2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL — 505,084 votes
Rank 2: CHANDRAHASAN M — 401,530 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 103,554
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
Compare constituency results over time
Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
CHIDAMBARAM — year-by-year comparison
TAMIL NADU · Lok Sabha · 9 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2019
Rank 1 (archive winner): THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL — 500,229 votes
Rank 2: CHANDRASEKAR P — 497,010 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 3,219
2014
Rank 1 (archive winner): CHANDRAKASI, M — 429,536 votes
Rank 2: THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOL — 301,041 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 128,495
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOL — 428,804 votes
Rank 2: PONNUSWAMY,E — 329,721 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 99,083
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): PONNUSWAMY, E. — 343,424 votes
Rank 2: THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL — 255,773 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 87,651
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): PONNUSWAMY, E. — 345,331 votes
Rank 2: THIRUMAVALAVAN, R. — 225,768 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 119,563
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): ELUMALAI ALIAS EZHILMALAI R. — 305,372 votes
Rank 2: GANESAN V. — 297,417 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 7,955
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): GANESAN V — 336,164 votes
Rank 2: ELUMALAI.R — 159,898 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 176,266
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): VALLALPERUMAN P. — 306,121 votes
Rank 2: SULOCHANA AYYASAMY (W) — 169,231 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 136,890
Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.