Thamimun Ansari . M

Thamimun Ansari . M won Chidambaram (AC 158) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election as the DMK candidate, with 69,739 votes and a margin of 5,747. Runner-up: Pandian . K. A. (AIADMK, 63,992 votes).

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Thamimun Ansari . M

DMKMLA · Chidambaram

Constituency: Chidambaram · AC 158
District: Cuddalore
Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2026 result: won by 5,747 votes

At a glance

2026 votes

69,739

in the assembly election

Margin

5,747

votes ahead of runner-up

Constituency

Chidambaram

AC 158 · Cuddalore

Party

DMK

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Field size

candidates contested

The 2026 win — Chidambaram

Thamimun Ansari . M polled 69,739 votes, defeating Pandian . K. A. (AIADMK) by a margin of 5,747.

#	Candidate	Party	Votes
1	Thamimun Ansari . M	DMK	69,739
2	Pandian . K. A.	AIADMK	63,992
3	Nedunchezhiyan	TVK	54,584
4	Thamizh	NTK	6,169
5	Nota	NOTA	816

→ Full Chidambaram (AC 158) seat page · district: Cuddalore

Sources

Election Commission of India · TN 2026 — https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/
myneta.info · TN 2026 affidavits — https://myneta.info/TamilNadu2026/