Constituency
402. Chidambaram
Community mirrorTamil Nadu · India Lok Sabha Election, 2009
IN-CHIDAMBARAM
VCK 49.3%won by 11.4%PMK 37.9%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) lost it to Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), which now leads by 11.4%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- VCK vote shareVCK went from 0.0% to 49.3% of the vote here (+49.3%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 87.2% of the vote between them, up from 80.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 11.1% to 77.2%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
11,26,828
Turnout
77.2%
Valid votes
8,69,709
Margin
99,083
11.39%
Candidates
13 contested · winner VCK- 1THIRUMAAVALAVAN, THOLViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi · VCK4,28,80449.3%
- 2PONNUSWAMY,EPattali Makkal Katchi · PMK3,29,72137.9%
- 3SASIKUMAR, SDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · DMDK66,2837.6%
- 4MANIKANDAN, VIndependent · IND9,7991.1%
- 5MARUDHAMUTHU, VIndependent · IND8,3671.0%
- 6KAVIYARASAN, NIndependent · IND6,1730.7%
- 7RAJENDIRAN, N.RBahujan Samaj Party · BSP5,7180.7%
- 8SUSILA , LIndependent · IND4,1780.5%
- 9SELVAKUMAR, CRKSP · RKSP3,1400.4%
- 10DHARMALINGAM, CIndependent · IND2,6780.3%
- 11SAKTHIVEL,PIndependent · IND1,9500.2%
- 12SENTHAMIL SELVI , KIndependent · IND1,5000.2%
- 13KANAGASABAI, RIndependent · IND1,3980.2%
Since 2004
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 2004 and 2009. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- PMK
- Winner now
- VCKflipped
- VCK–PMK swing
- +57.6%
- VCK share
- 0.0% → 49.3%
- PMK share
- 46.2% → 37.9%
- Turnout
- 66.0% → 77.2%