Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency ( ta, சிவகங்கை மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39

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) constituencies in

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in southern

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. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 31.

Assembly segments

Sivagangai Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following

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segments post

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effective from fifteenth loksabha Before 2009: 1.

Thirumayam Thirumayam is a place of historical importance located about 22 km from the town of Pudukkottai & 22 km from the town of Karaikudi. The noted Indian independence activist Sathyamurthy was born in Thirumayam in 1887. Etymology Thirumaya ...

2.Tirupathur 3.

Karaikudi Karaikudi is a Greater municipality in Sivaganga district, Sivagangai district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the 21st largest urban agglomeration of Tamil Nadu based on 2011 census data. It is part of t ...

4. Thiruvadanai 5.

ilayankudi Ilaiyangudi (or "Ilayangudi") is a town in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu state, India. It is the center of government for the surrounding tehsils. The town has a predominant Muslim population. Islam was introduced to Ilayangudi during the 15th ...

Sivagangai Sivaganga () is a city and headquarters of the Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sivaganga is a rani velunachiyar kingdom of Tamil Nadu. It is an important city in this district for official and commercial purposes. Its ni ...

History

From 1967, the Sivanganga parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress for nine times during 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2019 elections, ADMK twice during the 1977 and 2014 elections,

Tamil Maanila Congress The Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (; TMC(M)) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is founded by the former Member of Parliament of the Republic of India G. K. Moopanar on 29 March 1996 as a breakaway fac ...

twice during 1996 and 1998 elections, and Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam twice during the 1967 and 1971 elections. The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is Karti Chidambaram from the INC.

Members of the Parliament

Election results

General Election 2019

General Election 2014

General Election 2009

General Election 2004

General Election 1999

References

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

External links

Sivagangai lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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