2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Last updated September 21, 2025 Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
The twelfth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 10 May 2001. 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 supposed 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 DMK-NDA Alliance Source: Oneindia news
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]
Constituency wise results Assembly constituency Party Winner Runner-up Party Margin Acharapakkam (SC) PMK A. Selvaraj ** T. D. R. Murugesan DMK 15,478 Alandur AIADMK B. Valarmathi R. Veerappan MGRK 12,596 Alangudi AIADMK A. Venkadachalam S. A. Soosairaj DMK 16,731 Alangulam AIADMK P. G. Rajendran Aladi Aruna DMK 4,111 Ambasamudram AIADMK M. Sakthivel Murugan R. Avudaiyappan DMK 4,020 Anaicut AIADMK K. Pandurangan G. Malarvizhi DMK 21,051 Andhiyur PMK R. Krishnan P. Selvarasu DMK 18,062 Andimadam PMK J. Gurunathan M. Gnanamoorthy DMK 27,002 Andipatti AIAIADMK Thanga Tamil Selvan * P. Asaiyan DMK 25,009 Anna Nagar DMK Arcot N. Veeraswami C. Arumugam PMK 5,578 Arkonam (SC) AIADMK K. Bhavani Karunakaran R. Ravishankar DMK 20,256 Arantangi MAIADMK P. Arasan A. Chandrasekaran INC 20,018 Aravakurichi AIADMK E. A. Liyaudeen Sait Lakshmi Duraisamy DMK 18,326 Arcot AIADMK P. Neelakandan A. K. Sundaramoorthy DMK 17,707 Ariyalur AIADMK P. Elavazhagan T. A. Kathiravan DMK 10,379 Arni AIADMK K. Ramachandran A. C. Shanmugam PNK 13,482 Aruppukottai AIADMK K. K. Sivasamy Thangam Thennarasu DMK 6,152 Athoor AIADMK P. K. T. Natarajaan I. Periyasamy DMK 3,606 Attur AIADMK A. K. Murugesan Mu. Ra. Karunanidhi DMK 24,745 Avanashi (SC) AIADMK S. Mahalingam M. Mohan Kumar IND 21,012 Bargur AIADMK M. Thambidurai E. G. Sugavanam DMK 49,306 Bhavani AIADMK K. C. Karuppannan J. Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar PNK 32,859 Bhavanisagar AIADMK P. Chithambaram O. Subramaniam DMK 10,275 Bhuvanagiri IND P. S. Arul M. Gopalakrishnan MTD 3,764 Bodinayakkanur AIADMK S. Ramaraj A. Sudalaimuthu DMK 11,278 Chengalpattu PMK K. Arumugam V. Viswanathan DMK 5,149 Chengam (SC) INC M. Polur Varadhan R. Shamala MTD 12,277 Chepauk DMK M. Karunanidhi R. Damodharan INC 4,834 Cheranmahadevi AIADMK P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian N. Chockalingam BJP 10,975 Cheyyar PMK P. S. Ulagarakshagan R. K. P. Rajarajan DMK 12,085 Chidambaram DMK K. Saravanan Durai T. Arivuselvan PMK 11,915 Chinnasalem AIADMK P. Mohan R. Mookappan DMK 9,112 Coimbatore East TMC V. K. Lakshmanan N. R. Nanjappan BJP 3,211 Coimbatore West INC S. Maheswari C. T. Dhandapani DMK 10,091 Colachel AIADMK T. Pachamal R. Sambath Chandra MDMK 15,089 Coonoor (SC) TMC K. Kandaswamy E. M. Mahaliappan DMK 16,644 Cuddalore DMK E. Pugazhendi P. R. S. Venkatesan TMC(M) 34 Cumbum TMC O. R. Ramachandran N. K. R. Krishnakumar BJP 4,386 Dharapuram (SC) PMK V. Sivakami R. Saraswathi DMK 22,152 Dharmapuri PMK K. Pary Mohan K. Manoharan DMK 10,974 Dindigul CPI(M) K. Nagalakshimi M. Basheer Ahmed DMK 2,779 Edapadi PMK I. Ganesan A. Kandasamy DMK 30,811 Egmore (SC) DMK Parithi Ellamvazhuthi B. John Pandian AIADMK 86 Erode AIADMK K. S. Thennarasu N. K. K. Periyasamy DMK 24,440 Gingee AIADMK V. Elumalai