Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Mayiladuthurai (Tamil Nadu) was won by Ramalingam. S (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 261,314 votes over Asaimani. S. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, from 1977 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1977–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Indian National Congress
272,202
55.9%
Govindasamy S. (Congress (O))
74,265 (15.3 pts)
1980
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Congress (I)
291,625
57.2%
Govindasamy S. (Janata Party)
92,005 (18.1 pts)
1984
Pakeer Mohamed E.S.M.
Indian National Congress
335,033
60.2%
Kalayanam P. (DMK)
119,643 (21.5 pts)
1989
Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M
Indian National Congress
352,492
52.4%
Kalyanam, P. (DMK)
101,945 (15.2 pts)
1991
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
364,598
59.0%
Kaliyanam Kuttalam P. (DMK)
161,937 (26.2 pts)
1996
Rajendiran P.V
Trinamool Congress
367,778
55.7%
Mani Shankar Aiyar (Indian National Congress)
153,544 (23.2 pts)
1998
Krishnamoorthy, K.
Trinamool Congress
286,098
45.7%
Arulmozhi, P.D. (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
42,456 (6.8 pts)
1999
Manishankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
324,384
50.2%
Arul Mozhi P.D. (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
40,131 (6.2 pts)
2004
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
411,160
59.1%
Manian. O S (AIADMK)
195,691 (28.1 pts)
2009
Maniyan O.S.
AIADMK
364,089
45.5%
Mani Shankar Aiyar (Indian National Congress)
36,854 (4.6 pts)
2014
Bharathi Mohan R.K
AIADMK
513,729
50.1%
Hyder Ali.S (MMK)
277,050 (27.0 pts)
2019
Ramalingam. S
DMK
599,292
55.0%
Asaimani. S (AIADMK)
261,314 (24.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Indian National Congress
272,202
55.9%
Govindasamy S.
Congress (O)
197,937
40.7%
Manee K.B.S.
Independent
14,554
3.0%
Autsuthan Nair C.K.V.
Independent
1,876
0.4%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kudanthai Ramalingam N.
Congress (I)
291,625
57.2%
Govindasamy S.
Janata Party
199,620
39.2%
Mayuram Sundaresan P.
Janata Party (Secular)
13,743
2.7%
Malavai Singaravelan T.
Independent
4,822
0.9%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pakeer Mohamed E.S.M.
Indian National Congress
335,033
60.2%
Kalayanam P.
DMK
215,390
38.7%
Krithivasan S.
Independent
4,697
0.8%
Rajasekaran K.S.
Independent
1,739
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M
Indian National Congress
352,492
52.4%
Kalyanam, P.
DMK
250,547
37.3%
Kottravamoorthy, K.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
64,203
9.5%
Sankaran, R.
TMM
2,431
0.4%
Narayanan, R.
IPF
1,477
0.2%
Ramakrishnan, N.
Independent
709
0.1%
Peakeer Mohamed, A.
Independent
636
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
364,598
59.0%
Kaliyanam Kuttalam P.
DMK
202,661
32.8%
Abdul Samad
Indian Union Muslim League
37,677
6.1%
Veerapandian Jaga
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,479
0.9%
Manisekar S.
Independent
4,109
0.7%
Veerappa Gounder V.T.R.
Independent
1,326
0.2%
Balasubramanian S.
Independent
1,073
0.2%
Rama Krishnan N.
Independent
729
0.1%
Jaleel A.
Independent
536
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rajendiran P.V
Trinamool Congress
367,778
55.7%
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
214,234
32.4%
Kothai Kesavan
Pattali Makkal Katchi
38,656
5.9%
Venkatesan A
MDMK
30,209
4.6%
Raja Pather S
Independent
3,030
0.5%
Paul Ramamurthy R
Shiv Sena
2,439
0.4%
Janarthanan T.K.S
CPI (ML) Liberation
2,215
0.3%
Ganesan V.G
Independent
901
0.1%
Abdul Jaleed A
Independent
816
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnamoorthy, K.
Trinamool Congress
286,098
45.7%
Arulmozhi, P.D.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
243,642
38.9%
Mani Shankar Aiyar,
Independent
72,911
11.6%
Thirunavukkarasu, R.
Indian National Congress
15,265
2.4%
Balu. Dr.
PT
2,189
0.3%
Pandian, K.
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2,120
0.3%
Balasundaram, S.
CPI (ML) Liberation
1,965
0.3%
Dhayalan, A
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,528
0.2%
Sheik Dawood. Dr. A.
Independent
552
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Manishankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
324,384
50.2%
Arul Mozhi P.D.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
284,253
44.0%
Krishnamoorthy, K.
Trinamool Congress
34,998
5.4%
Balasundaram S.
