Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)

Sivaganga constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1967-present
Current MP	P. Chidambaram
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected Year	2009 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,092,438
Most Successful Party	Indian National Congress (7 times)
Assembly Constituencies	181. Mannargudi 182. Alangudi 184. Karaikudi 185. Tiruppattur 186. Sivaganga 187. Manamadurai (SC)

Sivaganga is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. P. Chidambaram, the Finance Minister of India, represents this constituency.

Assembly segments

Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly segments post delimitation effective from fifteenth loksabha

1. Thirumayam
2. Tiruppattur
3. Karaikudi
4. Alangudi
5. Manamadurai
6. Sivaganga

Members of the Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of M.P.	Party Affiliation
Fourth	1967-71	Kiruttinan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifth	1971-77	Kiruttinan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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	Indian National Congress
Ninth	1989-91	P. Chidambaram	Indian National Congress
Tenth	1991-96	P. Chidambaram	Indian National Congress
Elewenth	1996-98	P. Chidambaram	Tamil Maanila Congress
Twelfth	1998-99	P. Chidambaram	Tamil Maanila Congress
Thirteenth	1999-04	E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan	Indian National Congress
Fourteenth	2004-2009	P. Chidambaram	Indian National Congress
Fifteenth	2009-Incumbent	P. Chidambaram	Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election, 2004: Sivaganga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Congress	P. Chidambaram	400,393	60.00	+20.57
	AIADMK	Karuppiah. S P	237,668	34.60	n/a
	Independent	Subramanian Mutharaiyar. M Arimalam	9,709	1.46	n/a
Majority			162,725	24.39	+20.57
Turnout			703,669	62.35	+0.80
	Congress hold		Swing	+20.57

References

• http://164.100.24.209/newls/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=13

See also

• Sivaganga
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha