Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chidambaram (Tamil Nadu) was won by Thirumaavalavan Thol (VCK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 3,219 votes over Chandrasekar P. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, from 1971 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1971–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1971
V. Mayavan
DMK
203,059
51.1%
L. Elayaperumal (Congress (O))
22,398 (5.6 pts)
1977
Murugesan A.
AIADMK
278,406
62.2%
Rajangam N. (DMK)
109,234 (24.4 pts)
1980
Kulandaivelu V.
DMK
302,523
63.6%
Mahalingam S. (CPI (Marxist))
138,725 (29.2 pts)
1984
Vallalperuman P.
Indian National Congress
329,892
61.2%
Kannapiran S. (DMK)
120,891 (22.4 pts)
1989
Vallalperuman, P.
Indian National Congress
205,229
31.0%
Ayyasamy, A. (DMK)
28,283 (4.3 pts)
1991
Vallalperuman P.
Indian National Congress
306,121
48.8%
Sulochana Ayyasamy (W) (DMK)
136,890 (21.8 pts)
1996
Ganesan V
DMK
336,164
48.7%
Elumalai.R (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
176,266 (25.5 pts)
1998
Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
305,372
45.8%
Ganesan V. (DMK)
7,955 (1.2 pts)
1999
Ponnuswamy, E.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
345,331
47.7%
Thirumavalavan, R. (Trinamool Congress)
119,563 (16.5 pts)
2004
Ponnuswamy, E.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
343,424
46.2%
Thirumaavalavan Thol (Janata Dal (United))
87,651 (11.8 pts)
2009
Thirumaavalavan, Thol
VCK
428,804
49.3%
Ponnuswamy,E (Pattali Makkal Katchi)
99,083 (11.4 pts)
2014
Chandrakasi, M
AIADMK
429,536
39.5%
Thirumaavalavan, Thol (VCK)
128,495 (11.8 pts)
2019
Thirumaavalavan Thol
VCK
500,229
44.0%
Chandrasekar P (AIADMK)
3,219 (0.3 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V. Mayavan
DMK
203,059
51.1%
L. Elayaperumal
Congress (O)
180,661
45.5%
A. Gavarnar
Independent
13,698
3.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Murugesan A.
AIADMK
278,406
62.2%
Rajangam N.
DMK
169,172
37.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kulandaivelu V.
DMK
302,523
63.6%
Mahalingam S.
CPI (Marxist)
163,798
34.4%
Duraiswamy R.N.
Independent
5,984
1.3%
Duraivelavan D.
Independent
3,430
0.7%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vallalperuman P.
Indian National Congress
329,892
61.2%
Kannapiran S.
DMK
209,001
38.8%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vallalperuman, P.
Indian National Congress
205,229
31.0%
Ayyasamy, A.
DMK
176,946
26.7%
Elumalai, R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
158,155
23.9%
Elayaperumal, L.
HPI
120,197
18.1%
Veeramani, R.
TMM
2,025
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vallalperuman P.
Indian National Congress
306,121
48.8%
Sulochana Ayyasamy (W)
DMK
169,231
27.0%
Elumalai R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
144,946
23.1%
Siva M.P.
TMM
2,687
0.4%
Samidurai D.
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,970
0.3%
Chindambaram S.
Independent
1,715
0.3%
Anbu Duraisamy R.N.
Independent
1,006
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ganesan V
DMK
336,164
48.7%
Elumalai.R
Pattali Makkal Katchi
159,898
23.2%
Vallal Peruman P
Indian National Congress
144,478
20.9%
Mahalingam.P.S
CPI (Marxist)
28,646
4.1%
Kirubanidhi S.P
Bharatiya Janata Party
7,954
1.2%
Selvamani K. Tmt
Independent
5,795
0.8%
Palani.S
Independent
2,714
0.4%
Ashokan.A
Independent
1,544
0.2%
Perumal.A
Independent
1,338
0.2%
Chidambaram.S
Independent
1,104
0.2%
Asokan, S
Independent
812
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
305,372
45.8%
Ganesan V.
DMK
297,417
44.6%
Vallalperuman Dr. P.
Indian National Congress
43,214
6.5%
Nagappan P.
Bahujan Samaj Party
19,922
3.0%
Jayaraj S.
