Winner, Votes & Party Details
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Sivaganga Lok Sabha Constituency General Election 1998 Results: Chidambaram, P. of TMC(M) won with 3,03,854 votes, defeating Kalimuthu, K. of ADMK, who received 2,44,713 votes. Chidambaram, P. won by a margin of 59,141 votes, equivalent to 9.96% of the total votes polled. Total votes polled were 5,94,036.
Full candidate-wise results and vote share details are given below.
TMC(M)
3,03,854
51.15%
2,44,713
41.19%
34,114
5.74%
PT
6,847
1.15%
3,839
0.65%
IND
389
0.07%
IND
280
0.05%