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Chidambaram (SC)

Lok Sabha General Election 1980

694,357

Electors

475,735

Votes polled

68.51%

Turnout

138,725

Margin

Winner

Kulandaivelu V.

Male

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

Alliance
Votes
302,523
Vote share
63.59%
Margin
138,725
Rank Candidate Party Total Share
1 Kulandaivelu V. Won
Male
DMK 302,523 63.59%
2 Mahalingam S.
Male
CPM 163,798 34.43%
3 Duraiswamy R.N.
Male
IND 5,984 1.26%
4 Duraivelavan D.
Male
IND 3,430 0.72%

Party Wise Vote Share

Overall vote % (Pie)

Voter Participation by Gender

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Chidambaram (SC) Constituency Results by Year

Year Winner Vote share Runner-up Vote share
2024 Thirumaavalavan Thol
Male
VCK
43.14% Chandrahasan M
Male
ADMK
34.30%
2019 Thirumaavalavan Thol
Male
VCK
43.34% Chandrasekar P
Male
ADMK
43.06%
2014 Chandrakasi, M
Male
ADMK
39.45% Thirumaavalavan, Thol
Male
VCK
27.65%
2009 Thirumaavalavan, Thol
Male
VCK
49.30% Ponnuswamy,e
PMK
37.91%
2004 Ponnuswamy, E.
Male
PMK
46.20% Thirumaavalavan Thol
Male
JD(U)
34.41%
1999 Ponnuswamy, E.
Male
PMK
47.68% Thirumavalavan, R.
Male
TMC(M)
31.17%
1998 Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.
Male
PMK
45.81% Ganesan V.
Male
DMK
44.62%
1996 Ganesan V
Male
DMK
48.69% Elumalai.R
Male
PMK
23.16%
1991 Vallalperuman P.
Male
INC
48.77% Sulochana Ayyasamy (w)
Female
DMK
26.96%
1989 Vallalperuman, P.
Male
INC
30.98% Ayyasamy, A.
Male
DMK
26.71%
1984 Vallalperuman P.
Male
INC
61.22% Kannapiran S.
Male
DMK
38.78%
1980 Kulandaivelu V.
Male
DMK
63.59% Mahalingam S.
Male
CPM
34.43%
1977 Murugesan A.
Male
ADK
62.20% Rajangam N.
Male
DMK
37.80%
1971 V. Mayavan
Male
DMK
51.09% L. Elayaperumal
Male
NCO
45.46%