1996 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996
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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered42,488,022
Turnout28,438,885 (66.93%) Increase3.01%
  First party Second party
 
Leader G. K. Moopanar J. Jayalalithaa
Party TMC(M) AIADMK
Alliance United Front
Congress alliance
Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest
Seats won 39 0
Seat change Increase 39 Decrease 39
Popular vote 14,940,474 7,095,650
Percentage 54.96% 26.10%
Swing Increase 30.23% Decrease 34.57%
1996 Election map (by constituencies)
Red = United Front (won all the seats)

The 1996 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide for the newly formed alliance between Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) and its leader G. K. Moopanar, and the left parties who ended up getting all 39 seats. Post election, the newly formed United Front, ended up getting all the seats from Tamil Nadu, since DMK and TMC joined it, with outside support from Indian National Congress (INC). The results in Tamil Nadu is a reflection of the results nationally, where INC, ended up losing the most seats. This election was seen as redemption for Moopanar and TMC, since they left Congress, on grounds that they formed an alliance with AIADMK, even though J. Jayalalithaa, general secretary of AIADMK, was accused of many corruption charges. This led to a disastrous showing, for AIADMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu, since they lost all 39 seats from the last election, and TMC reaping the benefits by getting the most seats, in this election with 20 seats.

Seat allotments

Congress Front

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Indian National Congress
P.V. Narasimha Rao
 29
2. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa 10

United Front

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Tamil Maanila Congress G. K. Moopanar 20
2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 17
3. Communist Party of India R. Nallakannu 2

MDMK-CPI(M) Front

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko 24
2. Janata Dal 8
3. Communist Party of India N. Sankaraiah 7

PMK-Tiwari Congress Front

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Pattali Makkal Katchi
Dr. Ramdoss
 15
2. All India Indira Congress
Vazhappady Ramamurthy
 12

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts)
DMK-TMC-CPI alliance won all the seats in Tamil Nadu and the following represent the breakdown:
  DMK won all the seats in this district

  TMC won all the seats in this district

  DMK won 67% of the seats in this district, while TMC got the rest

  DMK won 50% of the seats in this district, while TMC got the rest

  CPI won all of the seats in this district

  TMC won 50% of the seats in this district, while CPI got the rest
Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change
United Front Tamil Maanila Congress 7,339,982 27.00% new party 20 new party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,967,679 25.63% Increase2.94% 17 Increase17
Communist Party of India 632,813 2.33% Increase0.29% 2 Increase2
Total 14,940,474 54.96% Increase30.23% 39 Increase39
AIADMK+ Indian National Congress 4,965,364 18.26% Decrease24.31% 0 Decrease28
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,130,286 7.84% Decrease10.26% 0 Decrease11
Total 7,095,650 26.10% Decrease34.57% 0 Decrease39
MDMK+ Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,222,415 4.50% new party 0 new party
Communist Party of India 632,813 2.33% Increase0.29% 0 Steady
Janata Dal 415,287 1.53% Decrease1.38% 0 Steady
Total 2,270,515 8.36% Increase3.41% 0 Steady
PMK+ All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) 605,565 2.23% new party 0 new party
Pattali Makkal Katchi 552,118 2.03% Decrease3.09% 0 Steady
Total 1,157,683 4.26% Decrease0.86% 0 Steady
Independents 815,224 3.00% Increase1.57% 0 Steady
Other Parties (14 parties) 909,395 3.32% Increase0.22% 0 Steady
Total 27,188,941 100.00% Steady 39 Steady
Valid Votes 27,188,941 95.60%
Invalid Votes 1,249,944 4.40%
Total Votes 28,438,885 100.00%
Reigstered Voters/Turnout 42,488,022 66.93% Increase3.01%

Note: TMC(M) is a spliter-group of INC, who carried with them 6 incumbent MPs from previous election
‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the average % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India[1]

