CHIDAMBARAM
Assembly seat no. 158 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called CHIDAMBARAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
SARAVANAN DURAI K.
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2001
11,915
11.49% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKT.ARIVUSELVAN
- Votes
- 42,732
- Vote share
- 41.21%
- Behind by
- 11,915
Electors
1,67,006
Total votes polled
1,03,702
Valid votes
1,03,702
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.1%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,03,702 valid votes
SARAVANAN DURAI K.DMKwon
54,647
52.7%
T.ARIVUSELVANPMK
42,732
41.2%
K.V.MOHANA SUNDARMDMK
3,765
3.6%
JAYARAJ. VIND
1,089
1.1%
S.ANBAZHAGANIND
958
0.9%
K.ARAVAMUTHANRJD
262
0.3%
N.RAMAMOORTHYJD(S)
249
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thamimun Ansari. M | DMK | 69,739 | 35.48% | Pandian. K.a | 5,747 |
| 2021 | K.A. PANDIAN | ADMK | 91,961 | 50.16% | S. ABDUL RAHMAN | 16,937 |
| 2016 | PANDIAN K A | ADMK | 58,543 | 34.31% | SENTHILKUMAR K R | 1,506 |
| 2011 | K.BALAKRISHNAN | CPM | 72,054 | 48.30% | SRIDHAR VANDAIYAR | 2,879 |
| 2006 | ARUNMOZHIDEVAN.A. | ADMK | 56,327 | 50.71% | BALAKRISHNAN.K. | 16,810 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above