2004 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004

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39 seats
First party Second party   Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa Party DMK AIADMK Alliance INC+ (post poll UPA)+DPA+LF NDA Seats won 39 0 Seat change 12 14 Popular vote 1,64,83,390 1,00,02,913 Percentage 57.40% 34.84% Swing 15.73% 11.57%   Third party   INC Party Congress (I)
Partywise structure Alliance-wise structure
Prime Minister before election Atal Bihari Vajpayee BJP Prime Minister after election Manmohan Singh INC

The 2004 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Democratic Progressive Alliance, which included the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its allies the Left Front which won all 39 seats in the state. DMK and its allies were also able to hold on to Pondicherry, which has 1 seat, which allowed the UPA to win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The 2 larger partners Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) (16) and Indian National Congress (INC) (10) won the majority of seats, with the junior partners Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) (5) and Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) (4) winning the rest. The remaining 4 seats were won by the Left Front parties. Due to the support of the Left Front for the government at the centre, all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, supported the formation of the UPA-led government.

The DPA was formed, because DMK, PMK and MDMK, left the NDA mostly on the Ayodhya issue and created an alliance that supported the UPA. The NDA paid a price for it, when their BJP-AIADMK alliance couldn't even win a seat in this state. ^[1]

Schedule

Event	Date
Date for Nominations	16 April 2004
Last Date for filing Nominations	23 April 2004
Date for scrutiny of nominations	24 April 2004
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	26 April 2004
Date of poll	10 May 2004
Date of counting	13 May 2004

Seat allotments

Democratic Progressive Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			M. Karunanidhi	15	16
	Indian Union Muslim League			K. M. Kader Mohideen	1
	Indian National Congress			G. K. Vasan	9	10
	Congress Jananayaka Peravai			P. Chidambaram	1
	Pattali Makkal Katchi			S. Ramadoss	5
	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			Vaiko	4
	Communist Party of India			R. Nallakannu	2
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			N. Varadarajan	2
	Total				39

National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Election symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			J. Jayalalithaa	33
	Bharatiya Janata Party			C. P. Radhakrishnan	6

People's alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi			Thol. Thirumavalavan	8	25
	Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi			R. S. Raja Kannappan	5
	Puthiya Tamilagam			K. Krishnasamy	5
	Janata Dal (United)			George Fernandes	3
	Indian National League			Janab	3
	Puratchi Council				1

Fourth front

Party		Flag	Election symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Janata Party			Subramanian Swamy	21	31
	Puthiya Needhi Katchi			A. C. Shanmugam	10

Note: The janata party and puthiya Needhi Katchi contested in janata party's symbol

