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Assembly Constituency No. 158

Chidambaram

15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
ADMK Dominant Party
7 wins
31244 Biggest Margin
(1991)
1118 Smallest Margin
(1967)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
Thamimum Ansari
DMK
69739 votes · 35.48%
Margin: 5747
Runner-up
K. A. Pandian
ADMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
31244 votes
M. Thangavel
ADMK
1991 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
1118 votes
S. Ramalingam
INC
1967 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
91961 votes — K. A. Pandian in 2021
Party Win History
ADMK
7W
47%
INC
3W
20%
DMK
3W
20%
ADK(J)
1W
7%
CPI(M)
1W
7%
ADMK
7 wins
INC
3 wins
DMK
3 wins
ADK(J)
1 wins
CPI(M)
1 wins
📍 Know About Chidambaram

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.

AC No. 158 15 elections ADMK 7x
Complete Election History
Chidambaram — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
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
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