Independent
351
0.1%
Janakiraman V.
Independent
318
0.0%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ponnuswamy, E.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
345,331
47.7%
Thirumavalavan, R.
Trinamool Congress
225,768
31.2%
Sumathi Udayakumar, Thirumathi, T.
Indian National Congress
150,794
20.8%
Muruganantham, D.
Independent
1,606
0.2%
Kanagasabai, R.
Independent
422
0.1%
Kamaraj, V.
Independent
384
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ponnuswamy, E.
Pattali Makkal Katchi
343,424
46.2%
Thirumaavalavan Thol
Janata Dal (United)
255,773
34.4%
Periasamy. D
Bharatiya Janata Party
113,974
15.3%
Ramalingam. D
Independent
6,051
0.8%
Jawaharlal Nehru. P
Janata Party
5,526
0.7%
Kumar. K
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,092
0.7%
Ponnusamy. V E
Independent
3,159
0.4%
Periyasamy. S A
Independent
2,828
0.4%
Ramamoorthy.
Independent
2,003
0.3%
Kanagasabai. R
Independent
1,758
0.2%
Archunan. T
Independent
1,486
0.2%
Purushothman. K
Independent
1,274
0.2%
Thiravidamani. S
Independent
1,062
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thirumaavalavan, Thol
VCK
428,804
49.3%
Ponnuswamy,E
Pattali Makkal Katchi
329,721
37.9%
Sasikumar, S
DMDK
66,283
7.6%
Manikandan, V
Independent
9,799
1.1%
Marudhamuthu, V
Independent
8,367
1.0%
Kaviyarasan, N
Independent
6,173
0.7%
Rajendiran, N.R
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,718
0.7%
Susila , L
Independent
4,178
0.5%
Selvakumar, C
RKSP
3,140
0.4%
Dharmalingam, C
Independent
2,678
0.3%
Sakthivel,P
Independent
1,950
0.2%
Senthamil Selvi , K
Independent
1,500
0.2%
Kanagasabai, R
Independent
1,398
0.2%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chandrakasi, M
AIADMK
429,536
39.5%
Thirumaavalavan, Thol
VCK
301,041
27.7%
Sudhamanirathinem
Pattali Makkal Katchi
279,016
25.6%
Vallal Peruman, P
Indian National Congress
28,988
2.7%
None Of The Above
Independent
12,138
1.1%
Anandan Alias Kavignar Ananthamaalai, S
Independent
8,875
0.8%
Ezhumalai, V
ABHM
6,824
0.6%
Rajendran, K
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,179
0.5%
Rajkumar, S
Independent
4,896
0.4%
Thirusangu, A
Independent
3,370
0.3%
Pazhanivel, P
Independent
1,772
0.2%
Parvathi, S
Independent
1,543
0.1%
Pushparaj, S
Independent
1,523
0.1%
Senthamizhselvi, K
Independent
1,469
0.1%
Chandragasan, N
Independent
1,182
0.1%
Sanmugam, A
Independent
1,071
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thirumaavalavan Thol
VCK
500,229
44.0%
Chandrasekar P
AIADMK
497,010
43.7%
Elavarasan A
Independent
62,308
5.5%
Sivajothi M
NTK
37,471
3.3%
Ravi T
MNM
15,334
1.3%
Gurusamy P
Independent
7,012
0.6%
Krishnaraj M
AMPK
4,675
0.4%
Parvathi S
DMSK
4,100
0.4%
Jagatheesan M
Independent
2,993
0.3%
Kalaiyarasan R
Independent
2,155
0.2%
Krishnakumari A
Independent
1,706
0.1%
Periyasamy T
Independent
1,464
0.1%
Kittu T
Independent
1,200
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Chidambaram has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1971. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK, Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi, VCK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chidambaram in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Thirumaavalavan Thol (VCK) won Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 500,229 votes (44.0%), a margin of 3,219 votes over Chandrasekar P.
Which parties have won Chidambaram since 1971?
Since 1971, Chidambaram has been won by: AIADMK, DMK, Indian National Congress, Pattali Makkal Katchi, VCK.
What was the closest result in Chidambaram?
The closest result on record for Chidambaram was 2019, when VCK beat AIADMK by just 3,219 votes (0.3 percentage points).