1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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39 (of 521) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 39,917,777 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 25,514,736 (63.92%)  2.94% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1991 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (Won all the seats) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
Sriperumbudur constituency
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Seat sharing of parties
INC Front
| Party/Alliance | Flag | Election symbol | Leader | Photo | Contesting seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK-led Alliance | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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J. Jayalalithaa | 
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11 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 
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Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy
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28 | |||
National Front
| Party/Alliance | Flag | Election symbol | Leader | Photo | Contesting seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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M. Karunanidhi | 
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28 | ||
| Janata Dal | 
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same symbol as in flag | Sivaji Ganesan | 
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5 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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A. Nallasivam |
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3 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 
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P. Manickam |
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2 | |||
Voting and results
AIADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in TN. Below is a breakdown by parties within coalition:
INC won all the seats in the district
INC won 67% the seats in the district
INC won half the seats in the district
ADMK won all the seats in the district
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK+ | Indian National Congress | 10,510,569 | 42.57% |  2.71%
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28 | 1
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,470,542 | 18.10% | 0.98%
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11 | 
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| Total | 14,981,111 | 60.67% | 3.69%
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39 | 1
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| National Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,601,597 | 22.69% | 3.97%
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0 |
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| Janata Dal | 718,222 | 2.91% | 1.49%
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0 |
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| Communist Party of India | 503,762 | 2.04% |
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0 | 1
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| Total | 6,823,581 | 27.64% | 2.48%
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0 | 1
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,269,690 | 5.14% | 0.68%
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| Independents | 353,719 | 1.43% | 0.84%
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0 |
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| Other Parties (16 parties) | 1,264,233 | 5.12% | 0.31%
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0 |
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| Total | 24,692,334 | 100.00% |
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| Valid Votes | 24,692,334 | 96.78% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 822,402 | 3.22% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 25,514,736 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reigstered Voters/Turnout | 39,917,777 | 63.92% | 2.94%
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List of Elected MPs
| Sl.No. | Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai North
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D. Pandian | INC | 118,518 | Aladi Aruna | DMK | ||
| 2 | Chennai Central
|
Era Anbarasu c
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INC | 103,271 | N. V. N. Somu | DMK | ||
| 3 | Chennai South
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R. Sridharan | AIADMK | 162,528 | T. R. Balu
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DMK | ||
| 4 | Sriperumbudur
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Margatham Chandrasekar c
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INC | 180,572 | K. Sundaram | DMK | ||
| 5 | Chengalpattu
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S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar | AIADMK | 153,206 | C. Arumugam | DMK | ||
| 6 | Arakkonam
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R. Jeevarathinamc | INC | 176,710 | M. Kannaiyan | DMK | ||
| 7 | Vellore
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B. Akber Pasha | INC | 199,169 | P. Shanmugam
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DMK | ||
| 8 | Tiruppattur
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A. Jayamohanc | INC | 190,461 | K. C. Alagiri | DMK | ||
| 9 | Vandavasi
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M. Krishnaswamy | INC | 177,095 | D. Venugopal | DMK | ||
| 10 | Tindivanam
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K. Rama Murthee | INC | 170,149 | N. Dayanidhi | DMK | ||
| 11 | Cuddalore
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P. P. Kaliaperumal | INC | 208,057 | G. Bhuvarahan
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JD | ||
| 12 | Chidambaram
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P. Vallalperumanc | INC | 136,890 | Sulochana Ayyasamy | DMK | ||
| 13 | Dharmapuri
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K.V. Thangkabalu