Rajendran DMK 29,086 Gobichettipalayam AIADMK S. S. Ramaneedharan V. P. Shanmugasundaram DMK 28,945 Gudalur AIADMK A. Miller M. Pandiaraj DMK 32,693 Gudiyatham AIADMK C. M. Suryakala S. Duraisamy DMK 24,324 Gummidipundi AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar K. Venu DMK 24,958 Harbour DMK K. Anbazhagan D. Pandian CPI 336 Harur CPI V. Krishnamoorthy D. Periyasamy DMK 33,479 Hosur INC K. Gopinath B. Venkatasamy BJP 6,489 Ilaiyangudi AIADMK V. D. Nadarajan S. Kannappan MTD 4,682 Jayankondam AIADMK S. Annadurai K. C. Ganesan DMK 25,010 Kadaladi TMC S. Balakrishnan S. P. Thangavelan DMK 6,115 Kadayanallur AIADMK M. Subbiah Pandian P. M. Shahul DMK 1,244 Kalasapakkam AIADMK S. Ramachandran P. S. Thiruvengadam DMK 28,890 Kancheepuram AIADMK T. Mythili A. Sekar DMK 23,603 Kandamangalam (SC) AIADMK V. Subramanian E. Vijayaraghavan DMK 22,628 Kangayam AIADMK M. Selvi N. Rajkumar Mandradiar DMK 11,274 Kanniyakumari AIADMK N. Thalavaisundaram N. Suresh Rajan DMK 9,536 Kapilamalai PMK A. R. Malaiyappasamy S. Gandhiselvan DMK 4,312 Karaikudi BJP H. Raja S. P. Udayappan TMC(M) 1,651 Karur INC T. N. Sivasubramanian Vasuki Murugesan DMK 23,438 Katpadi DMK Durai Murugan A. K. Natarajan PMK 8,002 Kattumannarkoil (SC) CJP P. Vallalperuman R. Sachidanandam INC 16,517 Kaveripattinam AIADMK K. P. Munusamy V. C. Govindasami DMK 18,517 Killiyoor TMC D. Kumaradas C. Santhakumar BJP 13,760 Kinathukadavu AIADMK S. Damodaran M. Shanmugam DMK 33,780 Kolathur (SC) AIADMK A. Karuppayee Palaniappan PT 46,899 Kovilpatti CPI S. Rajendran K. Rajaram DMK 9,039 Krishnagiri AIADMK V. Govindarasu T. Senguttuvan DMK 21,773 Krishnarayapuram (SC) AIADMK Sasikala S. Periyasamy DMK 21,549 Kulithalai AIADMK A. Pappasundaram D. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 16,766 Kumbakonam DMK Ko. Si. Mani Rama Ramanathan AIADMK 6,496 Kurinjipadi DMK M. R. K. Panneer Selvam K. Sivasubramanian AIADMK 23,863 Kuttalam AIADMK Natarajan P. Kalyanam DMK 2,644 Lalgudi AIADMK S. M. Balan K. N. Nehru DMK 1,610 Madurai Central TMC M. A. Hakkem S. Paulraj DMK 147 Madurai East CPI(M) N. Nanmaran V. Velusamu DMK 5,304 Madurai West AIADMK Valarmathi Jebaraj P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 708 Maduranthakam AIADMK P. Vasudevan S. D. Ugamchand DMK 11,694 Manamadurai TMC K. Paramalai S. P. Kirubanidhi BJP 20,857 Mangalore (SC) DMK V. Ganesan S. Puratchimani TMC(M) 1,855 Mannargudi CPI V. Sivapunniyam S. Gnanasekaran BJP 20,190 Marungapuri AIADMK V. A. Chelliah B. M. Senguttuvan DMK 25,272 Mayiladuturai BJP Jaga Veerapandian R. Selvaraj AIADMK 2,452 Mettur AIADMK S. Sundarambal P. Gopal DMK 8,135 Melmalaiyanur AIADMK R. Tamilmozhi A. Gnanasekaran DMK 24,587 Melur AIAIADMK R. Samy Samayanallur S. Selvaraj DMK 26,838 Mettupalayam AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj B. Arun Kumar DMK 41,078 Modakkurichi AIADMK P. C. Ramasami Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK 34,212 Morappur AIADMK P. Palaniappan E. V. Rajasekaran DMK 23,316 Mudukulathur AIADMK K. Patinetampatian S. Pandian MTD 2,669 Mugaiyur AIADMK G. Gothandaraman A. G. Sampath DMK 10,341 Musiri AIADMK C. Malliga S. Vivekandan DMK 1,994 Mylapore BJP K. N. Lakshmanan V. Maitreyan AIADMK 