2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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  1996 10 May 2001 2006  

All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout59.07% (Decrease2.svg 7.88%)
 First partySecond party
 
J Jayalalithaa.jpg
M. Karunanidhi .jpg
Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance SDPF+LF NDA
Leader's seat Andipatti (2002) Chepauk
Seats won19637
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 138Decrease2.svg 138
Popular vote14,043,98010,841,157
Percentage50.09%38.67%
SwingIncrease2.svg 23.01%Decrease2.svg 15.10%

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Alliance Result 2001.svg
Alliance wise Result

CM before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

Elected CM

J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
AIADMK

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.

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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

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg J. Jayalalithaa 140
2. Tamil Maanila Congress

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G. K. Moopanar 32
3. Indian National Congress

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E. V. K. S. Elangovan 14
4. Pattali Makkal Katchi

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Dr. Ramdoss 27
5. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg N. Sankaraiah 8
6. Communist Party of India

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R. Nallakannu 8
7. All India Forward Bloc

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L. Santhanam 1
8. Indian Union Muslim League

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K. M. Kader Mohideen [7] 1
9. Indian National League No flag.svg M. Abdul Latheef [8] 1
10. Independent

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P. S. Arul [9] 1
Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the AIADMK ticket
11. Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

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B. John Pandian 1

DMK-NDA Alliance

Source: Oneindia news

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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M. Karunanidhi 167
2. Bharatiya Janata Party

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S.P. Kripanidhi [10] 21
3. Puthiya Tamilagam Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg K. Krishnasamy 10
4. Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi

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S. Kannappan 6
5. Puthiya Needhi Katchi

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A.C. Shanmugham 5
6. MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Ring Symbol.png Su. Thirunavukkarasar 3
7. MGR Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Television.png and Indian Election Symbol Bus.png R. M. Veerappan 2
8.Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi Ring Symbol.png 'Vettavalam' Manikandan1
9. Thondar Congress Toffee Kumari Ananthan 1
10.Thamilar Bhoomi Indian Election Symbol Bell.jpg

Ku. Pa. Krishnan [11]

1
Unregistered and Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
11. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Indian election symbol rising sun.svg Thol. Thirumavalavan 8
12.Tamizhaga Muslim Iykkya Jamaat Indian election symbol rising sun.svg J. M. Aaron Rashid 3
13. TMC Jananayaka Peravai (DMK Friends group) Indian election symbol rising sun.svg P. Chidambaram [12] 2
14.Tamil Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian election symbol rising sun.svg Dheeran1
15.Tamil Nadu Mutharaiyar Sangam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg Kuzha Chelliah [11] 1
16. Kongunadu Makkal Katchi Indian election symbol rising sun.svg A.M. Raja [13] 1
17. All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg Dr. Sethuraman1

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Source: Oneindia News

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Top.png Vaiko 213

Opinion polling

Exit polls

AgencyDatesResults
CNN-IBNThe Hindu 11 May 2001 (Reported)AIADMK+: 125 seats (48% of the vote)
DMK+: 105 seats (47% of the vote)
Others: 4 seats (5% 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 2001 tamil nadu legislative election map by parties.png
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
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Alliance/PartySeats wonChangePopular VoteVote %Adj. %
AIADMK+ alliance 196+13814,043,98050.1%
AIADMK 132+1278,815,38731.4%52.1%
TMC(M) 23-151,885,7266.7%47.5%
PMK 20+161,557,5005.6%46.8%
INC 7+7696,2052.5%45.4%
CPI(M) 6+4470,7361.7%48.2%
CPI 5-3444,7101.6%48.5%
IND 2+2103,9710.4%46.6%
AIFB 1+139,2480.1%43.3%
MUL 0-130,4970.1%41.7%
DMK+ alliance37-13810,841,15738.7%
DMK 31-1428,669,86430.9%39.0%
BJP 4+3895,3523.2%38.7%
MADMK 2+1129,4740.5%37.1%
PT 0355,1711.3%33.8%
MTD 0257,1260.9%40.9%
PNK 0196,7400.7%33.6%
MGRK 0136,9160.5%40.8%
TB 045,0020.2%40.0%
CNMK 040,4210.1%32.4%
IND 0115,0910.4%36.7%
Others13,192,59811.4%
MDMK 01,304,4694.7%5.1%
IND 11,509,3786.2%6.3%
Total23428,037,314100%

