Sivaganga

Demographic profile

There were a total of 276156 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Sivaganga Assembly constituency, of whom 135113 were male, 141039 female and 4 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 300634 registered voters, of whom 147789 were male, 152842 female and 3 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 273251 registered voters, of whom 135523 were male, 137728 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 214027 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 106484 were male, 107543 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 529 in 2021, 901 in 2016, and 842 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1044, in 2021 it was 1034, 1016 in 2016, and 1010 in 2011.

Poll dates

Sivaganga 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

Sivaganga Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Sivaganga district in the South region of Tamil Nadu: Sivaganga Taluk Karaikudi Taluk (Part) Kiranippatti, Koothalur, Varivayal, Sethuregunathapattinam, Pilar, Devapattu, Kallal, Sambanur, Aranmanaisiruvayal, Kurudampattu, Sannavanam, Veppankulam, Vilavadiendal, Alampattu, Keelapoongudi, Thiruthipatti, Panangudi, Ilandamangalam, Mummudichanpatti, Malaikandan and Vetriyur villages.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 1406 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sivaganga is: 9°52'01.6"N 78°33'07.9"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 66.29%, while it was 69.39% in 2016, and 73.58% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Pr Senthilnathan of AIADMK won in this constituency beating S Gunasekaran of CPI by a margin of 11253 votes which was 5.6% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Baskaran.G of AIADMK was the winner in this seat beating Sathianathan.M @ Meppal M.Sakthi of DMK by a margin of 6636 votes which was 3.5% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Gunasekaran.S of CPI won this seat defeating Rajasekaran.V of INC by a margin of 4382 votes which was 2.79% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Pr Senthilnathan of AIADMK had a vote share of 40.92% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Baskaran.G of AIADMK got a vote share of 43.15% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Gunasekaran.S of CPI got a vote share of 47.82% in Sivaganga.