Sivagangai is the 31st out of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu. Since 1967, this Lok Sabha constituency has been dominated by the Congress party.
There are currently 6 assembly constituencies in Sivagangai constituency. They are Karaikudi, Tirupattur, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Alangudi and Tirumayam. First 4 constituencies belong to Sivagangai district. Alangudi and Thirumayam constituencies belong to Pudukottai district.
Main Party Candidates Contesting Sivaganga Constituency in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Karti Chidambaram (Congress), Xavier Das (A.DMK), Devanathan Yadav (BJP), Ezhilarasi (Naam Tamil Party).
In the elections held on April 19, Sivagangai Lok Sabha constituency recorded a voter turnout of 64.26%. The pre-election opinion polls here have come out in favor of the India Alliance.
Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Karti Chidambaram (Congress) 5,66,104 votes, H.Raja (BJP) 2,33,860 votes, Therphogi Pandi (AMU) 1,22,534 votes, Shaktipriya (Naam Tamil Party) 72,240 votes, Kavinagar Sinegan (People’s Justice Centre) 22,931 votes.
2014 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Senthilnathan (ADMK) 4,75,993 votes, Durairaj (DMK) 2,46,608 votes, H Raja (BJP) 1,33,763 votes, Karthi Chidambaram (Congress) 1, 04,678 votes.
2009 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Congress) 3,34,348 votes, Rajakannappan (ADMK) 3,30,994 votes, Regina Papa (DMK) 60,054 votes.
2004 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Congress) 4,00,393 votes, Karupiya (ADMK) 2,37,668 votes,
1999 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Sudarsana Nachiappan (Congress) 2,46,078 votes, H. Raja (BJP) 2,22,267 votes, Chidambaram (Tamil State Congress) 1,27,528 votes.
1998 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Tamil State Congress) 3,03,854 votes, Kalimuthu (ADMK) 2,44,713 votes, Gaurishankaran (Congress) 34,114 votes.
1996 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Tamil State Congress) 4,18,774 votes, Gourisankaran (Congress) 1,71,472 votes, Ganesan (MDMK) 41,164 votes, Pattabhi Ramasamy (BJP) 6,739 votes.
1991 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Congress) 4,02,029 votes, Kasinathan (DMK) 1,73,432 votes.
1989 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Congress) 4,30,290 votes, Ganesan (DMK) 2,10,738 votes.
1984 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Chidambaram (Congress) got 3,77,160 votes, Dha Kritinan (DMK) got 1,64,627 votes.
1980 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Swaminathan (Indira Congress) 3,06,748 votes, Tha Pandian (CPI) 1,72,187 votes.
1977 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Thiagarajan (ADMK) 3,38,999 votes, Ramanathan Chettiar (Congress Congress) 1,27,466 votes.
1971 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Tha Kritinan (DMK) 2,73,194 votes, Kannappa Valliappan (Constitutional Congress) 1,73,106 votes.
1967 Sivaganga Lok Sabha Election Results: Tha Kritinan (DMK) 2,25,106 votes, Subramanian (Congress) 1,66,889 votes, Narayanan (CPI) 26,588 votes.