15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Thiruvottiyur is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 9 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | N. Senthil Kumar | TVK | 110067 | 53.15% | L. Sundararajan | CPI(M) | 53564 |
| 2021 | K. P. Shankar | DMK | 88185 | 44.34% | K. Kuppan | ADMK | 37661 |
| 2016 | K. P. P. Samy | DMK | 82205 | 43.25% | Balraj B | ADMK | 4863 |
| 2011 | K. Kuppan | AIADMK | 93944 | 57.03% | Samy K. P. P. | DMK | 27291 |
| 2006 | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 49817 | 46.00% | Adhirajaram | ADMK | 2468 |
| 2001 | M.K. Stalin | DMK | 49056 | 51.41% | S. Sekar | TMC(M) | 7274 |
| 1996 | M.K. Stalin | DMK | 66905 | 69.72% | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | ADMK | 44877 |
| 1991 | K. A. Krishnaswamy | ADMK | 55426 | 56.50% | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 16981 |
| 1989 | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 50818 | 50.59% | S. S. R. Thambidurai | ADK(J) | 20634 |
| 1984 | K. A. Krishnaswamy | AIADMK | 46246 | 50.36% | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 2292 |
| 1980 | Krishnasamy. K. A | AIADMK | 40499 | 50.19% | Sadiq Pasha. S. J | DMK | 307 |
| 1977 | S.J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK | 26599 | 37.13% | Syed Khaleefa Thullah | Independent | 4858 |
| 1971 | T. N. Anandanayaki | INC | 42301 | 55.01% | M. P. Sivagnanam | DMK | 7703 |
| 1967 | Arangannal | DMK | 37498 | 57.02% | V. R. Radhakrishnan | INC | 9228 |
| 1962 | Kanchi Manimozhiar | DMK | 35402 | 41.02% | Guntur Narasimha Rao | INC | 8568 |