Sirkazhi

Demographic profile

There were a total of 239469 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Sirkazhi Assembly constituency, of whom 118809 were male, 120647 female and 13 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 252510 registered voters, of whom 124197 were male, 128301 female and 12 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 231675 registered voters, of whom 114592 were male, 117079 were female and 4 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 194824 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 98357 were male, 96467 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 111 in 2021, 59 in 2016, and 80 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1015, in 2021 it was 1033, 1022 in 2016, and 981 in 2011.

Poll dates

Sirkazhi Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Sirkazhi Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Nagapattinam district in the Kaveri Delta region of Tamil Nadu: Sirkazhi Taluk (Part) (Except 3 villages I.e. Keezhaiyur, Mezhaiyur and Vanagiri).

This constituency covers an approximate area of 440 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sirkazhi is: 11°15'27.0"N 79°45'27.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 74.91%, while it was 76.71% in 2016, and 78.9% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Panneerselvam of DMK won in this constituency beating P V Bharathi of AIADMK by a margin of 12148 votes which was 6.38% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Bharathi.P.V of AIADMK was the winner in this seat beating Killai Ravindran.S of DMK by a margin of 9003 votes which was 5.07% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sakthi . M of AIADMK won this seat defeating Durairajan .P of VCK by a margin of 27379 votes which was 17.83% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Panneerselvam of DMK had a vote share of 49.41% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Bharathi.P.V of AIADMK got a vote share of 43.05% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Sakthi . M of AIADMK got a vote share of 54.62% in Sirkazhi.