Tamil Nadu · AC 158
Chidambaram
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Cuddalore
151,992
Electors
103,050
Votes polled
67.80%
Turnout
29,016
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
S. Azhagiri
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 52,066 | 50.52% |
| 2 |
A. Radhakrishnan
Male
|
INC | 23,050 | 22.37% |
| 3 |
K. Devadoss
Male
|
PMK | 19,737 | 19.15% |
| 4 |
Durai Krishnamoorthy
Male
|
MDMK | 6,121 | 5.94% |
| 5 |
N. Manickam
Male
|
IND | 241 | 0.23% |
| 6 |
R. Palanivel
Male
|
IND | 238 | 0.23% |
| 7 |
K. Saravanan
Male
|
IND | 206 | 0.20% |
| 8 |
M. Azhappan
Male
|
IND | 157 | 0.15% |
| 9 |
K. Panneerselvam
Male
|
IND | 153 | 0.15% |
| 10 |
B. Sekar
Male
|
IND | 149 | 0.14% |
| 11 |
A. Santhanam
Male
|
IND | 139 | 0.13% |
| 12 |
S. Subramanian
Male
|
IND | 128 | 0.12% |
| 13 |
K. Dharman
Male
|
IND | 107 | 0.10% |
| 14 |
R. Manivel
Male
|
IND | 98 | 0.10% |
| 15 |
R. Alagiriswamy
Male
|
IND | 80 | 0.08% |
| 16 |
T. Arulmozhi
Male
|
IND | 78 | 0.08% |
| 17 |
M. Jai Sankar
Male
|
IND | 75 | 0.07% |
| 18 |
A. Perumal
Male
|
IND | 68 | 0.07% |
| 19 |
S.N. Natesan
Male
|
SAP | 59 | 0.06% |
| 20 |
T. Ramalingam
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.05% |
| 21 |
T. Venkateswaran
Male
|
IND | 50 | 0.05% |
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 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% |