SIVAKASI
Constituency no. 35 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called SIVAKASI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1998
VAIKO
MDMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1998
1,34,923
17.64% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
CPIALAGIRISAMY, V.
- Votes
- 2,52,771
- Vote share
- 33.05%
- Behind by
- 1,34,923
Electors
12,03,627
Total votes polled
7,64,917
Valid votes
7,64,917
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 1998
13 candidates · 7,64,917 valid votes
VAIKOMDMKwon
3,87,694
50.7%
ALAGIRISAMY, V.CPI
2,52,771
33.0%
SATHIYAMOORTHY, S.PT
1,06,726
13.9%
RAJENDRAN, K.INC
9,745
1.3%
MARIAPPAN, K.IND
1,922
0.3%
PONNUSAMY, C.IND
1,756
0.2%
MANMATHAN, M.IND
1,021
0.1%
THIAGARAJAN ALIAS YOGAKANNAN, P.I.D.IND
793
0.1%
GURUSAMY, M.IND
639
0.1%
RAJASEKAR, A.RJD
627
0.1%
RENGANAYAGAM, S.V.IND
583
0.1%
KANNAN, V.IND
369
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RAVICHANDRAN, A | MDMK | 4,69,072 | 56.47% | KANNAN. P | 1,64,517 |
| 1999 | Vaiko | MDMK | 3,25,829 | 41.80% | Ramaswami, V.Justice | 74,781 |
| 1998 | VAIKO | MDMK | 3,87,694 | 50.68% | ALAGIRISAMY, V. | 1,34,923 |
| 1996 | ALAGIRISAMY, V. | CPI | 2,38,483 | 30.80% | SANJAY RAMASAMY | 23,622 |
| 1991 | KANGA GOVINDARAJULU R. | ADK | 3,65,155 | 55.21% | SRI NIVASAN A. | 1,63,090 |
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 constituency in 2004?
RAVICHANDRAN, A (MDMK) won SIVAKASI in 2004, by a margin of 1,64,517 votes.
Which party has won SIVAKASI the most times?
ADK, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has SIVAKASI gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1971 to 2004.
Who has won SIVAKASI the most times?
RAVICHANDRAN, A, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