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INC | 150,489 | P. D. Elangovan | PMK | ||
| 14 | Krishnagiri
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Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | INC | 213,114 | R. Manickam | JD | ||
| 15 | Rasipuram
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B. Devarajanc | INC | 272,985 | I. Suganya | DMK | ||
| 16 | Salem
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Rangarajan Kumaramangalamc | INC | 282,568 | K. P. Arthanarisamy | DMK | ||
| 17 | Tiruchengode
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K. S. Soundaram | AIADMK | 314,481 | K. P. Ramalingam | DMK | ||
| 18 | Nilgiris
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R. Prabhuc | INC | 180,802 | S. Doraisamy
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DMK | ||
| 19 | Gobichettipalayam
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P. G. Narayananc | AIADMK | 249,161 | G. S. Lakshman Iyer | JD | ||
| 20 | Coimbatore
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C. K. Kuppuswamyc | INC | 186,064 | K. Ramani | CPI(M) | ||
| 21 | Pollachi
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B. Rajaravivarma
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AIADMK | 206,270 | C. T. Dhandapani | DMK | ||
| 22 | Palani
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A. Senapathi Gounderc | INC | 260,142 | K. Kumarasamy | DMK | ||
| 23 | Dindigul
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Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
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AIADMK | 224,417 | K. Maya Thevar
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DMK | ||
| 24 | Madurai
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A. G. S. Ram Babuc | INC | 242,160 | P. Mohan | CPI(M) | ||
| 25 | Periyakulam
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R. Ramasamy | AIADMK | 213,960 | Cumbum Ramakrishnan | DMK | ||
| 26 | Karur
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N. Murugesan | AIADMK | 269,969 | D. Thirunavukkarasu | DMK | ||
| 27 | Tiruchirappalli
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L. Adaikalarajc | INC | 209,706 | T. K. Rangarajan | CPI(M) | ||
| 28 | Perambalur
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A. Asokrajc | AIADMK | 194,950 | S. V. Ramaswamy | DMK | ||
| 29 | Mayiladuturai
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Mani Shankar Aiyar | INC | 161,937 | Kuttalam P. Kalyanam | DMK | ||
| 30 | Nagapattinam
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Padma | INC | 25,716 | M. Selvaraj | CPI | ||
| 31 | Thanjavur
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K. Thulasiah Vandayar | INC | 162,070 | S. Palanimanickam | DMK | ||
| 32 | Pudukkottai
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N. Sundararaj c
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INC | 219,721 | K. Chandrasekaran | DMK | ||
| 33 | Sivaganga
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P. Chidambaramc | INC | 228,597 | V. Kasinathan | DMK | ||
| 34 | Ramanathapuram
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V. Rajeshwaran | INC | 171,526 | S. Vellaichamy
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DMK | ||
| 35 | Sivakasi
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R. Kanga Govindarajulu | AIADMK | 163,090 | A. Srinivasan | CPI | ||
| 36 | Tirunelveli
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M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan
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AIADMK | 153,592 | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK | ||
| 37 | Tenkasi
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M. Arunachalam c
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INC | 182,086 | T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | DMK | ||
| 38 | Tiruchendur
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R. Dhanuskodi Athithanc | INC | 258,776 | G. Anton Gomez | JD | ||
| 39 | Nagercoil
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N. Dennisc | INC | 124,913 | P. Mohammad Ismail | JD | ||
c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1989–1991)
Key positions held by elected members of parliament
Union ministers of state (independent charge)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Political party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
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P. Chidambaram (1945–) |
Sivaganga | Ministry of Commerce
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21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | 2 years, 71 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | ||||||||
| 2 |
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Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy (1940–2002) |
Krishnagiri | Ministry of Labour
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21 June 1991 | 30 July 1991 | 39 days | ||
Union ministers of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Political party | Cabinet Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | 
|
M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) |
Tenkasi | Ministry of Urban Development | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress | Sheila Kaul | ||
| Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Industries | 18 January 1993 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 76 days | K. Karunakaran | |||||||
| 2 |
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Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) |
Salem | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Ghulam Nabi Azad | |||
| Ministry of Law and Justice and Company Affairs | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | ||||||||||
| Ministry of Science and Technology | 2 July 1992 | 2 December 1993 | 1 year, 153 days | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||||
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ghulam Nabi Azad
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