Chidambaram Vidhan Sabha Constituency

Chidambaram is a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituency of the State of Tamil Nadu in India.

Areas after delimitation order of 2008

Chidambaram Taluk (Part) Vaiyalamur, Poovalai, Alamelumangapuram, Palvathunnan, Manikollai, Periyapattu, Silambimangalam, Villiyanallur, Kothattai, Ariyakoshti, Chinnakummatti, Velangippattu, Sendirakillai, Kizhamanakudi, Tachchakkadu, Manjakuzhi, Periyakumatti, Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai, B.Maduvankarai, Mutlur, B.Mutlur, B. Adhivaraganallur, B.Arunmozhidevan, Ayipuram, Kuriyamangalam, Melmungilladi, Kozhamungiladi, Punjimangattuvalkkai, Thillaividangan, Pinnattur, Kezhanuvampattu, Melanubavambattu, Palunthankarai, Melchokkanathanpettai, Lalpuram, Tillainayakanpuram, Kovilampundi, Kodippallam, Radhavilagam, Uthamasozhamangalam, Pichavaram, Thandavarayancholanganpettai, Kanakkarapattu, Nakkaravanthangudi, Chidambaranathanpettai, Meethikudi, Pallippadai, Parameswaranallur, C.Thandeswaranallur, C. Kothangudi, Kumaramangalam, Vasaputhur, Kavarapattu, Kezhaperambai, Thirukazhipalai (Kezh), Chittalappadi, Usuppur, Chidambaram, Nanjalur, Chittimuttu, Kadavacheri, Sivapuri, Pettai, Varagur, Thirukazhipalai (Mel), Ambigapuram, Jayankondapattinam, Perampattu, Saliyantoppu, Koothankoil, Elanangur, C. Vakkaramari, Sivayam, Pulamedu, Thavarthampattu, Kattukudalur, Vaiyur, Agaranallur, Vallampadugai, Kezhakundalapadi and Erukankattupadugai villages. Parangipettai (TP), Killai (TP), Chidambaram (M) and Annamalai Nagar (TP)

General Election 2021

TOTAL ELECTORS: 251100, TURN OUT TOTAL: 183352 (73.02%)

CANDIDATE	SEX	AGE	CATEGORY	PARTY	VALID VOTES POLLED	% VOTES POLLED
1 K.A. PANDIAN	M	60	GEN	ADMK	91961	50.16
2 S. ABDUL RAHMAN	M	42	GEN	IUML	75024	40.92
3 NATARAJAN KRISHNAMOORTHY	M	43	GEN	NTK	9071	4.95
4 G. DEVASAGAYAM	M	51	GEN	MNM	2953	1.61
5 M. NANTHINIDEVI	F	39	GEN	AMMKMNKZ	1388	0.76
6 NOTA	NOTA			NOTA	1202	0.66
7 D. CHANDRA PRABU	M	35	SC	BSP	478	0.26
8 S. BALAMURUGAN	M	39	GEN	IND	337	0.18
9 K. UDAYA SELVAN	M	32	SC	AMPK	305	0.17
10 C. VINOBA	M	49	SC	IND	245	0.13
11 B. NARAYANAMOORTHY	M	50	GEN	IND	242	0.13
12 M. RAGHUNATHAN	M	52	GEN	IMK	146	0.08

General Election 2016

TOTAL ELECTORS : 229162, TURNOUT TOTAL: 170619 (74.45%)

CANDIDATE NAME	SEX	AGE	CATEGORY	PARTY	VALID VOTES POLLED	% VOTES POLLED
1 PANDIAN K A	M	55	GEN	ADMK	58543	34.31
2 SENTHILKUMAR K R	M	42	GEN	DMK	57037	33.43
3 ARUL R	M	43	GEN	PMK	24226	14.20
4 BALAKRISHNAN K	M	64	GEN	CPM	23314	13.66
5 ABDUL SATTHAR G	M	44	GEN	SDPI	1775	1.04
6 None of the Above				NOTA	1714	1.00
7 SATHISHKUMAR B (A) BAAKYAA	M	34	SC	NTK	1295	0.76
8 MANIMARAN G	M	42	GEN	BJP	1079	0.63
9 VINOBA C	M	43	SC	IND	440	0.26
10 DHIVAKAR S	M	29	GEN	IND	388	0.23
11 SENTHILKUMAR R	M	48	GEN	IND	302	0.18
12 THIRUNAVUKKARASU N	M	48	GEN	IND	261	0.15
13 KARVANNAN K	M	53	GEN	IND	152	0.09
14 THANGAPANDIYAN R	M	26	SC	IND	93	0.05

2011 general election results

Candidate	Sex	Age	Category	Party	Votes polled	% Votes polled
1 K.BALAKRISHNAN	M	59	GEN	CPM	72054	48.30
2 SRIDHAR VANDAIYAR	M	55	GEN	DMK	69175	46.37
3 V.KANNAN	M	62	GEN	BJP	4034	2.70
4 R. PANNEER	M	43	SC	LJP	1010	0.68
5 C.VINOBA	M	40	SC	IND	933	0.63
6 S.SANKAR	M	45	GEN	IND	591	0.40
7 A.ARULPRAKASAM	M	37	GEN	IND	478	0.32
8 K.SATHYAMOORTHY	M	56	GEN	IND	459	0.31
9 K.CHELLAIAH	M	63	SC	BSP	432	0.29

Election held before the delimitation order of 2008

2006 assembly election results

1 . ARUNMOZHIDEVAN.A. was AIADMK candidate. He polled 56327 votes.
2 . BALAKRISHNAN.K. was CPI(M) candidate. He polled 39517 votes.
3 . RAJAMANNAN.P was DMDK candidate. He polled 10303 votes.
4 . SRINIVASAN.A. was BJP candidate. He polled 1054 votes.
5 . VELMURUGAN.P was an independent candidate. He polled 954 votes.
6 . VINOBA.C was an independent candidate. He polled 797 votes.
7 . BARATHIDASAN.K was BSP candidate. He polled 453 votes.
8 . SUNDARAVINAYAGAM.N was an independent candidate. He polled 326 votes.
9 . BALAKRISHNAN.R was an independent candidate. He polled 275 votes.
10 . JAISANKAR.P was an independent candidate. He polled 207 votes.
11 . BALAKRISHNAN.K was an independent candidate. He polled 147 votes.
12 . VASU.S was SP candidate. He polled 126 votes.
13 . BALAKRISHNAN.K was an independent candidate. He polled 115 votes.
14 . BARATHIMOHAN.K was AIFB candidate. He polled 114 votes.
15 . RAMACHANDRAN.G was an independent candidate. He polled 107 votes.
16 . ABDUL ALI.A was an independent candidate. He polled 97 votes.
17 . ARCHUNAN.T was an independent candidate. He polled 83 votes.
18 . ABDULHALIM.A was an independent candidate. He polled 64 votes.
TOTAL VALID VOTES POLLED: 111066