Communist Party Of India on Chidambaram

State 33 · Lok Sabha · 13 contests on this seat

Record on this seat

WON 1 OF 1 contested

CPI never finished second here

Strike rate

100%

wins as a share of contests fought

The party's figures here

counted from 1 published candidature

Best vote share56.30%in 1977

Worst vote share56.30%in 1977

Average vote share56.30% mean across contests carrying a share

First contested1977

Last contested1977

Votes polled here2.76 Lacross all 1 contests

Vote share by year

vote %, against every contest this seat has held

Communist Party Of India vote share · a ringed point is a year they won this seat · a dashed upright is a contest with no point for this party, where the line breaks rather than touching zero.

Did not contest: 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 — the seat went to the polls in those years and this party fielded no candidate. The line is broken there. It is not zero.

Every contest

1 candidature · most recent first

Year	Candidate	Votes	Vote %	Position	Result
1977	M. Kalyanasundaram	2,76,390	56.30%	1	Won

Other parties on this seat

by best finish

Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janta Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR)Dravida Munetra Kazhagam Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)Independent Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Janata Pary (JP)Bahujan Samaj Party Jharkhand Party Naam Tamilar Katchi Puthiya Tamilagam Makkal Needhi Maiam Tharasu Makkal Mandaram Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi Rashtriya Janata Dal Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party Gramma Munnetra Kazhagam Naadaalum Makkal Katchi Tamil Nadu Hindu Vellalar Youth Kazhagam