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158 . Chidambaram

District Cuddalore Previous winner ADMK

The Chidambaram assembly constituency (AC #158) is part of the Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.

11 candidates are in the fray this year, including 0 women candidates and the sitting MLA K.A. Pandian (AIADMK). The constituency has 2,29,136 registered electors (1,12,664 male · 1,16,443 female · 29 third gender).

Total Electors2,29,136
Male Electors1,12,664
Female Electors1,16,443
Third Gender29
Total Candidates11
Women Candidates0

Alliance Breakdown — Chidambaram

Independents
Candidates5
PartiesIND
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
Other Parties
Candidates1
PartiesAPTADMK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAIPTMMK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK

All 11 Candidates Contesting

# Candidate Party Alliance Gender Age
1 M. Thamimun Ansari DMK SPA Male 50
2 K.A. PandianIncumbent AIADMK NDA Male 64
3 Nedunchezhiyan TVK TVK Male 75
4 Thamizh NTK NTK Male 35
5 M. Dhanasekaran AIPTMMK PMKR Male 71
6 K. Munisankar APTADMK OTH Male 54
7 D. Manimaran IND IND Male 38
8 D. Venkatesan IND IND Male 54
9 Er.R. Jayakkumar IND IND Male 65
10 K. Thirugnanam IND IND Male 56
11 T. Easan Natarajan IND IND Male 42