Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate V Muthuraja secured victory after a nail-biting finish against Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Muthuraja polled 66,825 votes, winning with a slim margin of 1,867 votes after all 22 rounds of EVM counting were completed. TVK candidate K.M. Shariff ran a strong race, finishing second with 64,958 votes.BJP’s N Ramachandran ended a distant third with 41,089 votes.