6,047 Nagapattinam AIADMK R. Jeevanantham S. P. Thangaiya DMK 16,717 Nagercoil MAIADMK Suyambu M. Moses TMC(M) 3,662 Namakkal INC K. Jeyakumar S. Ahilan PT 28,992 Nanguneri AIADMK S. Manickaraj V. Ramachandran MTD 9,161 Nannilam (SC) TMC C. K. Amizharasan P. Sakthivel DMK 19,212 Natham AIADMK R. Viswanathan Ku. Pa. Krishnan TB 10,602 Natrampalli PMK S. Natarajan T. Anbazhagan MGRK 12,088 Nellikkuppam AIADMK M. C. Sampath V. C. Shanmugham DMK 7,382 Nilakottai AIADMK G. Anbazhagan K. Ayyar PT 31,494 Oddanchatram DMK A. R. A. Chakkarapani A. T. Sellasamy AIADMK 1,369 Omalur AIADMK S. Semmalai Era. Rajendran DMK 31,602 Orathanad AIADMK R. Vaithilingam P. Rajamanickam DMK 19,844 Ottapidaram AIADMK A. Sivaperumal K. Krishnasamy PT 651 Padmanabhapuram AIADMK K. P. Raajendraprasad C. Velayudhan BJP 2,774 Palacode AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan G. L. Venkatachalam DMK 40,232 Palani AIADMK M. Chinnasamy T. Poovendhan DMK 20,487 Palayamkottai DMK T. P. M. Mohideen Khan S. Muthu Karuppan AIADMK 14,748 Palladam AIADMK S. M. Velusamy S. S. Ponmudi DMK 32,474 Pallipattu AIADMK P. M. Narasimhan M. Chakravarthy BJP 28,240 Panamarathupatti AIADMK Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy S. R. Sivalingam DMK 42,350 Panruti PMK T. Velmurugan V. Ramaswamy DMK 5,048 Papanasam TMC M. Ramkumar S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 6,632 Paramakudi (SC) TMC R. Ramprabhu S. Chelliah PT 5,807 Park Town TMC S. G. Vinayagamurthi T. Rajendhar DMK 6,377 Pattukkottai TMC N. R. Rengarajan P. Balasubramanian DMK 6,950 Pennagaram PMK G. K. Mani K. N. Periannan IND 14,396 Perambalur (SC) AIADMK P. Rajarethinam S. Vallaban DMK 20,004 Perambur (SC) CPI(M) K. Mahendran Chengai Sivam DMK 17,223 Peravurani TMC S. V. Thirugnana Sambandham Kuzha Chelliah DMK 28,659 Periyakulam AIADMK O. Panneer Selvam M. Abuthahir DMK 17,920 Peranamallur AIADMK A. K. S. Anbalagan B. Bose MTD 8,359 Pernambut (SC) AIADMK S. C. Kanagathara S. Thondral Nayagan BJP 28,855 Perundurai AIADMK K. S. Palanisamy N. Govindasamy CNMK 31,712 Perur AIADMK M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar (Rohini) N. Nageswari DMK 35,264 Pollachi AIADMK V. Jayaraman R. Tamil Mani DMK 32,404 Polur AIADMK Nalini Manoharan C. Elumalai DMK 10,807 Pongalur AIADMK P. V. Damodaran K. Chellamuthu IND 21,815 Ponneri (SC) CPI A. S. Kannan K. Sundaram DMK 27,390 Poombuhar AIADMK N. Renganathan M. Mohammad Siddiq DMK 7,455 Poonamallee PMK S. Shanmugam S. Chezhiyan DMK 2,316 Pudukkottai AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar Arasu Periyannan DMK 28,183 Purasawalkam CJP B. Ranganathan P. Vetrivel TMC(M) 3,802 Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar AIADMK P. K. Sekar Babu S. P. Sarguna Pandian DMK 27,332 Radhapuram IND M. Appavu S. Jothi PMK 18,281 Rajapalayam (SC) AIADMK M. Rajasekar V. P. Rajan DMK 9,595 Ramanathapuram AIADMK A. Anwer Rhazza A. Rahman Khan DMK 9,112 Ranipet AIADMK M. S. Chandrasekaran R. Gandhi DMK 24,963 Rasipuram AIADMK P. R. Sundaram K. P. Ramalingam DMK 23,029 Royapuram AIADMK D. Jayakumar K. Nargunan DMK 13,712 Rishivandiyam TMC S. Sivaraj T. K. T. Murali PNK 25,532 Saidapet DMK V. Perumal ** C. R. Baskaran PMK 3,881 Salem – I