Sivaganga district · 4 seats · April 2026 election
Sivaganga MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: TVK won all 4 of Sivaganga's seats. By votes: TVK 37.9%, DMK 24.1%, NTK 9.8%. The same seats went DMK 2, AIADMK 1, INC 1 in 2021.
TVK 4
Votes counted
8,67,687
Turnout
77.5%
Seats that changed party since 2021
4 of 4
Sivaganga's 4 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184 | Karaikudi | Dr. T. K. Prabhu TVK | 46,074 | INC | 74.9% | Booths |
| 185 | Tiruppattur | R. Seenivasa Sethupathy TVK | 1 | DMK | 78.2% | Booths |
| 186 | Sivaganga | A. Kulanthai Rani TVK | 15,081 | AIADMK | 77.0% | Booths |
| 187 | Manamadurai (SC) | D. Elangovan TVK | 1,208 | DMK | 80.4% | Booths |
Sivaganga in numbers
| Measure | Sivaganga | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 4 | =25th | 6 |
| Electors | 11,19,335 | 28th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 77.5% | 37th | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 51.0% | 22nd | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 8,144 | 26th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 4 of 4 | =1st | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.36% | 25th | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Tiruppattur, won by 1 vote | ||
| Biggest margin | Karaikudi, won by 46,074 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (4 of 4)
- Karaikudi 2021 INC → 2026 TVK
- Tiruppattur 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Sivaganga 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Manamadurai 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
What each seat is
- KaraikudiKaraikudi is the cultural capital of Chettinad — the seat of the Nattukottai Chettiar trading community whose 19th-century mansions, built with Burma teak, Athangudi tiles and Belgian mirrors, still line the streets of Kanadukathan and Kothamangalam.
- TiruppatturTiruppattur is an assembly constituency in Sivaganga district, in the heart of the Chettinad region of southern Tamil Nadu.
- SivagangaSivaganga is the district headquarters seat, named for the temple tank at its centre and the Marudhu Pandiyars who held the country against the East India Company in the late 18th century.
- ManamaduraiManamadurai is an old river-trade town on the Vaigai's south bank in Sivaganga district, reserved SC.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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