Assembly constituency 158, Tamil Nadu
Chidambaram
Thamimun Ansari. M (DMK) won the 2026 election by 5,747 votes, taking 35.48% of the vote to Pandian. K.A (AIADMK)'s 32.55%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerDMKThamimun Ansari. M, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202635.48%runner-up 32.55%
Winning margin, 20265,7472.92% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, DMK 1, CPM 1
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Chidambaram Seat 158 | Thamimun Ansari. M DMK | 69,739 35.5% | Pandian. K.A AIADMK | 63,992 32.5% | 5,747 votes 2.92% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Chidambaram Seat 158 | K.A. Pandian AIADMK | 91,961 50.2% | S. Abdul Rahman IUML | 75,024 41.2% | 16,937 votes 9.24% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Chidambaram Seat 158 | Pandian K A AIADMK | 58,543 34.3% | Senthilkumar K R DMK | 57,037 33.8% | 1,506 votes 0.88% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Chidambaram Seat 158 | K.Balakrishnan CPM | 72,054 48.3% | G.M.Sridhar Vandaiyar DMK | 69,175 46.4% | 2,879 votes 1.93% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.