Chidambaram Assembly constituency

Chidambaram is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city of Chidambaram. It is a part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Chidambaram Assembly constituency

Chidambaram is a legislative assembly in Cuddalore district, which includes the city of Chidambaram. It is a part of Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>Swami Sahajananda</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>G. Vagheesam Pillai</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>S. Sivasubramanian</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>R. Kanagasabai Pillai</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>P. Ponchokkalingam</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>Kaliyamoorthy Durai</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. R. Ganapathi</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>D. Krishnamoorthy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>K. S. Alagiri</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Durai Saravanan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>A. Arunmozhithevan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>K. Balakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>K. A. Pandian</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. A. Pandian</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>Thamimum Ansari</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Tamizh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>N. Pari</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>229,136</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. A. Pandian</td><td>91,961</td><td>50.49%</td><td>16.17%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>S. Abdul Rahman</td><td>75,024</td><td>41.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Natarajan Krishnamoorthy</td><td>9,071</td><td>4.98%</td><td>4.22%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>G. Devasagayam</td><td>2,953</td><td>1.62%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>M. Nanthinidevi</td><td>1,388</td><td>0.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,202</td><td>0.66%</td><td>−0.34%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,937</td><td>9.30%</td><td>8.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,82,150</td><td>72.57%</td><td>−1.88%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>378</td><td>0.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,50,998</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>16.17%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. A. Pandian</td><td>58,543</td><td>34.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Senthilkumar K R</td><td>57,037</td><td>33.43%</td><td>−12.95%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Arul R</td><td>24,226</td><td>14.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. Balkrishnan</td><td>23,314</td><td>13.66%</td><td>−34.64%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Abdul Satthar G</td><td>1,775</td><td>1.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>1,714</td><td>1.00%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Sathishkumar B (A) Baakyaa</td><td>1,295</td><td>0.76%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Manimaran G</td><td>1,079</td><td>0.63%</td><td>−2.07%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vinoba C</td><td>440</td><td>0.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dhivakar S</td><td>388</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Senthilkumar R</td><td>302</td><td>0.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,506</td><td>0.88%</td><td>−1.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,70,619</td><td>74.45%</td><td>−3.46%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,29,162</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>-13.99%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Balakrishnan. K</td><td>72,054</td><td>48.30%</td><td>12.72%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Sridhar Vandaiyar</td><td>69,175</td><td>46.37%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. Kannan</td><td>4,034</td><td>2.70%</td><td>1.76%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LJP</td><td>R. Panneer</td><td>1,010</td><td>0.68%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Vinoba</td><td>933</td><td>0.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sankar</td><td>591</td><td>0.40%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Arulprakasam</td><td>478</td><td>0.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Sathyamoorthy</td><td>459</td><td>0.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Chellaiah</td><td>432</td><td>0.29%</td><td>−0.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,879</td><td>1.93%</td><td>−13.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,91,446</td><td>77.92%</td><td>2.47%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,49,166</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.41%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>A. Arunmozhithevan</td><td>56,327</td><td>50.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Balakrishnan. K</td><td>39,517</td><td>35.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Rajamannan. P</td><td>10,303</td><td>9.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Srinivasan. A.</td><td>1,054</td><td>0.95%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Velmurugan. P</td><td>954</td><td>0.86%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vinoba. C</td><td>797</td><td>0.72%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Barathidasan. K</td><td>453</td><td>0.41%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sundaravinayagam. N</td><td>326</td><td>0.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Balakrishnan. R</td><td>275</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jaisankar. P</td><td>207</td><td>0.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Balakrishnan. K</td><td>147</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,810</td><td>15.14%</td><td>3.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,11,066</td><td>75.44%</td><td>13.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,47,220</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.98%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Saravanan Durai K.</td><td>54,647</td><td>52.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>T. Arivuselvan</td><td>42,732</td><td>41.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. V. Mohana Sundar</td><td>3,765</td><td>3.63%</td><td>−2.31%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jayaraj. V</td><td>1,089</td><td>1.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Anbazhagan</td><td>958</td><td>0.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RJD</td><td>K. Aravamuthan</td><td>262</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(S)</td><td>N. Ramamoorthy</td><td>249</td><td>0.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,915</td><td>11.49%</td><td>−16.67%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,03,702</td><td>62.12%</td><td>−8.80%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,67,006</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.17%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>K. S. Alagiri</td><td>52,066</td><td>50.52%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>A. Radhakrishnan</td><td>23,050</td><td>22.37%</td><td>−28.83%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Devadoss</td><td>19,737</td><td>19.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Durai Krishnamoorthy</td><td>6,121</td><td>5.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Manickam</td><td>241</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Palanivel</td><td>238</td><td>0.23%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Saravanan</td><td>206</td><td>0.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Azhappan</td><td>157</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Panneerselvam</td><td>153</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>B. Sekar</td><td>149</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Santhanam</td><td>139</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>29,016</td><td>28.16%</td><td>7.