CPI (ML) Liberation
2,161
0.3%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
411,160
59.1%
Manian. O S
AIADMK
215,469
31.0%
Rajan. J
Janata Dal (United)
49,124
7.1%
Rahmathullah. U
Independent
8,335
1.2%
Malarvizhi. D
Independent
3,573
0.5%
Gunasekaran. N
CPI (ML) Liberation
2,384
0.3%
Soundarrajan. B
Independent
1,773
0.3%
Chakravarthy. K
Independent
1,587
0.2%
Ganesan. Mavai
Independent
1,198
0.2%
Raja. R
Janata Party
1,024
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Maniyan O.S.
AIADMK
364,089
45.5%
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
327,235
40.9%
Pandian K
DMDK
44,754
5.6%
Zawahirullah Dr M.H
MAMAK
19,814
2.5%
Karthikeyan S
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,486
0.9%
Saptharishi L.V
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,554
0.7%
Rajamani M
Independent
4,684
0.6%
Ganesan S
AIVP
4,129
0.5%
Dhakshinamoorthy M
Independent
2,700
0.3%
Nagarajan K
Independent
2,599
0.3%
Rajakumar P
Independent
2,584
0.3%
Gunasekaran N
CPI (ML) Liberation
2,262
0.3%
Timothy T
Independent
2,051
0.3%
Jayaraman V
Independent
1,828
0.2%
Krishnappa A
Independent
1,377
0.2%
Venkatramani R
Independent
1,192
0.1%
Jayakumar K.N
Independent
930
0.1%
Balaji V
Independent
848
0.1%
Kalimuthu Sudar R
Independent
847
0.1%
Abdul Jaleel A
Independent
734
0.1%
Prabudhasan S.M
Independent
646
0.1%
Arivalagan S
Independent
627
0.1%
Ahmed Marecar M.H
Independent
610
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bharathi Mohan R.K
AIADMK
513,729
50.1%
Hyder Ali.S
MMK
236,679
23.1%
Agoram. K
Pattali Makkal Katchi
144,085
14.0%
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Indian National Congress
58,465
5.7%
None Of The Above
Independent
13,181
1.3%
Pandiyan .R
Independent
11,613
1.1%
Fathima Alias Bharathi. R
Independent
7,582
0.7%
Raguraman. A
Independent
7,214
0.7%
Revathi.A
Independent
6,286
0.6%
Thirunavukkarasu. R
Independent
4,714
0.5%
Gunasekaran.N
Independent
4,149
0.4%
Rasavelu.K
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,654
0.4%
Irulappan.V
Samajwadi Party
2,643
0.3%
Timothy.T
Independent
2,327
0.2%
Shamsudeen. M
Independent
2,303
0.2%
Arumugam. C
Independent
2,028
0.2%
Munusamy.V
Independent
1,994
0.2%
Nagarajan. M
Independent
1,066
0.1%
Jarina Begam. N
Independent
1,056
0.1%
Jeyaprakash. B
Independent
770
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ramalingam. S
DMK
599,292
55.0%
Asaimani. S
AIADMK
337,978
31.0%
Senthamizhan. S
Independent
69,030
6.3%
Subhashini. K
NTK
41,056
3.8%
Refayudeen. M
MNM
17,005
1.6%
Subramanian. P
Independent
3,192
0.3%
Kalyana Sundaram. N
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,183
0.3%
Sugumaran. K
Independent
2,473
0.2%
Srinivasan. V
Independent
2,158
0.2%
Vilvanathan. M
Independent
1,608
0.1%
Rajasekar. A
Independent
1,337
0.1%
Devados. P
Independent
1,303
0.1%
Thirugnanasambandam. D
Independent
1,101
0.1%
Kappur Dhakshinamoorthy. M
Independent
1,029
0.1%
Krithivasan. S
Independent
906
0.1%
Habeeb Mohamed. U
APP
892
0.1%
Vanidhas. M
Independent
777
0.1%
Shanmugam. M
Independent
728
0.1%
Aravaazhi. K
Independent
611
0.1%
Samidurai. E
Independent
603
0.1%
Thirunavukkarasu. R
Independent
478
0.0%
Kannapiran. M
Independent
465
0.0%
Kannan. R
Independent
433
0.0%
Rajesh. P
Independent
415
0.0%
Abdul Baseeth
Independent
371
0.0%
Annadurai. K
Independent
325
0.0%
Raja. N
Independent
263
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
Mayiladuthurai has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Trinamool Congress, AIADMK, DMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Mayiladuthurai in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Ramalingam. S (DMK) won Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 599,292 votes (55.0%), a margin of 261,314 votes over Asaimani. S.
Which parties have won Mayiladuthurai since 1977?
Since 1977, Mayiladuthurai has been won by: AIADMK, Congress (I), DMK, Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress.
What was the closest result in Mayiladuthurai?
The closest result on record for Mayiladuthurai was 2009, when AIADMK beat Indian National Congress by just 36,854 votes (4.6 percentage points).