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, 2006
ARUNMOZHIDEVAN.A.
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
16,810
15.14% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
CPMBALAKRISHNAN.K.
- Votes
- 39,517
- Vote share
- 35.58%
- Behind by
- 16,810
Electors
1,47,220
Total votes polled
1,11,066
Valid votes
1,11,066
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 2006
18 candidates · 1,11,066 valid votes
ARUNMOZHIDEVAN.A.ADMKwon
56,327
50.7%
BALAKRISHNAN.K.CPM
39,517
35.6%
RAJAMANNAN.PDMDK
10,303
9.3%
SRINIVASAN.A.BJP
1,054
0.9%
VELMURUGAN.PIND
954
0.9%
VINOBA.CIND
797
0.7%
BARATHIDASAN.KBSP
453
0.4%
SUNDARAVINAYAGAM.NIND
326
0.3%
BALAKRISHNAN.RIND
275
0.3%
JAISANKAR.PIND
207
0.2%
BALAKRISHNAN.KIND
147
0.1%
VASU.SSP
126
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHIDAMBARAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) won CHIDAMBARAM in 2026, by a margin of 5,747 votes.
Which party has won CHIDAMBARAM the most times?
DMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has CHIDAMBARAM gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won CHIDAMBARAM the most times?
Thamimun Ansari. M, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
