Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha Constituency
MP: Kanimozhi · DMK · Tamil Nadu
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Thoothukkudi (Thoothukudi) is one of Tamil Nadu's 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. Its Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha is Kanimozhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, serving a 2nd term in the Lok Sabha. In the 2024 general election, Kanimozhi won 64.1% of the vote, a margin of 3,43,576 votes over the AIADMK candidate (turnout 72.8%). The DMK holds 22 of Tamil Nadu's 39 seats.
- Constituency
- Thoothukkudi (also written Thoothukudi)
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Member of Parliament
- Kanimozhi
- Party
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Lok Sabha terms
- 2
- 2024 vote share
- 64.1%
- 2024 winning margin
- 3,43,576 votes
- House
- 18th Lok Sabha (elected 2024)
Other Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
- Arakkonam — Dr. S Jagathratchakan (DMK)
- Arani — Tharaniventhan M S (DMK)
- Chennai Central — Dayanidhi Maran (DMK)
- Chennai North — Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK)
- Chennai South — Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)
- Chidambaram — Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan (VCK)
- Coimbatore — Ganapathy Rajkumar P (DMK)
- Cuddalore — M K Vishnu Prasad (INC)
- Dharmapuri — Mani A (DMK)
- Dindigul — Sachithanantham R (CPI(M))
- Erode — K E Prakash (DMK)
- Kallakurichi — Malaiyarasan D (DMK)
- Kancheepuram — Selvam G (DMK)
- Kanniyakumari — Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth (INC)
- Karur — S Jothimani (INC)
- Krishnagiri — K Gopinath (INC)
- Madurai — S Venkatesan (CPI(M))
- Mayiladuthurai — Sudha R (INC)
- Nagapattinam — Selvaraj V (CPI)
- Namakkal — Matheswaran V S (DMK)
- Nilgiris — A. Raja (DMK)
- Perambalur — Arun Nehru (DMK)
- Pollachi — Eswarasamy K (DMK)
- Ramanathapuram — Navaskani K (IUML)
- Salem — Selvaganapathi T.M. (DMK)
- Sivaganga — Karti P Chidambaram (INC)
- Sriperumbudur — T. R. Baalu (DMK)
- Tenkasi — Rani Srikumar (DMK)
- Thanjavur — Murasoli S (DMK)
- Theni — Thanga Tamilselvan (DMK)
- Tiruchirappalli — Durai Vaiko (MDMK)
- Tirunelveli — Robert Bruce C (INC)
- Tiruppur — Subbarayan K (CPI)
- Tiruvallur — Sasikanth Senthil (INC)
- Tiruvannamalai — C N Annadurai (DMK)
- Vellore — D. M. Kathir Anand (DMK)
- Viluppuram — D Ravi Kumar (VCK)
- Virudhunagar — Manickam Tagore B (INC)
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the MP of Thoothukkudi?
Kanimozhi (DMK) is the Member of Parliament for Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu, in the 18th Lok Sabha (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
Which party holds the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat?
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) holds Thoothukkudi through Kanimozhi.
Which state is the Thoothukkudi constituency in?
Thoothukkudi is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats. By party: DMK 22, INC 9, VCK 2, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2, IUML 1, MDMK 1 (sansad.in, 27 October 2026).
When is the next Lok Sabha election?
The current (18th) Lok Sabha was elected in 2024. Its normal five-year term runs until 2029 unless it is dissolved earlier. A vacant seat is filled through a by-election announced by the Election Commission of India.
Source: sansad.in — Lok Sabha members, official record as of 27 October 2026.