Sivaganga | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | |
Established | 1967 |
Total electors | 15,52,019 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | INC |
Elected year | 2019 |
Preceded by | P. R. Senthilnathan |
Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 31.
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | District | Party | |
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181 | Thirumayam | None | S. Regupathy | Pudukkottai | DMK | |
182 | Alangudi | None | Meyyanathan Siva V | DMK | ||
184 | Karaikudi | None | S. Mangudi | Sivaganga | INC | |
185 | Tiruppattur | None | K. R. Periyakaruppan | DMK | ||
186 | Sivaganga | None | P. R. Senthilnathan | AIADMK | ||
187 | Manamadurai | SC | A. Tamilarasi | DMK |
From 1967, the Sivanganga parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress for nine times during 1980, [1] 1984, [2] 1989, [3] 1991, [4] 1999, [5] 2004, [6] 2009 and 2019 elections, [7] ADMK twice during the 1977 and 2014 elections, [8] Tamil Maanila Congress twice during 1996 and 1998 elections, [9] [10] and Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam twice during the 1967 and 1971 elections. [11] [12]
The seventeenth and the eighteenth, current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.
Year | Period | Name | Party | |
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Fourth | 1967-71 | Kiruttinan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Fifth | 1971-77 | |||
Sixth | 1977-80 | Periasamy Thiagarajan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Seventh | 1980-84 | R. V. Swaminathan | Indian National Congress | |
Eighth | 1984-89 | P. Chidambaram | ||
Ninth | 1989-91 | |||
Tenth | 1991-96 | |||
Elewenth | 1996-98 | Tamil Maanila Congress | ||
Twelfth | 1998-99 | |||
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | Indian National Congress | |
Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | P. Chidambaram | ||
Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | |||
Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | P.R. Senthilnathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | Karti Chidambaram | Indian National Congress | |
Eighteenth | 2024-2029 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Karti Chidambaram | 427,677 | 40.60 | ||
AIADMK | Xavier Das | 222,013 | 21.08 | ||
BJP | Devanathan Yadav | 195,788 | 18.59 | ||
NTK | V. Ezhilarasi | 163,412 | 15.51 | 8.83 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 8,189 | 0.78 | ||
Margin of victory | 205,664 | - | |||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Karti Chidambaram | 566,104 | 52.36 | +42.09 | |
BJP | H. Raja | 2,33,860 | 21.63 | +8.50 | |
AMMK | V. Pandi | 1,22,534 | 11.33 | ||
NTK | V. Sakthi Priya | 72,240 | 6.68 | ||
MNM | Kavingnar Snekan | 22,931 | 2.12 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 9,283 | 0.86 | 0.07 | |
Margin of victory | 3,32,244 | 30.73 | 8.22 | ||
Turnout | 10,81,167 | 69.90% | -2.49 | ||
Registered electors | 15,52,019 | 9.89 | |||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.65 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. R. Senthilnathan | 475,993 | 46.71 | 3.97 | |
DMK | Dhurai Raaj Subha | 2,46,608 | 24.20 | ||
BJP | H. Raja | 1,33,763 | 13.13 | ||
INC | Karti Chidambaram | 1,04,678 | 10.27 | -32.90 | |
CPI | S. Krishnan | 20,473 | 2.01 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 8,042 | 0.79 | ||
Margin of victory | 2,29,385 | 22.51 | 22.08 | ||
Turnout | 10,18,994 | 72.75 | 1.26 | ||
Registered electors | 14,12,373 | 29.29 | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.54 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Chidambaram | 334,348 | 43.17% | -16.84% | |
AIADMK | R. S. Raja Kannappan | 3,30,994 | 42.74% | 7.12% | |
DMDK | Barwatha Regina Papa | 60,054 | 7.75% | ||
Independent | Thoothai M. Selvam | 6,997 | 0.90% | ||
BSP | M. G. Devar | 6,600 | 0.85% | -0.12% | |
Independent | P. Malairaj | 6,481 | 0.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 3,354 | 0.43% | -23.96% | ||
Turnout | 7,74,440 | 70.98% | 9.31% | ||
Registered electors | 10,92,438 | 0.82% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -16.84% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Chidambaram | 400,393 | 60.01% | 19.78% | |
