Chidambaram Assembly Election Results 2026
The Chidambaram constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 83.09% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Thamimun Ansari. M of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam won the seat by defeating K.A. Pandian of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 5747 votes.The Chidambaram Assembly constituency falls under the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate Thirumaavalavan Thol won the Chidambaram Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 103554 votes, defeating Chandrahaasan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Chidambaram Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
Chidambaram Candidates List
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results 2026 to 1977
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2026)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thamimun Ansari. M
Winner
|
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam |
69,739
Lead:
5,747
|
35.48% |
| K.a. Pandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 63,992 | 32.55% |
| Dr N.pari | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 54,584 | 27.77% |
| Tamil | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 6,169 | 3.14% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 816 | 0.42% |
| Dhanasekaran. M | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 339 | 0.17% |
| Manimaran. D | Independent | 211 | 0.11% |
| Thirugnanam. K | Independent | 163 | 0.08% |
| Er. Jayakkumar. R | Independent | 160 | 0.08% |
| Venkatesan. D | Independent | 157 | 0.08% |
| Easan Natarajan. T | Independent | 130 | 0.07% |
| Munisankar. K | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 126 | 0.06% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.a.pandian
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
91,961
Lead:
16,937
|
50.16% |
| A.s.abdul Rahman Rabbani | Indian Union Muslim League | 75,024 | 40.92% |
| Natarajan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 9,071 | 4.95% |
| Devasagayam | AISMK | 2,953 | 1.61% |
| Nandhini Devi | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,388 | 0.76% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,202 | 0.66% |
| D. Chandra Prabu | Bahujan Samaj Party | 478 | 0.26% |
| S. Balamurugan | Independent | 337 | 0.18% |
| K. Udaya Selvan | Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi | 305 | 0.17% |
| C. Vinoba | Independent | 245 | 0.13% |
| B. Narayanamoorthy | Independent | 242 | 0.13% |
| M. Raghunathan | Ilantamilar Munnani Kazhagam | 146 | 0.08% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pandian K A
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
58,543
Lead:
1,506
|
34.66% |
| Senthilkumar K R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,037 | 33.77% |
| Arul R | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 24,226 | 14.34% |
| Balakrishnan K | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 23,314 | 13.80% |
| Abdul Satthar G | Sdpi | 1,775 | 1.05% |
| Others | Others | 1,714 | 1.01% |
| Sathishkumar B (a) Baakyaa | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,295 | 0.77% |
| Manimaran G | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,079 | 0.64% |
| Vinoba C | Independent | 440 | 0.26% |
| Dhivakar S | Independent | 388 | 0.23% |
| Senthilkumar R | Independent | 302 | 0.18% |
| Thirunavukkarasu N | Independent | 261 | 0.15% |
| Karvannan K | Independent | 152 | 0.09% |
| Thangapandiyan R | Independent | 93 | 0.06% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.balakrishnan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India (marxist) |
72,054
Lead:
2,879
|
48.30% |
| G.m.sridhar Vandaiyar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69,175 | 46.37% |
| V.kannan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,034 | 2.70% |
| R. Panneer | Lok Jan Shakti Party | 1,010 | 0.68% |
| C.vinoba | Independent | 933 | 0.63% |
| S.sankar | Independent | 591 | 0.40% |
| A.arulprakasam | Independent | 478 | 0.32% |
| K.sathyamoorthy | Independent | 459 | 0.31% |
| K.chellaiah | Bahujan Samaj Party | 432 | 0.29% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2006)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arunmozhidevan.a.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
56,327
Lead:
16,810
|
51% |
| Balakrishnan.k. | Communist Party Of India (marxist) | 39,517 | 36% |
| Rajamannan.p | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 10,303 | 9% |
| Srinivasan.a. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,054 | 1% |
| Velmurugan.p | Independent | 954 | 1% |
| Vinoba.c | Independent | 797 | 1% |
| Barathidasan.k | Bahujan Samaj Party | 453 | 0% |
| Sundaravinayagam.n | Independent | 326 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan.r | Independent | 275 | 0% |
