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Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency
| 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[edit]
After 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | Kunnam | None | Perambalur | DMK |
| 149 | Ariyalur | None | Ariyalur | DMK |
| 150 | Jayankondam | None | Ariyalur | DMK |
| 157 | Bhuvanagiri | None | Cuddalore | AIADMK |
| 158 | Chidambaram | None | Cuddalore | AIADMK |
| 159 | Kattumannarkoil | SC | Cuddalore | VCK |
Before 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
Members of Parliament[edit]
Election results[edit]
General Election 2019[edit]
| 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 Election 2014[edit]
| 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 Election 2009[edit]
| 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 Election 2004[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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