SIVAGANGA
Constituency no. 31 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called SIVAGANGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
Sudarsana Natchiappan,E.M.
INC
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 14
Margin, 1999
23,811
3.89% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPRaja.H.
- Votes
- 2,22,267
- Vote share
- 36.34%
- Behind by
- 23,811
Electors
11,17,223
Total votes polled
6,11,631
Valid votes
6,11,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.8%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 6,11,631 valid votes
Sudarsana Natchiappan,E.M.INCwon
2,46,078
40.2%
Raja.H.BJP
2,22,267
36.3%
Chidambaram.P.TMCM
1,27,528
20.9%
Vimalraj.S.M.FBL
3,796
0.6%
Chidambaram.V.IND
3,151
0.5%
Ramu.A.RJD
2,909
0.5%
Shanmugam.S.IND
1,901
0.3%
Gunasekaran.P.IND
1,876
0.3%
Shanthanamary.G. (Tmt)CPI(ML)(L)
1,223
0.2%
Alagappan.Pr.IND
551
0.1%
Muthuramalingam.M.IND
351
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM | INC | 4,27,677 | 40.60% | XAVIERDASS A | 2,05,664 |
| 2019 | KARTI P CHIDAMBARAM | INC | 5,66,104 | 52.20% | H.RAJA | 3,32,244 |
| 2014 | SENTHILNATHAN PR | ADMK | 4,75,993 | 46.35% | DHURAI RAAJ SUBHA | 2,29,385 |
| 2009 | CHIDAMBARAM P | INC | 3,34,348 | 43.13% | RAJA KANNAPPAN R.S. | 3,354 |
| 2004 | CHIDAMBARAM, P. | INC | 4,00,393 | 60.01% | KARUPPIAH. S P | 1,62,725 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