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.
Sources: Election Commission of India [15] and Rediff Newspaper [16]

Constituency wise results

Assembly constituencyPartyWinnerRunner-upPartyMargin
Acharapakkam (SC) PMK A. Selvaraj**T. D. R. MurugesanDMK15,478
Alandur AIADMK B. Valarmathi R. VeerappanMGRK12,596
Alangudi AIADMK A. Venkadachalam S. A. SoosairajDMK16,731
Alangulam AIADMK P. G. Rajendran Aladi Aruna DMK4,111
Ambasamudram AIADMK M. Sakthivel Murugan R. Avudaiyappan DMK4,020
Anaicut AIADMK K. Pandurangan G. MalarvizhiDMK21,051
Andhiyur PMK R. Krishnan P. SelvarasuDMK18,062
Andimadam PMK J. Gurunathan M. GnanamoorthyDMK27,002
Andipatti AIAIADMK Thanga Tamil Selvan* P. Asaiyan DMK25,009
Anna Nagar DMK Arcot N. Veeraswami C. ArumugamPMK5,578
Arkonam (SC) AIADMK K. Bhavani Karunakaran R. RavishankarDMK20,256
Arantangi MAIADMK P. Arasan A. ChandrasekaranINC20,018
Aravakurichi AIADMK E. A. Liyaudeen Sait Lakshmi DuraisamyDMK18,326
Arcot AIADMK P. Neelakandan A. K. SundaramoorthyDMK17,707
Ariyalur AIADMK P. Elavazhagan T. A. KathiravanDMK10,379
Arni AIADMK K. Ramachandran A. C. Shanmugam PNK13,482
Aruppukottai AIADMK K. K. Sivasamy Thangam Thennarasu DMK6,152
Athoor AIADMK P. K. T. Natarajaan I. Periyasamy DMK3,606
Attur AIADMK A. K. Murugesan Mu. Ra. KarunanidhiDMK24,745
Avanashi (SC) AIADMK S. Mahalingam M. Mohan KumarIND21,012
Bargur AIADMK M. Thambidurai E. G. Sugavanam DMK49,306
Bhavani AIADMK K. C. Karuppannan J. Sudhanandhen Mudaliyar PNK32,859
Bhavanisagar AIADMK P. Chithambaram O. SubramaniamDMK10,275
Bhuvanagiri IND P. S. Arul M. GopalakrishnanMTD3,764
Bodinayakkanur AIADMK S. Ramaraj A. SudalaimuthuDMK11,278
Chengalpattu PMK K. Arumugam V. ViswanathanDMK5,149
Chengam (SC) INC M. Polur Varadhan R. ShamalaMTD12,277
Chepauk DMK M. Karunanidhi R. DamodharanINC4,834
Cheranmahadevi AIADMK P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian N. ChockalingamBJP10,975
Cheyyar PMK P. S. Ulagarakshagan R. K. P. RajarajanDMK12,085
Chidambaram DMK K. Saravanan Durai T. ArivuselvanPMK11,915
Chinnasalem AIADMK P. Mohan R. MookappanDMK9,112
Coimbatore East TMC V. K. Lakshmanan N. R. NanjappanBJP3,211
Coimbatore West INC S. Maheswari C. T. Dhandapani DMK10,091
Colachel AIADMK T. Pachamal R. Sambath ChandraMDMK15,089
Coonoor (SC) TMC K. Kandaswamy E. M. MahaliappanDMK16,644
Cuddalore DMK E. Pugazhendi P. R. S. Venkatesan TMC(M)34
Cumbum TMC O. R. Ramachandran N. K. R. KrishnakumarBJP4,386
Dharapuram (SC) PMK V. Sivakami R. SaraswathiDMK22,152
Dharmapuri PMK K. Pary Mohan K. ManoharanDMK10,974
Dindigul CPI(M) K. Nagalakshimi M. Basheer AhmedDMK2,779
Edapadi PMK I. Ganesan A. KandasamyDMK30,811
Egmore (SC) DMK Parithi Ellamvazhuthi B. John PandianAIADMK86
Erode AIADMK K. S. Thennarasu N. K. K. Periyasamy DMK24,440
Gingee AIADMK V. Elumalai RajendranDMK29,086
Gobichettipalayam AIADMK S. S. Ramaneedharan V. P. ShanmugasundaramDMK28,945
Gudalur AIADMK A. Miller M. PandiarajDMK32,693
Gudiyatham AIADMK C. M. Suryakala S. DuraisamyDMK24,324
