| Thoothukkudi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 214 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Area of Thoothukkudi Assembly Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukkudi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thoothukkudi |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 285,497 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Elected year | 2021 |
| Preceded by | S. T. Chellapandian |
Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency (Tamil:தூத்துக்குடி சட்டமன்ற தொகுதி) is one of the 234state legislative assembly constituencies inTamil Nadu in southernIndia. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included inThoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence. This constituency has hadVVPAT facilities withEVMs since the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
| No. | Name | Term of office | Assembly (Election) | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | J. L. P. Roche Victoria | 3 May 1952 | 31 March 1957 | 1st (1952) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | P. P. M. T. Ponnuswami | 29 April 1957 | 24 April 1958 | 2nd (1957) | ||
| 3 | A. Samuel | 3 September 1958 | 29 July 1959 | |||
| 4 | R. J. Sundar Singh | 10 March 1960 | 1 March 1962 | |||
| 5 | S. Ponnusamy | 29 March 1962 | 28 February 1967 | 3rd (1962) | ||
| 6 | M. S. Sivasami | 15 March 1967 | 5 January 1971 | 4th (1967) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 7 | R. Ramalingam | 22 March 1971 | 31 January 1976 | 5th (1971) | ||
| 8 | N. Dhanasekaran | 4 July 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 6th (1977) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 9 | S. N. Rajendran | 19 June 1980 | 15 November 1984 | 7th (1980) | ||
| 25 February 1985 | 30 January 1988 | 8th (1984) | ||||
| 10 | N. Periyasamy | 6 February 1989 | 30 January 1991 | 9th (1989) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 11 | V. P. R. Ramesh | 1 July 1991 | 13 May 1996 | 10th (1991) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| (10) | N. Periyasamy | 22 May 1996 | 14 May 2001 | 11th (1996) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 12 | S. Rajammal | 22 May 2001 | 12 May 2006 | 12th (2001) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 13 | P. Geetha Jeevan | 17 May 2006 | 14 May 2011 | 13th (2006) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 14 | S. T. Chellapandian | 23 May 2011 | 21 May 2016 | 14th (2011) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| (13) | P. Geetha Jeevan | 25 May 2016 | 3 May 2021 | 15th (2016) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 11 May 2021 | Incumbent | 16th (2021) | ||||
| 2021 | 49.00% | |||
| 2016 | 46.46% | |||
| 2011 | 56.78% | |||
| 2006 | 50.70% | |||
| 2001 | 51.40% | |||
| 1996 | 38.16% | |||
| 1991 | 66.09% | |||
| 1989 | 31.90% | |||
| 1984 | 56.54% | |||
| 1980 | 57.61% | |||
| 1977 | 29.29% | |||
| 1971 | 56.98% | |||
| 1967 | 60.61% | |||
| 1962 | 43.88% | |||
| 1957 | 36.79% | |||
| 1952 | 48.16% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | 92,314 | 49.00 | +2.94 | |
| AIADMK | S. D. R. Vijayaseelan | 42,004 | 22.29 | −12.95 | |
| NTK | V. Velraj | 30,937 | 16.42 | +14.59 | |
| MNM | N. Sundar | 10,534 | 5.59 | New | |
| DMDK | U. Chandran | 4,040 | 2.14 | New | |
| Independent | J. Sivaneswaran | 2,866 | 1.52 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,569 | 0.83 | −0.84 | |
| Margin of victory | 50,310 | 26.93 | +15.89 | ||
| Turnout | 188,407 | 65.99 | −3.92 | ||
| Registered electors | 285,497 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | +2.94 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | 88,045 | 46.46 | +6.4 | |
| AIADMK | S. T. Chellapandian | 67,137 | 35.43 | −21.35 | |
| MDMK | Fatima | 17,798 | 9.39 | New | |
| BJP | M. R. Kanagaraj | 6,250 | 3.30 | New | |
| NTK | P. Maria Judy Hema | 3,733 | 1.97 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,177 | 1.68 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,908 | 11.03 | −5.67 | ||
| Turnout | 189,488 | 69.36 | −4.37 | ||
| Registered electors | 273,187 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -10.31 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. T. Chellapandian | 89,010 | 56.78 | +15.81 | |
| DMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | 62,817 | 40.07 | −10.63 | |
| JMM | V. Venkatesh | 1,025 | 0.65 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,193 | 16.71 | 6.98 | ||
| Turnout | 156,774 | 73.73 | 8.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 212,628 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 6.08 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Geetha Jeevan | 79,821 | 50.70 | +10.65 | |
| AIADMK | S. Daniel Raj | 64,498 | 40.97 | −10.43 | |
| DMDK | G. V. Peter Raj | 7,572 | 4.81 | New | |
| BJP | T. Sivamurugan | 1,788 | 1.14 | New | |
| BSP | T. Kasipandian | 1,266 | 0.80 | New | |
| AIFB | M. Saravana Muthu | 1,007 | 0.64 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,323 | 9.73 | −1.62 | ||
| Turnout | 157,446 | 65.01 | 15.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 242,170 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -0.70 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Rajammal | 73,286 | 51.40 | +28.72 | |
| DMK | N. Periasamy | 57,100 | 40.05 | +1.89 | |
| MDMK | R. R. Parthiban | 7,695 | 5.40 | +1.6 | |
| Independent | G. Panneer Selvam | 1,496 | 1.05 | New | |
| SP | P. Govindasamy | 1,004 | 0.70 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 16,186 | 11.35 | −3.08 | ||
| Turnout | 142,582 | 49.99 | −16.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 285,292 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 13.24 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Periasamy | 56,511 | 38.16 | +6.46 | |
| Independent | J. L. P. Bono Venture Roche | 35,140 | 23.73 | New | |
| AIADMK | R. Henry | 33,578 | 22.67 | −43.42 | |
| PMK | C. Pasupathy Pandian | 12,459 | 8.41 | New | |
| MDMK | T. S. M. Sampath Kumar | 5,623 | 3.80 | New | |
