Chidambaram #27
Candidatures167every name on every ballot
Distinct candidates164as the source spells them
Parties29distinct, as published
Years contested131977 to 2024
Largest field33in 1996
Every candidature
| Year | Pos | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | Thirumaavalavan TholWON | VCK | 5,05,084 | 43.30% |
| 2024 | 2 | Chandrahasan M | AIADM | 4,01,530 | 34.40% |
| 2024 | 3 | Karthiyayini P | BJP | 1,68,493 | 14.40% |
| 2024 | 4 | Jancirani R | NTK | 65,589 | 5.60% |
| 2024 | 5 | Neelamegam K | BSP | 3,203 | 0.30% |
| 2024 | 6 | Tamilvendhan P | IND | 3,062 | 0.30% |
| 2024 | 7 | Perumal S | IND | 2,239 | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 8 | Vettrivel G | IND | 2,041 | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 9 | Archunan M A T | IND | 1,836 | 0.20% |
| 2024 | 10 | Dhamodharan S | NMK | 1,642 | 0.10% |
| 2024 | 11 | Ratha G | IND | 1,280 | 0.10% |
| 2024 | 12 | Rajamanickam C | IND | 1,087 | 0.10% |
| 2024 | 13 | Chinnadurai A | IND | 638 | 0.10% |
| 2024 | 14 | Elavarasan C | IND | 586 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 1 | Thirumaavalavan TholWON | VCK | 5,00,229 | 43.40% |
| 2019 | 2 | Chandrasekar P | AIADM | 4,97,010 | 43.10% |
| 2019 | 3 | Elavarasan A | IND | 62,308 | 5.40% |
| 2019 | 4 | Sivajothi M | NTK | 37,471 | 3.20% |
| 2019 | 5 | Ravi T | MNM | 15,334 | 1.30% |
| 2019 | 6 | Gurusamy P | IND | 7,012 | 0.60% |
| 2019 | 7 | Krishnaraj M | AMPK | 4,675 | 0.40% |
| 2019 | 8 | Parvathi S | DMSK | 4,100 | 0.40% |
| 2019 | 9 | Jagatheesan M | IND | 2,993 | 0.30% |
| 2019 | 10 | Kalaiyarasan R | IND | 2,155 | 0.20% |
| 2019 | 11 | Krishnakumari A | IND | 1,706 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 12 | Periyasamy T | IND | 1,464 | 0.10% |
| 2019 | 13 | Kittu T | IND | 1,200 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 1 | Chandrakasi, MWON | AIADM | 4,29,536 | 39.50% |
| 2014 | 2 | Thirumaavalavan, Thol | VCK | 3,01,041 | 27.70% |
| 2014 | 3 | Sudhamanirathinem | PMK | 2,79,016 | 25.60% |
| 2014 | 4 | Vallal Peruman, P | INC | 28,988 | 2.70% |
| 2014 | 5 | Anandan Alias Kavignar Ananthamaalai, S | IND | 8,875 | 0.80% |
| 2014 | 6 | Ezhumalai, V | ABHM | 6,824 | 0.60% |
| 2014 | 7 | Rajendran, K | BSP | 5,179 | 0.50% |
| 2014 | 8 | Rajkumar, S | IND | 4,896 | 0.40% |
| 2014 | 9 | Thirusangu, A | IND | 3,370 | 0.30% |
| 2014 | 10 | Pazhanivel, P | IND | 1,772 | 0.20% |
| 2014 | 11 | Parvathi, S | IND | 1,543 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 12 | Pushparaj, S | IND | 1,523 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 13 | Senthamizhselvi, K | IND | 1,469 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 14 | Chandragasan, N | IND | 1,182 | 0.10% |
| 2014 | 15 | Sanmugam, A | IND | 1,071 | 0.10% |
| 2009 | 1 | Thirumaavalavan, TholWON | VCK | 4,28,804 | 49.30% |
| 2009 | 2 | Ponnuswamy,e | PMK | 3,29,721 | 37.90% |
| 2009 | 3 | Sasikumar, S | DMDK | 66,283 | 7.60% |
| 2009 | 4 | Manikandan, V | IND | 9,799 | 1.10% |
| 2009 | 5 | Marudhamuthu, V | IND | 8,367 | 1.00% |
| 2009 | 6 | Kaviyarasan, N | IND | 6,173 | 0.70% |
| 2009 | 7 | Rajendiran, N.R | BSP | 5,718 | 0.70% |
| 2009 | 8 | Susila , L | IND | 4,178 | 0.50% |
| 2009 | 9 | Selvakumar, C | RKSP | 3,140 | 0.40% |
| 2009 | 10 | Dharmalingam, C | IND | 2,678 | 0.30% |
| 2009 | 11 | Sakthivel,p | IND | 1,950 | 0.20% |
| 2009 | 12 | Senthamil Selvi , K | IND | 1,500 | 0.20% |
| 2009 | 13 | Kanagasabai, R | IND | 1,398 | 0.20% |
| 2004 | 1 | Ganesan. LWON | MDMK | 4,50,907 | 63.70% |
| 2004 | 2 | Paranjothi. M | AIADM | 2,34,182 | 33.10% |
| 2004 | 3 | Ravi. P | IND | 7,831 | 1.10% |
