Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency

Thoothukkudi is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.

Thoothukkudi
Lok Sabha constituency
Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency within Tamil Nadu
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesVilathikulam
Thoothukkudi
Tiruchendur
Srivaikuntam
Ottapidaram
Kovilpatti
Established2009
Total electors1,458,430
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2024
Preceded byJ. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee

Assembly segments

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Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency numberConstituency nameReserved forDistrict
213VilathikulamNoneThoothukkudi
214Thoothukkudi
215Tiruchendur
216Srivaikuntam
217OttapidaramSC
218KovilpattiNone

List of members of parliament

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No.NameTerm of officeLok Sabha
(Election)
Political party
Assumed officeLeft office
1S. R. Jeyadurai1 June 200918 May 201415th
(2009)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee4 June 201424 May 201916th
(2014)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3Kanimozhi Karunanidhi18 June 20195 June 202417th
(2019)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
25 June 2024Incumbent18th
(2024)

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2024
55.26%
2019
56.77%
2014
39.92%
2009
47.40%

General election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKKanimozhi Karunanidhi 540,729 55.26 1.51
AIADMKR. Sivasamy Velumani1,47,99115.12New
TMC(M)S. D. R. Vijayaseelan1,22,38012.51New
NTKJ. Rowena Ruth Jane1,20,30012.29 7.33
NOTANone of the above9,8061.00 0.07
Majority392,73840.14 5.14
Turnout975,46866.88 2.55
DMK holdSwing 1.51

General election 2019

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2019 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKKanimozhi Karunanidhi 563,143 56.77 30.37
BJPTamilisai Soundararajan215,93421.77New
AMMKM. Bhuvaneswaran76,8667.75New
NTKS. Christantine Rajasekar49,2224.96New
MNMT. P. S. Pon Kumaran25,7022.59New
NOTANone of the above9,2340.93 0.32
Majority347,20935.00 21.48
Turnout991,26369.43 0.53
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing 30.37

General election 2014

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2014 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKJ. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee 366,052 39.92 4.21
DMKP. Jegan242,05026.40 21.00
MDMKS. Joel182,19119.87New
INCA. P. C. V. Shanmugam63,0806.88New
AAPM. Pushparayan26,4762.89New
CPIA. Mohanraj14,9931.64New
NOTANone of the above11,4471.25New
Majority124,00213.52 1.84
Turnout916,77869.96 0.83
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing 4.21

General election 2009

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2009 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKS. R. Jeyadurai 311,017 47.40 New
AIADMKCynthia Pandian234,36835.72New
DMDKM. S. Sunther61,4039.36New
BJPS. Saravanan27,0134.12New
BSPE. Pa. Jeevankumar6,7371.03New
Majority76,64911.68New
Turnout656,16369.13New
DMK win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 Parliamentary Constituency 36 - THOOTHUKKUDI (Tamil Nadu) Results". Election Commission of India.
  2. ^ "2019 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "2014 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  4. ^ "2009 Indian General Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
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