List of Candidates

Constituency
		UPA			NDA
1	Chennai North		DMK	C. Kuppusami		BJP	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar
2	Chennai Central		DMK	Dayanidhi Maran		AIADMK	N. Balaganga
3	Chennai South		DMK	T. R. Baalu		AIADMK	Bader Sayeed
4	Sriperumbudur		DMK	A. Krishnaswamy		AIADMK	P. Venugopal
5	Chengalpattu		PMK	A. K. Moorthy		AIADMK	K. N. Ramachandran
6	Arakkonam		PMK	R. Velu		AIADMK	N. Shanmugham
7	Vellore		DMK	K. M. Kader Mohideen		AIADMK	A. Santhanam
8	Tiruppattur		DMK	D. Venugopal		AIADMK	K. G. Subramani
9	Vandavasi		MDMK	N. Ramachandran Gingee		AIADMK	R. Rajalakshmi
10	Tindivanam		PMK	K. Dhanraju		AIADMK	A. Arunmozhithevan
11	Cuddalore		DMK	K. Venkatapathy		AIADMK	R. Rajendran
12	Chidambaram		PMK	E. Ponnuswamy		BJP	Tada N. Periyasamy
13	Dharmapuri		PMK	R. Senthil		BJP	P. D. Elangovan
14	Krishnagiri		DMK	E. G. Sugavanam		AIADMK	K. Nanju Gowda
15	Rasipuram		INC	K. Rani		AIADMK	S. Anbalagan
16	Salem		INC	K. V. Thangabalu		AIADMK	A. Rajshekharan
17	Tiruchengode		DMK	K. Subbulakshmi Jagadisan		AIADMK	Edappadi K. Palanisamy
18	Nilgiris		INC	R. Prabhu		BJP	M. Master Mathan
19	Gobichettipalayam		INC	E. V. K. S. Elangovan		AIADMK	N. R. Govindarajar
20	Coimbatore		CPI	K. Subbarayan		BJP	C. P. Radhakrishnan
21	Pollachi		MDMK	C. Krishnan		AIADMK	G. Murugan
22	Palani		INC	S. K. Kharvendhan		AIADMK	K. Kishore Kumar
23	Dindigul		INC	N. S. V. Chitthan		AIADMK	M. Jeyaraman
24	Madurai		CPI(M)	P. Mohan		AIADMK	A. K. Bose
25	Periyakulam		INC	J. M. Aaron Rasheed		AIADMK	T. T. V. Dhinakaran
26	Karur		DMK	K. C. Palanisamy		AIADMK	N. Palanisamy Raja
27	Tiruchirappalli		MDMK	L. Ganesan		AIADMK	M. Paranjothi
28	Perambalur		DMK	A. Raja		AIADMK	M. Sundaram
29	Mayiladuturai		INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar		AIADMK	O. S. Manian
30	Nagapattinam		DMK	A. K. S. Vijayan		AIADMK	P. J. Arjunan
31	Thanjavur		DMK	S. S. Palanimanickam		AIADMK	K. Thangamuthu
32	Pudukkottai		DMK	S. Regupathy		AIADMK	A. Ravichandran
33	Sivaganga		INC	P. Chidambaram		AIADMK	S. P. Karuppaih
34	Ramanathapuram		DMK	M. S. K. Bhavani Rajendran		AIADMK	C. Murugesan
35	Sivakasi		MDMK	A. Ravichandran		AIADMK	P. Kannan
36	Tirunelveli		INC	R. Dhanushkodi Aadhithan		AIADMK	R. Amirtha Ganesan
37	Tenkasi		CPI	M. Appadurai		AIADMK	S. Murugesan
38	Tiruchendur		DMK	Radhika Selvi		AIADMK	T. Dhamodharan
39	Nagercoil		CPI(M)	A. V. Bellarmin		BJP	Pon Radhakrishnan

Voting and results

See also: Detailed Results of the 2004 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu by assembly constituents

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left

Alliance		Party		Popular Vote	Percentage	Swing	Seats won	Seat Change
	United Progressive Alliance		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7,064,393	24.60%	1.47%	16	4
			Indian National Congress	4,134,255	14.40%	3.30%	10	8
			Pattali Makkal Katchi	1,927,367	6.71%	1.50%	5
			Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1,679,870	5.95%	0.10%	4
			Communist Party of India	852,981	2.97%	0.41%	2	2
			Communist Party of India (Marxist)	824,524	2.87%	0.52%	2	1
			Total	16,483,390	57.50%	4.10%	39	15
	National Democratic Alliance		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	8,547,014	29.77%	3.05%	0	10
			Bharatiya Janata Party	1,455,899	5.07%	2.07%	0	4
			Total	10,002,913	34.84%	0.98%	0	14
	Independents			947,938	3.30%	2.05%	0
	Other Parties (13 parties)			2,228,212	4.36%	7.13%	0	1
Total				28,714,515	100.00%		39
Valid Votes				28,714,515	99.94%
Invalid Votes				18,439	0.06%
Total Votes				28,732,954	100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout				47,252,271	60.81%	2.83%

†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. Also the seat change for BJP, includes the merged party MADMK, who won 1 seat in the last 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 % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India ^[2]

1999 vs. 2004 Alliance

Coalition/Alliance	Parties contesting in Tamil Nadu from the Alliance in 1999	Seats won in 1999 Election	Parties contesting in Tamil Nadu from the Alliance in 2004	Seats won in 2004 Election	Swing
National Democratic Alliance	-Bharatiya Janata Party (4) -Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (12) -Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (4) -Pattali Makkal Katchi (5) -MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1)	26	-Bharatiya Janata Party -All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	0	−26
United Progressive Alliance*	Indian National Congress (2) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (10)	12	-Indian National Congress (10) -Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (16) -Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (4) -Pattali Makkal Katchi (5)	35	+23
Left Front	Communist Party of India Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1)	1	Communist Party of India (2) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2)	4	+3

• Note: UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999, represents the seats won by Indian National Congress and its allies.
• Note: INC affiliated parties, are parties that did not form an alliance or coalition with Congress party, but instead gave outside support.
• Note: Left front, whose parties were allies of DMK in Tamil Nadu, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.

