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1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| election_name | Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999 | |||
| country | India | |||
| type | parliamentary | |||
| ongoing | no | |||
| previous_election | Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998 | |||
| previous_year | 1998 | |||
| next_election | Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004 | |||
| next_year | 2004 | |||
| election_date | 5 and 11 September 1999 | |||
| seats_for_election | 39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||
| registered | 4,77,33,664 | |||
| turnout | 2,76,76,543 (57.98%) 0.03% | |||
| leader4 | image4 = INC | party4 = Congress (I) | image2 = | |
| image1 | ||||
| leader1 | M. Karunanidhi | |||
| party1 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
| alliance1 | National Democratic Alliance (India) | |||
| seats1 | 26 | |||
| seat_change1 | 10 | |||
| popular_vote1 | 1,28,35,960 | |||
| percentage1 | 47.13% | |||
| swing1 | 5.36% | |||
| leader2 | J. Jayalalithaa | |||
| party2 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||
| alliance2 | Congress Alliance +LF | |||
| seats2 | 13 | |||
| seat_change2 | 6 | |||
| popular_vote2 | 1,13,49,388 | |||
| percentage2 | 41.69% | |||
| swing2 | 7.94% | |||
| map_image | 1999 tamil nadu lok sabha election map.png | |||
| map_size | 200px | |||
| map_caption | 1999 Election map (by constituencies) | |||
| Saffron = NDA and Green = INC+ | ||||
| map3_image | ||||
| title | Prime Minister | |||
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election | |||
| before_election | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||
| before_party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| after_election | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||
| after_party | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| colour1 |
Saffron = NDA and Green = INC+
The 1999 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats, compared to the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. This is also the first time that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, helping them have power at the national level for the next 5 years with the NDA, before they joined the UPA. The NDA, ended up losing 3 seats, compared to the election the year before, due to AIADMK leaving the NDA, but the seats were made up, because DMK left the united front and joined the NDA.
Election schedule
The polling schedule for the 1999 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 July 1999.
| Poll event | Phase | Notification date | Last date for filing nomination | Scrutiny of nomination | Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | Date of poll | Date of counting of votes/Result | No. of constituencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | |||||||
| 11 August 1999 | 17 August 1999 | |||||||
| 18 August 1999 | 24 August 1999 | |||||||
| 19 August 1999 | 25 August 1999 | |||||||
| 21 August 1999 | 27 August 1999 | |||||||
| 5 September 1999 | 11 September 1999 | |||||||
| 6 October 1999 | ||||||||
| 19 | 20 |
| Voting Phases | I | II |
|---|
Seat allotments
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |||
| 1. | [[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg | 50x50px]] | M. Karunanidhi | 18 | ||
| 2. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Mango SVG.svg | 50x50px | Mango]] | Dr. Ramdoss | 7 | |
| 3. | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 50x50px]] | K. N. Lakshmanan | 6 | ||
| 4. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Top.png | 50x50px]] | Vaiko | 5 | ||
| 5. | [[File:No flag.svg | 50x50px]] | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 1 | ||
| 6. | [[File:No flag.svg | 50x50px]] | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 | ||
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the DMK ticket | ||||||
| 7. | MGR Kazhagam | [[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg | 50x50px]] | R. M. Veerappan |
AIADMK-Congress Alliance
Source: Indian Express
| No. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |||
| 1. | [[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg | 50x50px]] | J. Jayalalithaa | 23 | ||
| 2. | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50x50px]] | Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy | 11 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [[File: Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png | 50x50px]] | N. Sankaraiah | |
| 4. | [[File:CPI symbol.svg | 50x50px]] | R. Nallakannu | 2 | ||
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket | ||||||
| 5. | [[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg | 50x50px]] | Abdul Lathief | 1 |
Democratic People Progressive Alliance
| No. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | ||
| 1. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png | 50x50px]] | G. K. Moopanar | 23 | |
| 2. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cart.png | 50px]] | K. Krishnasamy | 10 | |
| 3. | [[File:Indian election symbol female farmer.svg | 50px]] | H. D. Deve Gowda | 2 | |
| Unrecognized (or) Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the TMC(M) ticket | |||||
| 4. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png | 50x50px]] | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 2 | |
| 5. | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png | 50x50px]] | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 1 | |
| 6. | Kamaraj Aadhithanar Kazhagam | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png | 50x50px]] |
List of Candidates
