Tamil Nadu · PC 27
Chidambaram (SC)
Lok Sabha General Election 2004
1,125,487
Electors
743,410
Votes polled
66.05%
Turnout
87,651
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ponnuswamy, E.
Won
Male
|
PMK | 343,424 | 46.20% |
| 2 |
Thirumaavalavan Thol
Male
|
JD(U) | 255,773 | 34.41% |
| 3 |
Periasamy. D
Male
|
BJP | 113,974 | 15.33% |
| 4 |
Ramalingam. D
Male
|
IND | 6,051 | 0.81% |
| 5 |
Jawaharlal Nehru. P
Male
|
JP | 5,526 | 0.74% |
| 6 |
Kumar. K
Male
|
BSP | 5,092 | 0.68% |
| 7 |
Ponnusamy. V E
Male
|
IND | 3,159 | 0.42% |
| 8 |
Periyasamy. S A
Male
|
IND | 2,828 | 0.38% |
| 9 |
Ramamoorthy.
Male
|
IND | 2,003 | 0.27% |
| 10 |
Kanagasabai. R
Male
|
IND | 1,758 | 0.24% |
| 11 |
Archunan. T
Male
|
IND | 1,486 | 0.20% |
| 12 |
Purushothman. K
Male
|
IND | 1,274 | 0.17% |
| 13 |
Thiravidamani. S
Male
|
IND | 1,062 | 0.14% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-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% |