Sivaganga Assembly constituency

Sivagangai is a state assembly constituency in Sivagangai district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

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Sivaganga Assembly constituency

Sivagangai is a state assembly constituency in Sivagangai district in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

The current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of the constituency is P. R. Senthilnathan from the AIADMK Party.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>D. Subramaniya Rajkumar</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>S. Sethuraman</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Tamil Nadu

From the 1977 elections, the assembly seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) twice during the 1989 and 1996 elections; the Communist Party of India once during the 2006 elections; Indian National Congress three times during the 1977, 1980 and 1984 elections and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) three times during the 1991, 2001 and 2011 elections.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>partys</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>S. Sethuraman</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>O. Subramanian</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (I)</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>B. Manoharan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>K. R. Muruganandam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Pasumpon Kirittinan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>V. Chandran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>G. Baskaran</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>P. R. Senthilnathan</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>SPA</td><td>Karunas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK+</td><td>P. R. Senthilnathan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Indhuja Ramesh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>Kulandhai Rani Nachiar</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>276,156</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. R. Senthilnathan</td><td>82,153</td><td>40.66%</td><td>−2.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td>70,900</td><td>35.09%</td><td>+27.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Mallika</td><td>22,500</td><td>11.14%</td><td>+9.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>K. Anbarasan</td><td>19,824</td><td>9.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>C. Joseph</td><td>2,105</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Viswanathan</td><td>1,332</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,270</td><td>0.63%</td><td>−0.18</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,253</td><td>5.57%</td><td>2.06%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>202,044</td><td>67.09%</td><td>−2.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>394</td><td>0.20%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>301,163</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-2.49%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Baskaran</td><td>81,697</td><td>43.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Sathianathan @ Meppal M. Sakthi</td><td>75,061</td><td>39.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td>15,114</td><td>7.98%</td><td>−39.83</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)</td><td>G. M. Srithar Vandaiyar</td><td>5,214</td><td>2.75%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Kottaikumar Rama</td><td>3,118</td><td>1.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ETMK</td><td>T. Vellaikkannu</td><td>1,809</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,530</td><td>0.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>N. Rajasekaran</td><td>1,284</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GOKMK</td><td>M. Kaleeswaran</td><td>981</td><td>0.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,636</td><td>3.50%</td><td>0.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>189,342</td><td>69.29%</td><td>−4.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>273,251</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from CPI</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.67%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td>75,176</td><td>47.82%</td><td>+13.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. Rajasekaran</td><td>70,794</td><td>45.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. M. Rajendran</td><td>2,957</td><td>1.88%</td><td>+0.44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>C. Kulanthaisamy</td><td>2,484</td><td>1.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Gandhi</td><td>1,815</td><td>1.15%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JMM</td><td>Kaleeswaran @ M. Kalaiyappan</td><td>1,725</td><td>1.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Subramanian</td><td>1,636</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,382</td><td>2.79%</td><td>−2.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>157,216</td><td>73.46%</td><td>10.65%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>214,027</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>13.68%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Gunasekaran</td><td>39,488</td><td>34.14%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>S. Sevanthiappan</td><td>33,375</td><td>28.85%</td><td>+25.89</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Rajasekaran</td><td>30,740</td><td>26.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>C. R. Balu</td><td>6,114</td><td>5.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dhanalakshmi</td><td>1,730</td><td>1.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>S. R. Swaminaathan</td><td>1,667</td><td>1.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Selvam</td><td>792</td><td>0.68%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Sundarapandian</td><td>657</td><td>0.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,113</td><td>5.28%</td><td>1.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,675</td><td>62.81%</td><td>5.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>184,172</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-14.54%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>V. Chandran</td><td>51,708</td><td>48.68%</td><td>+19.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Pasumpon Tha. Krishnan</td><td>47,435</td><td>44.65%</td><td>−15.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>N. Jeyaraman</td><td>3,149</td><td>2.96%</td><td>−3.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>J. K. Joseph</td><td>2,430</td><td>2.29%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Naina Mohammed</td><td>670</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,273</td><td>4.02%</td><td>−27.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,230</td><td>57.80%</td><td>−5.72%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>183,912</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.97%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>Pasumpon Tha. Krishnan</td><td>64,438</td><td>60.65%</td><td>+35.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Muruganandam</td><td>31,437</td><td>29.59%</td><td>−43.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>Krishnan Peri</td><td>7,327</td><td>6.90%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Chockalingam</td><td>1,533</td><td>1.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sadumangalaswamy @ Anbumalaikannan</td><td>696</td><td>0.66%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>33,001</td><td>31.06%</td><td>−16.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>106,254</td><td>63.52%</td><td>−0.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>175,572</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-12.04%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Muruganandam</td><td>69,506</td><td>72.69%</td><td>+51.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>B. Manoharan</td><td>23,635</td><td>24.72%</td><td>−9.27</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Manoharan</td><td>993</td><td>1.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Sathiah</td><td>735</td><td>0.77%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>45,871</td><td>47.97%</td><td>46.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,621</td><td>63.59%</td><td>−7.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>157,969</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>38.70%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1989

