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, 2014
CHANDRAKASI, M
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
VCK
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2014
1,28,495
11.81% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
VCKTHIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOL
- Votes
- 3,01,041
- Vote share
- 27.66%
- Behind by
- 1,28,495
Electors
13,66,190
Total votes polled
10,88,423
Valid votes
10,88,423
NOTA votes
12,138
1.12% of votes polled
Turnout
79.7%
Full result, 2014
15 candidates · 10,88,423 valid votes
CHANDRAKASI, MADMKwon
4,29,536
39.5%
THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOLVCK
3,01,041
27.7%
SUDHAMANIRATHINEMPMK
2,79,016
25.6%
VALLAL PERUMAN, PINC
28,988
2.7%
ANANDAN ALIAS KAVIGNAR ANANTHAMAALAI, SIND
8,875
0.8%
EZHUMALAI, VABHM
6,824
0.6%
RAJENDRAN, KBSP
5,179
0.5%
RAJKUMAR, SIND
4,896
0.5%
THIRUSANGU, AIND
3,370
0.3%
PAZHANIVEL, PIND
1,772
0.2%
PARVATHI, SIND
1,543
0.1%
PUSHPARAJ, SIND
1,523
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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