Sivakasi is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Virudhunagar district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Indian National Congress. A.m.s.g.ashokan, from Indian National Congress defeated Laxmi Ganeshan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 17319 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Dayana enters the fray.
Sivakasi Assembly constituency is part of the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate B. Manickam Tagore won the Virudhunagar parliamentary seat by defeating Vijaya Prabhakaran of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam with a margin of 4379 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Sivakasi assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.m.s.g.ashokan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
78,947
Lead: 17,319
|
42.66% |
| Laxmi Ganeshan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 61,628 | 33.30% |
| Kanakapriya | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 20,865 | 11.28% |
| K.samikaalai | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 9,893 | 5.35% |
| Mukundhan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 6,090 | 3.29% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,727 | 0.93% |
| Lakshmanan.e | Independent | 1,430 | 0.77% |
| Kesavakumar.d | Independent | 442 | 0.24% |
| Ananthalakshmi | Bahujan Samaj Party | 438 | 0.24% |
| Kannan.k | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 426 | 0.23% |
| Balakrishnan.n | Independent | 414 | 0.22% |
| Dharmalingam.m | Independent | 330 | 0.18% |
| Karthik.n | Independent | 319 | 0.17% |
| Karuppasamy.s | Anaithu Makkal Puratchi Katchi | 316 | 0.17% |
| Vinothkumar.m | Independent | 245 | 0.13% |
| Thangaraj.s | Independent | 234 | 0.13% |
| Marimuthu.m | Independent | 221 | 0.12% |
| Kalyanasundari.m | My India Party | 191 | 0.10% |
| Ganesan.r | Independent | 152 | 0.08% |
| Anbalagan.p | Independent | 126 | 0.07% |
| Pandiarajan.s | Independent | 114 | 0.06% |
| Mgr Nambbi | All India MGR Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 107 | 0.06% |
| Mayilvaganan.g | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
| Ashokkumar.c | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| Jeevanantham.g | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 78 | 0.04% |
| Joysmary.t | Independent | 64 | 0.03% |
| Palanichamy.p | Bahujan Dravida Party | 61 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajenthrabhalaji K.t
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
76,734
Lead: 14,748
|
44.36% |
| Sreeraja C. | Indian National Congress | 61,986 | 35.83% |
| Sudhakaran R | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 17,379 | 10.05% |
| Parrathashaarathi A.g | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,189 | 3.58% |
| Babu T. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,245 | 1.88% |
| Others | Others | 2,704 | 1.56% |
| Thilagabama M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,350 | 0.78% |
| Thaneswaran S | Independent | 1,235 | 0.71% |
| Maharajan V | All India Forward Bloc | 981 | 0.57% |
| Ponraj S. | Independent | 599 | 0.35% |
| Uthirakumar M. | Makkal Manadu Katchi | 572 | 0.33% |
| Manmathan M. | Independent | 425 | 0.25% |
| Thangaraj S | Independent | 323 | 0.19% |
| Vairamuthu K.s. | Shivsena | 306 | 0.18% |
| Sathyaraj P. | Independent | 238 | 0.14% |
| Jeevanantham G. | Republican Party Of India | 195 | 0.11% |
| Ganesan R | Independent | 175 | 0.10% |
| Lingam S. | Independent | 168 | 0.10% |
| Srinivasan A. | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 137 | 0.08% |
| Rajamurugan K.h. | Independent | 132 | 0.08% |
| Thiyagaraja Alias Yoga Nadar P.i.d | Independent | 124 | 0.07% |
| Radhakrishnan V. | Independent | 114 | 0.07% |
| Selvam P | Independent | 106 | 0.06% |
| Saravanaraj T. | Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi | 104 | 0.06% |
| Muthuramalingam G | Independent | 94 | 0.05% |
| Madhavan P | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajenthra Bhalaji.k.t
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
86,678
Lead: 35,334
|
59.14% |
| Vanaraja .t | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 51,344 | 35.03% |
| Meera Devi.p | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,182 | 2.85% |
| Kamalavelselvan.p | Bahujan Samaj Party | 718 | 0.49% |
| Balasubramanian .p.k | Independent | 654 | 0.45% |
| Raja Sekar.r. | Independent | 575 | 0.39% |
| Madhavan .p | Independent | 482 | 0.33% |
| Arumugasamy. A | Independent | 377 | 0.26% |
| Gurunathan. P | Independent | 345 | 0.24% |
