CHIDAMBARAM
Constituency no. 27 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called CHIDAMBARAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2024
THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL
VCK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
VCK
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2024
1,03,554
8.87% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
ADMKCHANDRAHASAN M
- Votes
- 4,01,530
- Vote share
- 34.40%
- Behind by
- 1,03,554
Electors
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Total votes polled
11,67,071
Valid votes
11,67,071
NOTA votes
8,761
0.75% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
14 candidates · 11,67,071 valid votes
THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLVCKwon
5,05,084
43.3%
CHANDRAHASAN MADMK
4,01,530
34.4%
KARTHIYAYINI PBJP
1,68,493
14.4%
JANCIRANI RNTK
65,589
5.6%
NEELAMEGAM KBSP
3,203
0.3%
TAMILVENDHAN PIND
3,062
0.3%
PERUMAL SIND
2,239
0.2%
VETTRIVEL GIND
2,041
0.2%
ARCHUNAN M A TIND
1,836
0.2%
DHAMODHARAN SNMK
1,642
0.1%
RATHA GIND
1,280
0.1%
RAJAMANICKAM CIND
1,087
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL | VCK | 5,05,084 | 43.28% | CHANDRAHASAN M | 1,03,554 |
| 2019 | THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL | VCK | 5,00,229 | 43.38% | CHANDRASEKAR P | 3,219 |
| 2014 | CHANDRAKASI, M | ADMK | 4,29,536 | 39.46% | THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOL | 1,28,495 |
| 2009 | THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOL | VCK | 4,28,804 | 49.30% | PONNUSWAMY,E | 99,083 |
| 2004 | PONNUSWAMY, E. | PMK | 3,43,424 | 46.20% | THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL | 87,651 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above