| Jaisankar.p | Independent | 207 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan.k | Independent | 147 | 0% |
| Vasu.s | Samajwadi Party | 126 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan.k | Independent | 115 | 0% |
| Barathimohan.k | All India Forward Bloc | 114 | 0% |
| Ramachandran.g | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Abdul Ali.a | Independent | 97 | 0% |
| Archunan.t | Independent | 83 | 0% |
| Abdulhalim.a | Independent | 64 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (2001)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Saravanan Durai K.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
54,647
Lead:
11,915
|
53% |
| T.arivuselvan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 42,732 | 41% |
| K.v.mohana Sundar | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,765 | 4% |
| Jayaraj. V | Independent | 1,089 | 1% |
| S.anbazhagan | Independent | 958 | 1% |
| K.aravamuthan | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 262 | 0% |
| N.ramamoorthy | Janata Dal (secular) | 249 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1996)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
S. Azhagiri
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
52,066
Lead:
29,016
|
48% |
| A. Radhakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 23,050 | 21% |
| K. Devadoss | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 19,737 | 18% |
| Durai Krishnamoorthy | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,121 | 6% |
| N. Manickam | Independent | 241 | 0% |
| R. Palanivel | Independent | 238 | 0% |
| K. Saravanan | Independent | 206 | 0% |
| M. Azhappan | Independent | 157 | 0% |
| K. Panneerselvam | Independent | 153 | 0% |
| B. Sekar | Independent | 149 | 0% |
| A. Santhanam | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| S. Subramanian | Independent | 128 | 0% |
| K. Dharman | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| R. Manivel | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| R. Alagiriswamy | Independent | 80 | 0% |
| T. Arulmozhi | Independent | 78 | 0% |
| M. Jai Sankar | Independent | 75 | 0% |
| A. Perumal | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| S.n. Natesan | Social Action Party | 59 | 0% |
| T. Venkateswaran | Independent | 50 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1991)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alagiri S.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
48,767
Lead:
19,653
|
50% |
| Panneerselvam M.r.k. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 29,114 | 30% |
| Devadasu K. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 15,913 | 16% |
| Sanjeevi K. | Independent | 443 | 0% |
| Deivanayagam K. | Independent | 277 | 0% |
| Thangaraj R. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 246 | 0% |
| Dharman K. | Independent | 234 | 0% |
| Azeezkhan M.p. | Independent | 148 | 0% |
| Subramanian Thanga | Independent | 102 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1989)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Krishnamoorthy, D.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
35,738
Lead:
16,720
|
41% |
| Radhakrishnan, A. | Indian National Congress | 19,018 | 22% |
| Arumugam, N. | Independent | 12,363 | 14% |
| Panneerselvam, K.p. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 10,088 | 12% |
| Manivasagam, T. | Communist Party Of India | 5,371 | 6% |
| Dharuman, K. | Independent | 706 | 1% |
| Umapathi, B. | Independent | 496 | 1% |
| Rathinasamy, N. | Independent | 450 | 1% |
| Arasan, P. | Independent | 359 | 0% |
| Paramaguru, R.k. | Independent | 96 | 0% |
| Balasekaran, S. | Independent | 81 | 0% |
| Pattusamy, C. | Independent | 47 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1984)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K.r.ganpathi
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
47,067
Lead:
9,243
|
52% |
| K.s. Subramanian | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 37,824 | 42% |
| D.arulmozhi | Independent | 1,171 | 1% |
| K.tharuman Pathar | Independent | 223 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1980)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ganapathy, K. R
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,728
Lead:
3,267
|
51% |
| Kaliyamoorthy, Durai | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,461 | 47% |
| Murugesan, A | Independent | 281 | 0% |
| Dharuman Pathar, K | Independent | 229 | 0% |
Chidambaram Assembly Election Results (1977)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kaliyamoorthy Durai
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
22,917
Lead:
3,331
|
31% |
| Muthugovindarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19,586 | 26% |
