Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: சிவகங்கை மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Sivaganga
Lok Sabha Constituency
Area of Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency
IncumbentKarti P. Chidambaram
Parliamentary PartyINC
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1967-present
ReservationGeneral
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors15,52,019
Former MPP. R. Senthilnathan
Most Successful PartyINC (8 times)
Assembly Constituencies

Assembly segments

Sivagangai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly segments post delimitation effective from fifteenth loksabha

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
181 Thirumayam None Pudukkottai
182 Alangudi None Pudukkottai
184 Karaikudi None Sivaganga
185 Tiruppattur None Sivaganga
186 Sivaganga None Sivaganga
187 Manamadurai SC Sivaganga

Before 2009:

1.Thirumayam

2.Thirupathur

3.Karaikudi

4.Thiruvadanai

5.ilayankudi

6.Sivagangai

History

From 1967, the Sivanganga parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress for nine times during 1980,[1] 1984,[2] 1989,[3] 1991,[4] 1999,[5] 2004,[6] 2009 and 2019 elections,[7] ADMK twice during the 1977 and 2014 elections,[8] Tamil Maanila Congress twice during 1996 and 1998 elections,[9][10] and Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam twice during the 1967 and 1971 elections.[11][12]

The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.

Members of the Parliament
Year Duration Winner Party
Fourth1967-71KiruttinanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth1971-77KiruttinanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth1977-80Periasamy ThiagarajanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh1980-84R. SwaminathanIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89P. ChidambaramIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91P. ChidambaramIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96P. ChidambaramIndian National Congress
Elewenth1996-98P. ChidambaramTamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth1998-99P. ChidambaramTamil Maanila Congress
Thirteenth1999-04E. M. Sudarsana NatchiappanIndian National Congress
Fourteenth2004-2009P. ChidambaramIndian National Congress
Fifteenth2009-2014P. ChidambaramIndian National Congress
Sixteenth2014-2019P.R. SenthilnathanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventeenth2019–presentKarti Chidambaram[13]Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Sivaganga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Karti Chidambaram 5,66,104 52.2 +30%
BJP H. Raja 2,33,860 21.6 +7%
AMMK V. Pandi 1,22,534 11.3 +11.3
NTK V. Sakthi Priya 72,240 6.66
MNM Snehan 22,951 2.11
NOTA None of the Above 9,283 0.86
Majority 3,32,244 30.64
Turnout 10,84,906 69.90
INC gain from AIADMK Swing

General Election 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Sivaganga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK P. R. Senthilnathan 4,75,993 46.33
DMK Dhurai Raaj Subha 2,46,608 24.00
BJP H. Raja 1,33,763 13.02
INC Karti P. Chidambaram 1,04,678 10.19
CPI S. Krishnan 20,473 1.99
NOTA None of the Above 8,042 0.78
Majority 2,29,385 22.33
Turnout 10,27,036 72.72
AIADMK gain from INC Swing

General Election 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Sivaganga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Chidambaram 3,34,348 43.12
AIADMK Raja Kannappan R.S. 3,30,994 42.69
DMDK Barwatha Regina Papa 60,054 7.74
IND Thoothai Selvam M 6,997 0.90
Majority 3,354 0.43
Turnout 7,75,387 70.98
INC hold Swing

General Election 2004
General Election 2004: Sivaganga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. Chidambaram 400,393 60.00 +20.57
AIADMK S. P. Karuppih 237,668 34.60 n/a
Independent Subramanian Mutharaiyar. M Arimalam 9,709 1.46 n/a
Majority 162,725 24.39 +20.57
Turnout 703,669 62.35 +0.80
INC hold Swing +20.57

General Election 1999
General Election 1999: Sivaganga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan 2,46,078 40.23
BJP H. Raja 2,22,267 36.34
TMC P. Chidambaram 1,27,528 20.85
Majority 23,811 3.89
Turnout 6,11,631 54.75
INC hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 79. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. "Key highlights of the general elections 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 73. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. "Key highlights of the general elections 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. "Key highlights of the general elections 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 51. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. "Key highlights of the general elections 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. "Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 94. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. "Seventeenth Loksabha, Member of the Parliament". Parliament of India. 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. "Key highlights of the general elections 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 80. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. "Key highlights of the general elections 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 86. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  10. "Key highlights of the general elections 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  11. "Key highlights of the general elections 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 67. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. "Key highlights of the general elections 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 71. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 27. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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