Sivakasi Lok Sabha Election Result 1996

Tamil Nadu · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1996 GEN

Alagirisamy V. of Communist Party Of India won the Sivakasi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu in the 1996 general election, with a winning margin of 23,622 votes (2.90%).

43 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,167,499 registered electors and 808,460 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 69.30%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Communist Party Of India

Alagirisamy V.

Communist Party Of India

Victory Margin
23,622
Margin %
2.90%
Total Electors
1,167,499
Votes Polled
808,460
Turnout
69.30%
Candidates
43
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency Number
617
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1996
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Alagirisamy, V.

Communist Party Of India

238,483
29.50%
Male
#2
Sanjay Ramasamy

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

214,861
26.60%
Male
#3
Gopalsamy, Vai

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

204,339
25.30%
Male
#4
Sathiyamoorthy, S.

Independent

39,427
4.90%
Male
#5
Mohan Rajulu S.

Bharatiya Janata Party

18,941
2.30%
Male
#6
Boseperumal R.

Independent

8,947
1.10%
Male
#7
Lakshmanan P.

Pattali Makkal Katchi

6,255
0.80%
Male
#8
Pitchai Thevar A.

Independent

3,823
0.50%
Male
#9
Umasankar K.

Independent

2,737
0.30%
Male
#10
Pandi G.

Independent

2,701
0.30%
Male
#11
Sreenivasan P

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

2,479
0.30%
Male
#12
Rajendran R.

Independent

1,941
0.20%
Male
#13
Shanmugasundhram R.

Independent

1,814
0.20%
Male
#14
Subassandrapose M.

Independent

1,797
0.20%
Male
#15
Nadaraj V.

Independent

1,776
0.20%
Male
#16
Manmathan M.

Independent

1,662
0.20%
Male
#17
Eravonados Nadar N.

Shiv Sena

1,477
0.20%
Male
#18
Anand J

Independent

1,456
0.20%
Male
#19
Sundararasan S.G.

Independent

1,434
0.20%
Male
#20
Chellathurai Manopal D.

Independent

1,349
0.20%
Male
#21
Pitchaikani M.

Independent

1,164
0.10%
Male
#22
Perumal P.

Independent

1,041
0.10%
Male
#23
Raj T.N.P.

Independent

1,031
0.10%
Male
#24
Thangavelu S.

Independent

1,014
0.10%
Male
#25
Vijayaraghavan S.

Independent

987
0.10%
Male
#26
Arumugam S.

Independent

876
0.10%
Male
#27
Setha Raman S.

Independent

870
0.10%
Male
#28
Subramanian K.V.

Independent

868
0.10%
Male
#29
Sundararajan E.

Independent

862
0.10%
Male
#30
Chelliah S.

Independent

794
0.10%
Male
#31
Ponnuchamy C.

Independent

706
0.10%
Male
#32
Ravi D.

Independent

706
0.10%
Male
#33
Thiagarajan Alias Yogam P.I.D.

Independent

676
0.10%
Male
#34
Muthiah P.V.

Independent

648
0.10%
Male
#35
Sundarasan S.A.

Independent

637
0.10%
Male
#36
Marimuthu M.

Independent

622
0.10%
Male
#37
Pandia Rajan M.

Independent

596
0.10%
Male
#38
Sundararajan Alias Cycle Veerar Sundram

Independent

554
0.10%
Male
#39
Pandiarajan, R.

Independent

489
0.10%
Male
#40
Perumal, M.V.

Independent

488
0.10%
Male
#41
Viswanathan V.

Independent

410
0.10%
Male
#42
Marimuthu, S.

Independent

315
0.00%
Male
#43
Stalin, A.

Independent

309
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Alagirisamy, V. Communist Party Of India 238,483 29.50%
2 Sanjay Ramasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 214,861 26.60%
3 Gopalsamy, Vai Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 204,339 25.30%
4 Sathiyamoorthy, S. Independent 39,427 4.90%
5 Mohan Rajulu S. Bharatiya Janata Party 18,941 2.30%
6 Boseperumal R. Independent 8,947 1.10%
7 Lakshmanan P. Pattali Makkal Katchi 6,255 0.80%
8 Pitchai Thevar A. Independent 3,823 0.50%
9 Umasankar K. Independent 2,737 0.30%
10 Pandi G. Independent 2,701 0.30%
11 Sreenivasan P All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 2,479 0.30%
12 Rajendran R. Independent 1,941 0.20%
13 Shanmugasundhram R. Independent 1,814 0.20%
14 Subassandrapose M. Independent 1,797 0.20%
15 Nadaraj V. Independent 1,776 0.20%
16 Manmathan M. Independent 1,662 0.20%
17 Eravonados Nadar N. Shiv Sena 1,477 0.20%
18 Anand J Independent 1,456 0.20%
19 Sundararasan S.G. Independent 1,434 0.20%
20 Chellathurai Manopal D. Independent 1,349 0.20%
21 Pitchaikani M. Independent 1,164 0.10%
22 Perumal P. Independent 1,041 0.10%
23 Raj T.N.P. Independent 1,031 0.10%
24 Thangavelu S. Independent 1,014 0.10%
25 Vijayaraghavan S. Independent 987 0.10%
26 Arumugam S. Independent 876 0.10%
27 Setha Raman S. Independent 870 0.10%
28 Subramanian K.V. Independent 868 0.10%
29 Sundararajan E. Independent 862 0.10%
30 Chelliah S. Independent 794 0.10%
31 Ponnuchamy C. Independent 706 0.10%
32 Ravi D. Independent 706 0.10%
33 Thiagarajan Alias Yogam P.I.D. Independent 676 0.10%
34 Muthiah P.V. Independent 648 0.10%
35 Sundarasan S.A. Independent 637 0.10%
36 Marimuthu M. Independent 622 0.10%
37 Pandia Rajan M. Independent 596 0.10%
38 Sundararajan Alias Cycle Veerar Sundram Independent 554 0.10%
39 Pandiarajan, R. Independent 489 0.10%
40 Perumal, M.V. Independent 488 0.10%
41 Viswanathan V. Independent 410 0.10%
42 Marimuthu, S. Independent 315 0.00%
43 Stalin, A. Independent 309 0.00%

Sivakasi — 1996 Election Analysis

In the 1996 Lok Sabha election, Alagirisamy V. of Communist Party Of India secured victory in the Sivakasi constituency (Tamil Nadu) with a margin of 23,622 votes.

Out of 1,167,499 registered electors, 808,460 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 69.30%. A total of 43 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Alagirisamy V. (Communist Party Of India) won the Sivakasi Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 23,622 votes (2.90%%).

The voter turnout in Sivakasi for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 69.30%%.

43 candidates contested from Sivakasi constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Sivakasi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.