1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election

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Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98
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  1952-95 February 8, 1997 and February 22, 1998 1999/2000  

3 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
 First partySecond party
  J. Jayalalithaa (cropped).jpg
Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance UF ADMK+
Leader's seat Chepauk None
Seats won30
Seat change--
Popular vote145,842121,962
Percentage41.2%34.4%

Chief Minister before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

By-elections to Pudukottai constituency was held in Tamil Nadu on February 8, 1997. Elections for two state assembly constituencies, Coonoor and Aruppukottai were held on February 22, 1998.

Contents

The results were a sweep for the DMK. However, all three seats were held by DMK from the 1996 election, and there was a significant improvement by the AIADMK, losing by very small margins in all three constituencies.

Constituents and Results

Source: Election Commission of India [1] [2]

Pudukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Pudukottai
PartyCandidateVotes%±
DMK P. Mari Ayya57,76940.0%
AIADMK S. Chelladurai45,74531.7%
MDMK V.N. Mani13,5049.3%
Independent V.O.S. Panneerselvam12,8928.9%
CPI (M) P. Kumaravel5,1333.6%
Majority12,0248.3%
Turnout 144,52366.8%
DMK hold Swing

Coonoor

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Coonoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
DMK M. Ranganathan47,85048.2%
AIADMK S. Karuppusamy37,94538.2%
INC P. Arumugam7,1897.2%
ATMK G. Guruswami Siddhan1,1441.2%
Majority9,90510.0%
Turnout 99,34858.5%
DMK hold Swing

Aruppukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Aruppukottai
PartyCandidateVotes%±
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 40,22336.5%
AIADMK V.S. Panchavarnam38,27289.40
PT P.T. Manickam12,48411.3%
Independent K. Palaniswamy9,5258.6%
INC K. Chandran1,3291.2%
Majority1,9511.8%
Turnout 110,18365.9%
DMK hold Swing

See also

1. ECI By-election page

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References

  1. 1997 By-elections
  2. 1998 By-elections