2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Last updated March 01, 2026 Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
The twelfth legislative assembly election was held on 10 May 2001 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led front won the elections and its general secretary, J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as Chief Minister, even though she could not legally run as MLA in this election. She was unanimously nominated as Chief Minister by her party and was ready to serve her second term. But due to criminal and corruption charges from her first term, on 21 September 2001, a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India ruled in a unanimous verdict that "a person who is convicted for a criminal offense and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years cannot be appointed the Chief Minister of a State under Article 164 (1) read with (4) and cannot continue to function as such". Thereby, the bench decided that "in the appointment of Dr. J. Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister there has been a clear infringement of a Constitutional provision and that a writ of quo warranto must issue". In effect, her appointment as Chief Minister was declared null and invalid with retrospective effect. Therefore, technically, she was not the Chief Minister in the period between 14 May 2001 and 21 September 2001. After her resignation on 21 September 2001, she put in O. Panneerselvam , as the official 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, until she could clear up the charges from her first term, so she can take up the mantle of Chief Minister officially, on 2 March 2002.
Schedule Event Date Date for Nominations 16 April 2001 Last Date for filing Nominations 23 April 2001 Date for scrutiny of nominations 24 April 2001 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 26 April 2001 Date of poll 10 May 2001 Date of counting 13 May 2001
Background and Coalition The incumbent party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , finished its full 5 terms, for the first time since winning the 1971 state assembly election . According to various sources and exit polls, the incumbent party was expexted to retain power, due to the popularity of its leader M. Karunanidhi . Due to the anti-incumbency factor, problems of development cited by the people in many rural areas of Tamil Nadu , and a broad coalition formed by AIADMK, including Tamil Maanila Congress , who left the alliance of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), because they joined BJP and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Indian National Congress and the left parties, the AIADMK-led front , with its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa , won by a landslide, sweeping across the state. [ 1]
Seat allotments Source: Various Sources [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Secular Democratic Progressive Alliance Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Source: Oneindia News
Opinion polling Exit polls Agency Dates Results CNN-IBN – The Hindu 11 May 2001 (Reported) AIADMK+: 125 seats (48% of the vote) [ 14]
