Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chidambaram

Chidambaram constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1957-present
Reservation	Scheduled Caste
Current MP	Chandrakasi, M
Party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected Year	2014 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,126,828[1]
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (5 times)
Assembly Constituencies	148. Kunnam 149. Ariyalur 150. Jayankondam 157. Bhuvanagiri 158. Chidambaram 159. Kattumannarkoil (SC)

Chidambaram is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.

Assembly segments

Before 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[2]

1. Kurinjipadi
2. Bhuvanagiri
3. Kattumannarkoil (SC)
4. Chidambaram
5. Mangalore (SC)
6. Vridhachalam

After 2009, Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[3]

1. Kunnam
2. Bhuvanagiri
3. Kattumannarkoil (SC)
4. Chidambaram
5. Ariyalur
6. Jayamkondam

Members of Parliament

Year	Winning Candidate	Party
1957	R. Kangasabai Pillai and Elayaperumal	Indian National Congress
1962	R. Kanagasabai Pillai	Indian National Congress
1967	V. Mayavan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971	V. Mayavan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977	A. Murugesan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980	P. Kulandaivelu	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984	P. Vallalperuman	Indian National Congress
1989	P. Vallalperuman	Indian National Congress
1991	P. Vallalperuman	Indian National Congress
1996	V. Ganesan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998	R. Elumalai	Pattali Makkal Katchi
1999	E. Ponnuswamy	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004	E. Ponnuswamy	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009	Thol Thirumaavalavan	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
2014	Chandrakasi, M	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

General Election, 2004: Chidambaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PMK	E. Ponnuswamy	343,424	46.17	-0.95
	VCK	Thirumaavalavan Thol	255,773	34.41	n/a
	BJP	Periasamy. D	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

• Chidambaram
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived August 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
2. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
3. "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

• Election Commission of India -https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in:80/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp