Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: DMK's Kanimozhi defeats BJP's Dr Soundararajan by a margin of 347209 votes

Thoothukudi is one of the Lok Sabha Constituencies that went to vote in Tamil Nadu in the Lok Sabha 2019. 

04:07 am - Kanimozhi Karunanidhi leading with 324161 votes.

11:30 am - DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi leading with 56.72% votes

10:00 am - DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi maintains lead against BJP's Dr Tamilisai Soundarrajan

9:00 am - Kanimozhi Karunanidhi takes early leads 

Constituency Profile

It consists of the following assembly segments: Tiruchendur, Srivaikuntam, Tuticorin, Ottapidaram, Kovilpatti and Vilathikulam.

The Sterlite protests – in which 13 people were shot dead -  took place in Turicorin and could affect voting.

BJP's Tamil Nadu chief Dr Tamilisai Soundarrajan has his work cut out as he takes on late DMK supremo Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi.

The current Lok Sabha MP is Jeyasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee who beat Jegan P of the DMK in 2014.

In 2009, R Jeyadurai of DMK beat Dr Cynthia Pandian of the AIADMK.

All seats in Tamil Nadu are going to vote on April 18. They are Arakkonam, Arani, Chennai Central, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga , Sriperumbudur, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukkudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar, Tiruvallur.

There’s an interesting battle on the cards with an AIADMK-led NDA alliance with the BJP, PMK, DMDK, Puthiya Neethi Katchi and Puthiya Tamizhagam.  Meanwhile the Congress has forged alliances with DMK, two communist parties and other regional parties. Smaller partners include VCK, IUML and KMK.

The AIADMK under Jayalalithaa had managed to win 37 seats, with BJP and PMK getting 1 each. The Congress and the DMK ended up with zero seats in 2014.