| Navaranga Raja .k | Independent | 316 | 0.22% |
| Raj Kumar .r. | Independent | 249 | 0.17% |
| Thiyagarajan Alias Yoga Nadar. P.i.d | Independent | 189 | 0.13% |
| Kanaga Raj.r | Independent | 131 | 0.09% |
| Kumar.s | Independent | 124 | 0.08% |
| Sekar.v | Independent | 109 | 0.07% |
| Selvaraj .r. | Independent | 100 | 0.07% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gnanadoss.r
Winner
|
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
79,992
Lead: 9,271
|
44% |
| Thangaraj.v | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,721 | 39% |
| Rajendran.v | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 12,657 | 7% |
| Manikandan.t | All India Forward Bloc | 8,329 | 5% |
| Rajendran.k. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,698 | 3% |
| Ragmathullah.j | Independent | 1,961 | 1% |
| Parathasarathy.g | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,476 | 1% |
| Murugesan.p | Independent | 840 | 0% |
| Arokyiaraj.v | Independent | 281 | 0% |
| Kanirajan.j | Independent | 269 | 0% |
| Thalaimalairaja.m | Independent | 257 | 0% |
| Kumaresan.r | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Thangamuniyandi.v | Independent | 177 | 0% |
| Subburaj.k | Independent | 161 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rajagopal A
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
65,954
Lead: 5,721
|
42% |
| Thangaraj V | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,233 | 39% |
| Ravichandran A | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 24,447 | 16% |
| Jeevanandham G | Independent | 1,593 | 1% |
| Lourduraj G | Puratchi Bharatham | 1,152 | 1% |
| Nallamuthu S | Independent | 716 | 0% |
| Velmurugan A | Independent | 583 | 0% |
| Thiyagarajan Alias Yoga Nadar P.i.d | Independent | 426 | 0% |
| Krishnasamy G | Independent | 263 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chokkar, R.
Winner
|
Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) |
61,322
Lead: 18,732
|
38% |
| N. Alagarsamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 42,590 | 26% |
| Gnanadoss, R. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 31,933 | 20% |
| Alagarsamy, V. | Independent | 4,867 | 3% |
| Balakrishnan, V. | Independent | 2,699 | 2% |
| Vinokara Vijaya Anand, S.p.a. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,738 | 1% |
| Durairaj, R. | Independent | 1,577 | 1% |
| Muniyandi, S. | Independent | 952 | 1% |
| Jesudoss, M. | Jharkhand Party | 892 | 1% |
| Nadarajan, K. | Independent | 601 | 0% |
| Apiraham, J. | Independent | 480 | 0% |
| Chelliah, S. | Independent | 399 | 0% |
| Appadurai, L. | Independent | 332 | 0% |
| Chellaiah, K. | Independent | 223 | 0% |
| Gurusamy, V. | Independent | 218 | 0% |
| Rajendran, K.s. | Independent | 195 | 0% |
| Seenivasan, A. | Independent | 192 | 0% |
| Sengolraj, A. | Independent | 176 | 0% |
| Chandrasekaran, A. | Independent | 139 | 0% |
| Thiyarajan @ Yogam, P.i.d. | Independent | 121 | 0% |
| Ponnuchami, G. | Independent | 116 | 0% |
| Venkatesan, S. | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Guruswamy, N.k. | Independent | 104 | 0% |
| Kanirajan, J. | Independent | 95 | 0% |
| Ramar, M. | Independent | 91 | 0% |
| Ganesan, P.k. | Independent | 77 | 0% |
| Ravindran, V. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Rathinasamy, S. | Independent | 71 | 0% |
| Pitchaikani, G. | Independent | 68 | 0% |
| Kurupasamy, G. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Ramasubbu, R. | Independent | 51 | 0% |
| Vairem, K. | Independent | 42 | 0% |
| Premkumar, V.a. | Independent | 22 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balagangadharan J.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
84,785
Lead: 47,726
|
65% |
| Boopathi Rajaram B. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 37,059 | 28% |
| Dharmar M. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,258 | 1% |
| Haridoss S. | Independent | 1,204 | 1% |
| Chelliah S. | Independent | 1,010 | 1% |
| Sangiah K. | Independent | 298 | 0% |
| Varadharaj V. | Independent | 280 | 0% |
| Thalapathi Parthiban K. | Independent | 170 | 0% |
| Sivaarumugam K. | Independent | 169 | 0% |
| Nagarajan S. | Tharasu Makkal Mandaram | 163 | 0% |
| Marimuthu S. | Independent | 144 | 0% |
| Seker V. | Independent | 111 | 0% |
| Alagarasamy V. | Independent | 107 | 0% |
| Athinarayanan N. | Independent | 93 | 0% |
| Thiyagaranan Alias Yogam P.i.d. | Independent | 72 | 0% |
| Ayyappan S. | Independent | 56 | 0% |
| Muthuraj K. | Independent | 46 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Seenivsan, P.
