Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Sivaganga
Lok Sabha Constituency
Sivaganga lok sabha constituency.png
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

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.

Assembly segments[edit]

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[edit]

The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC. From 1967, the Sivangang parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress for eight times (during 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2004 and 2009 elections), AIADMK twice (during 1977 and 2014 elections), Tamil Maanila Congress twice (during 1996 and 1998 elections) and Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam twice (during the 1967 and 1971 elections).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Members of the Parliament[edit]

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
Fourth 1967-71 Kiruttinan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth 1971-77 Kiruttinan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth 1977-80 Periasamy Thiagarajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh 1980-84 R. Swaminathan Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984-89 P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress
Ninth 1989-91 P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress
Elewenth 1996-98 P. Chidambaram Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth 1998-99 P. Chidambaram Tamil Maanila Congress
Thirteenth 1999-04 E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan Indian National Congress
Fourteenth 2004-2009 P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2009-2014 P. Chidambaram Indian National Congress
Sixteenth 2014-2019 P.R. Senthilnathan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventeenth 2019–present Karti Chidambaram[14] Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

General Election, 2019[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1957 to the Second Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 17. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 49. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1967 to the Fourth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 67. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 71. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1977 to the Sixth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 80. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 79. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 73. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 81. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 51. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 86. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Key highlights of the general elections 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 94. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "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.

External links[edit]

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