15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total
Edappadi is the home constituency of former CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami. He retained it in 2026 with 98,110 votes — the largest margin in the state that year — making it the lone ADMK stronghold in Salem.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Edappadi K. Palaniswamy | ADMK | 148933 | 57.67% | K. Premkumar | IND | 98110 |
| 2021 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ADMK | 163154 | 65.97% | Sampath Kumar | DMK | 93802 |
| 2016 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ADMK | 98703 | 43.74% | Annadurai N | PMK | 42022 |
| 2011 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | AIADMK | 104586 | 56.38% | Karthe M | PMK | 34738 |
| 2006 | A. Tamizharasu | PMK | 58287 | 43.38% | C. Krishnan | ADMK | 3663 |
| 2001 | S. Semmalai | AIADMK | 65861 | 59.39% | Era. Rajendran | DMK | 31602 |
| 1996 | R.R. Sekaran | TMC | 41523 | 40.62% | C. Krishnan | ADMK | 7930 |
| 1991 | C. Krishnan | ADMK | 60783 | 65.78% | K. Sadasivam | PMK | 37353 |
| 1989 | C. Krishnan | ADK(J) | 32275 | 42.35% | K. Chinnaraju | DMK | 10482 |
| 1984 | Anbalagan | INC | 51703 | 66.04% | Kuppusamy S. | CPI | 28742 |
| 1980 | Sivaperuman. M | AIADMK | 42399 | 58.2% | Marimuthu. C | DMK | 11952 |
| 1977 | M. Sivaperumal | AIADMK | 26342 | 42.69% | M. Govindan | JP | 12518 |
| 1971 | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | DMK | 35832 | 54.42% | P. Chinnu Alias Seperumal | INC | 8978 |
| 1967 | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | DMK | 34597 | 53.7% | C. Sepperumal | DMK | 7727 |
| 1962 | K. S. Ardhanareeswara Gounder | INC | 18065 | 34.04% | M. Sundaram | PSP | 445 |