Thoothukkudi Assembly constituency is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu, being in existence since independence. This constituency has had VVPAT facilities with EVMs since the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.
Members of Legislative Assembly No.NameTerm of officeAssemblyPolitical partyAssumed officeLeft office1J. L. P. Roche Victoria3 May 195231 March 19571st2P. P. M. T. Ponnuswami29 April 195724 April 19582nd3A. Samuel3 September 195829 July 19594R. J. Sundar Singh10 March 19601 March 19625S. Ponnusamy29 March 196228 February 19673rd6M. S. Sivasami15 March 19675 January 19714th7R. Ramalingam22 March 197131 January 19765th8N. Dhanasekaran4 July 197717 February 19806th9S. N. Rajendran19 June 198015 November 19847th25 February 198530 January 19888th10N. Periyasamy6 February 198930 January 19919th11V. P. R. Ramesh1 July 199113 May 199610th(10)N. Periyasamy22 May 199614 May 200111th12S. Rajammal22 May 200112 May 200612th13P. Geetha Jeevan17 May 200614 May 201113th14S. T. Chellapandian23 May 201121 May 201614th(13)P. Geetha Jeevan25 May 20163 May 202115th11 May 2021202616thSrinath Alnath4 May 202617th
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List of ministers from the constituency No.NameDesignationTerm of officeAssemblyPolitical partyChief MinisterAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1S. N. RajendranMinister for Handlooms and Khadi9 June 198010 January 19821 year, 215 days7thAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamrowspan=4 M. G. Ramachandranrowspan=4 Minister for Khadi and Public Works11 January 198230 June 19831 year, 170 daysMinister for Public Works1 July 198323 February 1984237 daysMinister for Environmental Pollution Control24 February 198415 November 1984265 days2P. Geetha JeevanMinister for Animal Husbandry13 May 200619 August 20082 years, 98 days13thDravida Munnetra Kazhagamrowspan=2 M. Karunanidhirowspan=2 Minister for Social Welfare20 August 200814 May 20112 years, 267 days3S. T. ChellapandianMinister for Labour16 May 201117 June 20132 years, 32 days14thAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamJ. Jayalalithaa(2)P. Geetha JeevanMinister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment7 May 20215 May 20264 years, 363 days16thDravida Munnetra KazhagamM. K. Stalin4SrinathMinister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare21 May 2026Incumbent17thTamilaga Vettri KazhagamC. Joseph Vijay
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