The Thoothukkudi constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 80.79% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
A.Srinath of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Geetha Jeevan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam with a margin of 37731 votes.The Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency falls under the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Kanimozhi Karunanidhi won the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 392738 votes, defeating Sivasami Velumani of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Thoothukkudi Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A.srinath
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
100,536
Lead:
37,731
|
49.11% |
| Geetha Jeevan | Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 62,805 | 30.68% |
| S. T. Chellapandian | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 26,213 | 12.80% |
| Jacob Abhishek Devadasan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,752 | 5.74% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 853 | 0.42% |
| Yesadurai S. | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 689 | 0.34% |
| Samuel J. | Independent | 342 | 0.17% |
| Dhinakaran S.t.r.m. | Independent | 262 | 0.13% |
| Ponkumaran P.p.m.t | Nam Naadu Nam Makkal Nam Ethirkaalam Katchi | 261 | 0.13% |
| Srikanth M.v. | Naam Indiar Party | 243 | 0.12% |
| Kidar Samsdeen N.a. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 172 | 0.08% |
| Sahayam T. | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 143 | 0.07% |
| Prasanna Kumar M. | Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi | 137 | 0.07% |
| Babu P. | Independent | 115 | 0.06% |
| Muneeswara Moorthy S. | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| Maruthu Pandian P. | Independent | 85 | 0.04% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Geetha Jeevan
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
92,314
Lead:
50,310
|
49% |
| S.d.r. Vijayaseelan | TMC | 42,004 | 22.29% |
| Velraj | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 30,937 | 16.42% |
| Sundar | AISMK | 10,534 | 5.59% |
| U. Chandran | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 4,040 | 2.14% |
| J.sivaneswaran | Independent | 2,866 | 1.52% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,569 | 0.83% |
| S.v.rajasekar | United States of India Party | 915 | 0.49% |
| L.maria Deva Sahaya Johny | Independent | 446 | 0.24% |
| A.ashok Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 436 | 0.23% |
| A.rajavel | Independent | 282 | 0.15% |
| G.selvavinayagam | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 269 | 0.14% |
| S.krishnan | Independent | 182 | 0.10% |
| J.alldrin Airmarshal Thayaram | Independent | 167 | 0.09% |
| A.jeyalalitha | Independent | 163 | 0.09% |
| S.subash | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 161 | 0.09% |
| J.arun Nehruraj | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| J.samuvel | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| N.balasubramanian | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 127 | 0.07% |
| K.subramani | Shiv Sena | 124 | 0.07% |
| C.ganesh Ayyadurai | Independent | 116 | 0.06% |
| Mannar Maharajan | Bahujan Dravida Party | 93 | 0.05% |
| Ramagunaseelan | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| S.balasundram | Independent | 87 | 0.05% |
| G.selvam | Independent | 75 | 0.04% |
| M.lingaraja | Independent | 70 | 0.04% |
| A.mohamed Imran Arabi | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Geetha Jeevan P
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
88,045
Lead:
20,908
|
47.26% |
| Chellapandian.s.t. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 67,137 | 36.03% |
| Fatima | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,798 | 9.55% |
| Kanagaraj.m.r. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,250 | 3.35% |
| Maria Judy Hema.p. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 3,733 | 2% |
| Others | Others | 3,177 | 1.71% |
| Chinnadurai.m. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,069 | 0.57% |
| Esakki Raja.k. | All India Forward Bloc | 806 | 0.43% |
| Sivalinga Raja.v. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 439 | 0.24% |
| Antony Mykel Hemildon | Tamilaga Sthabana Congress | 370 | 0.20% |
| Anusuya.m. | Independent | 190 | 0.10% |
| Lakshmi Narayanan.l.k. | Shivsena | 180 | 0.10% |
| Moorthy.c. | Independent | 173 | 0.09% |
| Alwarsamy Karthikeyan.l. | Independent | 121 | 0.06% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chellapandian S.t
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
89,010
Lead:
26,193
|
56.78% |
| Geetha Jeevan P | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 62,817 | 40.07% |
| Venkatesh, V. | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,025 | 0.65% |
| Benedict, J | Bahujan Samaj Party | 722 | 0.46% |
| Alwar Karthikeyan, L | Independent | 634 | 0.40% |
| Nagarajan, V. | Janata Dal (united) | 573 | 0.37% |
| Ramkumar, V | Independent | 502 | 0.32% |
| Athi Narayanan, A | Lok Satta Party | 463 | 0.30% |
| Murugan, A | Independent | 304 | 0.19% |
| Rajarathnam, M | Independent | 298 | 0.19% |
| Sivalingam, P. | Independent | 123 | 0.08% |
| Ilayaperumal, M | Independent | 105 | 0.07% |
| Prabhakaran, S | Independent | 100 | 0.06% |
| Samuel, J | Independent | 98 | 0.06% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A.srinath | TVK | 100,536 | 37,731 | 49.11% |
| 2021 | Geetha Jeevan | DMK | 92,314 | 50,310 | 49% |
| 2016 | Geetha Jeevan P | DMK | 88,045 | 20,908 | 47.26% |
| 2011 | Chellapandian S.t | AIADMK | 89,010 | 26,193 | 56.78% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A.srinath | TVK |
100,536
(Lead:
37,731)
|
49.11% |
| Geetha Jeevan | DMK | 62,805 | 30.68% | |
| 2021 | Geetha Jeevan | DMK |
92,314
(Lead:
50,310)
|
49% |
| S.d.r. Vijayaseelan | TMC | 42,004 | 22.29% | |
| 2016 | Geetha Jeevan P | DMK |
88,045
(Lead:
20,908)
|
47.26% |
| Chellapandian.s.t. | AIADMK | 67,137 | 36.03% | |
| 2011 | Chellapandian S.t | AIADMK |
89,010
(Lead:
26,193)
|
56.78% |
| Geetha Jeevan P | DMK | 62,817 | 40.07% |
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A.srinath of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Thoothukkudi Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Geetha Jeevan of the Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 37731 votes.
The strike rate in the Thoothukkudi constituency is 67% DMK and 33% TVK, with DMK won 2 times and TVK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
A.srinath (TVK) received 49.11% vote share.
Geetha Jeevan (DMK) received 30.68% vote share.
A.srinath (TVK) won the 2026 election with 100536 votes, leading by 37731 votes and securing a 49.11% vote share.
The Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency falls under the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency of Thoothukkudi district.
A.srinath (TVK) won the Thoothukkudi Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 37731 votes over Geetha Jeevan (DMK).
The Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency is part of the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Vilathikulam, Tiruchendur, Srivaikuntam, Ottapidaram(sc), Kovilpatti.
The top candidates in the Thoothukkudi Assembly Election 2026 were:
A.srinath (TVK)
Geetha Jeevan (DMK)
S. T. Chellapandian (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with A.srinath (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Thoothukkudi Assembly Election 2026 was 80.79%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.