Thoothukkudi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Srinath
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Srinath
votes
1,00,536
Margin
37,731(18.4%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Srinath✓ WinnerTVK1,00,53649.11%
- 2P. Geetha JeevanDMK62,80530.68%
- 3Chellapandian S.T.AIADMKDeposit lost26,21312.8%
- 4Jacob Devadoss Abisheak R.Naam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost11,7525.74%
- 5NOTA8530.42%
- 6Yesadurai S.All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost6890.34%
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- 7Samuel J.INDDeposit lost3420.17%
- 8Dhinakaran S.T.R.M.INDDeposit lost2620.13%
- 9Ponkumaran P.P.M.TNam Naadu Nam Makkal Nam Ethirkaalam KatchiDeposit lost2610.13%
- 10Srikanth M.V.Naam Indiar PartyDeposit lost2430.12%
- 11Kidar Samsdeen N.A.Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1720.08%
- 12Sahayam T.CPI(ML)LDeposit lost1430.07%
- 13Prasanna Kumar M.Makkal Nalvaazhvuk KatchiDeposit lost1370.07%
- 14Babu P.INDDeposit lost1150.06%
- 15Muneeswara Moorthy S.INDDeposit lost1040.05%
- 16Maruthu Pandian P.INDDeposit lost850.04%
Deposit lost: 13 of 15 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 — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,50,803
- Votes cast
- 2,04,992
- Turnout
- 81.73%
- Polling stations
- 360
incl. service voters
incl. 2,227 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women81.5%
1,05,009 of 1,28,841 voted on EVMs
Men80.2%
97,716 of 1,21,897 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 65; 40 voted.
- Candidates15 (1 women)
- Lost deposit13
- NOTA853
- Valid votes2,03,859
Women candidates: P. Geetha Jeevan
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Thoothukkudi?
Srinath (TVK) won Thoothukkudi in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 1,00,536 votes.
What was the winning margin in Thoothukkudi?
Srinath defeated P. Geetha Jeevan (DMK) by 37,731 votes.
What was the turnout in Thoothukkudi in 2026?
81.73% — 2,04,992 of 2,50,803 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 81.5%, men's 80.2%.
How many voters does Thoothukkudi have?
2,50,803 electors at the 2026 election — 1,21,897 men, 1,28,841 women, 65 third gender (service voters included), and 360 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Thoothukkudi?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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