Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency
Sivakasi was a Lok Sabha constituency in India which existed until the 2004 Lok sabha elections. It was converted into Virudhunagar constituency after delimitation in 2008.
Assembly segments
Sivakasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
- Sattur (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
- Virudhunagar (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
- Sivakasi (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
- Rajapalayam (moved to Tenkasi constituency)
- Srivilliputhur (moved to Tenkasi constituency)
- Kovilpatti (moved to Thoothukudi constituency)
Members of the Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | P. Ramamoorthy | SWA | P. A. Nadar | INC |
1971 | V. Jeyalakshmi | INC | R. Gopalakrishnan | SWA |
1977 | V. Jeyalakshmi | INC | G. Ramanujuam | NCO |
1980 | N. Soundararajan | AIADMK | V. Jayalakshmi | INC(I) |
1984 | N. Soundararajan | AIADMK | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
1989 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | V. Gopalsamy | DMK |
1991 | R. Kanga Govindarajulu | AIADMK | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
1996 | V. Alagirisamy | CPI | Sanjay Ramasamy | AIADMK |
1998 | Vaiko | MDMK | V. Alagirisamy | CPI |
1999 | Vaiko | MDMK | V. Ramaswami | AIADMK |
2004 | A. Ravichandran | MDMK | P. Kannan | AIADMK |
Election results
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MDMK | A. Ravichandran | 469,072 | 56.44 | +15.23 | |
AIADMK | Kannan. P | 304,555 | 36.64 | +4.89 | |
JD(U) | Dheepa Valentina | 27,130 | 3.26 | n/a | |
Independent | Venkatesan. K | 10,156 | 1.22 | n/a | |
Majority | 164,517 | 19.79 | +10.34 | ||
Turnout | 831,167 | 63.27 | +0.41 | ||
MDMK hold | Swing | +15.23 |
General Election 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
MDMK | Vaiko | 325,829 | 41.2% | |
AIADMK | V.Ramasamy | 251,048 | 31.7% | |
TMC(M) | A.Gunasekharan | 152,817 | 19.3% | |
IND | R.Thamaraikani | 36,977 | 4.7% | |
IND | A.Somasundaram | 4,660 | 0.6% | |
AIFB | A.C.Cheenasamy thevar | 4,330 | 0.5% | |
IND | V.Seenivasagan | 944 | 0.1% | |
IND | K.Subbukalai | 669 | 0.1% | |
IND | PID.Thiyagarajan alias Yogakannan | 500 | 0.1% | |
IND | P.Sahadevan | 454 | 0.1% | |
IND | I.Ramasamy | 378 | 0.0% | |
IND | V.Kannan | 234 | 0.0% | |
IND | K.Ganesan | 224 | 0.0% | |
IND | N.Gunasekharan | 163 | 0.0% | |
IND | M.Manmathan | 154 | 0.0% | |
IND | K.Muthupandian | 83 | 0.0% | |
Majority | 74,781 | 9.5% | ||
Turnout | 790,751 | 62.9% | ||
MDMK Hold |
General Election 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
MDMK | Vaiko | 387,694 | 49.6% | |
CPI | V.Alagirisamy | 252,771 | 32.3% | |
PT | S.Sathiyamoorthy | 106,726 | 13.7% | |
INC | K.Rajendran | 9,745 | 1.2% | |
IND | K.Mariappan | 1,922 | 0.2% | |
IND | C.Ponnusamy | 1,756 | 0.2% | |
IND | M.Manmathan | 1,021 | 0.1% | |
IND | Thiyagarajan alias Yogakannan | 793 | 0.1% | |
IND | M.Gurusamy | 639 | 0.1% | |
RJD | A.Rajasekhar | 627 | 0.1% | |
IND | S.V.Rengyananam | 583 | 0.1% | |
IND | V.Kannan | 369 | 0.0% | |
IND | R.P.Ramasamy | 271 | 0.0% | |
Majority | 134,923 | 17.3% | ||
Turnout | 781,757 | 65.0% | ||
MDMK gain from CPI |
General Election 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | V.Alagirisamy | 238,483 | 29.5% | |