| BJP | S. Shanmugasundaram | 3,161 | 2.13 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,371 | 14.43 | −19.96 | ||
| Turnout | 148,087 | 66.41 | 7.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 229,353 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -27.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. P. R. Ramesh | 79,552 | 66.09 | +48.27 | |
| DMK | N. Periasamy | 38,157 | 31.70 | −0.2 | |
| JP | G. Uttarapandi | 958 | 0.80 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 41,395 | 34.39 | 33.95 | ||
| Turnout | 120,361 | 58.57 | −11.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 208,186 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 34.20 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. Periasamy | 39,688 | 31.90 | −3.71 | |
| INC | V. Shunmugam | 39,141 | 31.46 | New | |
| AIADMK | V. Jabaraj | 22,181 | 17.83 | −38.72 | |
| AIADMK | R. Krishnan | 21,351 | 17.16 | −39.38 | |
| Independent | W. Megton | 791 | 0.64 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 547 | 0.44 | −20.49 | ||
| Turnout | 124,423 | 69.67 | −1.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 180,816 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -24.65 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. N. Rajendran | 59,622 | 56.54 | −1.06 | |
| DMK | A. Ayyasamy | 37,549 | 35.61 | −6.25 | |
| Independent | G. Anthony Fernando | 6,564 | 6.23 | New | |
| Independent | V. Arunachalam | 936 | 0.89 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,073 | 20.93 | 5.19 | ||
| Turnout | 105,442 | 70.98 | 4.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 152,824 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -1.06 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. N. Rajendran | 54,171 | 57.61 | +28.32 | |
| DMK | R. Krishnan | 39,365 | 41.86 | +20.01 | |
| Independent | V. Arunachalam | 496 | 0.53 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,806 | 15.75 | 14.23 | ||
| Turnout | 94,032 | 66.34 | 1.20 | ||
| Registered electors | 142,776 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 28.32 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | N. Dhanasekaran | 23,598 | 29.29 | New | |
| INC | R. Naoroji | 22,379 | 27.78 | −15.25 | |
| DMK | R. Krishnan | 17,606 | 21.85 | −35.12 | |
| JP | M. Chockalingam | 16,656 | 20.67 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,219 | 1.51 | −12.44 | ||
| Turnout | 80,565 | 65.14 | −5.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 124,642 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -27.68 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Ramalingam | 39,030 | 56.98 | −3.64 | |
| INC | Naoroji Ammal | 29,473 | 43.02 | +3.64 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,557 | 13.95 | −7.28 | ||
| Turnout | 68,503 | 70.32 | −6.02 | ||
| Registered electors | 101,713 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -3.64 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. S. Sivasami | 41,851 | 60.61 | +32.66 | |
| INC | S. P. Nadar | 27,193 | 39.39 | −4.5 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,658 | 21.23 | 5.30 | ||
| Turnout | 69,044 | 76.34 | −0.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 92,648 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 16.73 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ponnusami Nadar | 31,280 | 43.88 | +7.09 | |
| DMK | R. Ramalingam | 19,924 | 27.95 | New | |
| CPI | Isaac | 10,534 | 14.78 | −16.15 | |
| SWA | Venkata Krishna | 9,545 | 13.39 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,356 | 15.93 | 11.42 | ||
| Turnout | 71,283 | 76.61 | 21.30 | ||
| Registered electors | 95,771 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 7.09 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. P. M. T. Ponnuswami | 17,438 | 36.79 | −11.37 | |
| Independent | M. S. Sivasami | 15,298 | 32.28 | New | |
| CPI | S. A. Muruganandam | 14,661 | 30.93 | +15.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,140 | 4.52 | −14.45 | ||
| Turnout | 47,397 | 55.31 | −5.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 85,697 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | -11.37 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | J. L. P. Roche Victoria | 19,728 | 48.16 | New | |
| Independent | K. V. K. Swamy | 11,957 | 29.19 | New | |
| CPI | Isaac | 6,303 | 15.39 | New | |
| Socialist | Mariadoss | 1,757 | 4.29 | New | |
| Independent | A. K. Gnanmuthu | 697 | 1.70 | New | |
| Independent | Muthu | 523 | 1.28 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,771 | 18.97 | |||
| Turnout | 40,965 | 60.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 67,856 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
| No. | Name | Designation | Term of office | Assembly (Election) | Political party | Chief Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | S. N. Rajendran | Minister for Handlooms and Khadi | 9 June 1980 | 10 January 1982 | 1 year, 215 days | 7th (1980) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. G. Ramachandran | ||
| Minister for Khadi andPublic Works | 11 January 1982 | 30 June 1983 | 1 year, 170 days | |||||||
| Minister for Public Works | 1 July 1983 | 23 February 1984 | 237 days | |||||||
| Minister for Environmental Pollution Control | 24 February 1984 | 15 November 1984 | 265 days | |||||||
| 2 | P. Geetha Jeevan | Minister for Animal Husbandry | 13 May 2006 | 19 August 2008 | 2 years, 98 days | 13th (2006) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | ||
| Minister for Social Welfare | 20 August 2008 | 14 May 2011 | 2 years, 267 days | |||||||
| 3 | S. T. Chellapandian | Minister for Labour | 16 May 2011 | 17 June 2013 | 2 years, 32 days | 14th (2011) | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | ||
| (2) | P. Geetha Jeevan | Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment | 7 May 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 202 days | 16th (2021) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. K. Stalin | ||