The Sivaganga constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 75.62% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating P.R. Senthilnathan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 15081 votes.The Sivaganga Assembly constituency falls under the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate A. Karti P Chidambaram won the Sivaganga Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 205664 votes, defeating Xaiver Dass of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Sivaganga Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
73,737
Lead:
15,081
|
34.45% |
| P.r. Senthilnathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,656 | 27.40% |
| Karunaas S | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 57,300 | 26.77% |
| Indhuja Ramesh | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 19,021 | 8.89% |
| Muruganantham Guru | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 1,186 | 0.55% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,053 | 0.49% |
| Marimuthu K | Bahujan Samaj Party | 447 | 0.21% |
| Karthik M | Independent | 369 | 0.17% |
| Rajamanickam M | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 319 | 0.15% |
| Paulsamy | Independent | 282 | 0.13% |
| Prabakaran S.t | Independent | 282 | 0.13% |
| Nagaprabu | Independent | 264 | 0.12% |
| Rajesh X | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 263 | 0.12% |
| Rajkumar C | Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 223 | 0.10% |
| Kaleeswaran M | Independent | 210 | 0.10% |
| Ramesh K | Independent | 195 | 0.09% |
| Santhanam | Independent | 161 | 0.08% |
| Irudayaraj V | Independent | 99 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Senthilnathan
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
82,153
Lead:
11,253
|
40.66% |
| Gunasekaran | Communist Party of India | 70,900 | 35.09% |
| Malliga | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 22,500 | 11.14% |
| K.anbarasan | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 19,824 | 9.81% |
| Nesam Joseph | AISMK | 2,105 | 1.04% |
| P. Viswanathan | Independent | 1,332 | 0.66% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,270 | 0.63% |
| N. Pandimuthu | My India Party | 373 | 0.18% |
| Dr. A. Parthasarathy | Independent | 345 | 0.17% |
| Vimalraj | Independent | 309 | 0.15% |
| Vadivel. C | Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi | 241 | 0.12% |
| M. Ravi | Independent | 175 | 0.09% |
| R. Gunasekaran | Independent | 155 | 0.08% |
| M. Thirukumaran | Independent | 127 | 0.06% |
| K. Kalaiselvam | Independent | 123 | 0.06% |
| C. Kaningprabhu | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Baskaran.g
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
81,697
Lead:
6,636
|
43.50% |
| Sathianathan.m @ Meppal M.sakthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 75,061 | 39.97% |
| Gunasekaran.s | Communist Party of India | 15,114 | 8.05% |
| Srithar Vandaiyar. G. M. | All India Forward Bloc | 5,214 | 2.78% |
| Kottaikumar. Rama | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,118 | 1.66% |
| Vellaikkannu.t | Ezhuchi Tamilargal Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,809 | 0.96% |
| Others | Others | 1,530 | 0.81% |
| Rajasekaran.n | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,284 | 0.68% |
| Kaleeswaran.m | Gokula Makkal Katchi | 981 | 0.52% |
| Kulandaisamy.c | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 849 | 0.45% |
| Suresh Kumar. B | Independent | 702 | 0.37% |
| Murugan. P | Independent | 596 | 0.32% |
| Balakrishnan. P | Independent | 522 | 0.28% |
| Andiappan. L | Independent | 262 | 0.14% |
| Saravana Ramakrishnan. M | Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi | 243 | 0.13% |
| Anu Jeyanthi.f | Independent | 211 | 0.11% |
| Selvaraj.v | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 149 | 0.08% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gunasekaran.s
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
