Tamil Nadu · AC 158
Chidambaram
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2006 · Cuddalore
147,220
Electors
110,919
Votes polled
75.34%
Turnout
16,810
Margin
Winner
Arunmozhidevan.A
Male
AIADMK (AIADMK)
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arunmozhidevan.A
Won
Male
|
AIADMK | 56,327 | — |
| 2 |
Balakrishnan.K
Male
|
CPI(M) | 39,517 | — |
| 3 |
Rajamannan.P
Male
|
DMDK | 10,303 | — |
| 4 |
Srinivasan.A
Male
|
BJP | 1,054 | — |
| 5 |
Velmurugan.P
Male
|
IND | 954 | — |
| 6 |
Vinoba.C
Male
|
IND | 797 | — |
| 7 |
Barathidasan.K
Male
|
BSP | 453 | — |
| 8 |
Sundaravinayagam.N
Male
|
IND | 326 | — |
| 9 |
Balakrishnan.R
Male
|
IND | 275 | — |
| 10 |
Jaisankar.P
Male
|
IND | 207 | — |
| 12 | Vasu.S | SP | 126 | — |
| 13 |
Balakrishnan.K
Male
|
IND | 115 | — |
| 14 |
Barathimohan.K
Male
|
AIFB | 114 | — |
| 15 |
Ramachandran.G
Male
|
IND | 107 | — |
| 16 |
Abdul Ali.A
Male
|
IND | 97 | — |
| 17 |
Archunan.T
Male
|
IND | 83 | — |
| 18 |
Abdulhalim.A
Male
|
IND | 64 | — |
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% |