Srinath of TVK won the Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency (Thoothukkudi district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 49.11% of 204,712 votes cast. The winning margin over P. Geetha Jeevan (DMK) was 37,731 votes, or 18.43 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
49.11%
Winner vote share
37,731
Margin (18.43%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Thoothukkudi 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Srinath Winner | TVK | 100,536 | 49.11% |
| 2 | P. Geetha Jeevan 2nd | DMK | 62,805 | 30.68% |
| 3 | Chellapandian S.T. | ADMK | 26,213 | 12.8% |
| 4 | Jacob Devadoss Abisheak R. | NTK | 11,752 | 5.74% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 853 | 0.42% |
| 6 | Yesadurai S. | All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam | 689 | 0.34% |
| 7 | Samuel J. | IND | 342 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Dhinakaran S.T.R.M. | IND | 262 | 0.13% |
| 9 | Ponkumaran P.P.M.T | Nam Naadu Nam Makkal Nam Ethirkaalam Katchi | 261 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Srikanth M.V. | Naam Indiar Party | 243 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Kidar Samsdeen N.A. | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 172 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Sahayam T. | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 143 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Prasanna Kumar M. | Makkal Nalvaazhvuk Katchi | 137 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Babu P. | IND | 115 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Muneeswara Moorthy S. | IND | 104 | 0.05% |
| 16 | Maruthu Pandian P. | IND | 85 | 0.04% |
How Thoothukkudi compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | P.Geetha Jeevan | DMK | 49.0% |
| 2026 | SRINATH | TVK | 49.11% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of +0.11 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.