| Constituency | National Democratic Alliance}}" | NDA | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | AIADMK+ | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)}}" | TMC(M)+ | No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai North | C. Kuppusami | N. Soundararajan | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chennai Central | Murasoli Maran | M. Abdul Lathief | R. Janaki Ammal (Tmt) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chennai South | T. R. Baalu | V. Dhandayuthapani | Muktha V. Srinivasan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sriperumbudur | A. Krishnaswamy | K. Venugopal | J. Pushparaman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chengalpattu | A. K. Moorthy | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | C. Balaraman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arakkonam | S. Jagatrakshakan | K. V. Thangabalu | A.M. Velu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vellore | N. T. Shanmugam | Mohammad Asif | C.K. Thamizharasan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruppattur | D. Venugopal | A. R. Rajendran | A. Jayamohan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vandavasi | M. Durai | M. Krishnaswamy | K.A. Wahab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tindivanam | N. Ramachandran Gingee | K. Ramamurthy | S.P. Subramanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuddalore | Adhi Sankar | M. C. Dhamodaran | P.R.S. Venkatesan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chidambaram | E. Ponnuswamy | T. Sumathi Udayakumar | R. Thirumavalavan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dharmapuri | P. D. Elangovan | K. P. Munusamy | M.C. Rajendran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krishnagiri | V. Vetriselvam | M. Thambidurai | G.A. Vadivelu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rasipuram | S. Uthayarasu | V. Saroja | Dr. C. Natesan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem | K. Ramamurthy | T. M. Selvaganapathy | R. Devadass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchengode | M. Kannappan | Edappadi K. Palanisamy | T.M. Kanagasabapathi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nilgiris | M. Master Mathan | R. Prabhu | C. Chinnaraj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gobichettipalayam | K. G. S. Arjun | K. K. Kaliappan | C.K. Kuppuswamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coimbatore | C. P. Radhakrishnan | R. Nallakannu | S.R. Balasubramonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pollachi | C. Krishnan | M. Thiyagarajan | M. Jothiraj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K.N. Rajan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palani | A. Ganeshamurthi | Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy | S.K. Kaarvendhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dindigul | S. Chandrasekar | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | N.S.V. Chitthan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madurai | Pon. Muthuramalingam | P. Mohan | A.G.S. Rambabu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Periyakulam | P. Selvendran | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | A. Manssoor Alikhan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karur | K. C. Palanisamy | M. Chinnasamy | K. Natrayan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchirappalli | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | L. Adaikalaraj | M. Rajasekaran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perambalur | A. Raja | P. Rajarathinam | D. Periyasamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayiladuturai | P. D. Arul Mozhi | Mani Shankar Aiyar | K. Krishnamoorthy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagapattinam | A. K. S. Vijayan | M. Selvarasu | T. Nadaiyazhagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanjavur | S. S. Palanimanickam | K. Thangamuthu | Pl.A. Chidambaram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pudukkottai | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | S. Singaravadivel | M. Palaniappan (Alias) Puratchikavidasan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sivaganga | H. Raja | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | P. Chidambaram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramanathapuram | M. S. K. Bhavani Rajendran | K. Malaisamy | Dr. K. Nazeera Parvin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sivakasi | Vaiko | V. Ramaswami | A. Gunasekaran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirunelveli | P. Geetha Jeevan | P. H. Pandian | P.V. Bakthavatchalam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenkasi | S. Arumugam | S. Murugesan | K. Krishnasamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchendur | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | B. P. Rajan | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagercoil | Pon Radhakrishnan | N. Dennis | Dr. Kumaradas |
Voting and results


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| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance}}" | National Democratic Alliance | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,298,832 | 23.13% | 3.05% | ||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi}}" | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,236,821 | 8.21% | 2.16% | 5 | 1 | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,945,286 | 7.14% | 0.28% | 4 | 1 | ||
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,620,527 | 5.95% | 0.31% | 4 | 1 | ||
| MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 396,216 | 1.46% | 0.37% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress}}" | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | 338,278 | 1.24% | 0.19% | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 12,835,960 | 47.13% | 5.36% | 26 | 10 | |||
| AIADMK-led Alliance}}" | AIADMK+ | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,992,003 | 25.68% | 0.21% | ||
| Indian National Congress}}" | Indian National Congress | 3,022,107 | 11.10% | 6.32% | 2 | 2 | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 639,516 | 2.35% | 1.72% | 1 | 1 | ||
| Communist Party of India}}" | Communist Party of India | 695,762 | 2.56% | 0.11% | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11,349,388 | 41.69% | 7.94% | 13 | 6 | |||
| Tamil Maanila Congress}}" | Tamil Maanila Congress | 1,946,899 | 7.15% | 13.04% | 0 | 3 | ||
| Independent politician}}" | Independents | 339,948 | 1.25% | 0.22% | 0 | |||
| Other Parties (20 parties) | 759,084 | 2.78% | 0.48% | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27,231,279 | 100.00% | 39 | |||||
| Valid Votes | 27,231,279 | 98.39% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 445,264 | 1.61% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 27,676,543 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 47,733,664 | 57.98% | 0.03% |
†: 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