75,176
Lead:
4,382
|
47.82% |
| Rajasekaran.v | Indian National Congress | 70,794 | 45.03% |
| Rajendran.p.m | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,957 | 1.88% |
| Kulanthaisamy.c | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 2,484 | 1.58% |
| Gandhi.r | Independent | 1,815 | 1.15% |
| [email protected]., | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,725 | 1.10% |
| Subramanian.p | Independent | 1,636 | 1.04% |
| Rajkumar.j | Bahujan Samaj Party | 629 | 0.40% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gunasekaran S
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
39,488
Lead:
6,113
|
34% |
| Sevanthiappan.s | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 33,375 | 29% |
| Rajasekaran V | Independent | 30,740 | 27% |
| Balu Cr | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,114 | 5% |
| Dhanalakshmi | Independent | 1,730 | 1% |
| Swaminaathan.s.r | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,667 | 1% |
| Selvam.m | Independent | 792 | 1% |
| Sundarapandian M | Independent | 657 | 1% |
| Selvaraj.m | Bahujan Samaj Party | 561 | 0% |
| Rajadurai P R | All India Forward Bloc | 551 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chandran.v
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
51,708
Lead:
4,273
|
49% |
| Kiruttinan Pasumpon Tha | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,435 | 45% |
| Jeyaraman.n. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,149 | 3% |
| Joseph.j.k. | Independent | 2,430 | 2% |
| Naina Mohammed.m | Independent | 670 | 1% |
| Irudayaraj.m | Janata Dal (secular) | 489 | 0% |
| Nagarajan.s | Independent | 349 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kiruttinan Pasumpon, Tha.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,438
Lead:
33,001
|
58% |
| K.r. Muruganandam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,437 | 28% |
| Krishnan Peri | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,327 | 7% |
| Chockalingam, N. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,533 | 1% |
| Sadumangalaswamy @ Anbumalaikannan | Independent | 696 | 1% |
| Dhavamani, M. | Independent | 275 | 0% |
| Muthusamy Bharathi | Independent | 215 | 0% |
| Palaniyandi, K. | Independent | 202 | 0% |
| Saroja | Independent | 131 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. R. Muruganandam
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
69,506
Lead:
45,871
|
69% |
| B. Manoharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 23,635 | 24% |
| M. Manoharan | Independent | 993 | 1% |
| A. Sathiah | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 735 | 1% |
| A. Muthuraman | Independent | 212 | 0% |
| A. Gubandiran | Independent | 189 | 0% |
| A. T. Senbagalingam | Independent | 137 | 0% |
| M. Krishnan | Tamilar Desiya Iyyakkam | 116 | 0% |
| B. Sivaprakasam Alias Sibian | Independent | 98 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Manoharan, B.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
33,982
Lead:
1,768
|
33% |
| Sudarsana Natchiappan E.m. | Indian National Congress | 32,214 | 32% |
| Thiagarajan, P. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 21,033 | 21% |
| Anbalagan, P. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(janaki Ramachandran) | 9,888 | 10% |
| Kottaiyan A. | Independent | 1,458 | 1% |
| Narayanan, C. | Independent | 444 | 0% |
| Lakshumi Kumar M.k. | Independent | 432 | 0% |
| Venkatagiri, J. | Independent | 358 | 0% |
| Sundaram, M. | Independent | 109 | 0% |
| Kaliappa Pillai K. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subramanian, O.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
49,407
Lead:
23,825
|
53% |
| Ayyadurai, V.r. | Communist Party Of India | 25,582 | 27% |
| Ulganathan, S.p. | Independent | 10,183 | 11% |
| Muruganandam, K.r. | Independent | 2,768 | 3% |
| Arashu, M.a.t. | Independent | 418 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Subramanian, O.