List of Elected MPs

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
		Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Madras North	C. Kuppusami		DMK	570,122	62.25	M. N. Sukumar Nambiar		BJP	316,583	34.57	253,539	27.68
2	Madras Central	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	316,329	61.68	N. Balaganga		AIADMK	182,151	35.52	134,178	26.16
3	Madras South	T. R. Baalu		DMK	564,578	60.41	(Tmt) F. Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	343,838	36.79	220,740	23.62
4	Sriperumbudur (SC)	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	517,617	61.39	Dr. P. Venugopal		AIADMK	282,271	33.48	235,346	27.91
5	Chengalpattu	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	431,643	56.86	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	282,919	37.27	148,724	19.59
6	Arakkonam	R. Velu		PMK	386,911	49.90	N. Shanmugam		AIADMK	284,715	36.72	102,196	13.18
7	Vellore	K. Kader Mohideen		DMK	436,642	58.46	A. Santhanam		AIADMK	258,032	34.55	178,610	23.91
8	Tiruppattur	D. Venugopal		DMK	453,786	58.47	K. G. Subramani		AIADMK	272,884	35.16	180,902	23.31
9	Vandavasi	N. Ramachandran Gingee		MDMK	394,903	56.15	R. Rajalakshmi		AIADMK	243,470	34.62	151,433	21.53
10	Tindivanam	K. Dhanaraju		PMK	367,849	50.60	A. Arunmozhithevan		AIADMK	276,685	38.06	91,164	12.54
11	Cuddalore	K. Venkatapathy		DMK	400,059	52.63	R. Rajendran		AIADMK	268,707	35.35	131,352	17.28
12	Chidambaram (SC)	E. Ponnuswamy		PMK	343,424	46.20	Thol Thirumaavalavan		JD(U)	255,773	34.41	87,651	11.79
13	Dharmapuri	Dr. R. Senthil		PMK	397,540	55.99	P. D. Elangovan		BJP	181,450	25.56	216,090	30.44
14	Krishnagiri	E. G. Sugavanam		DMK	403,297	54.59	K. Nanje Gowdu		AIADMK	284,075	38.45	119,222	16.14
15	Rasipuram (SC)	K. Rani		INC	384,170	55.20	S. Anbalagan		AIADMK	249,637	35.87	134,533	19.33
16	Salem	K. V. Thangkabalu		INC	444,591	59.96	A. Rajasekaran		AIADMK	268,964	36.28	175,627	23.69
17	Tiruchengode	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan		DMK	501,569	58.02	K. Palaniswami		AIADMK	322,172	37.27	179,397	20.75
18	Nilgiris	R. Prabhu		INC	494,121	63.28	M. Mathan @ Master Mathan		BJP	257,619	32.99	236,502	30.29
19	Gobichettipalayam	E. V. K. S. Elangovan		INC	426,826	62.76	N. R. Govindarajar		AIADMK	212,349	31.22	214,477	31.54
20	Coimbatore	K. Subbarayan		CPI	504,981	57.46	C. P. Radhakishnan		BJP	340,476	38.74	164,505	18.72
21	Pollachi (SC)	Dr. C. Krishnan		MDMK	364,988	56.76	G. Murugan		AIADMK	244,067	37.96	120,921	18.81
22	Palani	S. K. Kharventhan		INC	448,900	64.55	K. Kishore Kumar		AIADMK	217,407	31.26	231,493	33.29
23	Dindigul	N. S. V. Chitthan		INC	407,116	58.98	M. Jeyaraman		AIADMK	251,945	36.50	155,171	22.48
24	Madurai	P. Mohan		CPI(M)	414,433	56.03	A K. Bose		AIADMK	281,593	38.07	132,840	17.96
25	Periyakulam	J. M. Aaron Rashid		INC	346,851	49.51	T. T. V. Dhinakaran		AIADMK	325,696	46.49	21,155	3.02
26	Karur	K. C. Palanisamy		DMK	450,407	60.57	N. Raja Palanichamy		AIADMK	259,531	34.90	190,876	25.67
27	Tiruchirappalli	L. Ganesan		MDMK	450,907	63.68	M. Paranjothi		AIADMK	234,182	33.07	216,725	30.60
28	Perambalur (SC)	A. Raja		DMK	389,708	55.12	Dr. M. Sundaram		AIADMK	236,375	33.43	153,333	21.69
29	Mayiladuturai	Mani Shankar Aiyar		INC	411,160	59.11	O S. Manian		AIADMK	215,469	30.97	195,691	28.13
30	Nagapattinam (SC)	A. K. S. Vijayan		DMK	463,389	61.67	P J. Archunan		AIADMK	247,166	32.89	216,223	28.77
31	Thanjavur	S. S. Palanimanickam		DMK	400,986	56.58	K. Thangamuthu		AIADMK	281,838	39.77	119,148	16.81
32	Pudukkottai	S. Regupathy		DMK	466,133	56.83	A. Ravichandran		AIADMK	309,637	37.75	156,496	19.08
33	Sivaganga	P. Chidambaram		INC	400,393	60.01	S P. Karuppiah		AIADMK	237,668	35.62	162,725	24.39
34	Ramanathapuram	M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran		DMK	335,287	49.72	C. Murugesan		AIADMK	225,337	33.41	109,950	16.30
35	Sivakasi	A. Ravichandran		MDMK	469,072	56.47	P. Kannan		AIADMK	304,555	36.66	164,517	19.81
36	Tirunelveli	R. Dhanuskodi Athithan		INC	370,127	58.40	R. Amirtha Ganesan		AIADMK	203,052	32.04	167,075	26.36
37	Tenkasi (SC)	M. Appadurai		CPI	348,000	48.87	S. Murugesan		AIADMK	225,824	31.71	122,176	17.16
38	Tiruchendur	V. Radhika Selvi		DMK	394,484	62.52	T. Thamodaran		AIADMK	212,803	33.72	181,681	28.79
39	Nagercoil	A. V. Bellarmin		CPI(M)	410,091	60.88	Pon Radhakrishnan		BJP	245,797	36.49	164,294	24.39