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,03,050</td><td>70.91%</td><td>1.77%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,51,992</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-0.68%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. Alagiri</td><td>48,767</td><td>51.20%</td><td>28.78%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. R. K. Panneerselvam</td><td>29,114</td><td>30.57%</td><td>−11.57%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Devadasu K.</td><td>15,913</td><td>16.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sanjeevi K.</td><td>443</td><td>0.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Deivanayagam K.</td><td>277</td><td>0.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>Thangaraj R.</td><td>246</td><td>0.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dharman K.</td><td>234</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Azeezkhan M. P.</td><td>148</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Subramanian Thanga</td><td>102</td><td>0.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>19,653</td><td>20.63%</td><td>0.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,244</td><td>69.14%</td><td>1.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,42,369</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.06%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Krishnamoorthy. D.</td><td>35,738</td><td>42.14%</td><td>−1.70%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Radhakrishnan. A.</td><td>19,018</td><td>22.42%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arumugam. N.</td><td>12,363</td><td>14.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Panneerselvam. K.P.</td><td>10,088</td><td>11.89%</td><td>−42.65%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Manivasagam. T.</td><td>5,371</td><td>6.33%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dharuman. K.</td><td>706</td><td>0.83%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Umapathi. B.</td><td>496</td><td>0.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rathinasamy. N.</td><td>450</td><td>0.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Arasan. P.</td><td>359</td><td>0.42%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Paramaguru. R.K.</td><td>96</td><td>0.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Balasekaran. S.</td><td>81</td><td>0.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,720</td><td>19.71%</td><td>9.00%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>84,813</td><td>67.60%</td><td>−11.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,27,893</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.41%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Ganapathi</td><td>47,067</td><td>54.55%</td><td>2.84%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. S. Subramanian</td><td>37,824</td><td>43.84%</td><td>−3.82%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Arulmozhi</td><td>1,171</td><td>1.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Tharuman Pathar</td><td>223</td><td>0.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,243</td><td>10.71%</td><td>6.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,285</td><td>79.20%</td><td>6.37%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,14,114</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.84%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Ganapathi</td><td>41,728</td><td>51.71%</td><td>24.96%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kaliyamoorthy Durai</td><td>38,461</td><td>47.66%</td><td>16.36%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Murugesan. A</td><td>281</td><td>0.35%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dharuman Pathar. K</td><td>229</td><td>0.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,267</td><td>4.05%</td><td>−0.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,699</td><td>72.83%</td><td>5.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,12,269</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>20.41%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Kaliyamoorthy Durai</td><td>22,917</td><td>31.30%</td><td>−19.04%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Muthugovindarajan</td><td>19,586</td><td>26.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>B. Umapathy</td><td>15,644</td><td>21.36%</td><td>−26.61%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>A. Sambandam</td><td>10,960</td><td>14.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Rathinasamy</td><td>1,817</td><td>2.48%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Sanjeevi</td><td>1,422</td><td>1.94%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Dharuman</td><td>474</td><td>0.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Kannusamy</td><td>406</td><td>0.55%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,331</td><td>4.55%</td><td>2.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,226</td><td>67.68%</td><td>−8.92%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,09,561</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-19.04%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Ponchokkalingam</td><td>35,750</td><td>50.33%</td><td>3.34%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Gopalkrishnan</td><td>34,071</td><td>47.97%</td><td>−1.21%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Satchidanandama</td><td>1,206</td><td>1.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,679</td><td>2.36%</td><td>0.17%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,027</td><td>76.60%</td><td>−4.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>95,620</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.15%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Kanagasabai Pillai</td><td>34,911</td><td>49.18%</td><td>−4.16%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Ponchockalingam</td><td>33,356</td><td>46.99%</td><td>8.97%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Govindarajan</td><td>1,881</td><td>2.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Natarajan</td><td>834</td><td>1.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,555</td><td>2.19%</td><td>−13.12%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,982</td><td>81.46%</td><td>15.15%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,560</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.16%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Sivasubramanian</td><td>33,438</td><td>53.34%</td><td>30.59%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Arumugham K.</td><td>23,837</td><td>38.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>A. Munusami</td><td>5,413</td><td>8.63%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,601</td><td>15.32%</td><td>15.21%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>62,688</td><td>66.31%</td><td>−32.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,172</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>30.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>G. Vagheesam Pillai</td><td>37,255</td><td>22.75%</td><td>−4.56%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Chockalingam</td><td>30,345</td><td>18.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Sivasubramanian</td><td>26,489</td><td>16.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Gopalakrishnan</td><td>23,546</td><td>14.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Kuppusamy (Sc)</td><td>5,420</td><td>3.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Shanmugam (Sc)</td><td>3,643</td><td>2.22%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>166</td><td>0.10%</td><td>−4.10%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,63,787</td><td>99.14%</td><td>−10.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,65,203</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.56%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Swami Sahajananda</td><td>39,509</td><td>27.31%</td><td>27.31%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Swamikannu</td><td>30,517</td><td>21.09%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RPI</td><td>Kuppuswami</td><td>9,606</td><td>6.64%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Govindarajan</td><td>5,861</td><td>4.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,992</td><td>4.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,44,680</td><td>109.98%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,31,550</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>