Gummidipundi AIADMK K. S. Vijayakumar K. Venu DMK24,958
Harbour DMK K. Anbazhagan D. PandianCPI336
Harur CPI V. Krishnamoorthy D. PeriyasamyDMK33,479
Hosur INC K. Gopinath B. VenkatasamyBJP6,489
Ilaiyangudi AIADMK V. D. Nadarajan S. Kannappan MTD4,682
Jayankondam AIADMK S. Annadurai K. C. GanesanDMK25,010
Kadaladi TMC S. Balakrishnan S. P. ThangavelanDMK6,115
Kadayanallur AIADMK M. Subbiah Pandian P. M. ShahulDMK1,244
Kalasapakkam AIADMK S. Ramachandran P. S. Thiruvengadam DMK28,890
Kancheepuram AIADMK T. Mythili A. SekarDMK23,603
Kandamangalam (SC) AIADMK V. Subramanian E. VijayaraghavanDMK22,628
Kangayam AIADMK M. Selvi N. Rajkumar MandradiarDMK11,274
Kanniyakumari AIADMK N. Thalavaisundaram N. Suresh RajanDMK9,536
Kapilamalai PMK A. R. Malaiyappasamy S. GandhiselvanDMK4,312
Karaikudi BJP H. Raja S. P. UdayappanTMC(M)1,651
Karur INC T. N. Sivasubramanian Vasuki MurugesanDMK23,438
Katpadi DMK Durai Murugan A. K. NatarajanPMK8,002
Kattumannarkoil (SC) CJP P. Vallalperuman R. SachidanandamINC16,517
Kaveripattinam AIADMK K. P. Munusamy V. C. Govindasami DMK18,517
Killiyoor TMC D. Kumaradas C. SanthakumarBJP13,760
Kinathukadavu AIADMK S. Damodaran M. ShanmugamDMK33,780
Kolathur (SC) AIADMK A. Karuppayee PalaniappanPT46,899
Kovilpatti CPI S. Rajendran K. RajaramDMK9,039
Krishnagiri AIADMK V. Govindarasu T. Senguttuvan DMK21,773
Krishnarayapuram (SC) AIADMK Sasikala S. PeriyasamyDMK21,549
Kulithalai AIADMK A. Pappasundaram D. ThirunavukkarasuDMK16,766
Kumbakonam DMK Ko. Si. Mani Rama RamanathanAIADMK6,496
Kurinjipadi DMK M. R. K. Panneer Selvam K. SivasubramanianAIADMK23,863
Kuttalam AIADMK Natarajan P. KalyanamDMK2,644
Lalgudi AIADMK S. M. Balan K. N. Nehru DMK1,610
Madurai Central TMC M. A. Hakkem S. PaulrajDMK147
Madurai East CPI(M) N. Nanmaran V. VelusamuDMK5,304
Madurai West AIADMK Valarmathi Jebaraj P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK708
Maduranthakam AIADMK P. Vasudevan S. D. Ugamchand DMK11,694
Manamadurai TMC K. Paramalai S. P. KirubanidhiBJP20,857
Mangalore (SC) DMK V. Ganesan S. PuratchimaniTMC(M)1,855
Mannargudi CPI V. Sivapunniyam S. GnanasekaranBJP20,190
Marungapuri AIADMK V. A. Chelliah B. M. SenguttuvanDMK25,272
Mayiladuturai BJP Jaga Veerapandian R. SelvarajAIADMK2,452
Mettur AIADMK S. Sundarambal P. GopalDMK8,135
Melmalaiyanur AIADMK R. Tamilmozhi A. GnanasekaranDMK24,587
Melur AIAIADMK R. Samy Samayanallur S. SelvarajDMK26,838
Mettupalayam AIADMK A. K. Selvaraj B. Arun KumarDMK41,078
Modakkurichi AIADMK P. C. Ramasami Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK34,212
Morappur AIADMK P. Palaniappan E. V. RajasekaranDMK23,316
Mudukulathur AIADMK K. Patinetampatian S. PandianMTD2,669
Mugaiyur AIADMK G. Gothandaraman A. G. SampathDMK10,341
Musiri AIADMK C. Malliga S. VivekandanDMK1,994
Mylapore BJP K. N. Lakshmanan V. Maitreyan AIADMK6,047
Nagapattinam AIADMK R. Jeevanantham S. P. ThangaiyaDMK16,717
Nagercoil MAIADMK Suyambu M. Moses TMC(M)3,662
Namakkal INC K. Jeyakumar S. AhilanPT28,992
Nanguneri AIADMK S. Manickaraj V. RamachandranMTD9,161
