# Sivakasi Lok Sabha constituency

Sivakasi was a Lok Sabha constituency in India which existed until the 2004 Lok sabha elections. It was converted into Virudhunagar constituency after delimitation in 2008.

## Assembly segments

Sivakasi Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Sattur (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
* Virudhunagar (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
* Sivakasi (moved to Virudhunagar constituency)
* Rajapalayam (moved to Tenkasi constituency)
* Srivilliputhur (moved to Tenkasi constituency)
* Kovilpatti (moved to Thoothukudi constituency)

## Members of the Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party |
| 1967 | P. Ramamoorthy | SWA | P. A. Nadar | INC |
| 1971 | V. Jeyalakshmi | INC | R. Gopalakrishnan | SWA |
| 1977 | V. Jeyalakshmi | INC | G. Ramanujuam | NCO |
| 1980 | N. Soundararajan | AIADMK | V. Jayalakshmi | INC(I) |
| 1984 | N. Soundararajan | AIADMK | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
| 1989 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | V. Gopalsamy | DMK |
| 1991 | R. Kanga Govindarajulu | AIADMK | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
| 1996 | V. Alagirisamy | CPI | Sanjay Ramasamy | AIADMK |
| 1998 | Vaiko | MDMK | V. Alagirisamy | CPI |
| 1999 | Vaiko | MDMK | V. Ramaswami | AIADMK |
| 2004 | A. Ravichandran | MDMK | P. Kannan | AIADMK |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2004 | 2004 | 56.44% | 56.44% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 41.2% | 41.2% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 49.6% | 49.6% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 29.5% | 29.5% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 53.4% | 53.4% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 57.5% | 57.5% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 51.6% | 51.6% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 45.3% | 45.3% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 53.3% | 53.3% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 56.7% | 56.7% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 45.8% | 45.8% |

### 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Sivakasi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | MDMK | A. Ravichandran | 469,072 | 56.44 | +15.23 |
| | AIADMK | Kannan. P | 304,555 | 36.64 | +4.89 |
| | JD(U) | Dheepa Valentina | 27,130 | 3.26 | n/a |
| | Independent | Venkatesan. K | 10,156 | 1.22 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164,517 | 19.79 | +10.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831,167 | 63.27 | +0.41 |
| | MDMK hold | MDMK hold | Swing | +15.23 | |

### General Election 1999

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MDMK | Vaiko | 325,829 | 41.2% |
| | AIADMK | V.Ramasamy | 251,048 | 31.7% |
| | TMC(M) | A.Gunasekharan | 152,817 | 19.3% |
| | IND | R.Thamaraikani | 36,977 | 4.7% |
| | IND | A.Somasundaram | 4,660 | 0.6% |
| | AIFB | A.C.Cheenasamy thevar | 4,330 | 0.5% |
| | IND | V.Seenivasagan | 944 | 0.1% |
| | IND | K.Subbukalai | 669 | 0.1% |
| | IND | PID.Thiyagarajan alias Yogakannan | 500 | 0.1% |
| | IND | P.Sahadevan | 454 | 0.1% |
| | IND | I.Ramasamy | 378 | 0.0% |
| | IND | V.Kannan | 234 | 0.0% |
| | IND | K.Ganesan | 224 | 0.0% |
| | IND | N.Gunasekharan | 163 | 0.0% |
| | IND | M.Manmathan | 154 | 0.0% |
| | IND | K.Muthupandian | 83 | 0.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74,781 | 9.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790,751 | 62.9% |
| | MDMK Hold | MDMK Hold | | |

### General Election 1998

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | MDMK | Vaiko | 387,694 | 49.6% |
| | CPI | V.Alagirisamy | 252,771 | 32.3% |
| | PT | S.Sathiyamoorthy | 106,726 | 13.7% |
| | INC | K.Rajendran | 9,745 | 1.2% |
| | IND | K.Mariappan | 1,922 | 0.2% |
| | IND | C.Ponnusamy | 1,756 | 0.2% |
| | IND | M.Manmathan | 1,021 | 0.1% |
| | IND | Thiyagarajan alias Yogakannan | 793 | 0.1% |
| | IND | M.Gurusamy | 639 | 0.1% |
| | RJD | A.Rajasekhar | 627 | 0.1% |
| | IND | S.V.Rengyananam | 583 | 0.1% |
| | IND | V.Kannan | 369 | 0.0% |
| | IND | R.P.Ramasamy | 271 | 0.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134,923 | 17.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 781,757 | 65.0% |
| | MDMK gain from CPI | MDMK gain from CPI | | |

