Thoothukudi (state assembly constituency)

Thoothukudi
Thoothukudi
	state assembly constituency
	View of Thooththukkudi Beach
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Existence	1952-present
Reservation	None
Current MLA	P. Geetha Jeevan
Party	DMK
Elected Year	2016
Total Electors	2,72,980 [1]
Most Successful Party	AIADMK (6 times)

Thooththukkudi State Assembly constituency (Tamil: தூத்துக்குடி சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி) is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It is also one of the 6 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thooththukkudi (Lok Sabha constituency). It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence. Thooththukkudi was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Assembly	Member		Tenure
1952	1st	J. L. P. Roche Victoria	Indian National Congress	1952-1957
1957	2nd	Ponnusami	Indian National Congress	1957-1962
1962	3rd	Ponnusami	Indian National Congress	1962-1967
1967	4th	M. S. Sivasami	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1967-1971
1971	5th	R. Ramalingam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1971-1977
1977	6th	N. Dhanasekaran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1977-1980
1980	7th	S. N. Rajendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1980-1984
1984	8th	S. N. Rajendran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1984-1989
1989	9th	N. Periasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1989-1991
1991	10th	V. P. R. Ramesh	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1991-1996
1996	11th	N. Periasamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1996-2001
2001	12th	S. Rajammal	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001-2006
2006	13th	P. Geetha Jeevan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2006-2011
2011	14th	S. T. Chellapandian	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2011-2016
2016	15th	P. Geetha Jeevan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2016-Incumbent

Election Results

Vote share of Winning candidates

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%

Assembly election 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	P. Geetha Jeevan	88,045	46.46	+6.39
	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
	PMK	M. Chinnadurai	1069	0.56	New
	Forward Bloc	K. Esakki Raja	806	0.43	New
	BSP	V. Sivalinga Raja	439	0.23	-0.23
	SS	L. K. Lakshmi Narayanan	180	0.09	New
Majority			20,908	11.03	-5.68
Turnout			1,89,488	69.36	-4.37
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	+6.39

Assembly election 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
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
	BSP	J. Benedict	722	0.46	-0.34
	Independent	L. Alwar Karthikeyan	634	0.40	New
	JD(U)	V. Nagarajan	573	0.37	New
	Independent	V. Ramkumar	502	0.32	New
	LSP	A. Athi Narayanan	463	0.30	New
Majority			26,193	16.71	+6.98
Turnout			1,56,774	73.73	+8.70
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+15.81

Assembly election 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	P. Geetha Jeevan	79,821	50.70	+10.65
	AIADMK	S. Danielraj	64,498	40.97	-10.43
	DMDK	G. V. Peterraj	7,572	4.80	New
	BJP	T. Sivamurugan	1,788	1.13	New
	BSP	T. Kasipandian	1,266	0.80	+0.42
	Forward Bloc	M. Saravanamuthu	1,007	0.63	New
Majority			15,323	9.73	-1.62
Turnout			1,57,484	65.03	+15.04
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	+10.65

Assembly election 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AIADMK	S. Rajammal	73,286	51.40	+28.73
	DMK	N. Periasamy	57,100	40.05	+1.89
	MDMK	R. R. Parthiban	7,695	5.40	+1.60
	Independent	G. Panneer Selvam	1,496	1.05	New
	SP	P. Govindasamy	1,004	0.70	New
	Independent	B. Jeyamal Arputharaj	548	0.38	New
	BSP	S. Antony Andrews	540	0.38	New
Majority			16,180	11.35	-3.08
Turnout			1,42,621	49.99	-16.42
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+28.73

Assembly election 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
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	+8.12
	MDMK	T. S. M. Sampath Kumar	5,623	3.80	New
	BJP	S. Shanmugasundaram	3,161	2.13	New
Majority			21,371	14.43	-19.96
Turnout			1,52,317	66.41	+7.84
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	+6.46

Assembly election 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AIADMK	V. P. R. Ramesh	79,552	66.09	+48.26
	DMK	N. Periasamy	38,157	31.70	-0.20
	JNP	G. Uttarapandi	958	0.80	New
	PMK	P. Sundarraj	352	0.29	New
Majority			41,395	34.39	+33.95
Turnout			1,21,943	58.57	-11.10
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	+48.26

Assembly election 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
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	-38.71
	AIADMK	R. Krishnan	21,351	17.16	New
Majority			547	0.44	-20.49
Turnout			1,25,982	69.67	-1.31
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-3.71

Assembly election 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AIADMK	S. N. Rajendran	59,622	56.54	-1.04
	DMK	A. Ayyasamy	37,549	35.61	-6.25
Majority			22,073	20.93	+5.18
Turnout			1,08,473	70.98	+4.64
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-1.04

Assembly election 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AIADMK	S. N. Rajendran	54,171	57.61	+28.32
	DMK	R. Krishnan	39,365	41.86	+20.01
Majority			14,806	15.75	+14.24
Turnout			94,722	66.34	+1.20
	AIADMK hold		Swing	+28.32

Assembly election 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	AIADMK	N. Dhanasekaran	23,598	29.29	New
	INC	R. Naoroji	22,379	27.78	New
	DMK	R. Krishnan	17,606	21.85	35.13
	JNP	M. Chockalingam	16,656	20.67	New
Majority			1,219	1.51	-12.45
Turnout			81,195	65.14	-5.18
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	New

Assembly election 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	K. R. Ramalingam	39,030	56.98	-3.63
	NCO	Naorojiammal	29,473	43.02	New
Majority			10,157	13.96	-7.26
Turnout			71,526	70.32	-6.02
	DMK hold		Swing	-3.63

Assembly election 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	M. S. Sivasami	41,851	60.61	+32.66
	INC	S. P. Nadar	27,193	39.39	-4.49
Majority			14,658	21.22	+5.29
Turnout			70,730	76.34	-0.27
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	+32.66

Assembly election 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Ponnusami	31,280	43.88	+7.09
	DMK	K. R. Ramalingam	19,924	27.95	New
	CPI	Isaac	10,534	14.78	-14.78
	SWA	Venkatakrishna	9,545	13.39	New
Majority			11,356	15.93	+11.42
Turnout			73,370	76.61	+21.30
	INC hold		Swing	+7.09

Assembly election 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Ponnusami	17,438	36.79	-11.37
	Independent	M. S. Sivasami	15,298	32.28	New
	CPI	S. A. Muruganandam	14,661	39.93	New
Majority			2,140	4.51	-14.06
Turnout			47,397	55.31	-5.06
	INC hold		Swing	-11.37

Assembly election 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thooththukkudi
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
	SP	Mariadoss	1,757	4.29	New
Majority			7,771	18.97	New
Turnout			40,965	60.37	New
	INC win (new seat)

References

"Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
"VVPAT used on pilot basis". The Hindu. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
"VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry" (PDF).

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

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[1] "Assembly wise final electoral count-29April2016" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Election Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

[2] "VVPAT used on pilot basis". The Hindu. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[3] "VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry" (PDF).

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