo S. Irudayaraj | DMK | 94302 | 54.56% | Vellamandi N. Natarajan | ADMK | 53797 |
| 2016 | Natarajan N. | ADMK | 79938 | 47.87% | Jerome Arockiaraj G. | INC | 21894 |
| 2011 | R. Manoharan | AIADMK | 83046 | 54.84% | Anbil Periyasamy | DMK | 20626 |
| 2006 | A. K. Bose | ADMK | 117306 | 42.81% | S. Venkatesan | CPI(M) | 12686 |
| 2001 | S.M. Seenivel | AIADMK | 83167 | 48.93% | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 9127 |
| 1996 | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 99379 | 60.75% | S.V. Shanmugam | ADMK | 61409 |
| 1991 | S. Andi Thevar | ADMK | 83180 | 59.60% | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 30257 |
| 1989 | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 64632 | 43.55% | V. Rajan Chellappa | ADK(J) | 29976 |
| 1984 | M. Marimuthu | AIADMK | 58559 | 53.47% | Ayyanan Ambalam | DMK | 12673 |
| 1980 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | 61247 | 60.53% | Seeni Thevar. P. | DMK | 22507 |
| 1977 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | 33850 | 41.39% | V. Palani Andi Ambalam | INC | 18090 |
| 1971 | O. P. Raman | DMK | 45090 | 58.8% | C. Karuthanan | INC | 16876 |
| 1967 | O. P. Raman | DMK | 50913 | 63.41% | P. Kakkan | INC | 21537 |
| 1962 | N. Subramanian Chettiar | INC | 39101 | 54.76% | T. Oraisamy | DMK | 14450 |