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency | V | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Votes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras North | 43.79 | C. Kuppusami | DMK | 471,101 | 53.57 | N. Soundararajan | CPI(M) | 311,312 | 35.40 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 159,789 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 18.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madras Central | 48.46 | Murasoli Maran | DMK | 364,565 | 59.00 | M. Abdul Lathief | ADMK | 227,616 | 36.84 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 136,949 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 22.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madras South | 45.15 | T. R. Baalu | DMK | 562,221 | 60.03 | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC | 322,037 | 34.39 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 240,184 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 25.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sriperumbudur (SC) | 55.02 | A. Krishnaswamy | DMK | 385,558 | 52.88 | K. Venugopal | ADMK | 310,556 | 42.60 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 75,002 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 10.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chengalpattu | 58.32 | A. K. Moorthy | PMK | 330,551 | 48.03 | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | ADMK | 317,740 | 46.17 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 12,811 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arakkonam | 66.32 | S. Jagathrakshakan | DMK | 346,520 | 47.72 | K. V. Thangkabalu | INC | 250,876 | 34.55 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 95,644 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 13.17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vellore | 60.97 | N. T. Shanmugam | PMK | 324,547 | 47.08 | Mohamed Asif | ADMK | 298,862 | 43.35 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 25,685 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 3.73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruppattur | 65.17 | D. Venugopal | DMK | 350,703 | 47.94 | A. R. Rajendran | ADMK | 327,090 | 44.71 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 23,613 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 3.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vandavasi | 61.54 | M. Durai | PMK | 345,539 | 51.67 | M. Krishnasamy | INC | 286,342 | 42.82 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 59,197 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 8.85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tindivanam | 61.64 | Gingee N. Ramachandran | MDMK | 323,234 | 47.28 | Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy | INC | 313,884 | 45.92 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 9,350 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuddalore | 63.76 | Adhi Sankar | DMK | 358,367 | 50.49 | M. C. Dhamotharan | ADMK | 284,414 | 40.07 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 73,953 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 10.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chidambaram (SC) | 66.02 | E. Ponnuswamy | PMK | 345,331 | 47.68 | Thol. Thirumavalavan | TMC(M) | 225,768 | 31.17 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 119,563 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 16.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dharmapuri | 59.42 | P. D. Elangovan | PMK | 340,162 | 47.52 | K. P. Munusamy | ADMK | 314,622 | 43.96 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 25,540 | Pattali Makkal Katchi}} ; color:black;" | 3.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krishnagiri | 59.97 | V. Vetriselvan | DMK | 347,737 | 51.05 | M. Thambidurai | ADMK | 315,913 | 46.38 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 31,824 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 4.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rasipuram (SC) | 55.37 | V. Saroja | ADMK | 304,843 | 48.46 | S. Uthayarasu | PMK | 266,438 | 42.36 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 38,405 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 6.10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem | 59.17 | T. M. Selvaganapathy | ADMK | 363,689 | 49.73 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | TRC | 338,278 | 46.26 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 25,411 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 3.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchengode | 55.41 | M. Kannappan | MDMK | 409,293 | 49.08 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | ADMK | 404,737 | 48.53 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 4,556 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nilgiris | 55.08 | Master Mathan | BJP | 369,828 | 50.73 | R. Prabhu | INC | 345,869 | 47.44 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 23,959 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 3.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gobichettipalayam | 60.28 | K. K. Kaliappan | ADMK | 299,184 | 47.78 | K. G. S. Arjun | DMK | 269,172 | 42.99 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 30,012 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 4.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coimbatore | 55.63 | C. P. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 430,068 | 49.21 | R. Nallakannu | CPI | 375,991 | 43.02 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 54,077 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 6.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pollachi (SC) | 57.09 | C. Krishnan | MDMK | 293,038 | 48.63 | M. Thiyagarajan | ADMK | 283,523 | 47.05 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 9,515 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palani | 58.88 | P. Kumarasamy | ADMK | 297,850 | 44.78 | A. Ganeshamurthi | MDMK | 269,133 | 40.47 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 28,717 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 4.31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dindigul | 57.46 | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | ADMK | 294,794 | 43.78 | S. Chandrasekar | DMK | 274,451 | 40.76 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 20,343 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 3.