Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga

Chidambaram P. (TMC(M)) won by 2,47,302 votes (38.3%).

Electors
10,57,381
Votes polled
6,74,687
Valid votes
Turnout
63.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 38.3% (median 9.4%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
19.7%(-11.2%)
Turnout
64.5%(-6.4%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
62.2%

Winning margin over time · Sivaganga

1971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202444%

Candidates

Candidates · Sivaganga 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chidambaram P.WinnerTMC(M)4,18,77464.8%
2Gowrishankaran M.INC1,71,47226.5%
3Ganesan. AMDMK41,1646.4%
4Pattabiramasamy P.BJP6,7391.0%
5Jesu A.IND3,1150.5%
6Lakshumikumar M.K.IND1,5140.2%
7Muthusamy Bharathi N.IND1,4560.2%
8Arul Doss PIND1,2540.2%
9Lourdusamy A.M.IND8910.1%

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