Tamil Nadu · PC 27

Chidambaram (SC)

Name: Chidambaram (SC)
Address: Tamil Nadu, IN

Lok Sabha General Election 1996

← Lok Sabha General Election 1996 · Tamil Nadu

1,026,604

Electors

690,447

Votes polled

67.26%

Turnout

176,266

Margin

Winner

Ganesan V

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Ganesan V Won Male	DMK	336,164	48.69%
2	Elumalai.R Male	PMK	159,898	23.16%
3	Vallal Peruman P Male	INC	144,478	20.93%
4	Mahalingam.P.S Male	CPM	28,646	4.15%
5	Kirubanidhi S.P Male	BJP	7,954	1.15%
6	Selvamani K. Tmt Female	IND	5,795	0.84%
7	Palani.S Male	IND	2,714	0.39%
8	Ashokan.A Male	IND	1,544	0.22%
9	Perumal.A Male	IND	1,338	0.19%
10	Chidambaram.S Male	IND	1,104	0.16%
11	Asokan, S Male	IND	812	0.12%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

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%