Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) was won by Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 347,209 votes over Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu, from 2009 to 2019.
Full Election History, 2009–2019
| Election | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jeyadurai.S.R | DMK | 311,017 | 47.4% | Cynthia Pandian.Dr (AIADMK) | 76,649 (11.7 pts) |
| 2014 | Jeyasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee.J | AIADMK | 366,052 | 39.9% | Jegan. P (DMK) | 124,002 (13.5 pts) |
| 2019 | Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | DMK | 563,143 | 57.3% | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Bharatiya Janata Party) | 347,209 (35.4 pts) |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeyadurai.S.R | DMK | 311,017 | 47.4% |
| Cynthia Pandian.Dr | AIADMK | 234,368 | 35.7% |
| Sunther.M.S | DMDK | 61,403 | 9.4% |
| Saravanan.S | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27,013 | 4.1% |
| Jeevankumar.E.Pa | Bahujan Samaj Party | 6,737 | 1.0% |
| Kandivel.P | Independent | 5,522 | 0.8% |
| Ramkumar.V | Independent | 3,010 | 0.5% |
| Ramakrishnan.V | Independent | 1,402 | 0.2% |
| Muthu.S | Independent | 1,246 | 0.2% |
| Arunkumar Puvi Arasu.S | Independent | 956 | 0.1% |
| Murugan.A | Independent | 913 | 0.1% |
| Ponraj.T | Independent | 817 | 0.1% |
| Raghupathi.S | Independent | 603 | 0.1% |
| Sundaravel.K | Independent | 580 | 0.1% |
| Prabhakaran.P | Independent | 576 | 0.1% |
2014
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeyasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee.J | AIADMK | 366,052 | 39.9% |
| Jegan. P | DMK | 242,050 | 26.4% |
| Joel. S | MDMK | 182,191 | 19.9% |
| Shanmugam, A.P.C.V. | Indian National Congress | 63,080 | 6.9% |
| Pushparayan.M. | Aam Aadmi Party | 26,476 | 2.9% |
| Mohanraj. A | Communist Party of India | 14,993 | 1.6% |
| None Of The Above | Independent | 11,447 | 1.2% |
| Ayyadurai. S | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,205 | 0.3% |
| Alwarsamy Karthikeyan.L | Independent | 1,727 | 0.2% |
| Samuel. A.S. | Independent | 1,157 | 0.1% |
| Panneerselvam.C | Independent | 1,129 | 0.1% |
| Vinston Anto. S | Independent | 983 | 0.1% |
| Ramkumar. V | Independent | 784 | 0.1% |
| Santhadevi. S | Independent | 765 | 0.1% |
| Anandharaj, M. | Independent | 739 | 0.1% |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | DMK | 563,143 | 57.3% |
| Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 215,934 | 22.0% |
| Dr. Bhuvaneswaran, M. | Independent | 76,866 | 7.8% |
| Christantine Rajasekar, S. | NTK | 49,222 | 5.0% |
| Pon Kumaran, T.P.S. | MNM | 25,702 | 2.6% |
| Subhashini Mallathi, R.C. | Independent | 8,109 | 0.8% |
| Sivaneswaran, J. | Independent | 5,252 | 0.5% |
| Sankaralingam, M. | Independent | 3,029 | 0.3% |
| Siva, V. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2,927 | 0.3% |
| Maharajan, M. | PSP(L) | 2,922 | 0.3% |
| Gabriel James Fernando | PPI() | 2,549 | 0.3% |
| Rajakumar Naidu, E.V.S. | TTNP | 2,516 | 0.3% |
| Guru, K. | Independent | 2,276 | 0.2% |
| Saravanan, G. | Independent | 2,135 | 0.2% |
| Amalan Rajiv Bonifas | Independent | 2,005 | 0.2% |
| Rajalingam, M. | Independent | 1,866 | 0.2% |
| Bala Murugan, P. | Independent | 1,699 | 0.2% |
| Ramakrishnan, P. | Independent | 1,671 | 0.2% |
| Ganesan, M. | Independent | 1,453 | 0.1% |
| Selvin, B. | Independent | 929 | 0.1% |
| Anto Hillery, M. | Independent | 924 | 0.1% |
| Jaya Ganesh, D. | NIP | 908 | 0.1% |
| Er.Pradeep Ganesan, M.P. | Independent | 887 | 0.1% |
| Rajkumar Poliah | UBM | 689 | 0.1% |
| Ramesh, A. | Independent | 669 | 0.1% |
| Sunman, V. | Independent | 615 | 0.1% |
| Ponraj, S. | Independent | 560 | 0.1% |
| Germanus, S. | CDF | 494 | 0.1% |
| Ravi Sankar, J. | Independent | 487 | 0.0% |
| Jeyaraj, A. | Independent | 477 | 0.0% |
| Senai Natarajan, R. | Independent | 474 | 0.0% |
| Rama Krishnan, M. | Independent | 473 | 0.0% |
| Lourdes, S. | Independent | 460 | 0.0% |
| Jasper Gnana Martin, G. | Independent | 436 | 0.0% |
| Ponnusamy, M. | Independent | 436 | 0.0% |
| Marakatha Raghava Raj, T. | Independent | 428 | 0.0% |
| James, G. | Independent | 407 | 0.0% |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Thoothukkudi has been contested at 3 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 2009. Parties that have won this seat over that span: DMK, AIADMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Thoothukkudi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK) won Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 563,143 votes (57.3%), a margin of 347,209 votes over Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan.
Which parties have won Thoothukkudi since 2009?
Since 2009, Thoothukkudi has been won by: AIADMK, DMK.
What was the closest result in Thoothukkudi?
The closest result on record for Thoothukkudi was 2009, when DMK beat AIADMK by just 76,649 votes (11.7 percentage points).