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>B. Manoharan</td><td>33,982</td><td>33.98%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan</td><td>32,214</td><td>32.22%</td><td>−23.7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Thiagarajan</td><td>21,033</td><td>21.03%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. Anbalagan</td><td>9,888</td><td>9.89%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Kottaiyan</td><td>1,458</td><td>1.46%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,768</td><td>1.77%</td><td>−25.20%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>99,992</td><td>70.77%</td><td>−3.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>143,895</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-21.93%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1984

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>O. Subramanian</td><td>49,407</td><td>55.92%</td><td>−1.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>V. R. Ayyadurai</td><td>25,582</td><td>28.95%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. P. Ulganathan</td><td>10,183</td><td>11.52%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. R. Muruganandam</td><td>2,768</td><td>3.13%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,825</td><td>26.96%</td><td>11.19%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>88,358</td><td>74.19%</td><td>11.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>126,030</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-1.02%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1980

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>O. Subramanian</td><td>41,327</td><td>56.94%</td><td>+26.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Natarajasamy</td><td>29,875</td><td>41.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthusamy Bharathi</td><td>847</td><td>1.17%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Kalla Kontan</td><td>530</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,452</td><td>15.78%</td><td>12.62%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>72,579</td><td>62.87%</td><td>−3.02%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>116,688</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>26.35%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1977

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>O. Subramanian</td><td>23,495</td><td>30.59%</td><td>−4.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. R. Muruganandam</td><td>21,066</td><td>27.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Shanmugam</td><td>12,299</td><td>16.01%</td><td>−44.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Aathinamilaki</td><td>8,135</td><td>10.59%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>Sk. Ar. Sm. Ramanathan Chettiar</td><td>6,988</td><td>9.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Velayuthan Chettiar</td><td>3,453</td><td>4.50%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. S. Gurusamy</td><td>1,369</td><td>1.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,429</td><td>3.16%</td><td>−21.96%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>76,805</td><td>65.89%</td><td>−5.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>118,391</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-29.60%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1971

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Sethuraman</td><td>42,320</td><td>60.19%</td><td>+0.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>O. Subramanian</td><td>24,654</td><td>35.06%</td><td>−5.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dl Nagasundaram</td><td>2,685</td><td>3.82%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthulakshmi</td><td>651</td><td>0.93%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,666</td><td>25.13%</td><td>6.69%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,310</td><td>71.75%</td><td>−7.97%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>101,660</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>0.97%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1967

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>S. Sethuraman</td><td>41,604</td><td>59.22%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td>28,654</td><td>40.78%</td><td>−13.15</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,950</td><td>18.43%</td><td>6.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,258</td><td>79.71%</td><td>10.60%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>90,931</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.29%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1962

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td>43,410</td><td>53.93%</td><td>+33.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SWA</td><td>Kalailingam</td><td>34,159</td><td>42.44%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Palanichamy</td><td>1,958</td><td>2.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Muthuramalingam</td><td>965</td><td>1.20%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,251</td><td>11.49%</td><td>−29.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,492</td><td>69.11%</td><td>10.94%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>120,470</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>-7.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1957

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Subramaniarajkumar</td><td>35,237</td><td>61.40%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td>11,747</td><td>20.47%</td><td>−30.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Veerappan</td><td>3,334</td><td>5.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Manuveludayar</td><td>2,648</td><td>4.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Nithyasamathanam</td><td>2,455</td><td>4.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>S. Narayanan</td><td>1,971</td><td>3.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>23,490</td><td>40.93%</td><td>13.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>57,392</td><td>58.17%</td><td>1.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>98,666</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.84%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1952

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. V. Swaminathan</td><td>21,502</td><td>50.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>Velayudam Chettiar</td><td>9,723</td><td>22.86%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Seshadri</td><td>5,649</td><td>13.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>Raju Pillai</td><td>3,643</td><td>8.57%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Manickam Servai</td><td>2,014</td><td>4.74%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,779</td><td>27.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>42,531</td><td>56.73%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>74,969</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>