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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
electorateType General
elects Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha
governingLaw Representation of the People Act, 1950 NERFINISHED
Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED
governmentalBody Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
hasAssemblySegments multiple Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly constituencies
hasElectionResultsPublishedBy Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
hasVoters eligible citizens residing within its boundaries
house Lok Sabha NERFINISHED
includesDistrict Sivaganga district NERFINISHED
parts of Madurai district
jurisdiction Election Commission of India NERFINISHED
knownFor being a stronghold of major national and regional parties
political significance in Tamil Nadu
languageOfAdministration Tamil
level national parliamentary constituency
locatedIn Sivaganga district NERFINISHED
Tamil Nadu
mapsTo a defined geographic area in Tamil Nadu for parliamentary elections
notableFor high-profile electoral contests
parliamentaryName Sivaganga NERFINISHED
partOf Lok Sabha NERFINISHED
politicalSignificance influential seat in Tamil Nadu politics
region southern Tamil Nadu
representedIn Parliament of India NERFINISHED
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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