 He got 346,851 votes (49.51%) and he defeated strongman Dhinakaran.T T V of ADMK by 2,155 votes in that election.In 2009, Aaroon Rashid once again Indian national congress fielded him in THENI constituency in Tamil nadu and he got 340,575 and defeated Thanga Tamilselvan of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.