CHIDAMBARAM (AC 158)
THAMIMUN ANSARI. M of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won CHIDAMBARAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +5,747 votes. 12 candidates contested.
Winner
THAMIMUN ANSARI. M
DMK
Votes69,739Net worthRs 1.38 CrAge50Education—Criminal cases2
Runner-up
PANDIAN. K.A
AIADMK
Votes63,992Net worthRs 4.00 CrAge64Education—Criminal cases0
Margin +5,747 votes (4.30% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — CHIDAMBARAM
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THAMIMUN ANSARI. M | DMK | 69,739 | Rs 1.38 Cr | 2 | 50 | won |
| 2 | PANDIAN. K.A | AIADMK | 63,992 | Rs 4.00 Cr | 0 | 64 | lost |
| 3 |  NEDUNCHEZHIYAN | TVK | 54,584 | Rs 51.39 L | 0 | 75 | lost |
| 4 |  THAMIZH | NTK | 6,169 | Rs 8.01 L | 2 | 35 | lost |
| 5 |  DHANASEKARAN. M | ALL IN | 339 | Rs 1.08 Cr | 0 | 71 | lost |
| 6 |  MANIMARAN. D | IND | 211 | Rs 3.32 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 7 |  THIRUGNANAM. K | IND | 163 | Rs 11.00 L | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 8 |  ER. JAYAKKUMAR. R | IND | 160 | Rs 4.07 Cr | 1 | 65 | lost |
| 9 |  VENKATESAN. D | IND | 157 | Rs 15.94 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 10 |  EASAN NATARAJAN. T | IND | 130 | Rs 77,339 | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 11 |  MUNISANKAR. K | ANNA P | 126 | Rs 1.31 L | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 12 |  NOTA | NONE O | 816 | — | — | — |