Chennai
Kanimozhi defeated BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan by the margin of 3.47 lakh votes in Thoothukudi. The battle for Thoothukudi seat, which has a total of 14.72 lakh voters, is intriguing as it is the only constituency where the DMK and the BJP are involved in a direct clash.
While BJP Tamilisai Soundararajan bagged 2,14,497 votes, DMK candidate Kanimozhi consolidated 5,60,345 votes Thoothukudi constituency.
While DMK nominee Kanimozhi is the daughter of Dravidian patriarch M Karunanidhi, her opponent is BJP state president and party candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan, who is the daughter of veteran Congress leader Kumari Ananthan.
Thoothukudi had recorded 69.41% turnout.
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