Tamil Nadu · AC 158
Chidambaram
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2026 · Cuddalore
231,325
Electors
196,586
Votes polled
84.98%
Turnout
5,747
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Thamimun Ansari. M
Won
Male
|
DMK | 69,739 | 35.48% |
| 2 |
Pandian. K.A
Male
|
ADMK | 63,992 | 32.55% |
| 3 |
Nedunchezhiyan
Male
|
TVK | 54,584 | 27.77% |
| 4 |
Thamizh
Male
|
NTK | 6,169 | 3.14% |
| 5 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 816 | 42.00% |
| 6 |
Dhanasekaran. M
Male
|
AIPTMMK | 339 | 17.00% |
| 7 |
Manimaran. D
Male
|
IND | 211 | 11.00% |
| 8 |
Thirugnanam. K
Male
|
IND | 163 | 8.00% |
| 9 |
Er. Jayakkumar. R
Male
|
IND | 160 | 8.00% |
| 10 |
Venkatesan. D
Male
|
IND | 157 | 8.00% |
| 11 |
Easan Natarajan. T
Male
|
IND | 130 | 7.00% |
| 12 |
Munisankar. K
Male
|
APTADMK | 126 | 6.00% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs female
Male
91,541 (47.33%)
Female
101,844 (52.66%)
Others
16 (0.01%)
Chidambaram Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Thamimun Ansari. M
Male
DMK
|
35.48% |
Pandian. K.A
Male
ADMK
|
32.55% |
| 2021 |
K.A. Pandian
Male
ADMK
|
50.16% |
S. Abdul Rahman
Male
IUML
|
40.92% |
| 2016 |
Pandian K A
Male
ADMK
|
34.31% |
Senthilkumar K R
Male
DMK
|
33.43% |
| 2011 |
K.Balakrishnan
Male
CPM
|
48.30% |
Sridhar Vandaiyar
Male
DMK
|
46.37% |
| 2006 |
Arunmozhidevan.A
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
Balakrishnan.K
Male
CPI(M)
|
— |
| 2001 |
Saravanan Durai K
Male
DMK
|
52.70% |
T.Arivuselvan
Male
PMK
|
41.21% |
| 1996 |
S. Azhagiri
Male
TMC(M)
|
50.52% |
A. Radhakrishnan
Male
INC
|
22.37% |
| 1991 |
Alagiri S
INC
|
51.20% |
Panneerselvam M.R.K
Male
DMK
|
30.57% |
| 1989 |
Krishnamoorthy, D
Male
DMK
|
42.14% |
Radhakrishnan, A
Male
INC
|
22.42% |
| 1984 |
K.R.Ganpathi
Male
ADK
|
54.55% |
K.S. Subramanian
Male
DMK
|
43.84% |
| 1980 |
Ganapathy, K. R
Male
ADK
|
51.71% |
Kaliyamoorthy, Durai
Male
DMK
|
47.66% |
| 1977 |
Kaliyamoorthy Durai
Male
DMK
|
31.30% |
Muthugovindarajan
Male
ADK
|
26.75% |
| 1971 |
P
Male
DMK
|
50.33% |
R. Gopalkrishnan
Male
NCO
|
47.97% |
| 1967 |
R. K. Pillai
Male
INC
|
49.18% |
P
Male
DMK
|
46.99% |