1996 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996
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  1991 April–May 1996 1998  

39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered42,488,022
Turnout28,438,885 (66.93%) Increase2.svg3.01%
 First partySecond party
  GK Moopanar 2010 stamp of India.jpg J Jayalalithaa.jpg
Leader G. K. Moopanar J. Jayalalithaa
Party TMC(M) AIADMK
Alliance United Front Congress alliance
Leader's seatDid not contestDid not contest
Seats won390
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 39Decrease2.svg 39
Popular vote14,940,4747,095,650
Percentage54.96%26.10%
SwingIncrease2.svg 30.23%Decrease2.svg 34.57%

1996 tamil nadu lok sabha election map.png
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.

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Seat allotments

United Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Tamil Maanila Congress Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png G. K. Moopanar 20
2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. Karunanidhi 17
3. Communist Party of India CPI symbol.svg R. Nallakannu 2

Congress Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg P.V. Narasimha Rao 29
2. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg J. Jayalalithaa 10

MDMK-CPI(M) Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png Vaiko 24
2. Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg 8
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg N. Sankaraiah 7

PMK-Tiwari Congress Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg Dr. Ramdoss 15
2. All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) No flag.svg Vazhappady Ramamurthy 12

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left 1996 tamil nadu lok sabha election map by parties.png
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:

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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 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 1996.png
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
AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat Change
United Front Tamil Maanila Congress 7,339,98227.00%new party20new party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,967,67925.63%Increase2.svg2.94%17Increase2.svg17
Communist Party of India 632,8132.33%Increase2.svg0.29%2Increase2.svg2
Total14,940,47454.96%Increase2.svg30.23%39Increase2.svg39
AIADMK+ Indian National Congress 4,965,36418.26%Decrease2.svg24.31%0Decrease2.svg28
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2,130,2867.84%Decrease2.svg10.26%0Decrease2.svg11
Total7,095,65026.10%Decrease2.svg34.57%0Decrease2.svg39
MDMK+ Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,222,4154.50%new party0new party
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 632,8132.33%Increase2.svg0.29%0Steady2.svg
Janata Dal 415,2871.53%Decrease2.svg1.38%0Steady2.svg
Total2,270,5158.36%Increase2.svg3.41%0Steady2.svg
PMK+ All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) 605,5652.23%new party0new party
Pattali Makkal Katchi 552,1182.03%Decrease2.svg3.09%0Steady2.svg
Total1,157,6834.26%Decrease2.svg0.86%0Steady2.svg
Independents 815,2243.00%Increase2.svg1.57%0Steady2.svg
Other Parties (14 parties)909,3953.32%Increase2.svg0.22%0Steady2.svg
Total27,188,941100.00%Steady2.svg39Steady2.svg
Valid Votes27,188,94195.60%
Invalid Votes1,249,9444.40%
Total Votes28,438,885100.00%
Reigstered Voters/Turnout42,488,02266.93%Increase2.svg3.01%

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

ConstituencyWinnerPartyMarginRunner-upaPartya
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 Babu c 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. Adaikalaraj c 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. Chidambaram c 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 Athithan c TMC(M) 203,711 S. Justin INC
39. Nagercoil N. Dennis c 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

MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfolios
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

MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfolios
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

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