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Assembly constituency 215 · Tamil Nadu

Tiruchendur is assembly constituency number 215 in Tamil Nadu, in Thoothukkudi district, and one of the segments of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Anitha R. Radhakrishnan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 39.1% of the vote, 5,872 votes ahead of J. Murugan (TVK).

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Tiruchendur · 2026AC 215
  1. 01
    Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
    DMK
    72,723
    39.09%
  2. 02
    J. Murugan
    TVK
    66,851
    35.93%
  3. 03
    K R M Radhakrishnan
    BJP
    34,159
    18.36%
  4. 04
    Ophiliya
    NTK
    9,794
    5.26%
  5. 05
    Gopalakrishnan
    AIPTMMK
    442
    0.24%
  6. 8 other candidates · 1,359 votesNOTA · 722 (0.39%)

Margin 5,872 votes · 3.16% of valid votes

2,33,061
Registered electors
2026 election
80.0%
Turnout
+8.6 pts vs 2021
5,872
Victory margin
3.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,86,050 valid votes, NOTA included.

Tiruchendur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anitha R. RadhakrishnanMale · 73 yrsDMK72,723
39.09%
2J. MuruganMale · 53 yrsTVK66,851
35.93%
3K R M RadhakrishnanMale · 44 yrsBJP34,159
18.36%
4OphiliyaFemale · 33 yrsNTK9,794
5.26%
—NOTANOTA722
0.39%
5GopalakrishnanMale · 35 yrsAIPTMMK442
0.24%
6Maharajan. MMale · 37 yrsPMTDK321
0.17%
7Rasik Mussammil. KMale · 49 yrstavk237
0.13%
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8Venkatesh Perumal. SMale · 50 yrsIndependent225
0.12%
9Meera SahibMale · 42 yrsIndependent175
0.09%
10Shaik Abdul Kader. P.s.jMale · 56 yrsIndependent149
0.08%
11Packia Sam. TFemale · 47 yrsNIDP97
0.05%
12Veerappa. TMale · 67 yrsIndependent96
0.05%
13Rajalingam. MMale · 50 yrsIndependent59
0.03%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 39.1%TVK 35.9%BJP 18.4%AIADMK 36.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Anitha R. RadhakrishnanDMK · 39.1% · margin 5,872Turnout80.0%
2021Anitha R. RadhakrishnanDMK · 50.6% · margin 25,263Turnout71.3%
2016Anitha R RadhakrishnanDMK · 53.0% · margin 26,001Turnout73.5%
2011Anitha R RadhakrishnanDMK · 47.0% · margin 640Turnout77.0%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Tiruchendur result 2021

Tiruchendur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anitha R. RadhakrishnanDMK88,274
50.58%
2Radhakrishnan MAIADMK63,011
36.10%
3Gloriyan SNTK15,063
8.63%
4Vadamalaipandian SAMMK3,766
2.16%
5Jayanthi MMNM1,965
1.13%
—NOTANOTA1,054
0.60%
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6Rooswelt XNIDP239
0.14%
7Baskar CIndependent196
0.11%
8Pon Rathna Selvan SIndependent195
0.11%
9Senthilkumar SIndependent177
0.10%
10Shaik Abdul Kader P.s.jIndependent136
0.08%
11Kennady Babu KVTVTK129
0.07%
12Arumugam SIndependent108
0.06%
13Kalyanasundaram RIndependent92
0.05%
14Perumal KIndependent71
0.04%
15Essakki MuthuIndependent60
0.03%

Tiruchendur result 2016

Tiruchendur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anitha R RadhakrishnanDMK88,357
52.97%
2Sarathkumar.rAIADMK62,356
37.38%
3Senthilkumar.s.aDMDK6,330
3.79%
4Jeyaraman.vBJP4,289
2.57%
5Gloriyan.sNTK2,041
1.22%
—NOTANOTA1,814
1.09%
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6Kumara Gurupara Adithan D.PMK578
0.35%
7Ganapathy Perumal.gBSP420
0.25%
8Lowhirajan.mIndependent216
0.13%
9Valampuri.pIndependent141
0.08%
10Senthamilan.eIndependent90
0.05%
11Ananthraj.rIndependent70
0.04%
12Suresh.nIndependent63
0.04%
13Sukumar.sIndependent43
0.03%

Tiruchendur result 2011

Tiruchendur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Anitha R RadhakrishnanDMK68,741
47.04%
2Manoharan. PrAIADMK68,101
46.60%
3Nattar. NJMM3,240
2.22%
4Rameswaran. NBJP2,429
1.66%
5Murugesan. BIndependent693
0.47%
6Raj Kumar. PIndependent672
0.46%
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7Deva Gnana Sigamani. BBSP626
0.43%
8Sudalaikannu. KIJK534
0.37%
9Mani. PIndependent271
0.19%
10Thirupathi. MIndependent156
0.11%
11Chellasamy. CIndependent146
0.10%
12Muthumalai. SIndependent136
0.09%
13Nandhakumar. AIndependent125
0.09%
14Arigopalakrishnan. CIndependent104
0.07%
15Chidambaram. VIndependent97
0.07%
16Chithiralingam. AIndependent70
0.05%
Map

Tiruchendur 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Tiruchendur is one of the assembly segments of Thoothukkudi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Thoothukkudi candidates.

  • Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMK1,00,441 62.2%
  • Vijayaseelan SdrTMC(M)22,383 13.9%
  • Sivasamy Velumani RAIADMK19,614 12.2%
  • Rowena Ruth Jane JNTK14,658 9.1%
  • Rajha N PNIDP766 0.5%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 78,058 EVM votes.

Open Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tiruchendur.

Who won the Tiruchendur assembly seat in 2026?

Anitha R. Radhakrishnan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Tiruchendur in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 72,723 votes, which was 39.09% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Tiruchendur?

The margin was 5,872 votes (3.16% of valid votes). The runner-up was J. Murugan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 66,851 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Tiruchendur in 2026?

Turnout was 79.95%: 1,86,322 of 2,33,061 registered electors voted, across 308 polling stations. That is 8.6 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tiruchendur part of?

Tiruchendur 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 Tiruchendur a reserved constituency?

No. Tiruchendur is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Tiruchendur?

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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