Tiruchendur
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan (DMK) is the MLA for Tiruchendur.
DMK has won Tiruchendur at every election on file (2011, 2016, 2021, 2026).
In 2026 Anitha R. Radhakrishnan won with 39.1% of the vote, 5,872 votes ahead of J. Murugan (TVK).
In the last 30 days Tiruchendur was named in 79 mentions from 4 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Thoothukkudi
- Area
- about 436 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 71.2%
- Seats sharing a border
- Srivaikuntam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 72,723 · 39.1% | TVK J. Murugan | 66,851 · 35.9% | 5,872 (3.2 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 88,274 · 50.6% | ADMK M. Radhakrishnan | 63,011 · 36.1% | 25,263 (14.5 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK Anitha R Radhakrishnan | 88,357 · 53.0% | ADMK R. Sarathkumar | 62,356 · 37.4% | 26,001 (15.6 pts) |
| 2011 | DMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan | 68,741 · 47.0% | ADMK P. R. Manoharan | 68,101 · 46.6% | 640 (0.4 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Tiruchendur: mentions per week
Busiest week: 28 September (33 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
273 mentions of Tiruchendur since 1 June 2026 from 16 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Tiruchendur, 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 Tiruchendur
- திருச்செந்தூர் கோயிலில் உண்டியல் திருட்டில் ஈடுபட்ட அர்ச்சகர் உள்ளிட்ட இருவர் கைதுTamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
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.