Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2014

Sivaganga

Parliamentary constituency 31 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2014

[01]Result · 2014

#31 · GEN

Poll date24 Apr 2014

Contestants27Candidate lines

Electors14,12,373

Votes polled10,27,036

Turnout72.7%

NOTA8,0420.6% of votes

WinnerSenthilnathan PrAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,75,99346.3% of votes

MARGIN2,29,385 votes · 22.3 pp4,75,993 − 2,46,608

Runner-upDhurai Raaj Subha Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,46,60824.0% of votes

AIADMK 65.9% of top-two votesDMK 34.1%

All candidates 27

01 Senthilnathan PrAIADMK4,75,993 46.3%
02 Dhurai Raaj SubhaDMK2,46,608 24.0%
03 Raja HBJP1,33,763 13.0%
04 Karti P ChidambaramINC1,04,678 10.2%
05 Krishnan SCPI20,473 2.0%
06 Rajasekar.S @ S.R.ThevarDFB4,029 0.4%
07 Rakkamuthu VBSP3,056 0.3%
08 Velladhurai AETMK3,023 0.3%
09 Arimazham Thiyagi Subramanian Muthuraja MIND3,021 0.3%
10 Nelson AIND2,987 0.3%
11 Balu STNMC2,196 0.2%
12 Thamilarima SAAP2,131 0.2%
13 Saravanan MIND2,100 0.2%
14 Selvaraj AIND2,050 0.2%
15 Palani SIND1,699 0.2%
16 Kalaimani KMMK1,438 0.1%
17 Raja AIND1,337 0.1%
18 Gunasekaran PIND1,269 0.1%
19 Sivagnanam AlIND1,007 0.1%
20 Balakrishnan PIND949 0.1%
21 Karthikarajan TIND873 0.1%
22 Periyakaruppan SIND837 0.1%
23 Natchiappan SpIND794 0.1%
24 Lenin MIND741 0.1%
25 Murugan PIND736 0.1%
26 Radhakrishnan AIND641 0.1%
27 Megaraj MallarIND565 0.1%

Turnout 72.7%

Male 7.04 lakh49.9% Female 7.08 lakh50.1%

Share of 14,12,373 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,005
NOTAcounted within the total8,042 · 0.6%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 201475.5%
ReconciliationΣ 27 candidates = 10,18,994Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
19.5 pp
Karti P ChidambaramIndian National Congress
2019
30.6 pp
Karti P ChidambaramIndian National Congress
2014
22.3 pp
Senthilnathan PrAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
0.4 pp
Chidambaram PIndian National Congress
2004
16.9 pp
Palanimanickam. S. S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999
5.0 pp
Palanimanickam.S.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
7.5 pp
Palanimanickam, S.S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
28.6 pp
Palanimanickam S.SDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
25.1 pp
Thulasiah Vandayar K.Indian National Congress
1989
14.5 pp
Singravadivel, SIndian National Congress
1984
15.5 pp
SingaravadivelIndian National Congress
1980
8.7 pp
Singaravadivel S.Indian National Congress
1977
19.9 pp
Somasundaram S.D.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
2.9 pp
V. SambasivamIndian National Congress
1962
3.3 pp
C. R. PattabiramanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 30.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 70.4% of votes; the other 25 candidates 28.9% between them.
(4,75,993 + 2,46,608) ÷ 10,27,036 = 70.4% · 2,96,393 ÷ 10,27,036 = 28.9%
Turnout of 72.7% was 2.8 pp below the state's median seat (75.5%).
72.7 − 75.5 = −2.8
The margin widened from 0.4 pp in 2009 to 22.3 pp.
22.3 − 0.4 = +21.9 pp
The seat changed hands: INC in 2009, AIADMK in 2014.
2009 INC · 2014 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 27 candidate lines10,18,994
NOTAcounted within the total8,042
Published totalVotes polled10,27,036
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2014 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates27 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2014 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database