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,027
Lead: 5,915
|
31% |
| Ayyappan, K. | Indian National Congress | 35,112 | 26% |
| Balakrishnan, V. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(jayalalita Group) | 29,268 | 22% |
| Periyasamy, S. | Independent | 15,011 | 11% |
| Karuppiah, K. | Independent | 5,399 | 4% |
| Alagar Ramanujam, T. | Independent | 754 | 1% |
| Rathinasabapathy, P. | Independent | 743 | 1% |
| Manmathan, M. | Independent | 712 | 1% |
| Baliah, J.s.m. | Independent | 496 | 0% |
| Kandasamy, K.s | Independent | 350 | 0% |
| Apriham, J. | Independent | 346 | 0% |
| Athinarayanan, N. | Independent | 334 | 0% |
| Marimuthu, K. | Independent | 272 | 0% |
| Sundararajan, N.v. | Independent | 269 | 0% |
| Ganesan, V.k. | Independent | 251 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan, S. | Independent | 239 | 0% |
| Emperumal, P. | Independent | 205 | 0% |
| Narayanasamy, U.g. | Independent | 159 | 0% |
| Sangiah, G. | Independent | 150 | 0% |
| Jesudass, M. | Independent | 140 | 0% |
| Thaiyagarajan, P.i.d. | Independent | 102 | 0% |
| Athimoolam, K. | Independent | 90 | 0% |
| Poolpandi Thevar, S. | Independent | 74 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balakrishnan, V.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
41,731
Lead: 10,801
|
37% |
| Perumal Samy, N. | Independent | 30,930 | 27% |
| Graham, A.s. | Independent | 29,736 | 26% |
| Muthusamy, G. | Independent | 2,315 | 2% |
| Gnanaseelant. | Independent | 910 | 1% |
| Shenbagamoorthy S.p. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 464 | 0% |
| Chinnaiah, V. | Independent | 386 | 0% |
| Santhram, V.n. | Independent | 321 | 0% |
| Bomminathan, V. | Independent | 260 | 0% |
| Gangatharathilingamr. | Independent | 236 | 0% |
| Karuppasamy, K. | Independent | 223 | 0% |
| Natarajan K.v.a. | Independent | 120 | 0% |
| Mohanraj, P.p. | Independent | 113 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balakrishnan, V.