AIADMK | S. P. Karuppiah | 2,37,668 | 35.62% | ||
Independent | Subramanian Mutharaiyar M. Arimalam | 9,709 | 1.46% | ||
BSP | K. Nowshad Ali Khan | 6,503 | 0.97% | ||
Independent | N. Chidambaram | 4,512 | 0.68% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,62,725 | 24.39% | 20.50% | ||
Turnout | 6,67,208 | 61.58% | 5.72% | ||
Registered electors | 10,83,542 | -3.01% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 19.78% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | 246,078 | 40.23% | 34.49% | |
BJP | H. Raja | 2,22,267 | 36.34% | ||
TMC(M) | P. Chidambaram | 1,27,528 | 20.85% | ||
AIFB | S. M. Vimalraj | 3,796 | 0.62% | ||
Independent | V. Chidambaram | 3,151 | 0.52% | ||
RJD | A. Ramu | 2,909 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 23,811 | 3.89% | -6.06% | ||
Turnout | 6,11,631 | 55.86% | -7.95% | ||
Registered electors | 11,17,223 | 3.81% | |||
INC gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -24.55% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TMC(M) | P. Chidambaram | 303,854 | 51.15% | ||
AIADMK | K. Kalimuthu | 2,44,713 | 41.19% | ||
INC | M. Gowri Shankaran | 34,114 | 5.74% | -20.79% | |
PT | Santhi Udayappan | 6,847 | 1.15% | ||
RJD | E. Nallasamy | 3,839 | 0.65% | ||
Margin of victory | 59,141 | 9.96% | -28.30% | ||
Turnout | 5,94,036 | 57.45% | -6.36% | ||
Registered electors | 10,76,206 | 1.78% | |||
TMC(M) hold | Swing | -13.64% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TMC(M) | P. Chidambaram | 418,774 | 64.79% | ||
INC | M. Gowri Shankaran | 1,71,472 | 26.53% | -40.96% | |
MDMK | A. Ganesan | 41,164 | 6.37% | ||
BJP | P. Pattabiramasamy | 6,739 | 1.04% | ||
Independent | A. Jesu | 3,115 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,47,302 | 38.26% | -0.12% | ||
Turnout | 6,46,379 | 63.81% | 1.41% | ||
Registered electors | 10,57,381 | 6.02% | |||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -2.70% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Chidambaram | 402,029 | 67.49% | 1.63% | |
DMK | V. Kasinathan | 1,73,432 | 29.12% | -3.14% | |
Independent | S. Nagarajan | 2,792 | 0.47% | ||
PMK | A. Sathaiah | 2,742 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,28,597 | 38.38% | 4.77% | ||
Turnout | 5,95,664 | 62.40% | -3.57% | ||
Registered electors | 9,97,331 | -0.53% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 1.63% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Chidambaram | 430,290 | 65.86% | -2.25% | |
DMK | A. Ganesan | 2,10,738 | 32.26% | 2.53% | |
Independent | V. Rajangam | 3,576 | 0.55% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,19,552 | 33.60% | -4.77% | ||
Turnout | 6,53,349 | 65.97% | -7.95% | ||
Registered electors | 10,02,667 | 27.89% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -2.25% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. Chidambaram | 377,160 | 68.10% | ||
DMK | Tha. Kiruttinan | 1,64,627 | 29.73% | ||
Independent | M. K. Kumar | 12,005 | 2.17% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,12,533 | 38.38% | 11.70% | ||
Turnout | 5,53,792 | 73.92% | 3.07% | ||
Registered electors | 7,84,016 | 8.05% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 7.29% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC(I) | R. V. Swaminathan | 306,748 | 60.81% | ||
CPI | D. Pandian | 1,72,187 | 34.14% | ||
Independent | M. Subramanian | 17,705 | 3.51% | ||
Independent | N. N. K. Seenipulavar | 3,073 | 0.61% | ||
Independent | V. Somasundaram Odaiyar | 2,529 | 0.50% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,34,561 | 26.68% | -17.81% | ||
Turnout | 5,04,428 | 70.85% | 2.44% | ||
Registered electors | 7,25,576 | 2.15% | |||
INC(I) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -10.49% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Thiagarajan | 338,999 | 71.30% | ||
INC(O) | R. Ramanathan Chettiar | 1,27,466 | 26.81% | ||
Independent | R. M. Santhakumari | 4,716 | 0.99% | ||
Independent | V. Somasundaram Odaiyar | 4,284 | 0.90% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,11,533 | 44.49% | 22.06% | ||
Turnout | 4,75,465 | 68.41% | -5.82% | ||
Registered electors | 7,10,297 | 15.59% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 10.09% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Tha. Kiruttinan | 273,194 | 61.21% | 8.04% | |
