T.R. Baalu, DMK treasurer, has equaled Congress veteran P. Chidambaram’s record by winning his seventh Lok Sabha election, this time from the Sriperumbudur constituency. Baalu’s political journey began with a victory in the Chennai South constituency in 1996, followed by consecutive wins there until 2004.
After the 2008 delimitation, he secured the Sriperumbudur seat in 2009 and 2019. Despite a loss in Thanjavur in 2014, Baalu’s recent win cements his legacy alongside Chidambaram, who first entered the Lok Sabha in 1984 from Sivaganga and achieved seven electoral victories by 2009.