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{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
|Name = Chidambaram <br />
|image = chidambaram lok sabha constituency.png<br />
|caption = Chidambaram constituency, post-2008 delimitation<br />
|Existence = 1957-present<br />
|Reservation = [[Scheduled Caste]]<br />
|CurrentMPParty = [[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]<br />
|CurrentMP = [[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]<br />
|ElectedByYear = [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2019|2019]]<br />
|State = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|Successful Party = [[Indian National Congress]] (5 times)<br />
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Kunnam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kunnam]]<br /> [[Ariyalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ariyalur]]<br /> [[Jayankondam (State Assembly Constituency)|Jayankondam]]<br /> [[Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhuvanagiri]]<br /> [[Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br /> [[Kattumannarkoil (State Assembly Constituency)|Kattumannarkoil]] <br />
|Electorate = 14,79,108<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802000135/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf |date=2 August 2013 }}</ref><br />
}}<br />
'''Chidambaram''' is a [[Lok Sabha]] (Parliament of India) constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The seat is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled castes]]. It spread on district of Ariyalur and Cuddalore.<br />
<br />
==Assembly segments==<br />
After 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref name=ECI1 /><br />
{|class="wikitable" width="500px" <br />
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number<br />
!width="200px"|Name<br />
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
!width="150px"|District<br />
!Party<br />
|-<br />
|148<br />
|[[Kunnam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kunnam]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Perambalur district|Perambalur]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|-<br />
| 149<br />
|[[Ariyalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ariyalur]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|-<br />
|150<br />
|[[Jayamkondam(State Assembly Constituency)|Jayankondam]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Ariyalur district|Ariyalur]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|-<br />
|157<br />
|[[Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhuvanagiri]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|-<br />
|158<br />
|[[Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]<br />
|-<br />
|159<br />
|[[Kattumannarkoil (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Kattumannarkoil]]<br />
|SC<br />
|[[Cuddalore district|Cuddalore]]<br />
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|VCK]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
Before 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:<ref name=ECI1>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf <br />
|title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies <br />
|accessdate=2008-10-09 <br />
|work=Tamil Nadu <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf <br />
|archivedate=2008-10-31 <br />
}}</ref><br />
#[[Kurinjipadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Kurinjipadi]]<br />
#[[Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhuvanagiri]]<br />
#[[Kattumannarkoil (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Kattumannarkoil (SC)]]<br />
#[[Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Chidambaram]]<br />
#[[Mangalore (SC) (State Assembly Constituency)|Mangalore (SC)]]<br />
#[[Vridhachalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vridhachalam]]<br />
<br />
==Members of Parliament==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="40%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winning Candidate<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party<br />
|---- <br />
|1957<br />
|[[R. Kangasabai Pillai]] and [[Elayaperumal]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1962<br />
|[[R. Kanagasabai Pillai]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1967<br />
|[[V. Mayavan]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1971<br />
|[[V. Mayavan]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1977<br />
|[[A. Murugesan]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1980<br />
|[[P. Kulandaivelu]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1984<br />
|[[P. Vallalperuman]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1989<br />
|[[P. Vallalperuman]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|---- <br />
|1991<br />
|[[P. Vallalperuman]]<br />
|[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|----<br />
|1996<br />
|[[V. Ganesan]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|----<br />
|1998<br />
|[[Dalit Ezhilmalai]]<br />
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]<br />
|----<br />
|1999<br />
|[[E. Ponnuswamy]]<br />
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]<br />
|----<br />
|2004<br />
|[[E. Ponnuswamy]]<br />
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]<br />
|----<br />
|2009<br />
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]<br />
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]<br />
|----<br />
|2014<br />
|[[M. Chandrakasi]]<br />
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] <br />
|----<br />
|----<br />
|2019<br />
|[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10277-general-election-to-the-17th-lok-sabha-2019-list-of-members-elected/|page=26|format=PDF|publisher=Election Commission of India|date=25 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019|location=New Delhi}}</ref><br />
|[[Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi]]<br />
|----<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===General Election 2019===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Chidambaram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|candidate=[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]|votes=5,00,229|percentage=43.38|change=8.97}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=P. Chandrasekar|votes=4,97,010|percentage=43.10|change=N/A}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=A. Elavarasan|votes=62,308|percentage=5.4|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|candidate=M. Siva Jothi|votes=37,471|percentage=3.25|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=15,535|percentage=1.35|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=3,219|percentage=0.28|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=11,54,257|percentage=77.98|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi<br />
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|swing = 0.28<br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General Election 2014===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Chidambaram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=[[M. Chandrakasi]]|votes=4,29,536|percentage=39.46|change=+39.46}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|candidate=[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]|votes=3,01,041|percentage=27.66|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Pattali Makkal Katchi|candidate=Sudha Manirathinem|votes=2,79,016|percentage=25.63|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Vallal Peruman P|votes=28,988|percentage=2.66|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=12,138|percentage=1.12|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=1,28,495|percentage=11.81|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,88,842|percentage=79.70|change=+1.82}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|loser = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi<br />
|swing = <br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General Election 2009===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections]]: [[Chidambaram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi|candidate=[[Thol. Thirumavalavan]]|votes=4,28,804|percentage=49.23 |change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Pattali Makkal Katchi|candidate=E. Ponnuswamy|votes=3,29,721|percentage=37.85|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|candidate=S. Sasikumar|votes=66,283|percentage=7.61|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate ||party=[[Independent politician|IND]]|candidate=Manikandan V|votes=9,799|percentage=1.12|change=}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=99,083|percentage=11.39|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=8,69,709|percentage=77.18|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
| loser = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br />
| winner = Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi<br />
|swing = <br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General Election 2004===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: [[Chidambaram]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br />
|candidate = mathivanan v<br />
|votes = 343,424 <br />
|percentage = 46.18<br />
|change = -0.95<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Janata Dal (United)<br />
|candidate = Thirumaavalavan Thol<br />
|votes = 255,773 <br />
|percentage = 34.41<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = '''Tada.D.Periyasamy'''<br />
|votes = 113,974 <br />
|percentage = 15.32<br />
|change = n/a<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 87,651<br />
|percentage = 11.78<br />
|change = -4.53<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 643,871 <br />
|percentage = 66.09<br />
|change = +0.07<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br />
|swing = -0.95<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Chidambaram]]<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
*[[Ariyalur]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
* [[Election Commission of India]] https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/tamilnadu/chidambaram/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_dates.html Chidambaram lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule]<br />
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