| 2004 | 4 | Ramesh. M | BSP | 4,418 | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 5 | Pilantinal Mary. A | IND | 2,342 | 0.30% |
| 2004 | 6 | Hemavathy. V | JP | 1,862 | 0.30% |
| 2004 | 7 | Balakrishnan. M. D. | IND | 1,378 | 0.20% |
| 2004 | 8 | Angusamy. N | IND | 1,101 | 0.20% |
| 2004 | 9 | Arumugam. P | IND | 844 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 10 | Thiyagarajan. A | IND | 824 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 11 | Ajimudeen. G | IND | 711 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 12 | Sathakathulla Moulana. N. M. | IND | 623 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 13 | Arumugam. C | IND | 594 | 0.10% |
| 2004 | 14 | Arumugam. K | IND | 520 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 1 | Arangarajan KumaramangalamWON | BJP | 3,77,450 | 53.70% |
| 1999 | 2 | Adaikalaraj,l. | INC | 2,88,253 | 41.00% |
| 1999 | 3 | Rajasekaran,m. | TMCM | 17,256 | 2.50% |
| 1999 | 4 | Pichai, A.K. | IND | 2,293 | 0.30% |
| 1999 | 5 | Kannan, S. | IND | 1,701 | 0.20% |
| 1999 | 6 | Hussain Khan, A. | IND | 1,189 | 0.20% |
| 1999 | 7 | Alagiamanavalan, S. | IND | 725 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 8 | Anbalagan,k. | IND | 720 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 9 | Muthusamy, K. | IND | 374 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 10 | Sakthivel, G. | IND | 370 | 0.10% |
| 1999 | 11 | Anthonyraj, R. | IND | 301 | 0.00% |
| 1999 | 12 | Anbalangan, C. | IND | 254 | 0.00% |
| 1999 | 13 | Nagendran, A. | IND | 250 | 0.00% |
| 1998 | 1 | Rangarajan KumaramangalamWON | BJP | 3,05,233 | 47.10% |
| 1998 | 2 | Adaikalaraj.L | TMCM | 2,93,778 | 45.40% |
| 1998 | 3 | Subbha Somu | INC | 23,747 | 3.70% |
| 1998 | 4 | Sachidanandam. K | PT | 4,979 | 0.80% |
| 1998 | 5 | Kaleel.M | IND | 1,133 | 0.20% |
| 1998 | 6 | Alagia Manavalan | IND | 749 | 0.10% |
| 1998 | 7 | Shanmuga Sundaram.S | RJD | 612 | 0.10% |
| 1998 | 8 | Azhimudeen.G | IND | 373 | 0.10% |
| 1998 | 9 | Ramu.S.R | IND | 201 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 1 | Adaikkalraj.LWON | TMCM | 4,34,149 | 60.30% |
| 1996 | 2 | Gopal K | INC | 1,69,441 | 23.50% |
| 1996 | 3 | Rangarajan T.K | CPIM | 52,185 | 7.20% |
| 1996 | 4 | Dhanabalan D | BJP | 14,778 | 2.10% |
| 1996 | 5 | Sivaprakasam N | IND | 3,116 | 0.40% |
| 1996 | 6 | Vijaya Nallendran B | AIICT | 2,952 | 0.40% |
| 1996 | 7 | Nagarajan K | IND | 1,725 | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 8 | Rajendran M | IND | 1,620 | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 9 | Thathu R. | IND | 1,095 | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 10 | Ramu J | IND | 1,092 | 0.20% |
| 1996 | 11 | Sankaraasiva P | IND | 791 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 12 | Natarajan S | IND | 638 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 13 | Devadas A | IND | 630 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 14 | Nagarajan G | IND | 595 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 15 | Usman M. | IND | 594 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 16 | Ravisankar N.P | IND | 575 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 17 | Rangarajan S | IND | 573 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 18 | Veeramuthu M.A. | IND | 531 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 19 | Rajarathinam P | IND | 519 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 20 | Gunasekaran K | IND | 503 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 21 | Ramasamy V | IND | 493 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 22 | Sundaram Pillai