Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) was won by T. R. V .S. Ramesh (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 143,983 votes over Dr. R. Govindasamy. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
S. Radhakrishnan
Indian National Congress
229,934
54.3%
R. Muthukumaran (Congress (O))
36,487 (8.6 pts)
1977
Bhuvarahan G.
Indian National Congress
231,128
55.8%
Radhakrishnan S. (Congress (O))
89,057 (21.5 pts)
1980
Muthukumaran R.
Congress (I)
262,694
59.4%
Arvinda Bala Pajanor (AIADMK)
108,651 (24.6 pts)
1984
Venkatesan P.R.S.
Indian National Congress
327,393
61.2%
Ramu T. Alias Killivalavan (DMK)
131,954 (24.7 pts)
1989
P. R. S. Venkatesan
Indian National Congress
331,617
50.6%
G. Bhaskaran (DMK)
116,835 (17.8 pts)
1991
Kaliaperumal P.P.
Indian National Congress
360,445
58.4%
Bhuvarahan G. (Janata Dal)
208,057 (33.7 pts)
1996
Venkatesan P.R.S
Trinamool Congress
389,660
56.2%
Santhamurthy V (Indian National Congress)
205,204 (29.6 pts)
1998
Dhamotharan M.C.
AIADMK
309,985
48.8%
Venkatesan P.R.S. (Trinamool Congress)
27,129 (4.3 pts)
1999
Sankar, Adhi
DMK
358,367
50.5%
Dhamotharan M.C. (AIADMK)
73,953 (10.4 pts)
2004
Venkatapathy. K
DMK
400,059
52.6%
Rajendran. R (AIADMK)
131,352 (17.3 pts)
2009
Alagiri S
Indian National Congress
320,473
42.8%
Sampath M C (AIADMK)
23,532 (3.1 pts)
2014
Arunmozhithevan.A
AIADMK
481,429
48.9%
Nandagopalakrishnan.K. (DMK)
203,125 (20.6 pts)
2019
T. R. V .S. Ramesh
DMK
522,160
50.5%
Dr. R. Govindasamy (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
143,983 (13.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. Radhakrishnan
Indian National Congress
229,934
54.3%
R. Muthukumaran
Congress (O)
193,447
45.7%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bhuvarahan G.
Indian National Congress
231,128
55.8%
Radhakrishnan S.
Congress (O)
142,071
34.3%
Kanagarathinam S.
Independent
26,862
6.5%
Meyalagan T.
Independent
10,989
2.7%
Vahab T.
Independent
3,511
0.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Muthukumaran R.
Congress (I)
262,694
59.4%
Arvinda Bala Pajanor
AIADMK
154,043
34.8%
Rajalakshmi Selvi
Independent
6,359
1.4%
Kanagarathinam T.
Independent
5,786
1.3%
Ramamurthy L.
Janata Party (Secular)
4,959
1.1%
Narasimhan T.R.
Independent
3,524
0.8%
Ramalingam A.
Independent
2,970
0.7%
Abdul Wahab T.
Independent
1,984
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Venkatesan P.R.S.
Indian National Congress
327,393
61.2%
Ramu T. Alias Killivalavan
DMK
195,439
36.5%
Seetharaman R.V.
Independent
9,545
1.8%
Abdul Wahap T.
Independent
2,728
0.5%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. R. S. Venkatesan
Indian National Congress
331,617
50.6%
G. Bhaskaran
DMK
214,782
32.8%
V. R. Dhandapani
Pattali Makkal Katchi
99,814
15.2%
S. Perumal
TMM
3,394
0.5%
K. Dharuman
Independent
2,985
0.5%
T. Abdulwahab
Independent
1,611
0.2%
S.Kesavan
Independent
1,479
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kaliaperumal P.P.
Indian National Congress
360,445
58.4%
Bhuvarahan G.
Janata Dal
152,388
24.7%
Chinnadhuri G.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
82,416
13.4%
Kothandapani V.
Bharatiya Janata Party
10,234
1.7%
Liyakath Ali B.
TMM
2,827
0.5%
Agnes Immanuvel J.
Independent
2,509
0.4%
Dharuman K.
Independent
2,147
0.3%
Subbaiya M.
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,813
0.3%
Krishna Moorthy S.
Independent
1,510
0.2%
Vengatagamy G.R.
Independent
471
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Venkatesan P.R.S
Trinamool Congress
389,660
56.2%
Santhamurthy V
Indian National Congress
184,456
26.6%
Sabapathy Mohan R.T
MDMK
55,110
7.9%
Kalia Perumal P.P
AIIC(T)
41,284
6.0%
Apparsamy N
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,845
1.1%
Kirubapuri M
Independent
3,975
0.6%
Muthu K
Independent
2,601
0.4%
Rangan A.D. Alias Rangan Prakash
RPI(S)
2,081
0.3%
Viruthagiri R
Independent
1,473
0.2%
Tmt. Sarojini M.
Independent
1,400
0.2%
Moorthy T.K
SAP
1,043
0.2%
Abdul Wahab T
Independent
932
0.1%
Thiagarajan V
Independent
763
0.1%
Sundaravadivelu S
Independent
422
0.1%
Palanivelan V.K
Independent
339
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dhamotharan M.C.
AIADMK
309,985
48.8%
Venkatesan P.R.S.
Trinamool Congress
282,856
44.6%
Eramadass, Dr. R
Indian National Congress
40,603
6.4%
Nambiyar K.
Rashtriya Janata Dal
1,300
0.2%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sankar, Adhi
DMK
358,367
50.5%
Dhamotharan M.C.
AIADMK
284,414
40.1%
Venkatesan, P.R.S.
Trinamool Congress
65,467
9.2%
Mannan. P.
Independent
757
0.1%
Noorkhan, M.
Independent
739
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Venkatapathy. K
DMK
400,059
52.6%
Rajendran. R
AIADMK
268,707
35.3%
Sarwar Khan. E
Janata Dal (United)
53,406
7.0%
Veerapatran. P. M
Independent
13,664
1.8%
Santhiyaguraj. M
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,766
0.8%
Rajendiran. M
Independent
5,030
0.7%
Vijaykumar. P
Independent
3,544
0.5%
Thiyagarajan. R
Independent
2,599
0.3%
Ravi. K
Independent
2,327
0.3%
Dharmalingam Marur. N
Rashtriya Lok Dal
1,936
0.3%
Murugan. C
Independent
1,373
0.2%
Govindan. M
Independent
920
0.1%
Dhanakotti. G
Independent
849
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Alagiri S
Indian National Congress
320,473
42.8%
Sampath M C
AIADMK
296,941
39.6%
Dhamotharan M C
DMDK
93,172
12.4%
Vasanthi S
Independent
13,400
1.8%
Arokiyadoss C
Bahujan Samaj Party
8,269
1.1%
Parthiban R
Independent
5,492
0.7%
Kamaraj A
LJP
5,045
0.7%
Rayar K
Independent
2,003
0.3%
Kannan K
Independent
1,644
0.2%
Chandra P
Independent
1,609
0.2%
Senrayan A D
Independent
1,346
0.2%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Arunmozhithevan.A
AIADMK
481,429
48.9%
Nandagopalakrishnan.K.
DMK
278,304
28.3%
Jayasankar.C.R
DMDK
147,606
15.0%
Alagiri.S
Indian National Congress
26,650
2.7%
Balasubramanian.K
Communist Party of India
11,122
1.1%
None Of The Above
Independent
10,338
1.1%
Rajkumar.V
Independent
7,678
0.8%
Jaishankar.P.
Independent
6,250
0.6%
Syed Mohideen.A.G.
Aam Aadmi Party
3,473
0.4%
Senthilmurugan.S
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,642
0.3%
Thirunavukkarasu
Independent
1,782
0.2%
Radhakrishnan.K.R
Independent
1,370
0.1%
Anandharajan.S
Independent
1,309
0.1%
Sivagnanasambandan.T
Independent
1,257
0.1%
Shruti Mishra
UPI
944
0.1%
Baskar.A
Independent
872
0.1%
Senguttuvan.R
Independent
862
0.1%
Girija.S
Independent
650
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. R. V .S. Ramesh
DMK
522,160
50.5%
Dr. R. Govindasamy
Pattali Makkal Katchi
378,177
36.6%
K. Thangavel
Independent
44,892
4.3%
R. Chithra
NTK
34,692
3.4%
V. Annamalai
MNM
23,713
2.3%
Kuppusamy
ACDP
7,540
0.7%
S. Dhanasekaran
Independent
3,296
0.3%
D. Sankar
Independent
2,860
0.3%
C. Jeyaprakash
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,827
0.3%
Chelladurai
TNIK
2,587
0.3%
K. Raman
Independent
1,943
0.2%
M. Sathiyaseelan
Independent
1,671
0.2%
Moovandhan
Independent
1,518
0.1%
K. Hemanth Kumar
Independent
1,350
0.1%
D. Senthamarai Kannan
Independent
1,277
0.1%
S. Rajamohan
Independent
920
0.1%
M. Raghunathan
IMK
748
0.1%
A. Manikandan
PJP(S)
638
0.1%
A. Marimuthu
Independent
635
0.1%
A. Jayamani
Independent
574
0.1%
M Pavadai Raja
AIMK
459
0.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Cuddalore has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Trinamool Congress, AIADMK, DMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Cuddalore in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
T. R. V .S. Ramesh (DMK) won Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 522,160 votes (50.5%), a margin of 143,983 votes over Dr. R. Govindasamy.
Which parties have won Cuddalore since 1971?
Since 1971, Cuddalore has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Cuddalore?
The closest result on record for Cuddalore was 2009, when Indian National Congress beat AIADMK by just 23,532 votes (3.1 percentage points).