GEN · Tamil Nadu
Chidambaram
Ponnuswamy, E. (PMK) won by 1,19,563 votes (16.5%).
- Electors
- 11,10,229
- Votes polled
- 7,32,994
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 66.0%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 16.5% (median 7.9%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1999 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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponnuswamy, E.Winner | PMK | 3,45,331 | 47.7% |
| 2 | Thirumavalavan, R. | TMC(M) | 2,25,768 | 31.2% |
| 3 | Sumathi Udayakumar, Thirumathi, T. | INC | 1,50,794 | 20.8% |
| 4 | Muruganantham, D. | IND | 1,606 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Kanagasabai, R. | IND | 422 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Kamaraj, V. | IND | 384 | 0.1% |
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