AIADMK | Sanjay Ramasamy | 214,861 | 26.6% | |
MDMK | Vaiko | 204,339 | 25.3% | |
IND | S.Sathiyamoorthy | 39,427 | 4.9% | |
BJP | S.Mohan Rajalu | 18,941 | 2.3% | |
IND | R.Boosaperumal | 8,947 | 1.1% | |
PMK | P.Lakshmanan | 6,255 | 0.8% | |
Majority | 23,622 | 2.9% | ||
Turnout | 808,460 | 69.3% | ||
CPI gain from AIADMK |
General Election 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | R.Govidarajalu | 365,155 | 53.4% | |
CPI | A.Srinivasan | 202,065 | 29.6% | |
IND | R.Thamaraikani | 50,258 | 7.4% | |
IND | K.Muthu pillai | 18,217 | 2.7% | |
PMK | K.Ponnaiah | 11,208 | 1.6% | |
Jharkhand party | E.Chandran | 3,323 | 0.5% | |
IND | S.Ramachandran | 1,372 | 0.2% | |
IND | M.P.Jeyapal | 1,340 | 0.2% | |
IND | M.Manmathan | 1,271 | 0.2% | |
Tharasu makkal mandram | I.Kannan | 1,146 | 0.2% | |
Majority | 163,090 | 23.9% | ||
Turnout | 683,293 | 63.5% | ||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | K.Kalimuthu | 450,376 | 57.5% | |
DMK | Vaiko | 313,308 | 40.0% | |
PMK | J.S.Balaiah | 1,918 | 0.2% | |
JP | E.Chandran | 1,346 | 0.2% | |
IND | S.Pannerselvam | 920 | 0.1% | |
IND | S.Kanagavel | 651 | 0.1% | |
IND | M.Manmathan | 594 | 0.1% | |
Tharasu makkal mandram | P.Pasupon | 580 | 0.1% | |
IND | C.Pandi | 522 | 0.1% | |
IND | D.Periyasamy | 433 | 0.1% | |
Majority | 137,068 | 17.5% | ||
Turnout | 783,252 | 72.3% | ||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | N.Soundararajan | 323,786 | 51.6% | |
CPI | A.Sreenivasan | 257,308 | 41.0% | |
IND | K.Kaliappan | 12,498 | 2.0% | |
IND | K.Ramar | 4,921 | 0.8% | |
INC(J) | P.Subba Reddyiar | 4,521 | 0.7% | |
Majority | 66,478 | 10.6% | ||
Turnout | 627,315 | 74.9% | ||
AIADMK Hold |
General Election 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | N.Soundararajan | 234,654 | 45.3% | |
INC | V.Jayalakshmi | 228,042 | 44.1% | |
IND | R.M.Sreeram | 21,157 | 4.1% | |
IND | S.P.Raju | 12,422 | 2.4% | |
IND | G.A.Appan | 2,455 | 0.5% | |
IND | S.P.Shenbagamoorthy | 2,402 | 0.5% | |
INC(U) | R.Sooriyanarayanan | 1,856 | 0.4% | |
Majority | 6,612 | 1.3% | ||
Turnout | 517,475 | 68.4% | ||
AIADMK gain from INC |
General Election 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V.Jayalakshmi | 271,568 | 53.3% | |
NCO | G.Ramanujan | 156,720 | 30.8% | |
IND | S.P.Raju | 41,707 | 8.2% | |
IND | P.Muthu Ramanuja devar | 10,551 | 2.1% | |
IND | A.K.Kandasamy Pandian | 6,457 | 1.3% | |
IND | K.Kaliappanadar | 4,713 | 0.9% | |
IND | R.Subba Reddiar | 3,459 | 0.7% | |
IND | P.Selvaraj | 2,840 | 0.6% | |
Majority | 114,848 | 22.5% | ||
Turnout | 509,445 | 70.5% | ||
INC gain from DMK |
General Election 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V.Jayalakshmi | 235,491 | 56.7% | |
SWA | R.Gopalakrishnan | 149,829 | 36.0% | |
IND | S.P.Muthuramanuja Thevar | 5,233 | 1.3% | |
IND | P.S.Reddy | 4,126 | 1.0% | |
Majority | 85,662 | 20.6% | ||
Turnout | 394,679 | 68.8% | ||
DMK gain from SWA |
General Election 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
SWA | P.Ramamoorthy | 194,364 | 45.8% | |
INC | P.A.Nadar | 162,692 | 38.4% | |
CPI | S.Alagarsamy | 55,753 | 13.2% | |
Majority | 31,672 | 7.5% | ||
Turnout | 412,809 | 78.6% | ||
SWA Win (New Seat) |
See also
References
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
- ^ "General Election, 1991 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.