Results Results by Pre-Poll Alliance Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Summary of the 2001 May Assembly election results in Tamil Nadu Alliance/Party Seats won Change Popular Vote Vote % Adj. %‡ AIADMK+ alliance 196 +138 14,043,980 50.1% AIADMK 132 +127 8,815,387 31.4% 52.1% TMC(M) 23 -15 1,885,726 6.7% 47.5% PMK 20 +16 1,557,500 5.6% 46.8% INC 7 +7 696,205 2.5% 45.4% CPI(M) 6 +4 470,736 1.7% 48.2% CPI 5 -3 444,710 1.6% 48.5% IND 2 +2 103,971 0.4% 46.6% AIFB 1 +1 39,248 0.1% 43.3% MUL 0 -1 30,497 0.1% 41.7% DMK+ alliance 37 -138 10,841,157 38.7% DMK 31 -142 8,669,864 30.9% 39.0% BJP 4 +3 895,352 3.2% 38.7% MADMK 2 +1 129,474 0.5% 37.1% PT 0 – 355,171 1.3% 33.8% MTD 0 – 257,126 0.9% 40.9% PNK 0 – 196,740 0.7% 33.6% MGRK 0 – 136,916 0.5% 40.8% TB 0 – 45,002 0.2% 40.0% CNMK 0 – 40,421 0.1% 32.4% IND 0 – 115,091 0.4% 36.7% Others 1 – 3,192,598 11.4% MDMK 0 – 1,304,469 4.7% 5.1% IND 1 – 1,509,378 6.2% 6.3% Total 234 – 28,037,314 100% –
Note: Parties that contested under "rising-sun" or "two-leaves" symbol are listed as DMK or AIADMK respectively. Parties that ran their candidates as independents, (e.g. Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi and Thondar Congress in DMK alliance) are listed as IND for their respective alliance. ‡ : 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. [ 15] and Rediff Newspaper [ 16]
List of elected members Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes % 1 Royapuram D. Jayakumar AIADMK 44,465 56.76 K. Nargunan DMK 30,753 39.26 13,712 17.50 2 Harbour K. Anbazhagan DMK 24,225 46.98 D. Pandian CPI 23,889 46.33 336 0.65 3 Dr. R. K. Nagar P. K. Sekar Babu AIADMK 74,888 58.43 S.P. Sarguna Pandian DMK 47,556 37.10 27,332 21.33 4 Park Town S.G. Vinayakamurthi TMC(M) 33,031 51.40 T. Rajhendharr DMK 26,654 41.47 6,377 9.93 5 Perambur (SC) K. Mahendran CPI(M) 69,613 52.42 Chengai Sivam DMK 52,390 39.45 17,223 12.97 6 Purasawalkam B. Ranganathan DMK 69,681 48.53 P. Vetriivel TMC(M) 65,879 45.89 3,802 2.64 7 Egmore (SC) Parithi Ellamvazhuthi DMK 33,189 47.69 B. John Pandian AIADMK 33,103 47.57 86 0.12 8 Anna Nagar N. Arcot Veeraswami DMK 77,353 48.20 C. Arumugam PMK 71,775 44.73 5,578 3.47 9 Theagaraya Nagar J. Anbazhagan DMK 57,875 48.55 E.V.K. Sulochana Sampath AIADMK 55,376 46.45 2,499 2.10 10 Thousand Lights M.K. Stalin DMK 49,056 51.41 S. Sekar TMC(M) 41,782 43.78 7,274 7.63 11 Chepauk M. Karunanidhi DMK 29,836 51.91 R. Damodharan INC 25,002 43.50 4,834 8.41 12 Triplicane S.A.M. Hussain DMK 34,943 49.79 S. Rajakumar INC 31,267 44.55 3,676 5.24 13 Mylapore K.N. Lakshmanan BJP 60,996 51.09 V. Maitreyan AIADMK 54,949 46.03 6,047 5.06 14 Saidapet V. Perumal DMK 62,118 48.13 C.R. Baskaran PMK 58,237 45.12 3,881 3.01 15 Gummidipundi K. Sudarsanam AIADMK 73,467 56.07 K. Venu DMK 48,509 37.02 24,958 19.05 16 Ponneri (SC) A.S. Kannan CPI 81,408 54.58 K. Sundaram DMK 54,018 36.22 27,390 18.36 17 Thiruvottiyur T. Arumugam AIADMK 1,13,808 54.94 Kumari Anandan IND 79,767 38.50 34,041 16.44 18 Villivakkam D. Nepoleon DMK 1,64,787 48.21 Dr. A. Chellakumar TMC(M) 1,55,557 45.51 9,230 2.70 19 Alandur B. Valarmathi AIADMK 94,554 47.59 Eraama Veerappan MGRK 81,958 41.25 12,596 6.34 20 Tambaram M.A. Vaidialingam DMK 1,50,961 46.86 Thiru K. Chakkaraipani Reddiar TMC(M) 1,45,530 45.18 5,431 1.68 21 Tirupporur (SC) S. Kanitha Sampath AIADMK 74,716 54.64 C. Nagarajan DMK 49,926 36.51 24,790 18.13 22 Chengalpattu K. Arumugam PMK 52,465 43.50 V. Viswanathan DMK 47,316 39.23 5,149 4.27 23 Maduranthakam P. Vasudevan AIADMK 57,610 51.10 S.D. Ugamchand DMK 45,916 40.73 11,694 10.37 24 Acharapakkam (SC) A. Selvaraj PMK 54,114 53.69 Dr. T. Murugesan DMK 38,636 38.33 15,478 15.36 25 Uthiramerur V. Somasundaram AIADMK 73,824 56.48 K. Sundar DMK 46,202 35.35 27,622 21.13 26 Kancheepuram S.S. Thirunavukkarasu