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, 1999
Vaiko
MDMK
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
ADK
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1999
74,781
9.59% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
ADMKRamaswami, V.Justice
- Votes
- 2,51,048
- Vote share
- 32.21%
- Behind by
- 74,781
Electors
12,57,935
Total votes polled
7,79,464
Valid votes
7,79,464
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.0%
Full result, 1999
16 candidates · 7,79,464 valid votes
VaikoMDMKwon
3,25,829
41.8%
Ramaswami, V.JusticeADMK
2,51,048
32.2%
Gunasekaran.A.TMCM
1,52,817
19.6%
Thamaraikkani, R.IND
36,977
4.7%
Somasundaram.A.IND
4,660
0.6%
Seenichamy Thevar.A.C.FBL
4,330
0.6%
Seenivasagan.V.IND
944
0.1%
Subbukkalai.K.IND
669
0.1%
Thiagarajan Alias Yogakannan, P.I.D.IND
500
0.1%
Sahadevan.P.IND
454
0.1%
Ramaswamy.I.IND
378
0.1%
Kannan.V.IND
234
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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.
