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Assembly constituency 158 · Tamil Nadu

Chidambaram is assembly constituency number 158 in Tamil Nadu, in Cuddalore district, and one of the segments of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Thamimun Ansari. M of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 35.5% of the vote, 5,747 votes ahead of Pandian. K.a (ADMK).

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Chidambaram · 2026AC 158
  1. 01
    Thamimun Ansari. M
    DMK
    69,739
    35.48%
  2. 02
    Pandian. K.a
    AIADMK
    63,992
    32.55%
  3. 03
    Nedunchezhiyan
    TVK
    54,584
    27.77%
  4. 04
    Thamizh
    NTK
    6,169
    3.14%
  5. 05
    Dhanasekaran. M
    AIPTMMK
    339
    0.17%
  6. 6 other candidates · 947 votesNOTA · 816 (0.42%)

Margin 5,747 votes · 2.92% of valid votes

2,31,325
Registered electors
2026 election
85.2%
Turnout
+12.0 pts vs 2021
5,747
Victory margin
2.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,96,586 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chidambaram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thamimun Ansari. MMale · 50 yrsDMK69,739
35.48%
2Pandian. K.aMale · 64 yrsAIADMK63,992
32.55%
3NedunchezhiyanMale · 75 yrsTVK54,584
27.77%
4ThamizhMale · 35 yrsNTK6,169
3.14%
—NOTANOTA816
0.42%
5Dhanasekaran. MMale · 71 yrsAIPTMMK339
0.17%
6Manimaran. DMale · 38 yrsIndependent211
0.11%
7Thirugnanam. KMale · 56 yrs · SCIndependent163
0.08%
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8Er. Jayakkumar. RMale · 65 yrsIndependent160
0.08%
9Venkatesan. DMale · 54 yrsIndependent157
0.08%
10Easan Natarajan. TMale · 42 yrsIndependent130
0.07%
11Munisankar. KMale · 54 yrs · SCAPTADMK126
0.06%
Past results

The seat changed hands: ADMK won in 2021, DMK in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 35.5%AIADMK 32.5%TVK 27.8%IUML 40.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Thamimun Ansari. MDMK · 35.5% · margin 5,747Turnout85.2%
2021K.A. PandianAIADMK · 50.2% · margin 16,937Turnout73.2%
2016Pandian K AAIADMK · 34.3% · margin 1,506Turnout74.8%
2011K.balakrishnanCPI(M) · 48.3% · margin 2,879Turnout78.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Chidambaram result 2021

Chidambaram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.A. PandianAIADMK91,961
50.16%
2S. Abdul RahmanIUML75,024
40.92%
3Natarajan KrishnamoorthyNTK9,071
4.95%
4G. DevasagayamMNM2,953
1.61%
5M. NanthinideviAMMK1,388
0.76%
—NOTANOTA1,202
0.66%
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6D. Chandra PrabuBSP478
0.26%
7S. BalamuruganIndependent337
0.18%
8K. Udaya SelvanAMPK305
0.17%
9C. VinobaIndependent245
0.13%
10B. NarayanamoorthyIndependent242
0.13%
11M. RaghunathanIMK146
0.08%

Chidambaram result 2016

Chidambaram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Pandian K AAIADMK58,543
34.31%
2Senthilkumar K RDMK57,037
33.43%
3Arul RPMK24,226
14.20%
4Balakrishnan KCPI(M)23,314
13.66%
5Abdul Satthar GSDPI1,775
1.04%
—NOTANOTA1,714
1.00%
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6Sathishkumar B (a) BaakyaaNTK1,295
0.76%
7Manimaran GBJP1,079
0.63%
8Vinoba CIndependent440
0.26%
9Dhivakar SIndependent388
0.23%
10Senthilkumar RIndependent302
0.18%
11Thirunavukkarasu NIndependent261
0.15%
12Karvannan KIndependent152
0.09%
13Thangapandiyan RIndependent93
0.05%

Chidambaram result 2011

Chidambaram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.balakrishnanCPI(M)72,054
48.30%
2Sridhar VandaiyarDMK69,175
46.37%
3V.kannanBJP4,034
2.70%
4R. PanneerLJP1,010
0.68%
5C.vinobaIndependent933
0.63%
6S.sankarIndependent591
0.40%
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7A.arulprakasamIndependent478
0.32%
8K.sathyamoorthyIndependent459
0.31%
9K.chellaiahBSP432
0.29%
Map

Chidambaram outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Cuddalore district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Chidambaram is one of the assembly segments of Chidambaram. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Chidambaram candidates.

  • Thirumaavalavan TholVCK80,922 46.7%
  • Chandrahasan MAIADMK48,441 27.9%
  • Karthiyayini PBJP32,254 18.6%
  • Jancirani RNTK9,908 5.7%
  • Neelamegam KBSP294 0.2%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, VCK led here by 32,481 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Chidambaram.

Who won the Chidambaram assembly seat in 2026?

Thamimun Ansari. M of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Chidambaram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 69,739 votes, which was 35.48% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chidambaram?

The margin was 5,747 votes (2.92% of valid votes). The runner-up was Pandian. K.a of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 63,992 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chidambaram in 2026?

Turnout was 85.20%: 1,97,092 of 2,31,325 registered electors voted, across 298 polling stations. That is 12.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chidambaram part of?

Chidambaram is an assembly segment of the Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Thirumaavalavan Thol got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chidambaram a reserved constituency?

No. Chidambaram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Chidambaram?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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