List of Elected MPs

Constituency Winner Party Margin Runner-upa Partya
1. Chennai North
 N. V. N. Somu DMK 389,617 D. Pandian INC
2. Chennai Central
 Murasoli Maran DMK 280,467 G. K. J. Bharathi INC
3. Chennai South
T.R. Baalu
 DMK 339,181 H. Ganesham
AIADMK
4. Sriperumbudur
 T. Nagaratnam DMK 245,711 Lata Priyakumar INC
5. Chengalpattu
 K. Parasuraman DMK 235,657 S. M. Krishnan INC
6. Arakkonam
 A. M. Velu TMC(M) 264,845 R. Raviram INC
7. Vellore
P. Shanmugam
 DMK 211,035 B. Akbar Pasha INC
8. Tiruppattur
 D. Venugopal DMK 240,264
R. Anbarasu
 INC
9. Vandavasi
 L. Balaraman TMC(M) 173,304 M. Krishnaswamy INC
10. Tindivanam
 G. Venkatraman DMK 190,276
K. Ramamurthy
 INC
11. Cuddalore
 P. R. S. Venkatesan TMC(M) 205,204 V. Sathyamurthy INC
12. Chidambaram
 V. Ganesan DMK 176,266 R. Elumalai PMK
13. Dharmapuri
 P. Theertharaman TMC(M) 131,246 M. P. Subramanyam INC
14. Krishnagiri
 C. Narasimhan TMC(M) 194,676 E. V. K. S. Elangovan INC
15. Rasipuram
 K. Kandasamy TMC(M) 193,178 K. Jayakumar INC
16. Salem
 R. Devadass TMC(M) 120,885
K. V. Thankabalu
 INC
17. Tiruchengode
 K. P. Ramalingam DMK 194,188 A. V. Kumarasamy
AIADMK
18. Nilgiris
 S. R. Balasubramaniam TMC(M) 281,376 R. Prabhu INC
19. Gobichettipalayam
 V. P. Shanmugasundaram DMK 142,968 P. G. Narayanan
AIADMK
20. Coimbatore
 M. Ramanathan DMK 262,787 C. K. Kuppuswamy INC
21. Pollachi
 V. Kandasamy TMC(M) 138,891 R. Anna Nambi
AIADMK
22. Palani
 Salarapatty Kuppusamy Kaarvendhan TMC(M) 192,633 P. Kumarasamy
AIADMK
23. Dindigul
 N. S. V. Chitthan TMC(M) 267,914
Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
AIADMK
24. Madurai
 A. G. S. Ram Babuc TMC(M) 189,806 Subramanian Swamy JP
25. Periyakulam
 R. Gnanagurusamy DMK 131,337 R. Ramasamy
AIADMK
26. Karur
 K. Natrayan TMC(M) 168,274
M. Thambi Durai
AIADMK
27. Tiruchirappalli
 L. Adaikalarajc TMC(M) 264,708 K. Gopal INC
28. Perambalur
 A. Raja DMK 214,247 P. V. Subramanian INC
29. Mayiladuturai
 P. V. Rajendran TMC(M) 153,544 Mani Shankar Iyer INC
30. Nagapattinam
 M. Selvarasu CPI 221,346 M. Kannivannan INC
31. Thanjavur
 S. S. Palanimanickam DMK 200,428 K. Thulasiah Vandyar INC
32. Pudukkottai
 N. Siva DMK 177,873 V. N. Swaminathan INC
33. Sivaganga
 P. Chidambaramc TMC(M) 247,302 M. Gowrishankaran INC
34. Ramanathapuram
 S. P. Udayappan TMC(M) 195,304 V. Rajeshwaran INC
35. Sivakasi
 V. Alagirisamy CPI 23,622 Sanjay Ramasamy
AIADMK
36. Tirunelveli
 D. S. A. Sivaprakasam DMK 118,280 A. R. Rajaselvam
AIADMK
37. Tenkasi
M. Arunachalam
c 		TMC(M) 95,926 V. Selvaraj INC
38. Tiruchendur
 R. Dhanuskodi Athithanc TMC(M) 203,711 S. Justin INC
39. Nagercoil
 N. Dennisc TMC(M) 27,697
Pon. Radhakrishnan
BJP

c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1991–1996)

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: Thinkquest Library[2]

Cabinet Ministers

Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
Murasoli Maran DMK
Chennai Central
 Minister of Commerce and Industry
G. Venkatraman DMK
Tindivanam
Minister of Surface Transport
M. Arunachalam TMC(M)
Tenkasi
Minister of Urban Development (few months)
Minister of Labour
P. Chidambaram TMC(M)
Sivaganga
 Minister of Finance

Ministers of State

Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
T.R. Baalu
 DMK
Chennai South
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
R. Dhanuskodi Athithan TMC(M)
Tiruchendur
Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports
N. V. N. Somu DMK
Chennai North
 Minister of Defence

See also

References

  1. ^ "ECI: Statistical Report 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Indian Union – Council of Ministers". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

External links

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