INC(O) | Kannappa Valliappan | 1,73,106 | 38.79% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,00,088 | 22.43% | 8.68% | ||
Turnout | 4,46,300 | 74.24% | -4.80% | ||
Registered electors | 6,14,497 | 10.80% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 8.04% | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Tha. Kiruttinan | 225,106 | 53.17% | ||
INC | Subramanian | 1,66,889 | 39.42% | ||
CPI | S. Narayanan | 26,588 | 6.28% | ||
ABJS | S. Krishnasarma | 4,795 | 1.13% | ||
Margin of victory | 58,217 | 13.75% | |||
Turnout | 4,23,378 | 79.03% | |||
Registered electors | 5,54,582 | ||||
DMK win (new seat) |
To set up the already planned SIPCOTs at karaikudi and Sivaganga and to encourage more Industries in Sivaganga Constituency. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] To bring more investors and companies to the already existing SIPCOT at Manamadurai and there by increasing the employment opportunities to the constituency people. [20] [21] To relocate the loss making kirungakottai SIDCO either to manamadurai or to thiruppuvanam since it is located in remote area which leads to poor accessible by public and investors due to which no one is interested in investing in Kirungakottai SIDCO. [14] To provide more employment opportunities based on the Graphite based jobs in Sivaganga by utilizing the existing graphite mines as like similar to that of Andhra Pradesh's Rajahmundry and also to create the Graphite Mineral based Industrial Cluster at Sivaganga. To operate the Tamil Nadu's only spices board Park in full fledged manner which is located at Sivaganga and also steps should be taken by the elected representative to get approval from State Urban Organization Director for the effective functioning of the Spices Park. [22] [23] To bring an Agro Based Industrial cluster related with Capsicum Plantation near Ilayangudi as these areas have more capsicum plantation. To provide and improve optimal situation for those employees who relay on wood charcoal (or charcoal heap) business in and around Manamadurai area and to improve the existing facilities for such businesses in that area thereby improving the employment opportunities by providing a favourable situation to them. [24] To promote employment opportunities on Geographical Indication recognized clay iratics of Manamadurai, Kandangi Sarees, Tiruppachetti Billhooks, Aathangudi Tiles, Chettinad Cuisine. To promote Agro based Industries at Sivaganga and Manamadurai. To improve facilities available at the existing tourism spots in Thirupathur Constituency and Keezhadi. To improve facilities to the existing agro oil, coir based industries and automotive spare parts based industries at Thiruppathur and Singampuneri by providing favourable situation to them. To reconstruct the old airport at Karaikudi and bring it back to service. [25] To construct a new Government Nursing College at Poovanthi and also to add more Facilities in Sivagangai Medical College Hospital. [26] To construct New Government Veterinary College at Kundrakudi and also to construct new IRT Polytechnic College at Manamadurai and also to provide a favourable situation to the people who are relaying in Manufacturing Utensils in Karaikudi region. [27] To get more water facility from Vaigai Dam to Sivagangai District areas in order to increase the cultivation. Steps should be taken to provide stoppage for all trains at District Headquarters Railway Station Sivaganga (which includes 20973 and 20974 - Ajmeer Rameswaram Humsafar Express, 22535 - Rameswaram Banaras Express, 06036 and 06035 - Ernakulam Velankanni Express, 07355 and 07356 - Hubli Rameswaram Express, 22613 and 22614 - Shraddha Sethu Express, 20683 and 20684 Tambaram Sengottai Tambaram Triweekly super fast express etc.) Since all of these trains are skipping sivaganga which caused huge inconvenience to many people of Sivaganga District.
Also, the surveys taken by Railway boards are being shelved. New railway routes between Madurai-Melur-Tirupattur-Karaikudi, Dindigul-Natham-Tirupattur-Karaikudi were requested since decades and are shelved, waiting for approvals since long time. New east coast rail route between Karaikudi-Devakottai-Ramanathapuram-Tuticorin-Kanyakumari are being abandoned due to lack of finance. [28]
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