Lok Sabha Constituency

Sivaganga

Constituency No. 31· Tamil NaduGeneral

Sivaganga is Lok Sabha constituency No. 31 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers parts of the districts of Pudukkottai, Sivaganga. The seat is made up of 9 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 16,12,400 electors, of whom 64.03% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
31
Category
General
Assembly Segments
9
Districts Covered
Pudukkottai, Sivaganga
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Karti P. Chidambaram

Karti P. Chidambaram

Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament · Sivaganga (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
4,27,677
Votes
41.43%
Vote share
2,05,664
Victory margin

Ahead of A. Xavierdas (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) on 2,22,013 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
31
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Pudukkottai, Sivaganga
Assembly segments
9
Total electors
16,12,400
Male electors
7,91,200
Female electors
8,21,110
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,650
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Karti P. Chidambaram
Karti P. Chidambaram
Indian National Congress
4,27,677
Votes
41.43%
Vote Share
2,05,664
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Karti P. ChidambaramINC4,27,677 · 41.43%
  2. 2.A. XavierdasAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,22,013 · 21.5%
  3. 3.Devanathan YadavBJP1,95,788 · 18.96%
  4. 4.EzhilarasiNaan Tamilar Katchi1,21,000 · 11.72%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Karti P. Chidambaram
Karti P. Chidambaram
Indian National Congress
5,27,228
Votes
52.2%
Vote Share
3,32,244
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Karti P. ChidambaramINC5,27,228 · 52.2%
  2. 2.H. RajaBJP1,94,984 · 19.29%
  3. 3.V. SenthilnathanAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam89,382 · 8.84%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
PS
P. R. Senthilnathan
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
4,75,993
Votes
46.33%
Vote Share
2,29,385
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.P. R. SenthilnathanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,75,993 · 46.33%
  2. 2.Suba DurairajDMK2,46,608 · 24.01%
  3. 3.H. RajaBJP1,33,763 · 13.02%
  4. 4.Karti P. ChidambaramINC1,04,678 · 10.19%

Assembly Segments in Sivaganga

(9)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Gandharvakkottai

    AC No. 178 · Pudukkottai
    MC
    M. Chinnadurai
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA

  • Pudukkottai

    AC No. 179 · Pudukkottai
    VM
    V. Muthuraja
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Thirumayam
    AC No. 180 · Pudukkottai
    SR
    S. Regupathy
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Alangudi
    AC No. 181 · Pudukkottai
    SM
    S. Meyyanathan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Aranthangi

    AC No. 182 · Pudukkottai
    TR
    T. Ramachandran
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Karaikudi
    AC No. 184 · Sivaganga
    SM
    S. Mangudi
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Tiruppattur
    AC No. 185 · Sivaganga
    KP
    K. R. Periakaruppan
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Sivaganga
    AC No. 186 · Sivaganga
    PS
    P. R. Senthilnathan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Manamadurai
    AC No. 187 · Sivaganga
    Scheduled Caste
    AT
    A. Tamilarasi
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
16.12 Lakh
Total Electors
7.91 Lakh
Male Electors
8.21 Lakh
Female Electors
1,650
Polling Stations
10.32 Lakh
Votes Polled
64.03%
Turnout
Voter turnout64.03%
EVM votes 10,28,000Postal votes 4,400

About Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
31
Category
General
Districts covered
Pudukkottai, Sivaganga
Assembly segments
9
Sitting member
Karti P. Chidambaram
Party
Indian National Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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