| Chidambaram | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Chidambaram constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Incumbent | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
| Parliamentary Party | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1957-present |
| Reservation | Scheduled Caste |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 14,79,108[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Kunnam Ariyalur Jayankondam Bhuvanagiri Chidambaram Kattumannarkoil |
Chidambaram is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. It spread on district of Ariyalur and Cuddalore.
Assembly segments
After 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | Kunnam | None | Perambalur |
| 149 | Ariyalur | None | Ariyalur |
| 150 | Jayankondam | None | Ariyalur |
| 157 | Bhuvanagiri | None | Cuddalore |
| 158 | Chidambaram | None | Cuddalore |
| 159 | Kattumannarkoil | SC | Cuddalore |
Before 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Elections - 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 5,00,229 | 43.38 | 8.97 | |
| AIADMK | P. Chandrasekar | 4,97,010 | 43.10 | N/A | |
| AMMK | A. Elavarasan | 62,308 | 5.4 | N/A | |
| NTK | M. Siva Jothi | 37,471 | 3.25 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,535 | 1.35 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,219 | 0.28 | |||
| Turnout | 11,54,257 | 77.98 | |||
| VCK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.28 | |||
General Elections - 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Chandrakasi | 4,29,536 | 39.46 | +39.46 | |
| VCK | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 3,01,041 | 27.66 | ||
| PMK | Sudha Manirathinem | 2,79,016 | 25.63 | ||
| INC | Vallal Peruman P | 28,988 | 2.66 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 12,138 | 1.12 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,28,495 | 11.81 | |||
| Turnout | 10,88,842 | 79.70 | +1.82 | ||
| AIADMK gain from VCK | Swing | ||||
General Elections - 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 4,28,804 | 49.23 | ||
| PMK | E. Ponnuswamy | 3,29,721 | 37.85 | ||
| DMDK | S. Sasikumar | 66,283 | 7.61 | ||
| IND | Manikandan V | 9,799 | 1.12 | ||
| Majority | 99,083 | 11.39 | |||
| Turnout | 8,69,709 | 77.18 | |||
| VCK gain from PMK | Swing | ||||
General Elections - 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | mathivanan v | 343,424 | 46.18 | −0.95 | |
| JD(U) | Thirumaavalavan Thol | 255,773 | 34.41 | n/a | |
| BJP | Tada.D.Periyasamy | 113,974 | 15.32 | n/a | |
| Majority | 87,651 | 11.78 | −4.53 | ||
| Turnout | 643,871 | 66.09 | +0.07 | ||
| PMK hold | Swing | -0.95 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp