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Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Thoothukkudi? — Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 3,92,738 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

DMK
Margin: 3,92,738Landslide

Election history — every MP of Thoothukkudi

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Sivasamy Velumani R (AIADMK)Margin3,92,738
  2. 2019May 2019Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP)Margin3,47,209

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

DMKLandslide

votes

5,40,729

Margin

3,92,738(40.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi · DMKSivasamy Velumani R · AIADMK
5,40,7291,47,991
Candidate (29)votes
  1. 1Kanimozhi Karunanidhi✓ WinnerDMK5,40,72955.26%
  2. 2Sivasamy Velumani RAIADMKDeposit lost1,47,99115.12%
  3. 3Vijayaseelan SdrTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)Deposit lost1,22,38012.51%
  4. 4Rowena Ruth Jane JNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost1,20,30012.29%
  5. 5NOTA9,8061%
  6. 6Rajha N PNaam Indiar PartyDeposit lost6,6400.68%
See all candidates (+23)
  1. 7Arunadevi RINDDeposit lost6,0720.62%
  2. 8Chithirai Jegan SINDDeposit lost3,6400.37%
  3. 9Sivaneswaran JINDDeposit lost3,3760.35%
  4. 10Samuel TINDDeposit lost2,2450.23%
  5. 11Manikkaraj ABSPDeposit lost2,1950.22%
  6. 12Aasiriyar Shanmuga Sundaram KINDDeposit lost1,8390.19%
  7. 13Kaleermurugapaventhan RMakkal Nalvaazhvuk KatchiDeposit lost1,7920.18%
  8. 14Ponkumaran T P SINDDeposit lost8970.09%
  9. 15Jeyakumar CINDDeposit lost8290.08%
  10. 16Gandhimallar S MINDDeposit lost8050.08%
  11. 17Bishop Dr Godfrey NobleAanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu KazhagamDeposit lost7690.08%
  12. 18Perumalkumar PPuthiya Makkal Tamil Desam KatchiDeposit lost7390.08%
  13. 19Esakkimuthu VINDDeposit lost7100.07%
  14. 20Kannan GINDDeposit lost6890.07%
  15. 21David Jebaseelan JINDDeposit lost6630.07%
  16. 22Sudalaimuthu PINDDeposit lost5780.06%
  17. 23Krishnan SINDDeposit lost4800.05%
  18. 24Radhakrishnan V GINDDeposit lost4610.05%
  19. 25James PINDDeposit lost4440.05%
  20. 26Ponraj KINDDeposit lost4290.04%
  21. 27Prasanna Kumar MINDDeposit lost3960.04%
  22. 28Selvamuthukumar MINDDeposit lost3410.03%
  23. 29Senthil Kumar SINDDeposit lost2910.03%
Total votes9,78,526

Deposit lost: 27 of 28 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
14,61,182

incl. service voters

Votes cast
9,81,034

incl. 5,566 postal

Turnout
67.14%
Polling stations
1,624

Turnout of men and women

Women67.6%

5,03,325 of 7,44,881 voted on EVMs

Men65.9%

4,72,056 of 7,16,085 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 216; 87 voted.

  • Candidates28 (3 women)
  • Lost deposit27
  • NOTA9,806
  • Valid votes9,68,720

Women candidates: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Rowena Ruth Jane J, Arunadevi R — a woman won this seat.

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (38)votes
  1. 1Kanimozhi Karunanidhi✓ WinnerDMK5,63,14356.81%
  2. 2Dr. Tamilisai SoundararajanBJP2,15,93421.78%
  3. 3Dr. BHUVANESWARAN, M.INDDeposit lost76,8667.75%
See all candidates (+35)
  1. 4Christantine Rajasekar, S.Naam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost49,2224.97%
  2. 5Pon Kumaran, T.P.S.Makkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost25,7022.59%
  3. 6NOTA9,2340.93%
  4. 7Subhashini Mallathi, R.C.INDDeposit lost8,1090.82%
  5. 8Sivaneswaran, J.INDDeposit lost5,2520.53%
  6. 9Sankaralingam, M.INDDeposit lost3,0290.31%
  7. 10Siva, V.BSPDeposit lost2,9270.3%
  8. 11Maharajan, M.Pragatishil Samajwadi Party (Lohia)Deposit lost2,9220.29%
  9. 12Gabriel James FernandoPeople's Party of India(secular)Deposit lost2,5490.26%
  10. 13Rajakumar Naidu, E.V.S.Tamil Telugu National PartyDeposit lost2,5160.25%
  11. 14Guru, K.INDDeposit lost2,2760.23%
  12. 15Saravanan, G.INDDeposit lost2,1350.22%
  13. 16Amalan Rajiv BonifasINDDeposit lost2,0050.2%
  14. 17Rajalingam, M.INDDeposit lost1,8660.19%
  15. 18Bala Murugan, P.INDDeposit lost1,6990.17%
  16. 19Ramakrishnan, P.INDDeposit lost1,6710.17%
  17. 20Ganesan, M.INDDeposit lost1,4530.15%
  18. 21Selvin, B.INDDeposit lost9290.09%
  19. 22Anto Hillery, M.INDDeposit lost9240.09%
  20. 23Jaya Ganesh, D.Naam Indiar PartyDeposit lost9080.09%
  21. 24Er.PRADEEP GANESAN, M.P.INDDeposit lost8870.09%
  22. 25Rajkumar PoliahUniversal Brotherhood MovementDeposit lost6890.07%
  23. 26Ramesh, A.INDDeposit lost6690.07%
  24. 27Sunman, V.INDDeposit lost6150.06%
  25. 28Ponraj, S.INDDeposit lost5600.06%
  26. 29Germanus, S.Christian Democratic FrontDeposit lost4940.05%
  27. 30Ravi Sankar, J.INDDeposit lost4870.05%
  28. 31Jeyaraj, A.INDDeposit lost4770.05%
  29. 32Senai Natarajan, R.INDDeposit lost4740.05%
  30. 33Rama Krishnan, M.INDDeposit lost4730.05%
  31. 34Lourdes, S.INDDeposit lost4600.05%
  32. 35Ponnusamy, M.INDDeposit lost4360.04%
  33. 36Jasper Gnana Martin, G.INDDeposit lost4360.04%
  34. 37Marakatha Raghava Raj, T.INDDeposit lost4280.04%
  35. 38James, G.INDDeposit lost4070.04%
Total votes9,91,263

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Thoothukkudi?

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK) won Thoothukkudi in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,40,729 votes.

What was the winning margin in Thoothukkudi?

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi defeated Sivasamy Velumani R (AIADMK) by 3,92,738 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Thoothukkudi?

2019: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK)

What was the turnout in Thoothukkudi in 2024?

67.14% — 9,81,034 of 14,61,182 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 67.6%, men's 65.9%.

How many voters does Thoothukkudi have?

14,61,182 electors at the 2024 election — 7,16,085 men, 7,44,881 women, 216 third gender (service voters included), and 1,624 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer