2009 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2009
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  2004 13 May 2009 (5A phase) 2014  

39 seats
Turnout73.03%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa A. Vijayakanth
Party DMK AIADMK DMDK
Alliance UPA+DPA Third Front None
Seats won27120
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg12New
Popular vote12,926,00911,336,5863,126,117
Percentage42.53%37.30%10.29%
SwingDecrease2.svg 16.86%Increase2.svg 2.43%New

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Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu was held for 39 seats in the state. There was a radical change in the alliances in this election compared to the last election, reminiscent of the 1999 election in Tamil Nadu. In this election the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) decided to stay with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), but the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK (breakaway)), and the left parties decided to ally itself with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the newly formed Third Front named United National Progressive Alliance.

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After counting on 16 May 2009, the results to everyone surprise, showed the DMK and its allies, Indian National Congress and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, winning in a landslide victory, securing 27 out of 39 seats. DMK and its allies were also able to hold on to Pondicherry, which has one seat. Many expected, before the election, through opinion polling and voters on the ground, that AIADMK, and its allies, who were formerly with the UPA (PMK, MDMK, Left Front) in 2004, would win in a landslide, but due to the late surge of support for the DMK, and the nationwide support of the UPA government, the DMK and its allies, ended up winning the most seats, and this victory, proved crucial, for Congress to form the government on its own, without the Left Front.

M.K. Azhagiri, son of DMK leader Karunanidhi, ran in the Madurai, and won his debut run in national politics. Out of the 24 incumbents from the 2004 Election, who ran again in this election, only 10 incumbents won, with 7 of the members from the DMK and 3 of the members from the Indian National Congress (INC).

Even though it was a big victory for DMK and allies, Congress fared poorly in the state compared to DMK, where cabinet minister Mani Shankar Aiyar, who has been in power in Mayiladuturai constituency for 10 years, was defeated and P. Chidambaram, who has been in power in Sivaganga constituency, for past 25 years, lost according to the first counting, and won during the recount, barely winning his constituency.

Even though the opposition party failed to get more seats than the DMK and its allies, AIADMK, improved its tally to 9 seats, from winning no seats in 2004. But the opposition allies (PMK, MDMK and Left Parties), significantly lost seats compared to the 2004 election, when they allied with DMK. PMK especially lost all 6 of its seats that it got in the last Lok Sabha, coming out as the biggest loser of this election in Tamil Nadu.

Seat allotments

Election map of seat allotments based on parties contesting under the UPA 2009 Indian General Election UPA Seat sharing Tamil Nadu.png
Election map of seat allotments based on parties contesting under the UPA

United Progressive Alliance

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol rising sun.svg M. Karunanidhi 21
2. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg K. V. Thangkabalu 15
3. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Election Symbol Star.svg Thol. Thirumavalavan 2
Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
4. Indian Union Muslim League Indian election symbol rising sun.svg K. M. Kader Mohideen 1

Third Front

Election map of seat allotments based on parties contesting under the Third Front alliance. 2009 Indian General Election Third Front (AIADMK+) Seat sharing Tamil Nadu.png
Election map of seat allotments based on parties contesting under the Third Front alliance.
No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg J. Jayalalithaa 23
2. Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg Dr. Ramdoss 6
3. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian Election Symbol Top.png Vaiko 4
4. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg N. Varadarajan 3
5. Communist Party of India CPI symbol.svg Tha. Pandian 3

