SIVAKASI
Assembly seat no. 205 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called SIVAKASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2001
RAJAGOPAL A
TMCM
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2001
5,721
3.68% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
DMKTHANGARAJ V
- Votes
- 60,233
- Vote share
- 38.77%
- Behind by
- 5,721
Electors
2,56,918
Total votes polled
1,55,367
Valid votes
1,55,367
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 1,55,367 valid votes
RAJAGOPAL ATMCMwon
65,954
42.5%
THANGARAJ VDMK
60,233
38.8%
RAVICHANDRAN AMDMK
24,447
15.7%
JEEVANANDHAM GIND
1,593
1.0%
LOURDURAJ GPB
1,152
0.7%
NALLAMUTHU SIND
716
0.5%
VELMURUGAN AIND
583
0.4%
THIYAGARAJAN ALIAS YOGA NADAR P.I.DIND
426
0.3%
KRISHNASAMY GIND
263
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Keerthana S | TVK | 68,709 | 35.51% | Ashokan G | 11,670 |
| 2021 | Ashokan.G | INC | 78,947 | 42.66% | Lakshmi Ganesan | 17,319 |
| 2016 | RAJENTHRABHALAJI K.T | ADMK | 76,734 | 43.67% | SREERAJA C. | 14,748 |
| 2011 | RAJENTHRA BHALAJI.K.T | ADMK | 87,333 | 59.17% | VANARAJA .T | 35,654 |
| 2006 | GNANADOSS.R | MDMK | 79,992 | 43.71% | THANGARAJ.V | 9,271 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SIVAKASI assembly constituency in 2026?
Keerthana S (TVK) won SIVAKASI in 2026, by a margin of 11,670 votes.
Which party has won SIVAKASI the most times?
ADK, with 3 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has SIVAKASI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won SIVAKASI the most times?
BALAKRISHNAN, V., with 2 wins between 1980 and 1984.