Winner
|
Indian National Congress (i) |
41,327
Lead:
11,452
|
56% |
| Natarajasamy, N. | Independent | 29,875 | 41% |
| Muthusamy Bharathi | Independent | 847 | 1% |
| Kalla Kontan, V. | Independent | 530 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
O. Subramanian
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
23,495
Lead:
2,429
|
30% |
| K.r. Muruganandam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 21,066 | 27% |
| A. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 12,299 | 16% |
| P. Aathinamilaki | Independent | 8,135 | 10% |
| Sk Ar.sm. Ramanathan Chettiar | Janta Party | 6,988 | 9% |
| V. Velayuthan Chettiar | Independent | 3,453 | 4% |
| V.s. Gurusamy | Independent | 1,369 | 2% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kulandhai Rani Nachiar | TVK | 73,737 | 15,081 | 34.45% |
| 2021 | Senthilnathan | AIADMK | 82,153 | 11,253 | 40.66% |
| 2016 | Baskaran.g | AIADMK | 81,697 | 6,636 | 43.50% |
| 2011 | Gunasekaran.s | CPI | 75,176 | 4,382 | 47.82% |
| 2006 | Gunasekaran S | CPI | 39,488 | 6,113 | 34% |
| 2001 | Chandran.v | AIADMK | 51,708 | 4,273 | 49% |
| 1996 | Kiruttinan Pasumpon, Tha. | DMK | 64,438 | 33,001 | 58% |
| 1991 | K. R. Muruganandam | AIADMK | 69,506 | 45,871 | 69% |
| 1989 | Manoharan, B. | DMK | 33,982 | 1,768 | 33% |
| 1984 | Subramanian, O. | INC | 49,407 | 23,825 | 53% |
| 1980 | Subramanian, O. | INC(I) | 41,327 | 11,452 | 56% |
| 1977 | O. Subramanian | INC | 23,495 | 2,429 | 30% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kulandhai Rani Nachiar | TVK |
73,737
(Lead:
15,081)
|
34.45% |
| P.r. Senthilnathan | AIADMK | 58,656 | 27.40% | |
| 2021 | Senthilnathan | AIADMK |
82,153
(Lead:
11,253)
|
40.66% |
| Gunasekaran | CPI | 70,900 | 35.09% | |
| 2016 | Baskaran.g | AIADMK |
81,697
(Lead:
6,636)
|
43.50% |
| Sathianathan.m @ Meppal M.sakthi | DMK | 75,061 | 39.97% | |
| 2011 | Gunasekaran.s | CPI |
75,176
(Lead:
4,382)
|
47.82% |
| Rajasekaran.v | INC | 70,794 | 45.03% | |
| 2006 | Gunasekaran S | CPI |
39,488
(Lead:
6,113)
|
34% |
| Sevanthiappan.s | MDMK | 33,375 | 29% | |
| 2001 | Chandran.v | AIADMK |
51,708
(Lead:
4,273)
|
49% |
| Kiruttinan Pasumpon Tha | DMK | 47,435 | 45% | |
| 1996 | Kiruttinan Pasumpon, Tha. | DMK |
64,438
(Lead:
33,001)
|
58% |
| K.r. Muruganandam | AIADMK | 31,437 | 28% | |
| 1991 | K. R. Muruganandam | AIADMK |
69,506
(Lead:
45,871)
|
69% |
| B. Manoharan | DMK | 23,635 | 24% | |
| 1989 | Manoharan, B. | DMK |
33,982
(Lead:
1,768)
|
33% |
| Sudarsana Natchiappan E.m. | INC | 32,214 | 32% | |
| 1984 | Subramanian, O. | INC |
49,407
(Lead:
23,825)
|
53% |
| Ayyadurai, V.r. | CPI | 25,582 | 27% | |
| 1980 | Subramanian, O. | INC(I) |
41,327
(Lead:
11,452)
|
56% |
| Natarajasamy, N. | IND | 29,875 | 41% | |
| 1977 | O. Subramanian | INC |
23,495
(Lead:
2,429)
|
30% |
| K.r. Muruganandam | AIADMK | 21,066 | 27% |
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Kulandhai Rani Nachiar of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Sivaganga Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating P.r. Senthilnathan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 15081 votes.
The strike rate in the Sivaganga constituency is 57% AIADMK and 43% INC, with AIADMK won 4 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar (TVK) received 34.45% vote share.
P.r. Senthilnathan (AIADMK) received 27.40% vote share.
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar (TVK) won the 2026 election with 73737 votes, leading by 15081 votes and securing a 34.45% vote share.
The Sivaganga Assembly constituency falls under the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency of Sivaganga district.
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar (TVK) won the Sivaganga Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 15081 votes over P.r. Senthilnathan (AIADMK).
The Sivaganga Assembly constituency is part of the Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Thirumayam, Alangudi, Karaikudi, Tiruppattur, Manamadurai(sc).
The top candidates in the Sivaganga Assembly Election 2026 were:
Kulandhai Rani Nachiar (TVK)
P.r. Senthilnathan (AIADMK)
Karunaas S (DMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Kulandhai Rani Nachiar (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Sivaganga Assembly Election 2026 was 75.62%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.