T.K | IND | 490 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 23 | Selvaraj Honest R | IND | 465 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 24 | Krishna Jayant R.B | IND | 428 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 25 | Vaiayapuri A. | TNHVY | 422 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 26 | Selvaraj M | IND | 406 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 27 | Krishnamurthy P.K. | IND | 390 | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 28 | Boominathan V | IND | 330 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 29 | Purushothaman R | IND | 323 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 30 | Loganathan M | IND | 322 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 31 | Lakshmanan M | IND | 306 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 32 | Rudramurthy K.V | IND | 275 | 0.00% |
| 1996 | 33 | Kumarasamy M | IND | 224 | 0.00% |
| 1991 | 1 | L. Adaikala RajWON | INC | 4,14,628 | 62.10% |
| 1991 | 2 | T.K. Rangarajan | CPIM | 2,04,922 | 30.70% |
| 1991 | 3 | V. Parthasarathy | BJP | 13,872 | 2.10% |
| 1991 | 4 | G. Fredric | JP | 4,280 | 0.60% |
| 1991 | 5 | M. Pillappan | IND | 1,647 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 6 | M. Balasubramanian | TMM | 1,329 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 7 | K. Sundaram | IND | 1,253 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 8 | S. Kandasamy | IND | 1,203 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 9 | A. Devadoss | IND | 1,032 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 10 | Thangamarthamuthu | GMK | 1,030 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 11 | R. Thathu Adaikapattar | IND | 1,005 | 0.20% |
| 1991 | 12 | M.J. Selvanathan | IND | 887 | 0.10% |
| 1991 | 13 | M. Rajendran | IND | 874 | 0.10% |
| 1989 | 1 | L.AdaikalarajWON | INC | 4,29,185 | 60.20% |
| 1989 | 2 | T.K.Rengarajan | CPIM | 2,59,219 | 36.40% |
| 1989 | 3 | E.Veluswamy | JPJ | 3,152 | 0.40% |
| 1989 | 4 | R.Packiam | PMK | 2,057 | 0.30% |
| 1989 | 5 | P.Kathiresan | IND | 1,859 | 0.30% |
| 1989 | 6 | M.Balasubramainan | TMM | 1,841 | 0.30% |
| 1989 | 7 | P.G.Hari Rao | IND | 1,679 | 0.20% |
| 1989 | 8 | A.S.M.Marianallu | IND | 1,542 | 0.20% |
| 1989 | 9 | A.Arokiswamy | IND | 1,008 | 0.10% |
| 1989 | 10 | Tanga Maruthamuthu | IND | 807 | 0.10% |
| 1989 | 11 | Thathu Adaikaypattar | IND | 498 | 0.10% |
| 1984 | 1 | AdaikalarajWON | INC | 3,37,786 | 55.80% |
| 1984 | 2 | N. Selvarasu | DMK | 2,34,881 | 38.80% |
| 1984 | 3 | D.R. Govindaraj | IND | 3,115 | 0.50% |
| 1984 | 4 | A. K. Velayutham | IND | 2,318 | 0.40% |
| 1984 | 5 | S. Kandasamy | IND | 2,169 | 0.40% |
| 1984 | 6 | D. Menuel Rajkumar | IND | 1,613 | 0.30% |
| 1980 | 1 | Selvaraju N.WON | DMK | 2,78,485 | 53.60% |
| 1980 | 2 | Rangarajan T.K. | CPIM | 2,04,886 | 39.40% |
| 1980 | 3 | Lalgudi Rajendran V. | IND | 23,133 | 4.50% |
| 1980 | 4 | Periyannan S. | IND | 2,004 | 0.40% |
| 1980 | 5 | Selvanathan M.J. | IND | 1,204 | 0.20% |
| 1980 | 6 | Velu C. | IND | 1,113 | 0.20% |
| 1980 | 7 | Vijaya Rengan N. | IND | 986 | 0.20% |
| 1980 | 8 | Rathinam S. | IND | 898 | 0.20% |
| 1977 | 1 | M. KalyanasundaramWON | CPI | 2,76,390 | 56.30% |
| 1977 | 2 | Y. Venkateswara Dikshidar | INCO | 2,00,345 | 40.80% |
| 1977 | 3 | A. Lawrence | IND | 2,917 | 0.60% |
| 1977 | 4 | M.M. Ismail | IND | 2,421 | 0.50% |
| 1977 | 5 | T.K. Regasamy | IND | 2,012 | 0.40% |
Rows are ordered by year, most recent first, then by finishing position as published. Winner rows are tinted; NOTA rows are set apart because NOTA is not a party and is never a candidate.