[1] He stood as a RSP candidate in the Mararikulam seat in the 1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
[3] He retained the seat in the 1980 election, obtaining 45,714 votes (55.50%), defeating independent candidate Raju Gangadharan.
[5] A. V. Thamarakshan stood as the LDF candidate in the Haripad constituency in the 1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, finishing in second place with 45,603 votes (46.07%).
[8] He re-took the Haripad seat in the 1996 election, obtaining 54,055 votes (50.26%) and defeating Congress candidate N. Mohan Kumar.
[14] He filed nominations as a JSS candidate in Cherthala constituency in the 2011 assembly elections, but withdrew his candidature before the polls.
[15] In June 2012 A. V. Thamarakshan resigned from the JSS, citing that UDF had failed to maintain harmony between religious communities.
[14] A. V. Thamarakshan declared his candidacy for the Alappuzha Lok Sabha seat in the 2014 general election.