Candidate List

Constituency
UPA UNPA
1 Thiruvallur (SC) DMK S. Gayathri AIADMK P. Venugopal
2 Chennai North DMK T.K.S. Elangovan CPI D. Pandian
3 Chennai South DMK R. S. Bharathy AIADMK C. Rajendran
4 Chennai Central DMK Dayanidhi Maran* AIADMK S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah
5 Sriperumbudur DMK T.R. Baalu* PMK A. K. Moorthy*
6 Kancheepuram (SC) INC P. Viswanathan AIADMK E. Ramakrishnan
7 Arakkonam DMK Jagathrakshakan PMK R. Velu*
8 Vellore DMK Abdul Rahman AIADMK L. K. M. B. Vasu
9 Krishnagiri DMK E.G. Sugavanam* AIADMK K. Nanjegowdu
10 Dharmapuri DMK R. Thamaraiselvan PMK R. Senthil*
11 Tiruvannamalai DMK D. Venugopal* PMK J. Gurunathan
12 Arani INC M. Krishnasamy AIADMK N. Subramaniyan
13 Viluppuram (SC) VCK K. Swamidurai AIADMK K. Murugesan Anandan
14 Kallakurichi DMK Adhi Sankar PMK K. Dhanaraju*
15 Salem INC K. V. Thangkabalu* AIADMK S. Semmalai
16 Namakkal DMK S. Gandhiselvan AIADMK V. Vairam Tamilarasi
17 Erode INC E. V. K. S. Elangovan* MDMK A. Ganeshamurthi
18 Tiruppur INC S. K. Kharventhan* AIADMK C. Sivasami
19 Nilgiris (SC) DMK A. Raja* MDMK Dr. C. Krishnan*
20 Coimbatore INC R. Prabhu* CPI(M) P.R. Natarajan
21 Pollachi DMK K. Shamugasundaram AIADMK K. Sugumar
22 Dindigul INC N. S. V. Chitthan* AIADMK P. Balasubramani
23 Karur DMK K. C. Palanisamy AIADMK M. Thambidurai
24 Tiruchirappalli INC Sarubala R. Thondaiman AIADMK P. Kumar
25 Perambalur DMK D. Napoleon AIADMK K. K. Balasubramanian
26 Cuddalore INC K. S. Alagiri AIADMK M. C. Sampath
27 Chidambaram (SC) VCK Thol. Thirumavalavan PMK E. Ponnuswamy*
28 Mayiladuturai INC Mani Shankar Aiyar* AIADMK O. S. Manian
29 Nagapattinam (SC) DMK A.K.S. Vijayan* CPI M. Selvarasu
30 Thanjavur DMK S.S. Palanimanickam* MDMK Durai Balakrishnan
31 Sivaganga INC P. Chidambaram* AIADMK R. S. Raja Kannappan
32 Madurai DMK M.K. Azhagiri CPI(M) P. Mohan
33 Theni INC J. M. Aaroon Rashid AIADMK Thanga Tamil Selvan
34 Virudhunagar INC Manickam Tagore MDMK Vaiko
35 Ramanathapuram DMK Sivakumar AIADMK V. Sathiamoorthy
36 Thoothukkudi DMK S. R. Jeyadurai AIADMK Dr. Cynthia Pandian
37 Tenkasi (SC) INC K. Vellaipandi CPI P. Lingam
38 Tirunelveli INC S. S. Ramasubbu AIADMK K. Annamalai
39 Kanniyakumari DMK J. Helen Davidson CPI(M) A. V. Bellarmin

Voting and results

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Election map of results based on alliances 2009 Indian General Election in Tamil Nadu results alliance wise.png
Election map of results based on alliances
AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat Change
United Progressive Alliance Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,264,92323.90%Decrease2.svg0.70%17Increase2.svg1
Indian National Congress 4,567,77915.03%Increase2.svg0.63%8Decrease2.svg2
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 732,8332.41%new party1new party
Indian Union Muslim League 360,4741.19%1
Total12,926,00942.53%Increase2.svg3.53%27Increase2.svg1
AIADMK-led Alliance All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,953,59122.88%Decrease2.svg6.89%9Increase2.svg9
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,112,9083.66%Decrease2.svg2.29%1Decrease2.svg3
Communist Party of India 865,0292.85%Decrease2.svg0.12%1Decrease2.svg1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 669,0582.20%Decrease2.svg0.67%1Decrease2.svg1
Pattali Makkal Katchi 1,736,0005.71%Decrease2.svg1.00%0Decrease2.svg5
Total11,336,58637.30%Decrease2.svg10.97%12Decrease2.svg1
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 3,126,11710.29%new party0new party
Others3,002,2489.88%Decrease2.svg2.85%0Steady2.svg
Valid Votes30,390,96099.96%
Invalid Votes12,7870.04%
Total Votes30,403,747100.00%
Registered Voters/Turnout41,620,46073.05%Increase2.svg12.24%

†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from 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 [1]

Strike Rate

Strike rate is determined by calculating the number of seats won by a party of the number of seats it contested.

Alliance/ PartySeats contestedSeats WonStrike Rate
UPA DMK 221881.81%
INC 15853.33%
VCK 2150.00%
Total392769.23%
UNPA AIADMK 23939.13%
PMK 600.00%
MDMK 4125.00%
CPI 3133.33%
CPI(M) 3133.33%
Total391230.76%

List of elected MPs

Source: Election Commission of India [1]
24 Incumbents (7 (DMK), 8 (INC), 5 (PMK), 1 (MDMK), 1 (CPM) from the 2004 Lok Sabha election ran in this election, either for the same constituency, or a different constituency. Since the UPA and the Left Front swept the last election, all of the incumbents were either from UPA or Left Front. 15 of them are now currently running for the UPA, while the other 7 candidates, from PMK, MDMK and CPM, are running for the Third Front.

