| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Lingamuthu | CPI | 79,416 | 49.07% |
| 2 | K. Rajamarthandan | DMK | 73,574 | 45.46% |
| 3 | C. Bharathi | IJK | 1,687 | 1.04% |
| 4 | P. Vadivelan | IND | 1,416 | 0.87% |
| 5 | E. Karunanithi | BSP | 1,335 | 0.82% |
| 6 | P. Maganathan | PB | 1,168 | 0.72% |
| 7 | A. Mathi | IND | 1,053 | 0.65% |
| 8 | C. Baskaran | IND | 595 | 0.37% |
| 9 | A. Ramesh Babu | IND | 558 | 0.34% |
| 10 | E. Kanagaraj | IND | 499 | 0.31% |
| 11 | C. Rajan | LJP | 297 | 0.18% |
| 12 | K. Eganathan | IND | 235 | 0.15% |