AIADMK 84,246 55.81 A. Sekar DMK 60,643 40.17 23,603 15.64 27 Sriperumbudur (SC) D. Yasodha INC 70,663 49.93 M. Raghavan DMK 53,470 37.78 17,193 12.15 28 Poonamallee S. Shanmugam PMK 62,220 37.51 S. Chezhiyan DMK 59,904 36.12 2,316 1.39 29 Tiruvallur D. Sudharsanam TMC(M) 47,899 42.90 V.G. Rajendiran PNK 27,948 25.03 19,951 17.87 30 Tiruttani G. Raviraj PMK 58,549 50.01 E.A.P. Shivaji DMK 44,675 38.16 13,874 11.85 31 Pallipet P.M. Narasimhan AIADMK 62,289 49.42 M. Chakravarthy BJP 34,049 27.02 28,240 22.40 32 Arkonam (SC) K. Bhavani Karunakaran AIADMK 67,034 55.09 R. Ravishankar DMK 46,778 38.44 20,256 16.65 33 Sholinghur R. Vilvanathan AIADMK 62,576 50.12 A.M. Ponnurangam PNK 52,781 42.28 9,795 7.84 34 Ranipet M.S. Chandrasekaran AIADMK 83,250 56.37 R. Gandhi DMK 58,287 39.47 24,963 16.90 35 Arcot P. Neelakandan AIADMK 61,474 55.39 A.K. Sundaramoorthy DMK 43,767 39.44 17,707 15.95 36 Katpadi Duraimurugan DMK 64,187 49.47 A.K. Natarajan PMK 56,185 43.30 8,002 6.17 37 Gudiyatham C.M. Suryakala AIADMK 61,128 57.05 S. Duraisamy DMK 36,804 34.35 24,324 22.70 38 Pernambut (SC) C. Kanagathara (Selvi) AIADMK 65,366 59.07 S. Thondral Nayagan BJP 36,511 32.99 28,855 26.08 39 Vaniayambadi M. Abdul Latheef IND 54,218 48.26 J.M. Haroon Rasheed DMK 42,280 37.63 11,938 10.63 40 Natrampalli S. Natarajan PMK 67,046 48.96 T. Anbazhagan MGRK 54,958 40.13 12,088 8.83 41 Tiruppattur T.K. Raja PMK 59,840 46.15 S. Arasu DMK 54,079 41.70 5,761 4.45 42 Chengam (SC) Polur Varadhan INC 54,145 48.43 R. Shamala MTD 41,868 37.45 12,277 10.98 43 Thandarambattu Velu DMK 63,599 48.86 K. Manivarma TMC(M) 58,762 45.14 4,837 3.72 44 Tiruvannamalai K. Pitchandi DMK 64,115 47.75 M. Shunmugasundaram PMK 60,025 44.70 4,090 3.05 45 Kalasapakkam S. Ramachandran AIADMK 75,880 58.05 P.S. Thiruvengadam DMK 46,990 35.95 28,890 22.10 46 Polur Nalini Manokaran AIADMK 59,678 51.31 C. Elumalai DMK 48,871 42.02 10,807 9.29 47 Anaicut K. Pandurangan AIADMK 61,333 56.24 G. Malarvizhi DMK 40,282 36.93 21,051 19.31 48 Vellore C. Gnanasekaran TMC(M) 60,697 52.46 A.M. Ramalingam DMK 49,573 42.84 11,124 9.62 49 Arni K. Ramachandran AIADMK 66,371 50.98 A.C. Shanmugam PNK 52,889 40.62 13,482 10.36 50 Cheyyar P.S. Ulagarakshagan PMK 62,615 50.90 R.K.P. Rajarajan DMK 50,530 41.07 12,085 9.83 51 Vandavasi (SC) K. Murugavelrajan PMK 55,773 49.14 K. Loganathan DMK 46,902 41.33 8,871 7.81 52 Peranamallur A.K.S. Anbalagan AIADMK 52,625 45.62 B. Bose MTD 44,266 38.37 8,359 7.25 53 Melmalayanur R. Tamilmozhi AIADMK 55,309 51.02 Dr. A. Gnanasekaran DMK 30,722 28.34 24,587 22.68 54 Gingee V. Elumalai AIADMK 58,564 51.33 A. Rajendran Alias Dheeran DMK 29,478 25.84 29,086 25.49 55 Tindivanam C.Ve. Shanmugm AIADMK 54,884 53.31 R. Sethunathan DMK 42,736 41.51 12,148 11.80 56 Vanur (SC) N. Ganapathy AIADMK 68,421 55.65 R. Mydili DMK 47,072 38.28 21,349 17.37 57 Kandamangalam (SC) V. Subramanian AIADMK 67,574 56.29 E. Vijayaragavan DMK 44,946 37.44 22,628 18.85 58 Villupuram K. Ponmudy DMK 65,693 47.45 R. Pasupathy PMK 63,488 45.86 2,205 1.59 59 Mugaiyur G. Gothandaraman AIADMK 57,484 51.30 A. Gee. Sampath DMK 47,143 42.07 10,341 9.23 60 Thirunavalur K.G.P. Gnanamoorthy AIADMK 59,115 52.51 A.J. Manikkannan DMK 44,342 39.39 14,773 13.12 61 Ulundurpet (SC) N. Ramu AIADMK 73,384 55.09 K. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 50,630 38.01 22,754 17.08 62 Nellikuppam M.C. Sampath AIADMK 56,349 50.93 V.C. Shanmugham DMK 48,967 44.26 7,382 6.67 63 Cuddalore E. Pugazhendi DMK 54,671 45.61 P.R.S. Venkatesan TMC(M) 54,637 45.58 34 0.03 64 Panruti T. Velmurugan PMK 45,963 37.67 V. Ramaswamy DMK 40,915 33.54 5,048 4.13 65 Kurinjipadi M.R.K. Panneer Selvam DMK 65,425 55.78 K. Sivasubramanian AIADMK 41,562 35.44 23,863 20.34 66 Bhuvanagiri P.S. Arul IND 49,753 44.85 M. Gopalakrishanan MTD 45,989 41.46 3,764 3.39 67 Kattumannarkoil (SC) P. Vallalperuman DMK 55,444 55.37 R. Sachithanandam INC 38,927 38.87 16,517 16.50 68 Chidambaram K. Saravanan Durai DMK 54,647 52.70 T. Arivuselvan PMK 42,732 41.21 11,915 11.49 69 Vridhachalam Dr. R. Govindasamy PMK 68,905 50.13 M. Kuzhandai Tamizharasan DMK 61,777 44.95 7,128 5.18 70 Mangalore (SC) E.R.A. Thirumavalavan DMK 64,627 47.87 S. Puratchimani TMC(M) 62,772 46.49 1,855 1.38 71 Rishivandiam S. Sivaraj TMC(M) 57,108 52.37 T.K.T. Murali PNK 31,576 28.96 25,532 23.41 72 Chinnasalem P. Mohan AIADMK 60,554 51.35 R. Mookkappan DMK 51,442 43.63 9,112 7.72 73 Sankarapuram P. Kasampu PMK 56,971 45.12 T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 55,953 44.31 1,018 0.81 74 Hosur K. Gopinath INC 45,865 35.24 B. Venkatasamy BJP 39,376 30.25 6,489 4.99 75 Thalli K.V. Murali Dharan BJP 36,738 38.33 S. Raja Reddy CPI 30,521 31.84 6,217 6.49 76 Kaveripattinam K.P. Munusamy AIADMK 67,241 54.75 V.C. Govindasami DMK 48,724 39.67 18,517 15.08 77 Krishnagiri V. Govindarasu AIADMK 65,197 56.59 T. Senguttuvan DMK 43,424 37.69 21,773 18.90 78 Bargur M. Thambidurai AIADMK 82,039 66.31 E.G. Sugavanam DMK 32,733 26.46 49,306 39.85 79 Harur (SC) V. Krishnamoorthy CPI 70,433 53.04 D. Periyasamy DMK 36,954 27.83 33,479 25.21 80 Morappur P. Palaniappan AIADMK 62,266 56.31 E.V. Rajasekaran DMK 38,950 35.22 23,316 21.09 81 Palacode K.P. Anbalagan AIADMK 75,284 62.38 G.L. Venkatachalam DMK 35,052 29.04 40,232 33.34 82 Dharmapuri K. Pary Mohan PMK 56,147 46.65 K. Manoharan DMK 45,173 37.54 10,974 9.11 83 Pennagaram G.K. Mani PMK 49,125 44.08 K.N. Periannan IND 34,729 31.16 14,396 12.92 84 Mettur S. Sundarambal AIADMK 49,504 42.25 P. Gopal DMK 41,369 35.31 8,135 6.94 85 Taramangalam M.P. Kamaraj PMK 67,012 56.09 S. Ammasi DMK 41,554 34.78 25,458 21.31 86 Omalur S. Semmalai AIADMK 65,861 59.39 Era. Rajendran DMK 34,259 30.89 31,602 28.50 87 Yercaud (ST) K.T. Elayakannu AIADMK 64,319 64.35 K. Govindan BJP 30,334 30.35 33,985 34.00 88 Salem-I Se. Venkatajalam AIADMK 66,365 60.01 M.A. Elangovan DMK 41,234 37.29 25,131 22.72 89 Salem-II M. Karthe PMK 62,306 54.25 A.L. Thangavel DMK 47,221 41.11 15,085 13.14 90 Veerapandi S.K. Selvam AIADMK 85,657 58.38 S. Arumugam DMK 55,645 37.92 30,012 20.46 91 Panamarathupatty P. Vijayalakahmi Palanisamy AIADMK 78,642 64.51 S.R. Sivalingam DMK 36,292 29.77 42,350 34.74 92 Attur A.K. Murugesan AIADMK 64,936 57.85 Mu.Ra. Karunanidhi DMK 40,191 35.81 24,745 22.04 93 Talavasal (SC) V. Alagammal AIADMK 67,682 58.24 M. Pandiyarajan DMK 39,825 34.27 27,857 23.97 94 Rasipuram P.R. Sundaram AIADMK 67,332 57.48 Dr. K.P. Ramalingam DMK 44,303 37.82 23,029 19.66 95 Sendamangalam (ST) K. Kalavathi AIADMK 61,312 55.64 Chinumathi Chandrasekaran DMK 43,497 39.48 17,815 16.16 96 Namakkal (SC) K. Jayakumar INC 67,215 58.14 S. Ahilan PT 38,223 33.06 28,992 25.08 97 Kapilamalai A.R. Malaiyappasamy PMK 48,447 41.75 S. Gandhiselvan DMK 44,135 38.03 4,312 3.72 98 Tiruchengode C. Ponnaiyan AIADMK 1,07,898 59.55 T.P. Arumugam DMK 63,789 35.20 44,109 24.35 99 Sankari (SC) P. Dhanabal AIADMK 70,312 56.41 T.R. Saravanan DMK 47,360 38.00 22,952 18.41 100 Edapadi I. Ganesan PMK 74,375 55.40 A. Kandasamy DMK 43,564 