Sivakasi
S. Keerthana (TVK) is the MLA for Sivakasi.
TVK took the seat from INC in 2026.
In 2026 S. Keerthana won with 35.5% of the vote, 11,670 votes ahead of G. Ashokan (INC).
In the last 30 days Sivakasi was named in 46 mentions from 4 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Virudhunagar
- Area
- about 176 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 70.9%
- Seats sharing a border
- Sattur · Srivilliputhur · Virudhunagar
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK S. Keerthana | 68,709 · 35.5% | INC G. Ashokan | 57,039 · 29.5% | 11,670 (6.0 pts) |
| 2021 | INC A. M. S. G. Ashokan | 78,947 · 42.7% | ADMK Lakshmi Ganesan | 61,628 · 33.3% | 17,319 (9.4 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK K. T. Rajenthrabhalaji | 76,734 · 43.7% | INC Sreeraja. C. | 61,986 · 35.3% | 14,748 (8.4 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji | 87,333 · 59.2% | DMK T. Vanaraja | 51,679 · 35.0% | 35,654 (24.2 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Sivakasi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 20 July (27 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
197 mentions of Sivakasi since 1 June 2026 from 12 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Sivakasi, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Virudhunagar district
Virudhunagar| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rajapalayam | TVK | 5.8 | 13 |
| Srivilliputhur | TVK | 4.4 | 12 |
| Sattur | DMK | 3.0 | 3 |
| Sivakasi | TVK | 6.0 | 46 |
| Virudhunagar | TVK | 5.6 | 40† |
| Aruppukkottai | DMK | 2.8 | 2 |
| Tiruchuli | DMK | 7.4 | 1 |
† Virudhunagar is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Sivakasi
- சிவகாசியில் குறைந்த பட்டாசு உற்பத்தி.. இந்த ஆண்டு தீபாவளிக்கு 25% வரை விலை உயர்வு!Tamil originalNews18 Tamil
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.