# Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency

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

## Assembly segments

Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Constituency name | Reserved for | District |
| 213 | Vilathikulam | General | Thoothukkudi |
| 214 | Thoothukkudi | General | Thoothukkudi |
| 215 | Tiruchendur | General | Thoothukkudi |
| 216 | Srivaikuntam | General | Thoothukkudi |
| 217 | Ottapidaram | SC | Thoothukkudi |
| 218 | Kovilpatti | General | Thoothukkudi |

## List of members of parliament

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Lok Sabha (Election) | Political party | Political party |
| No. | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Lok Sabha (Election) | Political party | Political party |
| 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 | 5 June 2024 | 17th (2019) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 3 | Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | 25 June 2024 | Incumbent | 18th (2024) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |

## Election results

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

### General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | 540,729 | 55.26 | 1.51 |
| | AIADMK | R. Sivasamy Velumani | 147,991 | 15.12 | New |
| | TMC(M) | S. D. R. Vijayaseelan | 122,380 | 12.51 | New |
| | NTK | J. Rowena Ruth Jane | 120,300 | 12.29 | 7.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,806 | 1.00 | 0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392,738 | 40.14 | 5.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 975,468 | 66.88 | 2.55 |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 1.51 | |

### General election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | 563,143 | 56.77 | 30.37 |
| | 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 | 0.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347,209 | 35.00 | 21.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991,263 | 69.43 | 0.53 |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 30.37 | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee | 366,052 | 39.92 | 4.21 |
| | DMK | P. Jegan | 242,050 | 26.40 | 21.00 |
| | 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 | Majority | Majority | 124,002 | 13.52 | 1.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916,778 | 69.96 | 0.83 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 4.21 | |

### General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Thoothukkudi :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 76,649 | 11.68 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656,163 | 69.13 | New |
| | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) | DMK win (new seat) |