Thoothukkudi is assembly constituency number 214 in Tamil Nadu, in Thoothukkudi district, and one of the segments of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Srinath of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 49.1% of the vote, 37,731 votes ahead of P. Geetha Jeevan (DMK).
- 01SrinathTVK1,00,53649.11%
- 02P. Geetha JeevanDMK62,80530.68%
- 03Chellapandian S.T.AIADMK26,21312.80%
- 04Jacob Devadoss Abisheak R.NTK11,7525.74%
- 05Yesadurai S.AIPTMMK6890.34%
- 10 other candidates · 1,864 votesNOTA · 853 (0.42%)
Margin 37,731 votes · 18.43% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,04,712 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SrinathMale · 52 yrs | TVK | 1,00,536 | 49.11% |
| 2 | P. Geetha JeevanFemale · 55 yrs | DMK | 62,805 | 30.68% |
| 3 | Chellapandian S.T.Male · 70 yrs | AIADMK | 26,213 | 12.80% |
| 4 | Jacob Devadoss Abisheak R.Male · 25 yrs | NTK | 11,752 | 5.74% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 853 | 0.42% |
| 5 | Yesadurai S.Male · 64 yrs | AIPTMMK | 689 | 0.34% |
| 6 | Samuel J.Male · 51 yrs | Independent | 342 | 0.17% |
| 7 | Dhinakaran S.T.R.M.Male · 46 yrs | Independent | 262 | 0.13% |
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| 8 | Ponkumaran P.p.m.tMale · 66 yrs | NNNMNEK | 261 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Srikanth M.V.Male · 56 yrs | NIDP | 243 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Kidar Samsdeen N.A.Male · 56 yrs | tavk | 172 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Sahayam T.Male · 58 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 143 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Prasanna Kumar M.Male · 34 yrs | MANAK | 137 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Babu P.Male · 56 yrs | Independent | 115 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Muneeswara Moorthy S.Male · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| 15 | Maruthu Pandian P.Male · 36 yrs | Independent | 85 | 0.04% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Thoothukkudi result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.geetha Jeevan | DMK | 92,314 | 49.00% |
| 2 | Sdr Vijayaseelan | AIADMK | 42,004 | 22.29% |
| 3 | V.velraj | NTK | 30,937 | 16.42% |
| 4 | N.sundar | MNM | 10,534 | 5.59% |
| 5 | U.chandran | DMDK | 4,040 | 2.14% |
| 6 | J.sivaneswaran | Independent | 2,866 | 1.52% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,569 | 0.83% |
| 7 | S.v.rajasekar | USIP | 915 | 0.49% |
| 8 | L.maria Deva Sahaya Johny | Independent | 446 | 0.24% |
| 9 | A.ashok Kumar | BSP | 436 | 0.23% |
| 10 | A.rajavel | Independent | 282 | 0.15% |
| 11 | G.selvavinayagam | VTVTK | 269 | 0.14% |
| 12 | S.krishnan | Independent | 182 | 0.10% |
| 13 | J.alldrin Airmarshal Thayaram | Independent | 167 | 0.09% |
| 14 | A.jeyalalitha | Independent | 163 | 0.09% |
| 15 | S.subash | RPPRINAT | 161 | 0.09% |
| 16 | J.arun Nehruraj | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| 17 | J.samuvel | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| 18 | N.balasubramanian | APTADMK | 127 | 0.07% |
| 19 | K.subramani | Shiv Sena | 124 | 0.07% |
| 20 | C.ganesh Ayyadurai | Independent | 116 | 0.06% |
| 21 | Mannar Maharajan | BHUDRP | 93 | 0.05% |
| 22 | Ramagunaseelan | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| 23 | S.balasundram | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| 24 | G.selvam | Independent | 75 | 0.04% |
| 25 | M.lingaraja | Independent | 70 | 0.04% |
| 26 | A.mohamed Imran Arabi | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
Thoothukkudi result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geetha Jeevan P | DMK | 88,045 | 46.46% |
| 2 | Chellapandian.s.t. | AIADMK | 67,137 | 35.43% |
| 3 | Fatima | MDMK | 17,798 | 9.39% |
| 4 | Kanagaraj.m.r. | BJP | 6,250 | 3.30% |
| 5 | Maria Judy Hema.p. | NTK | 3,733 | 1.97% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,177 | 1.68% |
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| 6 | Chinnadurai.m. | PMK | 1,069 | 0.56% |
| 7 | Esakki Raja.k. | AIFB | 806 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Sivalinga Raja.v. | BSP | 439 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Antony Mykel Hemildon | TSC | 370 | 0.20% |
| 10 | Anusuya.m. | Independent | 190 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Lakshmi Narayanan.l.k. | Shiv Sena | 180 | 0.09% |
| 12 | Moorthy.c. | Independent | 173 | 0.09% |
| 13 | Alwarsamy Karthikeyan.l. | Independent | 121 | 0.06% |
Thoothukkudi result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chellapandian S.t | AIADMK | 89,010 | 56.78% |
| 2 | Geetha Jeevan P | DMK | 62,817 | 40.07% |
| 3 | Venkatesh, V. | JMM | 1,025 | 0.65% |
| 4 | Benedict, J | BSP | 722 | 0.46% |
| 5 | Alwar Karthikeyan, L | Independent | 634 | 0.40% |
| 6 | Nagarajan, V. | JD(U) | 573 | 0.37% |
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| 7 | Ramkumar, V | Independent | 502 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Athi Narayanan, A | LSP | 463 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Murugan, A | Independent | 304 | 0.19% |
| 10 | Rajarathnam, M | Independent | 298 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Sivalingam, P. | Independent | 123 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Ilayaperumal, M | Independent | 105 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Prabhakaran, S | Independent | 100 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Samuel, J | Independent | 98 | 0.06% |
Thoothukkudi outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Thoothukkudi district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Thoothukkudi is one of the assembly segments of Thoothukkudi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Thoothukkudi candidates.
- Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMK1,03,161 58.6%
- Rowena Ruth Jane JNTK22,757 12.9%
- Sivasamy Velumani RAIADMK22,381 12.7%
- Vijayaseelan SdrTMC(M)21,090 12.0%
- Rajha N PNIDP1,454 0.8%
In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 80,404 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Thoothukkudi.
Who won the Thoothukkudi assembly seat in 2026?
Srinath of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Thoothukkudi in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,00,536 votes, which was 49.11% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Thoothukkudi?
The margin was 37,731 votes (18.43% of valid votes). The runner-up was P. Geetha Jeevan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 62,805 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Thoothukkudi in 2026?
Turnout was 81.73%: 2,04,992 of 2,50,803 registered electors voted, across 360 polling stations. That is 15.6 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Thoothukkudi part of?
Thoothukkudi is an assembly segment of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Thoothukkudi a reserved constituency?
No. Thoothukkudi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Thoothukkudi?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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- Gram panchayat list, ThoothukkudiEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
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- Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Tamil Nadu districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Tamil NaduBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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