Thoothukkudi
Lok Sabha constituency
Area of Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituencies
Established2009
Total electors1,467,783
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2019
Preceded byJ. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee

Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: தூத்துக்குடி மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.[1]

Assembly segments

Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:

Constituency number Constituency name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District
213 Vilathikulam None Thoothukkudi
214 Thoothukkudi None
215 Tiruchendur None
216 Srivaikuntam None
217 Ottapidaram SC
218 Kovilpatti None

List of members of parliament

No. Name Term of office Lok Sabha
(Election)		 Political party
Assumed office Left office
1 S. R. Jeyadurai 1 June 2009 18 May 2014 15th
(2009)		 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2 J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee 4 June 2014 24 May 2019 16th
(2014)		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3 Kanimozhi Karunanidhi 18 June 2019 Incumbent 17th
(2019)		 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

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

General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Kanimozhi Karunanidhi 563,143 56.77 Increase30.37
BJP Tamilisai Soundararajan 215,934 21.77 New
AMMK M. Bhuvaneswaran 76,866 7.75 New
NTK S. Christantine Rajasekar 49,222 4.96 New
MNM T. P. S. Pon Kumaran 25,702 2.59 New
NOTA None of the above 9,234 0.93 Decrease0.32
Majority 347,209 35.00 Increase21.48
Turnout 991,263 69.43 Decrease0.53
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase30.37

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee 366,052 39.92 Increase4.21
DMK P. Jegan 242,050 26.40 Decrease21.00
MDMK S. Joel 182,191 19.87 New
INC A. P. C. V. Shanmugam 63,080 6.88 New
AAP M. Pushparayan 26,476 2.89 New
CPI A. Mohanraj 14,993 1.64 New
NOTA None of the above 11,447 1.25 New
Majority 124,002 13.52 Increase1.84
Turnout 916,778 69.96 Increase0.82
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase4.21

General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. R. Jeyadurai 311,017 47.40 New
AIADMK Cynthia Pandian 234,368 35.72 New
DMDK M. S. Sunther 61,403 9.36 New
BJP S. Saravanan 27,013 4.12 New
BSP E. Pa. Jeevankumar 6,737 1.03 New
Majority 76,649 11.68 New
Turnout 656,163 69.14 New
DMK win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency". 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  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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