AIADMK Se. Venkatajalam M. A. Elangovan DMK 25,131 Salem – II PMK M. Karthe A. L. Thangavel DMK 15,085 Samayanallur (SC) AIADMK P. Ponnampalam Kasthuri Sivasamy DMK 19,924 Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) AIADMK C. Karuppasamy P. Duraisamy PT 9,262 Sankarapuram PMK P. Kasampu T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 1,018 Sankari (SC) AIADMK P. Dhanabal T. R. Saravanan DMK 22,952 Sathyamangalam AIADMK K. R. Kandasamy S. K. Rajendran DMK 33,434 Sathangulam TMC S. S. Mani Nadar A. N. Rajakkannan BJP 5,766 Sattur DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran A. Rajendran INC 4,415 Sedapatti AIADMK C. Durairaj P. V. Bhaktavatchalam PT 18,435 Sendamangalam (ST) AIADMK K. Kalavathi Chinumathi Chandrasekaran DMK 17,815 Sholavandan AIADMK V. R. Rajangam P. Moorthy DMK 19,841 Sholinghur AIADMK R. Vilvanathan A. M. Ponnurangam PNK 9,795 Singanallur CPI(M) K. C. Karunakaran N. Palanisamy DMK 20,001 Sirkazhi (SC) AIADMK N. Chandramohan J. Irai Ezhil DMK 4,430 Sivaganga AIADMK V. Chandran Tha Pasumpon Kiruttinan DMK 4,273 Sivakasi TMC A. Rajagopal V. Thangaraj DMK 5,721 Sriperumbudur (SC) INC D. Yasodha M. Raghavan DMK 17,193 Srirangam AIADMK K. K. Balasubramanian M. Soundrapandian BJP 12,676 Srivaikuntam AIADMK S. P. Shanmuganathan S. David Selwyn DMK 2,886 Srivilliputhur AIADMK Inbathtamilan S. Mohanrajulu BJP 9,174 Talavasal (SC) AIADMK V. Alagammal M. Pandiyarajan DMK 27,857 Tambaram DMK M. A. Vaidialingam K. Chakkarapani Reddiar TMC(M) 5,431 Taramangalam PMK M. P. Kamaraj S. Ammasi DMK 25,458 Tenkasi AIADMK K. Annamalai V. Karuppasamy Pandian DMK 8,792 Thalli BJP K. V. Murali Dharan S. Raja Reddy CPI 6,217 Thandarambattu DMK E. V. Velu K. Manivarma TMC(M) 4,837 Thanjavur DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah R. Rajmohan INC 9,590 Theagaraya Nagar DMK J. Anbazhagan E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath AIADMK 2,499 Theni AIADMK D. Ganesan L. Mookiah DMK 13,861 Thirumangalam AIADMK K. Kalimuthu T. Ocha Thevar DMK 18,162 Thirupparankundram AIADMK S. M. Seenivel C. Ramachandran DMK 9,127 Thiruverambur DMK K. N. Sekaran T. K. Rangarajan CPM 10,373 Thiruvidamarudur AIADMK G. Thavamani S. Ramalingam DMK 7,372 Thiruvonam AIADMK C. Rajendran M. Ramachandran DMK 11,223 Thiruvottiyur AIADMK T. Arumugam Kumari Anandan IND 34,041 Thondamuthur TMC S. R. Balasubramoniyan V. R. Sukanya DMK 28,536 Thottiam AIADMK P. Annavi K. Kannaiyan DMK 13,148 Thousand Lights DMK M. K. Stalin S. Sekar TMC(M) 7,274 Tindivanam AIADMK C. Ve. Shanmugam R. Sethunathan DMK 12,148 Tiruchendur AIADMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan S. Jennifer Chandran DMK 11,193 Tiruchengode AIADMK C. Ponnaiyan T. P. Arumugam DMK 44,109 Tiruchirappalli – I DMK B. Paranikumar M. Kader Mohideen MUL 924 Tiruchirappalli – II DMK Anbil Periyasamy P. C. Selvaraj INC 13,944 Tirumayam AIADMK M. Radakrishnan S. Regupathy DMK 12,027 Tirunavalur AIADMK K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy A. J. Manikannan DMK 14,773 Tirunelveli AIADMK N. Nainar Nagendran A. L. Subramanian DMK 722 Tiruppattur (194) AIADMK K. K. Umadhevan R. Sivaraman DMK 9,090 Tiruppattur (41) PMK T. K. Raja S. Arasu DMK 5,761 Tirupporur (SC) AIADMK S. Kanitha Sampath C. Nagarajan DMK 24,790 Tiruppur AIADMK C. Sivasami Lalitha Kumaramangalam BJP 46,556 Tiruttani PMK G. Raviraj E. A. P. Shivaji DMK 13,874 Tiruthuraipundi (SC) CPI G. Palanisamy M. Poonguzhali DMK 25,059 Tiruvadanai TMC K. R. Ramasamy Jones Russo IND 2,304 Tiruvaiyaru AIADMK Ayyaru Vandayar Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 15,689 Tiruvallur TMC D. Sudharsanam V. G. Rajendiran PNK 19,951 Tiruvannamalai DMK K. Pitchandi M. Shanmugasundaram PMK 4,090 Tiruvarur (SC) DMK A. Asokan K. Rangasamy CPM 1,314 Thiruvattar CPI(M) J. Hemachandran P. Rajamony BJP 19,497 Triplicane DMK S. A. M. Hussain S. Rajakumar INC 3,676 Tuticorin AIADMK S. Rajammal N. Periasamy DMK 16,186 Udagamandalam INC H. M. Raju J. Hutchi Gowder BJP 29,090 Udumalpet AIADMK C. Shanmugavelu D. Selvaraj DMK 39,908 Ulundurpet (SC) AIADMK N. Ramu K. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 22,754 Uppiliyapuram (ST) AIADMK R. Saroja R. Rani DMK 12,351 Usilampatti AIFB L. Santhanam S. O. Ramasamy DMK 9,067 Uthiramerur AIADMK V. Somasundaram K. Sundar DMK 27,622 Valangiman (SC) AIADMK Boopathi Mariappan T. Nadaiazhagan PT 23,477 Valparai (SC) TMC Kovai Thangam K. Krishnaswamy PT 17,915 Vandavasi (SC) PMK K. Murugavelrajan K. Loganathan DMK 8,871 Vaniyambadi ** INL M. Abdul Latheef J. M. Haroon Rasheed DMK 11,938 Vanur (SC) AIADMK N. Ganapathy R. Mydili DMK 21,349 Varahur (SC) AIADMK A. Arunachalam K. Thiruvalluvan DMK 13,904 Vasudevanallur (SC) TMC R. Easwaran S. Thangapandian PT 11,552 Vedaranyam DMK S. K. Vedarathinam R. Mutharasan CPI 15,000 Vedasandur AIADMK P. Andivel R. Kavitha Parthipan DMK 19,126 Veerapandi AIADMK S. K. Selvam Veerapandy S. Arumugam DMK 30,012 Vellakoil DMK M. P. Saminathan V. P. Periasamy AIADMK 740 Vellore TMC C. Gnanasekaran A. M. Ramalingam DMK 11,124 Veilathikulam AIADMK N. K. Perumal R. K. P. Rajasekaran DMK 15,243 Vilavancode CPI(M) D. Mony P. Jeevaraj DMK 22,919 Villivakkam DMK D. Napoleon A. Chellakumar TMC(M) 9,230 Villupuram DMK K. Ponmudy R. Pasupathy PMK 2,205 Virudhunagar TMC S. Damodharan A. R. R. Seenivasan DMK 4,017 Vridhachalam PMK R. Govindasamy Kuzhandai Thamizharasan DMK 7,128 Yercaud (ST) AIADMK E. Elayakannu K. Govindan BJP 33,985
* Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Thanga Tamilselvan, AIADMK legislator from Andipatti, resigned his seat in 2002, to enable Jayalalithaa to contest here. This enabled her to win in a by election in Andipatti, and be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She succeeded O. Panneerselvam who took over as chief minister for 6 months, until Jayalalithaa's corruption charges were cleared in court. [ 17] Due to the death of V. Perumal, actor turned politician Radha Ravi (son of M.R. Radha ) was fielded by AIADMK, and defeated the DMK candidate Subramanian, in a by-election, increasing the majority of the AIADMK. [ 18] During 31 May 2002, By-election, A. Boovaraghamoorthy of the AIADMK, defeated D. Parvendhan of PMK, which resulted in AIADMK to pick up Acharapakkam (SC) . [ 19] 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 [ 20] ). 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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