Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)
 Sivaganga constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1967-present |
|---|---|
| Current MP | P.R. Senthilnathan |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected Year | 2014 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,092,438[1] |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (7 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
181. Thirumayam 182. Alangudi 184. Karaikudi 185. Tiruppattur 186. Sivaganga 187. Manamadurai (SC) |
Sivaganga is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. One of the 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu, Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency comprises six legislative assembly segments. The Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 30) consists of 1,092,438 number of electorates in totality, of these 534,518 are males and 557,920 are females as the Election Commission of India 2009 data suggests.
It came into existence post the 2008 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies and has over 1,090,000 voters. Sivaganga, or Sivagangai is the center of administration of the Sivaganga District which covers an area of 4,189 sq km. It is bounded by the districts of Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Tiruchirapalli and Madurai. P.R. Senthilnathan, represents this constituency.
Assembly segments
Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly segments post delimitation effective from fifteenth loksabha
Members of the Parliament
| 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-Incumbent | P.R. Senthilnathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election Results
| General Election, 2014: 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 | ||
| Majority | 2,29,385 | 22.33 | |||
| Turnout | 10,27,036 | 72.72 | |||
| AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 2004: Sivaganga | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | P. Chidambaram | 400,393 | 60.00 | +20.57 | |
| AIADMK | Karuppiah. S P | 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: 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 | ||||