### General Election 1996

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | V.Alagirisamy | 238,483 | 29.5% |
| | AIADMK | Sanjay Ramasamy | 214,861 | 26.6% |
| | MDMK | Vaiko | 204,339 | 25.3% |
| | IND | S.Sathiyamoorthy | 39,427 | 4.9% |
| | BJP | S.Mohan Rajalu | 18,941 | 2.3% |
| | IND | R.Boosaperumal | 8,947 | 1.1% |
| | PMK | P.Lakshmanan | 6,255 | 0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,622 | 2.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 808,460 | 69.3% |
| | CPI gain from AIADMK | CPI gain from AIADMK | | |

### General Election 1991

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | R.Govidarajalu | 365,155 | 53.4% |
| | CPI | A.Srinivasan | 202,065 | 29.6% |
| | IND | R.Thamaraikani | 50,258 | 7.4% |
| | IND | K.Muthu pillai | 18,217 | 2.7% |
| | PMK | K.Ponnaiah | 11,208 | 1.6% |
| | Jharkhand party | E.Chandran | 3,323 | 0.5% |
| | IND | S.Ramachandran | 1,372 | 0.2% |
| | IND | M.P.Jeyapal | 1,340 | 0.2% |
| | IND | M.Manmathan | 1,271 | 0.2% |
| | Tharasu makkal mandram | I.Kannan | 1,146 | 0.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163,090 | 23.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 683,293 | 63.5% |
| | AIADMK Hold | AIADMK Hold | | |

### General Election 1989

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | K.Kalimuthu | 450,376 | 57.5% |
| | DMK | Vaiko | 313,308 | 40.0% |
| | PMK | J.S.Balaiah | 1,918 | 0.2% |
| | JP | E.Chandran | 1,346 | 0.2% |
| | IND | S.Pannerselvam | 920 | 0.1% |
| | IND | S.Kanagavel | 651 | 0.1% |
| | IND | M.Manmathan | 594 | 0.1% |
| | Tharasu makkal mandram | P.Pasupon | 580 | 0.1% |
| | IND | C.Pandi | 522 | 0.1% |
| | IND | D.Periyasamy | 433 | 0.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137,068 | 17.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783,252 | 72.3% |
| | AIADMK Hold | AIADMK Hold | | |

### General Election 1984

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | N.Soundararajan | 323,786 | 51.6% |
| | CPI | A.Sreenivasan | 257,308 | 41.0% |
| | IND | K.Kaliappan | 12,498 | 2.0% |
| | IND | K.Ramar | 4,921 | 0.8% |
| | INC(J) | P.Subba Reddyiar | 4,521 | 0.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66,478 | 10.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627,315 | 74.9% |
| | AIADMK Hold | AIADMK Hold | | |

### General Election 1980

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIADMK | N.Soundararajan | 234,654 | 45.3% |
| | INC | V.Jayalakshmi | 228,042 | 44.1% |
| | IND | R.M.Sreeram | 21,157 | 4.1% |
| | IND | S.P.Raju | 12,422 | 2.4% |
| | IND | G.A.Appan | 2,455 | 0.5% |
| | IND | S.P.Shenbagamoorthy | 2,402 | 0.5% |
| | INC(U) | R.Sooriyanarayanan | 1,856 | 0.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,612 | 1.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 517,475 | 68.4% |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | | |

### General Election 1977

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | V.Jayalakshmi | 271,568 | 53.3% |
| | NCO | G.Ramanujan | 156,720 | 30.8% |
| | IND | S.P.Raju | 41,707 | 8.2% |
| | IND | P.Muthu Ramanuja devar | 10,551 | 2.1% |
| | IND | A.K.Kandasamy Pandian | 6,457 | 1.3% |
| | IND | K.Kaliappanadar | 4,713 | 0.9% |
| | IND | R.Subba Reddiar | 3,459 | 0.7% |
| | IND | P.Selvaraj | 2,840 | 0.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114,848 | 22.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 509,445 | 70.5% |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | | |

### General Election 1971

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | DMK | V.Jayalakshmi | 235,491 | 56.7% |
| | SWA | R.Gopalakrishnan | 149,829 | 36.0% |
| | IND | S.P.Muthuramanuja Thevar | 5,233 | 1.3% |
| | IND | P.S.Reddy | 4,126 | 1.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85,662 | 20.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 394,679 | 68.8% |
| | DMK gain from SWA | DMK gain from SWA | | |

### General Election 1967

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SWA | P.Ramamoorthy | 194,364 | 45.8% |
| | INC | P.A.Nadar | 162,692 | 38.4% |
| | CPI | S.Alagarsamy | 55,753 | 13.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,672 | 7.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 412,809 | 78.6% |
| | SWA Win (New Seat) | SWA Win (New Seat) | | |