32.45 30,811 22.95 101 Mettupalayam A.K. Selvaraj AIADMK 85,578 60.02 B. Arun Kumar DMK 44,500 31.21 41,078 28.81 102 Avanashi (SC) S. Mahalingam AIADMK 59,571 48.20 M. Mohankumar IND 38,559 31.20 21,012 17.00 103 Thondamuthur S.R. Balasubramoniyan TMC(M) 96,959 50.57 V.R. Sukanya DMK 68,423 35.68 28,536 14.89 104 Singanallur K.C. Karunakaran CPI(M) 82,773 49.57 N. Palanisamy DMK 62,772 37.59 20,001 11.98 105 Coimbatore West S. Maheswari INC 40,372 51.44 C.T. Dhandapani DMK 30,281 38.58 10,091 12.86 106 Coimbatore East V.K. Lakshmanan TMC(M) 41,419 50.08 N.R. Nanjappan BJP 38,208 46.19 3,211 3.89 107 Perur M.A.P.A. Krishnakumar Alias Rohini AIADMK 94,607 55.50 N. Nageswari DMK 59,343 34.81 35,264 20.69 108 Kinathukkadavu S. Damodaran AIADMK 55,958 50.33 M. Shanmugam DMK 22,178 19.95 33,780 30.38 109 Pollachi V. Jayaraman AIADMK 64,648 52.48 R. Tamil Mani DMK 32,244 26.18 32,404 26.30 110 Valparai (SC) M. Kovai Thangam TMC(M) 47,428 53.21 Dr. K. Krishnaswamy PT 29,513 33.11 17,915 20.10 111 Udumalpet C. Shanmugavelu AIADMK 78,938 56.92 D. Selvaraj DMK 39,030 28.14 39,908 28.78 112 Dharapuram (SC) V. Sivakami PMK 56,835 50.49 R. Sareswathi DMK 34,683 30.81 22,152 19.68 113 Vellakoil M.P. Saminathan DMK 37,571 32.99 V.P. Periasamy AIADMK 36,831 32.34 740 0.65 114 Pongalur P.V. Damodaran AIADMK 57,139 53.56 K. Chellamuthu IND 35,324 33.11 21,815 20.45 115 Palladam S.M. Velusamy AIADMK 82,592 55.86 S.S. Ponmudi DMK 50,118 33.89 32,474 21.97 116 Tiruppur C. Sivasami AIADMK 1,27,224 59.91 Lalithakumaramangalam BJP 80,668 37.98 46,556 21.93 117 Kangayam M. Selvi AIADMK 58,700 51.06 N. Rajkumar Manradiyar DMK 47,426 41.25 11,274 9.81 118 Modakurichi P.C. Ramasami AIADMK 74,296 55.24 Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK 40,084 29.81 34,212 25.43 119 Perundurai K.S. Palanisamy AIADMK 72,133 57.88 N. Govindaswamy CNMK 40,421 32.43 31,712 25.45 120 Erode K.S. Thennarasu AIADMK 95,450 52.40 N.K.K. Periyasamy DMK 71,010 38.98 24,440 13.42 121 Bhavani K.C. Karuppannan AIADMK 64,405 58.20 J. Sudhanandhen PNK 31,546 28.50 32,859 29.70 122 Andhiyur (SC) R. Krishnan PMK 53,436 54.38 P. Selvarasu DMK 35,374 36.00 18,062 18.38 123 Gobichettipalayam S.S. Ramaneedharan AIADMK 60,826 57.05 V.P. Shanmugasundram DMK 31,881 29.90 28,945 27.15 124 Bhavanisagar P. Chithambaram AIADMK 53,879 47.67 O. Subramaniam DMK 43,604 38.58 10,275 9.09 125 Sathyamangalam K.R. Kandasamy AIADMK 54,252 52.21 S.K. Rajendran DMK 20,818 20.04 33,434 32.17 126 Coonoor (SC) K. Kandasamy TMC(M) 53,156 55.86 E.M. Mahaliappan DMK 36,512 38.37 16,644 17.49 127 Ootacamund H.M. Raju INC 59,872 62.67 J. Hutchi Gowder BJP 30,782 32.22 29,090 30.45 128 Gudalur A. Miller AIADMK 78,809 57.43 M. Pandiaraj DMK 46,116 33.61 32,693 23.82 129 Palani (SC) M. Chinnasamy AIADMK 63,611 55.65 T. Poovendhan DMK 43,124 37.73 20,487 17.92 130 Oddanchatram Ara. Chakkarapani DMK 52,896 46.40 A.T. Sellasamy AIADMK 51,527 45.20 1,369 1.20 131 Periyakulam O. Panneer Selvam AIADMK 62,125 54.28 M. Abuthahir DMK 44,205 38.62 17,920 15.66 132 Theni D. Ganesan AIADMK 60,115 48.88 L. Mookaiah DMK 46,254 37.61 13,861 11.27 133 Bodinayakkanur S. Ramaraj AIADMK 53,410 49.94 A. Sudalaimuthu DMK 42,132 39.39 11,278 10.55 134 Cumbum O.R. Ramachandran TMC(M) 56,823 50.73 N.K.R. Krishnakumar BJP 52,437 46.82 4,386 3.91 135 Andipatti Thanga Tamil Selvan AIADMK 60,817 53.78 P. Aasiyan DMK 35,808 31.67 25,009 22.11 136 Sedapatti C. Durairaj AIADMK 45,393 47.51 P.V. Bakthavatchalam PT 26,958 28.21 18,435 