Nannilam (SC) TMC C. K. Amizharasan P. SakthivelDMK19,212
Natham AIADMK R. Viswanathan Ku. Pa. KrishnanTB10,602
Natrampalli PMK S. Natarajan T. AnbazhaganMGRK12,088
Nellikkuppam AIADMK M. C. Sampath V. C. ShanmughamDMK7,382
Nilakottai AIADMK G. Anbazhagan K. AyyarPT31,494
Oddanchatram DMK A. R. A. Chakkarapani A. T. SellasamyAIADMK1,369
Omalur AIADMK S. Semmalai Era. RajendranDMK31,602
Orathanad AIADMK R. Vaithilingam P. RajamanickamDMK19,844
Ottapidaram AIADMK A. Sivaperumal K. Krishnasamy PT651
Padmanabhapuram AIADMK K. P. Raajendraprasad C. Velayudhan BJP2,774
Palacode AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan G. L. VenkatachalamDMK40,232
Palani AIADMK M. Chinnasamy T. PoovendhanDMK20,487
Palayamkottai DMK T. P. M. Mohideen Khan S. Muthu KaruppanAIADMK14,748
Palladam AIADMK S. M. Velusamy S. S. PonmudiDMK32,474
Pallipattu AIADMK P. M. Narasimhan M. ChakravarthyBJP28,240
Panamarathupatti AIADMK Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy S. R. SivalingamDMK42,350
Panruti PMK T. Velmurugan V. RamaswamyDMK5,048
Papanasam TMC M. Ramkumar S. KalyanasundaramDMK6,632
Paramakudi (SC) TMC R. Ramprabhu S. ChelliahPT5,807
Park Town TMC S. G. Vinayagamurthi T. Rajendhar DMK6,377
Pattukkottai TMC N. R. Rengarajan P. BalasubramanianDMK6,950
Pennagaram PMK G. K. Mani K. N. PeriannanIND14,396
Perambalur (SC) AIADMK P. Rajarethinam S. VallabanDMK20,004
Perambur (SC) CPI(M) K. Mahendran Chengai Sivam DMK17,223
Peravurani TMC S. V. Thirugnana Sambandham Kuzha ChelliahDMK28,659
Periyakulam AIADMK O. Panneer Selvam M. AbuthahirDMK17,920
Peranamallur AIADMK A. K. S. Anbalagan B. BoseMTD8,359
Pernambut (SC) AIADMK S. C. Kanagathara S. Thondral NayaganBJP28,855
Perundurai AIADMK K. S. Palanisamy N. GovindasamyCNMK31,712
Perur AIADMK M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar (Rohini)N. NageswariDMK35,264
Pollachi AIADMK V. Jayaraman R. Tamil ManiDMK32,404
Polur AIADMK Nalini Manoharan C. ElumalaiDMK10,807
Pongalur AIADMK P. V. Damodaran K. ChellamuthuIND21,815
Ponneri (SC) CPI A. S. Kannan K. SundaramDMK27,390
Poombuhar AIADMK N. Renganathan M. Mohammad SiddiqDMK7,455
Poonamallee PMK S. Shanmugam S. ChezhiyanDMK2,316
Pudukkottai AIADMK C. Vijayabaskar Arasu PeriyannanDMK28,183
Purasawalkam CJP B. Ranganathan P. VetrivelTMC(M)3,802
Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar AIADMK P. K. Sekar Babu S. P. Sarguna Pandian DMK27,332
Radhapuram IND M. Appavu S. JothiPMK18,281
Rajapalayam (SC) AIADMK M. Rajasekar V. P. RajanDMK9,595
Ramanathapuram AIADMK A. Anwer Rhazza A. Rahman Khan DMK9,112
Ranipet AIADMK M. S. Chandrasekaran R. GandhiDMK24,963
Rasipuram AIADMK P. R. Sundaram K. P. Ramalingam DMK23,029
Royapuram AIADMK D. Jayakumar K. NargunanDMK13,712
Rishivandiyam TMC S. Sivaraj T. K. T. MuraliPNK25,532
Saidapet DMK V. Perumal**C. R. BaskaranPMK3,881
Salem – I AIADMK Se. Venkatajalam M. A. ElangovanDMK25,131
Salem – II PMK M. Karthe A. L. ThangavelDMK15,085
Samayanallur (SC) AIADMK P. Ponnampalam Kasthuri SivasamyDMK19,924
Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) AIADMK C. Karuppasamy P. DuraisamyPT9,262
Sankarapuram PMK P. Kasampu T. UdhayasuriyanDMK1,018
Sankari (SC) AIADMK P. Dhanabal T. R. SaravananDMK22,952
Sathyamangalam AIADMK K. R. Kandasamy S. K. RajendranDMK33,434
Sathangulam TMC S. S. Mani Nadar A. N. RajakkannanBJP5,766
Sattur DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran A. RajendranINC4,415
Sedapatti AIADMK C. Durairaj P. V. BhaktavatchalamPT18,435
Sendamangalam (ST) AIADMK K. Kalavathi Chinumathi ChandrasekaranDMK17,815
Sholavandan AIADMK V. R. Rajangam P. MoorthyDMK19,841
Sholinghur AIADMK R. Vilvanathan A. M. PonnurangamPNK9,795
Singanallur CPI(M) K. C. Karunakaran N. PalanisamyDMK20,001
Sirkazhi (SC) AIADMK N. Chandramohan J. Irai EzhilDMK4,430
Sivaganga AIADMK V. Chandran Tha Pasumpon KiruttinanDMK4,273
Sivakasi TMC A. Rajagopal V. ThangarajDMK5,721
Sriperumbudur (SC) INC D. Yasodha M. RaghavanDMK17,193
Srirangam AIADMK K. K. Balasubramanian M. SoundrapandianBJP12,676
Srivaikuntam AIADMK S. P. Shanmuganathan S. David SelwynDMK2,886
Srivilliputhur AIADMK Inbathtamilan S. MohanrajuluBJP9,174
Talavasal (SC) AIADMK V. Alagammal M. PandiyarajanDMK27,857
Tambaram DMK M. A. Vaidialingam K. Chakkarapani ReddiarTMC(M)5,431
Taramangalam PMK M. P. Kamaraj S. AmmasiDMK25,458
Tenkasi AIADMK K. Annamalai V. Karuppasamy Pandian DMK8,792
Thalli BJP K. V. Murali Dharan S. Raja ReddyCPI6,217
Thandarambattu DMK E. V. Velu K. ManivarmaTMC(M)4,837
Thanjavur DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah R. RajmohanINC9,590
Theagaraya Nagar DMK J. Anbazhagan E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath AIADMK2,499
Theni AIADMK D. Ganesan L. MookiahDMK13,861
Thirumangalam AIADMK K. Kalimuthu T. Ocha ThevarDMK18,162
Thirupparankundram AIADMK S. M. Seenivel C. RamachandranDMK9,127
Thiruverambur DMK K. N. Sekaran T. K. RangarajanCPM10,373
Thiruvidamarudur AIADMK G. Thavamani S. RamalingamDMK7,372
Thiruvonam AIADMK C. Rajendran M. RamachandranDMK11,223
Thiruvottiyur AIADMK T. Arumugam Kumari Anandan IND34,041
Thondamuthur TMC S. R. Balasubramoniyan V. R. SukanyaDMK28,536
Thottiam AIADMK P. Annavi K. KannaiyanDMK13,148
Thousand Lights DMK M. K. Stalin S. SekarTMC(M)7,274
Tindivanam AIADMK C. Ve. Shanmugam R. SethunathanDMK12,148
Tiruchendur AIADMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan S. Jennifer Chandran DMK11,193
Tiruchengode AIADMK C. Ponnaiyan T. P. Arumugam DMK44,109
Tiruchirappalli – I DMK B. Paranikumar M. Kader MohideenMUL924
Tiruchirappalli – II DMK Anbil Periyasamy P. C. SelvarajINC13,944
Tirumayam AIADMK M. Radakrishnan S. RegupathyDMK12,027
Tirunavalur AIADMK K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy A. J. ManikannanDMK14,773
Tirunelveli AIADMK N. Nainar Nagendran A. L. Subramanian DMK722
Tiruppattur (194) AIADMK K. K. Umadhevan R. SivaramanDMK9,090
Tiruppattur (41) PMK T. K. Raja S. ArasuDMK5,761
Tirupporur (SC) AIADMK S. Kanitha Sampath C. NagarajanDMK24,790
Tiruppur AIADMK C. Sivasami Lalitha Kumaramangalam BJP46,556
