| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.Balakrishnan | CPM | 72,054 | 48.30% |
| 2 | Sridhar Vandaiyar | DMK | 69,175 | 46.37% |
| 3 | V.Kannan | BJP | 4,034 | 2.70% |
| 4 | R. Panneer | LJP | 1,010 | 0.68% |
| 5 | C.Vinoba | IND | 933 | 0.63% |
| 6 | S.Sankar | IND | 591 | 0.40% |
| 7 | A.Arulprakasam | IND | 478 | 0.32% |
| 8 | K.Sathyamoorthy | IND | 459 | 0.31% |
| 9 | K.Chellaiah | BSP | 432 | 0.29% |