Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency Election Results 2019 in Tamil Nadu: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi of the DMK Wins This Parliamentary Seat

For the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the BJP has fielded its state President Tamilisai Soundararajan from the Thoothukudi parliamentary constituency.

Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Constituency (Photo Credits: File Image)

Results for the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu has been declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Kanimozhi Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has won the seat. Counting of votes for the Thoothukudi Lok Sabha Constituency began at 8 AM on Thursday, May 23. This is one of the 39 Parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu which went to poll on April 18. This constituency was originally known as Tiruchendur constituency. It was delimited to Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi constituencies during 2009 Lok Sabha election. The constituency number of Thoothukudi is 36 and is not reserved for any category, which means it falls in the general category. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

For the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, the BJP has fielded its state President Tamilisai Soundararajan from the Thoothukudi parliamentary constituency. Reports inform that this will be her second parliamentary bid. Her candidature for the BJP from the Chennai North constituency in 2009 had been unsuccessful. The DMK has fielded Kanimozhi from the Thoothukudi seat while the MNM has given its ticket to T.P.S. Pon Kumaran. Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Dates: Constituency-Wise Complete Schedule Of Voting And Results For General Elections. 

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule for Thoothukudi Constituency:

Issue of Notification March 19
Last date for filing nomination March 26
Scrutiny of nomination March 27
Last date for withdrawal of candidature March 29
Date Of Poll April 18
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Phase II of Lok Sabha Polls 2019

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 18 In Phase II

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Assam (5) Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong
Bihar (5) Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka
Chhattisgarh (3) Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
Jammu And Kashmir (2) Srinagar, Udhampur
Karnataka (14) Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar
Maharashtra (10) Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur
Manipur (1) Inner Manipur
Odisha (5) Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska
Tamil Nadu (39) Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuturai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari
Tripura (1) Tripura East
Uttar Pradesh (8) Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri
West Bengal (3) Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj
Puducherry (1) Puducherry

All the 39 constituency seats of Tamil Nadu will got to poll on April 18. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place across the country between April 11 and May 23 in seven phases. The election results will be announced on May 23.

In the last assembly elections which were held in 2014, Jeyasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) had won from the Thoothukudi seat by defeating Jegan. P of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK). Jeyasingh had won this seat by 366,052 votes.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 23, 2019 09:47 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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