19.30 137 Thirumangalam K. Kalimuthu AIADMK 58,080 52.67 T. Ocha Thevar DMK 39,918 36.20 18,162 16.47 138 Usilampatti L. Santhanam FBL 39,248 43.32 S.O. Ramasamy DMK 30,181 33.31 9,067 10.01 139 Nilakottai (SC) G. Anbazhagan AIADMK 60,972 57.36 K. Ayyar PT 29,478 27.73 31,494 29.63 140 Sholavandan V.R. Rajangam AIADMK 54,392 51.59 P. Moorthy DMK 34,551 32.77 19,841 18.82 141 Tirupparankundram S.M. Seenivel AIADMK 83,167 48.93 C. Ramachandran DMK 74,040 43.56 9,127 5.37 142 Madurai West Valarmathijebaraj AIADMK 48,465 48.06 P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 47,757 47.36 708 0.70 143 Madurai Central M.A. Hakeem TMC(M) 34,393 46.53 S. Paulraj DMK 34,246 46.33 147 0.20 144 Madurai East N. Nanmaran CPI(M) 32,461 43.29 V. Velusamy DMK 27,157 36.22 5,304 7.07 145 Samayanallur (SC) P. Ponnampalam AIADMK 97,060 52.67 S. Kasthuri Sivasamy DMK 77,136 41.86 19,924 10.81 146 Melur R. Samy AIADMK 58,010 46.32 S. Samayanallur Selavarasu DMK 31,172 24.89 26,838 21.43 147 Natham R. Viswanathan AIADMK 55,604 49.41 Ku.Pa. Krishnan TB 45,002 39.99 10,602 9.42 148 Dindigul K. Nagalakshimi CPI(M) 71,003 47.37 M. Basheer Ahmed DMK 68,224 45.52 2,779 1.85 149 Athoor P.K.T. Natarajaan AIADMK 64,053 49.13 I. Periasamy DMK 60,447 46.36 3,606 2.77 150 Vedasandur P. Andivel AIADMK 65,415 49.01 R. Kavitha Parthipan DMK 46,289 34.68 19,126 14.33 151 Aravakurichi E.A. Liyaudeen Sait AIADMK 51,535 48.03 Lakshmi Duraisamy DMK 33,209 30.95 18,326 17.08 152 Karur T.N. Sivasubramanian INC 82,012 53.36 Vasuki Murugesan DMK 58,574 38.11 23,438 15.25 153 Krishnarayapuram (SC) R. Sasikala AIADMK 64,046 55.09 S. Periyasamy DMK 42,497 36.56 21,549 18.53 154 Marungapuri V.A. Chelliah AIADMK 65,619 53.92 B.M. Senguttuvan DMK 40,347 33.16 25,272 20.76 155 Kulithalai A. Pappasundaram AIADMK 66,406 52.78 D. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 49,640 39.46 16,766 13.32 156 Thottiam P. Annavi AIADMK 57,449 49.38 K. Kannaiyan DMK 44,301 38.08 13,148 11.30 157 Uppiliapuram (ST) R. Sarojaa AIADMK 58,810 50.47 R. Rani DMK 46,459 39.87 12,351 10.60 158 Musiri C. Malliga AIADMK 47,946 34.83 S. Vivekanandan DMK 45,952 33.38 1,994 1.45 159 Lalgudi S.M. Balan AIADMK 58,288 47.11 K.N. Nehru DMK 56,678 45.81 1,610 1.30 160 Perambalur (SC) P. Rajarethinam AIADMK 67,074 53.45 S. Vallaban DMK 47,070 37.51 20,004 15.94 161 Varahur (SC) A. Arunachalam AIADMK 61,064 52.76 K. Thiruvalluvan DMK 47,160 40.75 13,904 12.01 162 Ariyalur P. Elavazhagan AIADMK 52,676 41.03 T.A. Kathiravan DMK 42,297 32.95 10,379 8.08 163 Andimadam J. Guru Alias Gurunathan PMK 66,576 59.41 M. Gnanamoorthy DMK 39,574 35.31 27,002 24.10 164 Jayankondam S. Annadurai AIADMK 70,948 56.60 K.C. Ganesan DMK 45,938 36.65 25,010 19.95 165 Srirangam K.K. Balasubramanian AIADMK 72,993 53.07 M. Soundarapandian BJP 60,317 43.86 12,676 9.21 166 Tiruchirapalli-I B. Paranikumor DMK 31,421 42.93 M. Kadher Mohideen IUML 30,497 41.67 924 1.26 167 Tiruchirapalli-II Anbil Periasamy DMK 56,598 52.06 P.C. Selvaraj INC 42,654 39.23 13,944 12.83 168 Thiruverambur K.N. Sekaran DMK 61,254 47.30 T.K. Rangarajan CPI(M) 50,881 39.29 10,373 8.01 169 Sirkali (SC) N. Chandramohan AIADMK 52,759 49.31 J. Irai Ezhil DMK 48,329 45.17 4,430 4.14 170 Poompuhar N. Renganathan AIADMK 53,760 50.55 M. Mohammed Siddiq DMK 46,305 43.54 7,455 7.01 171 Mayuram Jaga Veerapandian BJP 51,303 49.51 R. Selvaraj AIADMK 48,851 47.14 2,452 2.37 172 Kuttalam Natarajan AIADMK 55,921 48.64 P. Kalyanam DMK 53,277 46.34 2,644 2.30 173 Nannilam (SC) C.K. Tamizharasan TMC(M) 52,450 46.11 P. Sakthivel DMK 33,238 29.22 19,212 16.89 174 Tiruvarur (SC) A. Asokan DMK 58,425 47.63 K. Rengasamy CPI(M) 57,111 46.56 1,314 1.07 175 Nagapattinam R. Jeevanantham AIADMK 59,808 53.55 S.P. Thangaiya DMK 43,091 38.59 16,717 14.96 176 Vedaranyam S.K. Vedarathinam DMK 63,568 53.71 R. Mutharasan CPI 48,568 41.04 15,000 12.67 177 Tiruthuraipundi (SC) G. Palanisamy CPI 73,451 56.76 M. Poonguzhali DMK 48,392 37.39 25,059 19.37 178 Mannargudi V. Sivapunniyam CPI 70,644 56.40 S. Gnanasekaran BJP 50,454 40.28 20,190 16.12 179 Pattukkottai N.R. Rengarajan TMC(M) 55,474 47.49 P. Balasubramanian DMK 48,524 41.54 6,950 5.95 180 Peravurani S.V. Thirugnana Sambandham TMC(M) 64,076 54.70 Kuzha Chellaiah DMK 35,417 30.24 28,659 24.46 181 Orathanad R. Vaithilingam AIADMK 63,836 53.34 P. Rajamanickam DMK 43,992 36.76 19,844 16.58 182 Thiruvonam C. Rajendran AIADMK 67,094 52.21 M. Ramachandran DMK 55,871 43.48 11,223 8.73 183 Thanjavur S.N.M. Ubayadullah DMK 55,782 50.96 R. Rajmohan INC 46,192 42.20 9,590 8.76 184 Tiruvaiyaru K. Ayyaru Vandayar AIADMK 55,579 54.75 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 39,890 39.29 15,689 15.46 185 Papanasam M. Ramkumar TMC(M) 55,830 50.37 S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 49,198 44.38 6,632 5.99 186 Valangiman (SC) Boopathi Mariappan AIADMK 54,677 57.93 T. Nadaiyazhagan PT 31,200 33.06 23,477 24.87 187 Kumbakonam Ko.Si. Mani DMK 60,515 51.18 Rama Eramanathan AIADMK 54,019 45.69 6,496 5.49 188 Thiruvidamarudur G. Thavamani AIADMK 61,235 50.22 S. Ramalingam DMK 53,863 44.17 7,372 6.05 189 Thirumayam M. Radakrishnan AIADMK 58,394 51.56 S. Regupathy DMK 46,367 40.94 12,027 10.62 190 Kolathur (SC) Dr. A. Karuppayee AIADMK 80,855 61.98 M. Palaniappan Alias Purachi Kavidasan PT 33,956 26.03 46,899 35.95 191 Pudukkottai Dr. C. Vijayabasker AIADMK 77,627 53.96 Periyannan Arasu DMK 49,444 34.37 28,183 19.59 192 Alangudi A. Venkadachalam AIADMK 59,631 42.67 S.A. Soosairaj DMK 42,900 30.70 16,731 11.97 193 Arantangi P. Arasan MADMK 58,499 45.99 A. Chandrasekaran INC 38,481 30.25 20,018 15.74 194 Tiruppattur K.K. Umadhevan AIADMK 50,165 50.87 R. Sivaraman DMK 41,075 41.65 9,090 9.22 195 Karaikudi H. Raja BJP 54,093 48.40 S.P. Udayappan TMC(M) 52,442 46.93 1,651 1.47 196 Tiruvadanai K.R. Ramasamy TMC(M) 43,536 39.12 Jones Russo IND 41,232 37.05 2,304 2.07 197 Ilayangudi V.D. Nadarajan AIADMK 45,342 47.86 S. Kannappan MTD 40,660 42.92 4,682 4.94 198 Sivaganga V. Chandran AIADMK 51,708 48.68 Tha. Pasumpon Kiruttinan DMK 47,435 44.65 4,273 4.03 199 Manamadurai (SC) K. Paramalai TMC(M) 56,508 57.06 S.P. Kirubanidhi BJP 35,651 36.00 20,857 21.06 200 Paramakudi (SC) R. Ramprabhu TMC(M) 53,746 49.58 S. Chelliah PT 47,939 44.22 5,807 5.36 201 Ramanathapuram A. Anwer Rhazza AIADMK 59,824 50.21 A. Rahman Khan DMK 50,712 42.56 9,112 7.65 202 Kadaladi S. Balakrishnan TMC(M) 51,142 48.10 S.P. Thangavelan DMK 45,027 42.35 6,115 5.75 203 Mudukulathur K. Patinetampatian AIADMK 49,554 46.99 S.M. Pandian MTD 46,885 44.46 2,669 2.53 204 Aruppukottai K.K. Sivasamy AIADMK 49,307 46.07 Thangam Thennarasu DMK 43,155 40.32 6,152 5.75 205 Sattur K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran DMK 57,953 42.91 A. Rajendran INC 53,538 39.64 4,415 3.27 206 Virudhunagar S. Damodaran TMC(M) 49,413 42.67 A.R.R. Seenivasan DMK 45,396 39.20 4,017 3.47 207 Sivakasi A. Rajagopal TMC(M) 65,954 42.45 V. Thangaraj DMK 60,233 38.77 5,721 3.68 208 Srivilliputhur R.T. Enbathamilan