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
53,081
Lead: 25,733
|
61% |
| Alagu Thevar, S. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 27,348 | 31% |
| Alagar Rajan, P. | Janata Party (jp) | 4,084 | 5% |
| Jesudos, M. | Independent | 549 | 1% |
| Ignacimuthu, A. | Independent | 275 | 0% |
| Gopalakrishnan, K. | Independent | 252 | 0% |
| Jeyaram, V. | Independent | 251 | 0% |
| Chinnaiah, V. | Independent | 225 | 0% |
| Balakrishnan, E.k.p | Independent | 188 | 0% |
| Ramakrishnan S. | Independent | 163 | 0% |
| Kalaiappa Nadar, K. | Independent | 145 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
K. Ramasamy
Winner
|
Janta Party |
24,518
Lead: 1,772
|
31% |
| Dharwar | Indian National Congress | 22,746 | 29% |
| K. Ponnupandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 22,315 | 28% |
| S. Amudan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,753 | 10% |
| K. Kaliappa Nadar | Independent | 1,079 | 1% |
| R. Kangathana Thilagam | Independent | 389 | 0% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A.m.s.g.ashokan | INC | 78,947 | 17,319 | 42.66% |
| 2016 | Rajenthrabhalaji K.t | AIADMK | 76,734 | 14,748 | 44.36% |
| 2011 | Rajenthra Bhalaji.k.t | AIADMK | 86,678 | 35,334 | 59.14% |
| 2006 | Gnanadoss.r | MDMK | 79,992 | 9,271 | 44% |
| 2001 | Rajagopal A | TMC(M) | 65,954 | 5,721 | 42% |
| 1996 | Chokkar, R. | TMC(M) | 61,322 | 18,732 | 38% |
| 1991 | Balagangadharan J. | AIADMK | 84,785 | 47,726 | 65% |
| 1989 | Seenivsan, P. | DMK | 41,027 | 5,915 | 31% |
| 1984 | Balakrishnan, V. | AIADMK | 41,731 | 10,801 | 37% |
| 1980 | Balakrishnan, V. | AIADMK | 53,081 | 25,733 | 61% |
| 1977 | K. Ramasamy | JNP | 24,518 | 1,772 | 31% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | A.m.s.g.ashokan | INC |
78,947
(Lead: 17,319)
|
42.66% |
| Laxmi Ganeshan | AIADMK | 61,628 | 33.30% | |
| 2016 | Rajenthrabhalaji K.t | AIADMK |
76,734
(Lead: 14,748)
|
44.36% |
| Sreeraja C. | INC | 61,986 | 35.83% | |
| 2011 | Rajenthra Bhalaji.k.t | AIADMK |
86,678
(Lead: 35,334)
|
59.14% |
| Vanaraja .t | DMK | 51,344 | 35.03% | |
| 2006 | Gnanadoss.r | MDMK |
79,992
(Lead: 9,271)
|
44% |
| Thangaraj.v | DMK | 70,721 | 39% | |
| 2001 | Rajagopal A | TMC(M) |
65,954
(Lead: 5,721)
|
42% |
| Thangaraj V | DMK | 60,233 | 39% | |
| 1996 | Chokkar, R. | TMC(M) |
61,322
(Lead: 18,732)
|
38% |
| N. Alagarsamy | AIADMK | 42,590 | 26% | |
| 1991 | Balagangadharan J. | AIADMK |
84,785
(Lead: 47,726)
|
65% |
| Boopathi Rajaram B. | DMK | 37,059 | 28% | |
| 1989 | Seenivsan, P. | DMK |
41,027
(Lead: 5,915)
|
31% |
| Ayyappan, K. | INC | 35,112 | 26% | |
| 1984 | Balakrishnan, V. | AIADMK |
41,731
(Lead: 10,801)
|
37% |
| Perumal Samy, N. | IND | 30,930 | 27% | |
| 1980 | Balakrishnan, V. | AIADMK |
53,081
(Lead: 25,733)
|
61% |
| Alagu Thevar, S. | DMK | 27,348 | 31% | |
| 1977 | K. Ramasamy | JNP |
24,518
(Lead: 1,772)
|
31% |
| Dharwar | INC | 22,746 | 29% |
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A.m.s.g.ashokan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Sivakasi Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating Laxmi Ganeshan of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) by a margin of 17319 votes.
The strike rate in the Sivakasi constituency is 71% AIADMK and 29% TMC, with AIADMK won 5 times and TMC won 2 times since the 1977 elections.
A.m.s.g.ashokan (INC) received 42.66% vote share.
Laxmi Ganeshan (AIADMK) received 33.30% vote share.
A.m.s.g.ashokan (INC) won the 2021 election with 78947 votes, leading by 17319 votes and securing a 42.66% vote share.
The Sivakasi Assembly constituency falls under the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency of Virudhunagar district.
A.m.s.g.ashokan (INC) won the Sivakasi Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 17319 votes over Laxmi Ganeshan (AIADMK).
The Sivakasi Assembly constituency is part of the Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Thiruparankundram, Thirumangalam, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai.
The top candidates in the Sivakasi Assembly Election 2021 were:
A.m.s.g.ashokan (INC)
Laxmi Ganeshan (AIADMK)
Kanakapriya (NTK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with A.m.s.g.ashokan (INC) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Sivakasi Assembly Election 2021 was 70%
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.