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMargin
NoConstituencyPartyCandidatePartyCandidate
1 Thiruvallur (SC) AIADMK P. Venugopal DMK S. Gayathri31,673
2 Chennai North DMK T.K.S. Elangovan CPI D. Pandian 19,153
3 Chennai South AIADMK C. Rajendran DMK R. S. Bharathy32,935
4 Chennai Central DMK Dayanidhi Maran* AIADMK S. M. K. Mogamed Ali Jinnah33,454
5 Sriperumbudur DMK T.R. Baalu* PMK A. K. Moorthy*25,036
6 Kancheepuram (SC) INC P. Viswanathan AIADMK E. Ramakrishnan13,103
7 Arakkonam DMK Jagathrakshakan PMK R. Velu*109,796
8 Vellore DMK Abdulrahman AIADMK L. K. M. B. Vasu107,393
9 Krishnagiri DMK E.G. Sugavanam* AIADMK K. Nanjegowdu76,598
10 Dharmapuri DMK R. Thamaraiselvan PMK R. Senthil*135,942
11 Tiruvannamalai DMK D. Venugopal* PMK J. Gurunathan148,300
12 Arani INC M. Krishnasamy AIADMK N. Subramaniyan106,830
13 Viluppuram (SC) AIADMK M. Anandan VCK K. Swamidurai2,797
14 Kallakurichi DMK Sankar Adhi PMK K. Dhanaraju*108,608
15 Salem AIADMK S. Semmalai INC K. V. Thangkabalu*46,491
16 Namakkal DMK S. Gandhiselvan AIADMK V. Vairam Tamilarasi102,431
17 Erode MDMK A. Ganeshamurthi INC E. V. K. S. Elangovan*49,336
18 Tiruppur AIADMK C. Sivasami INC S. K. Kharventhan*85,346
19 Nilgiris (SC) DMK A. Raja* MDMK Dr. C. Krishnan*86,021
20 Coimbatore CPI(M) P.R. Natarajan INC R. Prabhu*38,664
21 Pollachi AIADMK K. Sugumar DMK K. Shanmugasundaram46,025
22 Dindigul INC N.S.V. Chitthan* AIADMK P. Balasubramani54,347
23 Karur AIADMK M. Tambidurai DMK K. C. Palanisamy47,254
24 Tiruchirappalli AIADMK P. Kumar INC Sarubala R. Thondaiman4,335
25 Perambalur DMK D. Napoleon AIADMK K. K. Balasubramanian77,604
26 Cuddalore INC S. Alagiri AIADMK M. C. Sampath23,532
27 Chidambaram (SC) VCK Thol. Thirumaavalavan PMK E. Ponnuswamy*99,083
28 Mayiladuturai AIADMK O. S. Manian INC Mani Shankar Aiyar*36,854
29 Nagapattinam (SC) DMK A.K.S. Vijayan* CPI M. Selvaraj47,962
30 Thanjavur DMK S.S. Palanimanickam* MDMK Durai Balakrishnan101,787
31 Sivaganga INC P. Chidambaram* AIADMK R. S. Raja Kannappan 3,354
32 Madurai DMK M.K. Azhagiri CPI(M) P. Mohan*140,985
33 Theni INC J.M. Aaron Rashid* AIADMK Thanga Tamilselvan6,302
34 Virudhunagar INC Manicka Tagore MDMK Vaiko 15,764
35 Ramanathapuram DMK Sivakumar AIADMK V. Sathiamoorthy69,915
36 Thoothukkudi DMK S.R. Jeyadurai AIADMK Dr. Cynthia Pandian76,649
37 Tenkasi (SC) CPI P. Lingam INC K. Vellaipandi34,677
38 Tirunelveli INC S. Ramasubbu AIADMK K. Annamalai21,303
39 Kanniyakumari DMK J. Helen Davidson BJP P. Radhakrishnan 65,687

* – represents incumbents in previous Lok Sabha (2004–2009) from Tamil Nadu.
a – Defeated candidate and party represents candidate and party that got the second most votes.


Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Cabinet Ministers

MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfolios
P. Chidambaram INC Sivaganga Ministry of Home
Dayanidhi Maran [2] DMK Chennai Central Minister of Textiles
A. Raja [1] DMK Nilgiris (SC) Minister of Communications and Information Technology
M. K. Azhagiri [3] DMK Madurai Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Ministers of State

MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfolios
S. S. Palanimanickam [3] DMK Thanjavur Ministry of Finance
D. Napoleon [3] DMK Perambalur Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
S. Jagathrakshakan [3] DMK Arakkonam Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
S. Gandhiselvan [3] DMK Namakkal Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare

[1] – Due to his involvement with the 2G spectrum allocation case, A. Raja resigned as cabinet minister and MP on 14 November 2010. [2] (See Spectrum Scandal)
[2] – Resigned on 7 July 2011 due to the CBI investigation on his involvement as Telecom minister in 2006. [3]
[3] – Resigned on 20 March 2013 as party withdraw from the government. [4]

Assembly Segment wise lead

PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2011 election)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10023
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 52150
Indian National Congress 485
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10boycotted
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 90
Communist Party of India 89
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 410
Pattali Makkal Katchi 13
Bharatiya Janata Party 20
Others034
Total234

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Election Commission of India" . Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  2. Hindustan Times DMK blinks, Raja quits – Hindustan Times
  3. 2G scam: Dayanidhi Maran resigns from cabinet, to be quizzed by CBI
  4. J. Balaji (20 March 2013). "DMK Ministers meet PM, resign". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 June 2013.