AIADMK 53,095 43.88 S. Mohanrajulu BJP 43,921 36.30 9,174 7.58 209 Rajapalayam (SC) M. Rajasekar AIADMK 61,740 47.63 V.P. Rajan DMK 52,145 40.23 9,595 7.40 210 Vilathikulam N.K. Perumal AIADMK 44,415 48.16 R.K.P. Rajasekaran DMK 29,172 31.63 15,243 16.53 211 Pottapidaram (SC) A. Sivaperumal AIADMK 39,350 43.30 Dr. K. Krishnasamy PT 38,699 42.59 651 0.71 212 Koilpatti S. Rajendran CPI 45,796 40.27 K. Rajaram DMK 36,757 32.32 9,039 7.95 213 Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) C. Karuppasamy AIADMK 52,000 43.51 P. Duraisamy PT 42,738 35.76 9,262 7.75 214 Vasudevanallur (SC) R. Easwaran TMC(M) 48,019 47.05 S. Thangapandian PT 36,467 35.73 11,552 11.32 215 Kadayanallur M. Subbiah Pandian AIADMK 48,220 45.57 P.M. Shahul DMK 46,976 44.39 1,244 1.18 216 Tenkasi K. Annamalai AIADMK 62,454 51.41 V. Karuppasami Pandian DMK 53,662 44.18 8,792 7.23 217 Alangulam P.G. Rajendran AIADMK 58,498 48.95 Aladi Aruna DMK 54,387 45.51 4,111 3.44 218 Tirunelveli Nainar Nagendran AIADMK 42,765 40.93 A.L. Subramanian DMK 42,043 40.24 722 0.69 219 Palayamcottai T.P.M. Mohideen Khan DMK 55,934 53.13 S. Muthu Karuppan AIADMK 41,186 39.12 14,748 14.01 220 Cheranmahadevi P.H. Paul Manoj Pandian AIADMK 49,873 53.51 N. Chockalingam BJP 38,898 41.74 10,975 11.77 221 Ambasamudram M. Sakthivel Murugan AIADMK 43,021 48.04 R. Avudaiappan DMK 39,001 43.55 4,020 4.49 222 Nanguneri S. Manickaraj AIADMK 46,619 51.54 V. Ramachandran MTD 37,458 41.41 9,161 10.13 223 Radhapuram M. Appavu IND 44,619 45.40 S. Jothi PMK 26,338 26.80 18,281 18.60 224 Sattangulam S.S. Maninadar TMC(M) 38,308 49.42 A.N. Rajakkannan BJP 32,542 41.98 5,766 7.44 225 Tiruchendur Anitha R. Radhakrishnan AIADMK 52,990 53.01 S. Jenifer Chandran DMK 41,797 41.81 11,193 11.20 226 Srivaikuntam S.P. Shunmuganathan AIADMK 39,739 46.58 S. David Selwyn DMK 36,853 43.19 2,886 3.39 227 Tuticorin S. Rajammal AIADMK 73,286 51.40 N. Periasamy DMK 57,100 40.05 16,186 11.35 228 Kanniyakumari N. Thalavaisundaram AIADMK 55,650 51.32 N. Sureshrajan DMK 46,114 42.52 9,536 8.80 229 Nagercoil Austin MADMK 48,583 44.11 M. Moses TMC(M) 44,921 40.78 3,662 3.33 230 Colachel T. Pachamal AIADMK 42,354 46.23 R. Sambath Chandra MDMK 27,265 29.76 15,089 16.47 231 Padmanabhapuram K.P. Raajendraprasad AIADMK 36,223 42.94 C. Velayuthan BJP 33,449 39.66 2,774 3.28 232 Thiruvattar J. Hemachandran CPI(M) 47,807 50.06 P. Rajamony BJP 28,310 29.64 19,497 20.42 233 Vilavancode D. Mony CPI(M) 59,087 56.75 P. Jeevaraj DMK 36,168 34.74 22,919 22.01 234 Killiyoor Dr. Kumaradas TMC(M) 40,075 49.16 C. Santhakumar BJP 26,315 32.28 13,760 16.88
Aftermath The coalition at the AIADMK led-center would prove to be short-lived, since in less than a year, Pattali Makkal Katchi , and its leader Dr. Ramdoss , left the coalition, citing authoritarian type rule by J. Jayalalithaa (It is noteworthy that this is the first time in Indian history that a person has taken oath as the Chief Minister of a state the day after the counting of votes has been completed.) (Former election commissioner TN Seshan & Vazhappaddu Rammurthi recommended governor to make Jayalalithaa as CM [ 17] ). Also the Tamil Maanila Congress , who proved to be an important ally for the victory of AIADMK, would later merge with Indian National Congress , who would later support DMK led front in future elections. The left parties would also end up joining the DMK led front, leaving the AIADMK coalition after this election.
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