Tiruttani PMK G. Raviraj E. A. P. ShivajiDMK13,874
Tiruthuraipundi (SC) CPI G. Palanisamy M. PoonguzhaliDMK25,059
Tiruvadanai TMC K. R. Ramasamy Jones RussoIND2,304
Tiruvaiyaru AIADMK Ayyaru Vandayar Durai ChandrasekaranDMK15,689
Tiruvallur TMC D. Sudharsanam V. G. RajendiranPNK19,951
Tiruvannamalai DMK K. Pitchandi M. ShanmugasundaramPMK4,090
Tiruvarur (SC) DMK A. Asokan K. RangasamyCPM1,314
Thiruvattar CPI(M) J. Hemachandran P. RajamonyBJP19,497
Triplicane DMK S. A. M. Hussain S. Rajakumar INC3,676
Tuticorin AIADMK S. Rajammal N. Periasamy DMK16,186
Udagamandalam INC H. M. Raju J. Hutchi GowderBJP29,090
Udumalpet AIADMK C. Shanmugavelu D. SelvarajDMK39,908
Ulundurpet (SC) AIADMK N. Ramu K. ThirunavukkarasuDMK22,754
Uppiliyapuram (ST) AIADMK R. Saroja R. RaniDMK12,351
Usilampatti AIFB L. Santhanam S. O. RamasamyDMK9,067
Uthiramerur AIADMK V. Somasundaram K. SundarDMK27,622
Valangiman (SC) AIADMK Boopathi Mariappan T. NadaiazhaganPT23,477
Valparai (SC) TMC Kovai Thangam K. Krishnaswamy PT17,915
Vandavasi (SC) PMK K. Murugavelrajan K. LoganathanDMK8,871
Vaniyambadi** INL M. Abdul Latheef J. M. Haroon RasheedDMK11,938
Vanur (SC) AIADMK N. Ganapathy R. MydiliDMK21,349
Varahur (SC) AIADMK A. Arunachalam K. ThiruvalluvanDMK13,904
Vasudevanallur (SC) TMC R. Easwaran S. ThangapandianPT11,552
Vedaranyam DMK S. K. Vedarathinam R. MutharasanCPI15,000
Vedasandur AIADMK P. Andivel R. Kavitha ParthipanDMK19,126
Veerapandi AIADMK S. K. Selvam Veerapandy S. Arumugam DMK30,012
Vellakoil DMK M. P. Saminathan V. P. PeriasamyAIADMK740
Vellore TMC C. Gnanasekaran A. M. RamalingamDMK11,124
Veilathikulam AIADMK N. K. Perumal R. K. P. RajasekaranDMK15,243
Vilavancode CPI(M) D. Mony P. JeevarajDMK22,919
Villivakkam DMK D. Napoleon A. ChellakumarTMC(M)9,230
Villupuram DMK K. Ponmudy R. PasupathyPMK2,205
Virudhunagar TMC S. Damodharan A. R. R. SeenivasanDMK4,017
Vridhachalam PMK R. Govindasamy Kuzhandai ThamizharasanDMK7,128
Yercaud (ST) AIADMK E. Elayakannu K. GovindanBJP33,985
*Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

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.

Bypolls (2001-2006)

DateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
21 February 2002 Andipatti Thanga Tamil Selvan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
31 May 2002 Saidapet V. Perumal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Radha Ravi
Vaniyambadi M. Abdul Lathief Independent R. Vadivel
Acharapakkam A. Selvaraj Pattali Makkal Katchi A. Boovaragamoorthy
26 February 2003 Sathankulam S. S. Mani Nadar Tamil Maanila Congress Neelamega Varnan
10 May 2004 Mangalore Thol. Thirumavalavan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam V. Ganesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
14 May 2005 Gummidipoondi K. Sudarsanam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. S. Vijayakumar All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Kancheepuram S. S. ThirunavukkarasuMythili Thirunavukkarasu

See also

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