15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total
Chidambaram is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thamimum Ansari | DMK | 69739 | 35.48% | K. A. Pandian | ADMK | 5747 |
| 2021 | K. A. Pandian | ADMK | 91961 | 50.16% | A. S. Abdul Rahman Rabbani | IUML | 16937 |
| 2016 | Pandian K A | ADMK | 58543 | 34.31% | Senthilkumar K R | DMK | 1506 |
| 2011 | K. Balakrishnan | CPI(M) | 72054 | 48.3% | Sridhar Vandaiyar | DMK | 2879 |
| 2006 | N. Selvaraj | DMK | 74311 | 48.34% | T. P. Poonachi | ADMK | 10927 |
| 2001 | C. Malliga | AIADMK | 47946 | 34.83% | S. Vivekanandan | DMK | 1994 |
| 1996 | M.N. Jothi Kannan | DMK | 67319 | 51.04% | C. Mallika Chinnasamy | ADMK | 27768 |
| 1991 | M. Thangavel | ADMK | 70812 | 62.83% | R. Natarasan | DMK | 31244 |
| 1989 | M. Thangavel | ADK(J) | 49275 | 39.05% | N. Selvaraju | DMK | 1449 |
| 1984 | Rathinavelu. S. | AIADMK | 65759 | 59.75% | Natarajan. R. | DMK | 23673 |
| 1980 | Rajamanickam. M. K. | AIADMK | 53697 | 52.2% | Natarajan. R. | DMK | 4526 |
| 1977 | P. Kothandaraman alias Musiri Putthan | AIADMK | 34569 | 39.27% | V. S. Periasamy alias VSP | DMK | 14002 |
| 1971 | Jothi Venkatachalam | INC | 36172 | 51.22% | Kamatchiammal R. | DMK | 2933 |
| 1967 | S. Ramalingam | INC | 34474 | 50.48% | P. Ponchockalingam | DMK | 1118 |
| 1962 | K. R. sambandam | INC | 24112 | 39.45% | S. Ganesan | DMK | 3094 |