Post Election Analysis

Source: NES Election 2004 Analysis ^[3]

Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu

Karunanidhi rated better than Jayalalithaa

Category	DMK+	AIADMK+	Others
Gender
Male	54%	32%	14%
Female	49%	39%	12%
Locality
Rural	50%	35%	15%
Urban	57%	36%	7%
Social class
Very poor	44%	37%	17%
Poor	55%	31%	14%
Lower middle	57%	37%	6%
Middle	51%	39%	10%
Caste
Upper caste	33%	54%	13%
Thevar	50%	47%	3%
Vanniyars	61%	33%	6%
Chettiyars	47%	30%	23%
Gounders	57%	33%	10%
Nadars	57%	36%	7%
Lower OBCs	55%	33%	12%
Chekkliyars, Pallars, etc.	39%	38%	23%
other Dalits	40%	37%	23%
Muslims	78%	11%	11%
Tell me how good each of the leaders are for Tamil Nadu...
Rating	J. Jayalalithaa	M. Karunanidhi
Bad	51%	2%
Average	31%	33%
Good	11%	39%
Very good	3%	23%
Do not know	4%	3%

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: The Hindu ^[4]
After the UPA victory in this election, Tamil Nadu was rewarded with 12 berths in Union Council of Ministers, with 6 cabinet berths, which is the most this state has ever received after an election. 7 of the Ministers were from DMK, 2 from PMK, while the rest were from Congress.

Cabinet Ministers

Minister	Party	Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha	Portfolios
P. Chidambaram	INC	Sivaganga	Minister of Finance
Mani Shankar Aiyar	INC	Mayiladuturai	Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
T. R. Baalu	DMK	Chennai South	Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
A. Raja	DMK	Perambalur (SC)	Minister of Environment and Forests
Dayanidhi Maran	DMK	Chennai Central	Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Anbumani Ramadoss	PMK	Rajya Sabha	Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Ministers of State

Minister	Party	Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha	Portfolios
S. S. Palanimanickam	DMK	Thanjavur	Minister of Finance
S. Regupathy	DMK	Pudukkottai	Minister of Environment and Forests
K. Venkatapathy	DMK	Cuddalore	Minister of Law and Justice
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	DMK	Tiruchengode	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
E. V. K. S. Elangovan	INC	Gobichettipalayam	Minister of Commerce and Industry
R. Velu	PMK	Arakkonam	Minister of Railways

Assembly Segment wise lead

Party		Assembly segments	Position in Assembly (as of 2006 election)
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	96	96
	Indian National Congress	59	34
	Pattali Makkal Katchi	29	18
	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	24	6
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	12	9
	Communist Party of India	12	6
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1	61
	Janata Dal (United)	1	0
	Others	0	4
Total		234

