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, 2011
K.BALAKRISHNAN
CPM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2011
2,879
1.93% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
DMKSRIDHAR VANDAIYAR
- Votes
- 69,175
- Vote share
- 46.37%
- Behind by
- 2,879
Electors
1,91,446
Total votes polled
1,49,166
Valid votes
1,49,166
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.9%
Full result, 2011
9 candidates · 1,49,166 valid votes
K.BALAKRISHNANCPMwon
72,054
48.3%
SRIDHAR VANDAIYARDMK
69,175
46.4%
V.KANNANBJP
4,034
2.7%
R. PANNEERLJP
1,010
0.7%
C.VINOBAIND
933
0.6%
S.SANKARIND
591
0.4%
A.ARULPRAKASAMIND
478
0.3%
K.SATHYAMOORTHYIND
459
0.3%
K.CHELLAIAHBSP
432
0.3%
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