| B. Umapathy | Indian National Congress | 15,644 | 21% |
| A. Sambandam | Janta Party | 10,960 | 15% |
| N. Rathinasamy | Independent | 1,817 | 2% |
| M. Sanjeevi | Independent | 1,422 | 2% |
| K. Dharuman | Independent | 474 | 1% |
| R. Kannusamy | Independent | 406 | 1% |
Strike Rate
Chidambaram MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thamimun Ansari. M | DMK | 69,739 | 5,747 | 35.48% |
| 2021 | K.a.pandian | AIADMK | 91,961 | 16,937 | 50.16% |
| 2016 | Pandian K A | AIADMK | 58,543 | 1,506 | 34.66% |
| 2011 | K.balakrishnan | CPI(M) | 72,054 | 2,879 | 48.30% |
| 2006 | Arunmozhidevan.a. | AIADMK | 56,327 | 16,810 | 51% |
| 2001 | Saravanan Durai K. | DMK | 54,647 | 11,915 | 53% |
| 1996 | S. Azhagiri | TMC(M) | 52,066 | 29,016 | 48% |
| 1991 | Alagiri S. | INC | 48,767 | 19,653 | 50% |
| 1989 | Krishnamoorthy, D. | DMK | 35,738 | 16,720 | 41% |
| 1984 | K.r.ganpathi | AIADMK | 47,067 | 9,243 | 52% |
| 1980 | Ganapathy, K. R | AIADMK | 41,728 | 3,267 | 51% |
| 1977 | Kaliyamoorthy Durai | DMK | 22,917 | 3,331 | 31% |
Chidambaram Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thamimun Ansari. M | DMK |
69,739
(Lead:
5,747)
|
35.48% |
| K.a. Pandian | AIADMK | 63,992 | 32.55% | |
| 2021 | K.a.pandian | AIADMK |
91,961
(Lead:
16,937)
|
50.16% |
| A.s.abdul Rahman Rabbani | IUML | 75,024 | 40.92% | |
| 2016 | Pandian K A | AIADMK |
58,543
(Lead:
1,506)
|
34.66% |
| Senthilkumar K R | DMK | 57,037 | 33.77% | |
| 2011 | K.balakrishnan | CPI(M) |
72,054
(Lead:
2,879)
|
48.30% |
| G.m.sridhar Vandaiyar | DMK | 69,175 | 46.37% | |
| 2006 | Arunmozhidevan.a. | AIADMK |
56,327
(Lead:
16,810)
|
51% |
| Balakrishnan.k. | CPI(M) | 39,517 | 36% | |
| 2001 | Saravanan Durai K. | DMK |
54,647
(Lead:
11,915)
|
53% |
| T.arivuselvan | PMK | 42,732 | 41% | |
| 1996 | S. Azhagiri | TMC(M) |
52,066
(Lead:
29,016)
|
48% |
| A. Radhakrishnan | INC | 23,050 | 21% | |
| 1991 | Alagiri S. | INC |
48,767
(Lead:
19,653)
|
50% |
| Panneerselvam M.r.k. | DMK | 29,114 | 30% | |
| 1989 | Krishnamoorthy, D. | DMK |
35,738
(Lead:
16,720)
|
41% |
| Radhakrishnan, A. | INC | 19,018 | 22% | |
| 1984 | K.r.ganpathi | AIADMK |
47,067
(Lead:
9,243)
|
52% |
| K.s. Subramanian | DMK | 37,824 | 42% | |
| 1980 | Ganapathy, K. R | AIADMK |
41,728
(Lead:
3,267)
|
51% |
| Kaliyamoorthy, Durai | DMK | 38,461 | 47% | |
| 1977 | Kaliyamoorthy Durai | DMK |
22,917
(Lead:
3,331)
|
31% |
| Muthugovindarajan | AIADMK | 19,586 | 26% |
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Tamil Nadu Chidambaram Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Chidambaram Assembly seat in the 2026 election?
Thamimun Ansari. M of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Chidambaram Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating K.a. Pandian of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 5747 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Chidambaram constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Chidambaram constituency is 56% AIADMK and 44% DMK, with AIADMK won 5 times and DMK won 4 times since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2026 Chidambaram Assembly Election?
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) received 35.48% vote share.
K.a. Pandian (AIADMK) received 32.55% vote share.
What were the results of the 2026 Chidambaram Assembly Election?
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) won the 2026 election with 69739 votes, leading by 5747 votes and securing a 35.48% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Chidambaram Assembly constituency fall under?
The Chidambaram Assembly constituency falls under the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency of Cuddalore district.
What was the margin of victory in the Chidambaram Assembly Election 2026?
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) won the Chidambaram Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 5747 votes over K.a. Pandian (AIADMK).
What are the key constituencies in the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha area?
The Chidambaram Assembly constituency is part of the Chidambaram (sc) Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kunnam, Ariyalur, Jayankondam, Bhuvanagiri, Kattumannarkoil(sc).
Who were the top candidates for the Chidambaram Assembly Election 2026?
The top candidates in the Chidambaram Assembly Election 2026 were:
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK)
K.a. Pandian (AIADMK)
Dr N.pari (TVK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) emerging as the winner.
What was the voter turnout in the Chidambaram Assembly Election 2026?
The voter turnout in the Chidambaram Assembly Election 2026 was 83.09%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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