Thoothukkudi
Srinath Alnath (TVK) is the MLA for Thoothukkudi.
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 Srinath Alnath won with 49.1% of the vote, 37,731 votes ahead of P. Geetha Jeevan (DMK).
In the last 30 days Thoothukkudi was named in 90 mentions from 8 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Thoothukkudi
- Area
- about 104 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 66.0%
- Seats sharing a border
- Ottapidaram · Srivaikuntam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK Srinath Alnath | 100,536 · 49.1% | DMK P. Geetha Jeevan | 62,805 · 30.7% | 37,731 (18.4 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK P. Geetha Jeevan | 92,314 · 49.0% | ADMK S. D. R. Vijayaseelan | 42,004 · 22.3% | 50,310 (26.7 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK Geetha Jeevan. P | 88,045 · 46.5% | ADMK Chellapandian.S.T. | 67,137 · 35.4% | 20,908 (11.0 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK S. T. Chellapandian | 89,010 · 56.8% | DMK P. Geetha Jeevan | 62,817 · 40.1% | 26,193 (16.7 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Thoothukkudi: mentions per week
Busiest week: 20 July (68 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
333 mentions of Thoothukkudi since 1 June 2026 from 19 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Thoothukkudi, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Tuticorin district
Tuticorin| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vilathikulam | DMK | 4.7 | 6 |
| Thoothukkudi | TVK | 18.4 | 90 |
| Tiruchendur | DMK | 3.2 | 79 |
| Srivaikuntam | TVK | 0.7 | 5 |
| Ottapidaram | TVK | 14.8 | 0 |
| Kovilpatti | DMK | 0.4 | 7 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Thoothukkudi
- தூத்துக்குடியில் மீனவர் குத்திக்கொலை- நண்பர் வெறிச்செயல்Tamil originalMaalaimalar
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.