Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Chidambaram

Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R. (PMK) won by 7,955 votes (1.2%).

Electors
10,54,642
Votes polled
6,84,155
Valid votes
Turnout
64.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 1.2% (median 7.6%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
8.9%(+8.7%)
Turnout
76.8%(-2.2%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
78.3%

Winning margin over time · Chidambaram

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Candidates

Candidates · Chidambaram 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.WinnerPMK3,05,37245.8%
2Ganesan V.DMK2,97,41744.6%
3Vallalperuman Dr. P.INC43,2146.5%
4Nagappan P.BSP19,9223.0%
5Jayaraj S.IND3510.1%
6Janakiraman V.IND3180.0%

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