Thoothukkudi election results 2024 live updates: DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi wins over 3.92 lakh vote margin

NEW DELHI: Thoothukkudi is one of the 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu. It includes six Legislative Assembly segments: Tiruchendur, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi, Ottapidaram (SC), Kovilpatti, and Vilathikulam.
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With 1.45 lakh eligible voters, Thoothukkudi went to polling in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and recorded a turnout of 66.88%.
DMK's Kanimozhi Karunanidhi won with a vote margin of 3,92,738 against AIADMK's Sivasamy Velumani R.
Highlights of previous Lok Sabha elections in the constituency:
In the 2019 elections, DMK candidate Kanimozhi Karunanidhi won the seat with 563,143 votes. Tamilisai Soundararajan of BJP was the runner-up with 215,934 votes. The total voter turnout for this constituency was 69.48%.
In the 2014 elections, AIADMK candidate J Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee won the seat with 366,052 votes. DMK candidate P Jegan was the runner-up with 242,050 votes. The total voter turnout for this constituency was 69.97%.
Vote share of major political parties in the previous Lok Sabha elections:
In the 2019 elections, the DMK candidate emerged victorious in the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency, securing a notable 56.81% of the votes, BJP candidate garnered 21.78% of the votes.
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Moving back to the 2014 elections, the DMK candidate secured 26.40% of the votes, while the AIADMK candidate won with 39.93% of the votes.