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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2026

Thoothukkudi

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Winner — 2026

SRINATH
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 49.0%DMK 30.6%14 others 20.3%
Votes
1,00,536
49.1% share
Winning margin
37,731
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
81.7%
of 2,50,803

Thoothukkudi is a safe seat — SRINATH won by 18.4%.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2021 vs 2026

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SRINATH
TVK
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
1,00,53649.1%
2
P. GEETHA JEEVAN
DMK
62,80530.7%
3
CHELLAPANDIAN S.T.
ADMK
26,21312.8%
4
JACOB DEVADOSS ABISHEAK R.
NTK
11,7525.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
8530.4%
6
YESADURAI S.
AIPTMMK
6890.3%
7
SAMUEL J.
IND
3420.2%
8
DHINAKARAN S.T.R.M.
IND
2620.1%
9
PONKUMARAN P.P.M.T
NNNMNEK
2610.1%
10
SRIKANTH M.V.
NIDP
2430.1%
11
KIDAR SAMSDEEN N.A.
TAVK
1720.1%
12
SAHAYAM T.
CPI(ML)(L)
1430.1%
13
PRASANNA KUMAR M.
MANAK
1370.1%
14
BABU P.
IND
1150.1%
15
MUNEESWARA MOORTHY S.
IND
1040.1%
16
MARUTHU PANDIAN P.
IND
850.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
100th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TVK 49.1%DMK 30.7%ADMK 12.8%NTK 5.7%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.71 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi

Basilica of Our Lady of Snows, Thoothukudi

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Holy Trinity Church, Thoothukudi

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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