Assembly seat wise lead

Constituency		Winner				Runner-up				Margin
#	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	Candidate	Party		Votes
PC-01 Madras North Lok Sabha constituency
1	Royapuram	C. Kuppusami		DMK	39,728	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	23,927	15,801
2	Harbour	C. Kuppusami		DMK	25,501	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	14,669	10,832
3	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	C. Kuppusami		DMK	67,542	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	41,181	26,361
5	Perambur	C. Kuppusami		DMK	79,284	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	39,245	40,039
17	Thiruvottiyur	C. Kuppusami		DMK	2,23,562	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	1,27,948	95,614
18	Villivakkam	C. Kuppusami		DMK	1,34,426	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	69,605	64,821
–	Postal Votes	C. Kuppusami		DMK	79	M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar		BJP	8	71
PC-02 Madras Central Lok Sabha constituency
4	Park Town	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	32,250	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	21,399	10,851
6	Purasawalkam	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	81,436	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	40,740	40,696
7	Egmore	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	37,789	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	21,260	16,529
8	Anna Nagar	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	85,117	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	52,204	32,913
10	Thousand Lights	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	48,033	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	28,902	19,131
11	Chepauk	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	31,670	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	17,644	14,026
–	Postal Votes	Dayanidhi Maran		DMK	34	Balaganga N.		AIADMK	2	32
PC-03 Madras South Lok Sabha constituency
9	Theagaraya Nagar	T. R. Baalu		DMK	54,134	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	47,254	6,880
12	Triplicane	T. R. Baalu		DMK	38,421	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	21,222	17,199
13	Mylapore	T. R. Baalu		DMK	54,592	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	39,383	15,209
14	Saidapet	T. R. Baalu		DMK	77,368	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	44,523	32,845
19	Alandur	T. R. Baalu		DMK	1,25,732	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	71,160	54,572
20	Tambaram	T. R. Baalu		DMK	2,14,173	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	1,20,278	93,895
–	Postal Votes	T. R. Baalu		DMK	158	Bader Sayeed		AIADMK	18	140
PC-04 Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha constituency
15	Gummidipoondi	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	78,201	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	45,240	32,961
16	Ponneri	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	88,266	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	56,027	32,239
27	Sriperumbudur	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	89,695	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	52,851	36,844
28	Poonamallee	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	1,20,093	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	50,918	69,175
29	Tiruvallur	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	69,598	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	39,880	29,718
30	Tiruttani	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	70,764	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	37,310	33,454
–	Postal Votes	A. Krishnaswamy		DMK	1,000	P. Venugopal		AIADMK	45	955
PC-04 Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency
21	Tirupporur	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	87,544	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	50,935	36,609
22	Chengalpattu	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	73,829	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	41,430	32,399
23	Maduranthakam	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	58,520	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	43,455	15,065
24	Acharapakkam	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	54,559	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	38,887	15,672
25	Uthiramerur	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	74,910	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	51,732	23,178
26	Kancheepuram	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	80,725	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	56,387	24,338
–	Postal Votes	A. K. Moorthy		PMK	1,556	K. N. Ramachandran		AIADMK	93	1,463
PC-05 Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency
31	Pallipet	R. Velu		PMK	57,839	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	49,425	8,414
32	Arakkonam	R. Velu		PMK	69,366	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	46,757	22,609
33	Sholinghur	R. Velu		PMK	66,984	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	44,504	22,480
34	Ranipet	R. Velu		PMK	81,988	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	51,375	30,613
35	Arcot	R. Velu		PMK	51,969	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	43,926	8,043
50	Cheyyar	R. Velu		PMK	57,096	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	48,572	8,524
–	Postal Votes	R. Velu		PMK	1,669	N. Shanmugham		AIADMK	156	1,513

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

References

1. "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Ayodhya one reason for quitting NDA, says Karunanidhi". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
2. "Election Commission of India" . Retrieved 2 October 2009.
3. Thsks (20 May 2004). "The Hindu : State by State : Alliance effect, swing factor propelled DPA victory". Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
4. "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Tamil Nadu secures 12 berths". Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2009.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp
• https://web.archive.org/web/20090304134828/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
• Website of Election Commission of India
• Volume I, 2004 Indian general election, 14th Lok Sabha
• Voters' fury against AIADMK