Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Sivaganga

Chidambaram, P. (TMC(M)) won by 59,141 votes (10.0%).

Electors
10,76,206
Votes polled
6,18,259
Valid votes
Turnout
57.4%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 10.0% (median 7.6%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1998 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 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Chidambaram, P.WinnerTMC(M)3,03,85451.2%
2Kalimuthu, K.ADMK2,44,71341.2%
3Gowrishankaran, M.INC34,1145.7%
4Santhi Udayappan, Thirumathi.PT6,8471.2%
5Nallasamy, E.RJD3,8390.6%
6Gunasekaran, P.IND3890.1%
7Annadurai, G.IND2800.0%

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