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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMKThamimun Ansari. M | ADMKPandian. K.a | 5,747 | 2.92% | 11 | 85.0% |
| 2021 | ADMKK.A. PANDIAN | IUMLS. ABDUL RAHMAN | 16,937 | 9.24% | 11 | 71.9% |
| 2016 | ADMKPANDIAN K A | DMKSENTHILKUMAR K R | 1,506 | 0.88% | 13 | 74.5% |
| 2011 | CPMK.BALAKRISHNAN | DMKSRIDHAR VANDAIYAR | 2,879 | 1.93% | 9 | 77.9% |
| 20061973 boundaries | ADMKARUNMOZHIDEVAN.A. | CPMBALAKRISHNAN.K. | 16,810 | 15.14% | 18 | 75.4% |
| 20011973 boundaries | DMKSARAVANAN DURAI K. | PMKT.ARIVUSELVAN | 11,915 | 11.49% | 7 | 62.1% |
| 19961973 boundaries | TMCMS. AZHAGIRI | INCA. RADHAKRISHNAN | 29,016 | 28.16% | 21 | 67.8% |
| 19911973 boundaries | INCALAGIRI S. | DMKPANNEERSELVAM M.R.K. | 19,653 | 20.63% | 9 | 66.9% |
| 19891973 boundaries | DMKKRISHNAMOORTHY, D. | INCRADHAKRISHNAN, A. | 16,720 | 19.71% | 12 | 66.3% |
| 19841973 boundaries | ADKK.R.GANPATHI | DMKK.S. SUBRAMANIAN | 9,243 | 10.71% | 4 | 75.6% |
| 19801973 boundaries | ADKGANAPATHY, K. R | DMKKALIYAMOORTHY, DURAI | 3,267 | 4.05% | 4 | 71.9% |
| 19771973 boundaries | DMKKALIYAMOORTHY DURAI | ADKMUTHUGOVINDARAJAN | 3,331 | 4.55% | 8 | 66.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | DMKP. PONCHOKKALINGAM | NCOR. GOPALKRISHNAN | 1,679 | 2.36% | 3 | 74.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
