Sivaganga

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Sivaganga is a parliamentary constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known for its political significance and representation in the Lok Sabha.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lok Sabha constituency
abbreviation Sivaganga LS seat
administrativeUnit falls under Tamil Nadu for parliamentary elections
belongsTo southern region of Tamil Nadu
category Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu
constituencyNumberInTamilNadu varies by delimitation (post-2008: a numbered LS seat in Tamil Nadu)
country India
delimitation reorganized during 2008 delimitation of parliamentary constituencies
electionInterval approximately every 5 years
electoralBodyType single-member constituency
electoralProcess universal adult suffrage
electoralRollMaintainedBy Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu
electorateType General
elects Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha
governingLaw Representation of the People Act, 1950
Representation of the People Act, 1951
governmentalBody Election Commission of India
hasAssemblySegments multiple Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituencies
hasElectionResultsPublishedBy Election Commission of India
hasVoters eligible citizens residing within its boundaries
house Lok Sabha
includesDistrict Sivaganga district
parts of Madurai district
jurisdiction Election Commission of India
knownFor being a stronghold of major national and regional parties
political significance in Tamil Nadu
languageOfAdministration Tamil
level national parliamentary constituency
locatedIn Sivaganga district
Tamil Nadu
mapsTo a defined geographic area in Tamil Nadu for parliamentary elections
notableFor high-profile electoral contests
parliamentaryName Sivaganga
partOf Lok Sabha
politicalSignificance influential seat in Tamil Nadu politics
region southern Tamil Nadu
representedIn Parliament of India
represents voters from Sivaganga and surrounding areas in Lok Sabha
reservationStatus None
state Tamil Nadu
supervisedBy District Election Officers of concerned districts
timeZone Indian Standard Time
type parliamentary constituency
uses Electronic Voting Machines in elections
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Sivaganga district headquarters Sivaganga
Sivaganga Municipality governs Sivaganga
Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency) parliamentaryName Sivaganga
subject linked to: Sivaganga