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Madurai | 52.41 | P. Mohan | CPI(M) | 328,204 | 43.85 | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 290,981 | 38.88 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 37,223 | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;" | 4.97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Periyakulam | 59.36 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | ADMK | 303,881 | 46.15 | P. Selvendran | DMK | 258,075 | 39.19 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 45,806 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 6.96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karur | 62.94 | M. Chinnasamy | ADMK | 334,407 | 46.46 | K. C. Palanisamy | DMK | 331,560 | 46.07 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 2,847 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchirappalli | 56.40 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | 377,450 | 54.61 | L. Adaikalaraj | INC | 288,253 | 41.71 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 89,197 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 12.90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Perambalur (SC) | 65.40 | A. Raja | DMK | 330,675 | 48.58 | P. Rajarethinam | ADMK | 262,624 | 38.59 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 68,051 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 9.99 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayiladuturai | 63.61 | Mani Shankar Aiyar | INC | 324,384 | 50.23 | P. D. Arul Mozhi | PMK | 284,253 | 44.02 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 40,131 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 6.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagapattinam (SC) | 66.02 | A. K. S. Vijayan | DMK | 342,237 | 49.92 | M. Selvarasu | CPI | 319,771 | 46.65 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 22,466 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 3.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thanjavur | 63.06 | S. S. Palanimanickam | DMK | 295,191 | 45.39 | K. Thangamuthu | ADMK | 262,177 | 40.31 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 33,014 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 5.08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pudukkottai | 64.10 | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | MGR-ADMK | 396,216 | 51.46 | S. Singaravadivel | INC | 331,914 | 43.11 | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 64,302 | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 8.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sivaganga | 55.86 | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | INC | 246,078 | 40.23 | H. Raja | BJP | 222,267 | 36.34 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 23,811 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 3.89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramanathapuram | 57.49 | K. Malaisamy | ADMK | 265,253 | 42.15 | M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran | DMK | 258,607 | 41.09 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 6,646 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 1.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sivakasi | 62.86 | Vaiko | MDMK | 325,829 | 41.80 | V. Ramaswami | ADMK | 251,048 | 32.21 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 74,781 | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 9.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tirunelveli | 54.46 | P. H. Pandian | ADMK | 249,975 | 41.62 | P. Geetha Jeevan | DMK | 223,481 | 37.21 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 26,494 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 4.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenkasi (SC) | 64.87 | S. Murugesan | ADMK | 239,241 | 35.88 | S. Arumugam | BJP | 238,354 | 35.74 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 887 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiruchendur | 52.35 | A. D. K. Jayaseelan, | DMK | 237,630 | 44.41 | Dr. B. P. Rajan | ADMK | 177,964 | 33.26 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 59,666 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;" | 11.15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagercoil | 58.79 | Pon Radhakrishnan | BJP | 307,319 | 50.21 | N. Dennis | INC | 161,676 | 26.41 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 145,643 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 23.80 |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Source: The Tribune
Cabinet Ministers
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | Tiruchirappalli | Minister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Chennai Central | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| T.R. Baalu | DMK | Chennai South | Minister of Environment and Forests |
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kannappan | MDMK | Tiruchengode | Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
| N. T. Shanmugam | PMK | Vellore | Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
Ministers of State
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raja | DMK | Perambalur | Minister of Rural Development |
| N. Ramachandran Gingee | MDMK | Tindivanam | Minister of Finance |
| E. Ponnuswamy | PMK | Chidambaram | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Assembly Segment wise lead
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2001 election) | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Pattali Makkal Katchi | Bharatiya Janata Party | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Indian National Congress | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Communist Party of India | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | Puthiya Tamilagam | Others | Total | 234 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | 74 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | 62 | 132 | |||||||||||||||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi}}" | 25 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | 25 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian National Congress}}" | 15 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Communist Party of India}}" | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress}}" | 2 | did not contest | |||||||||||||||
| Puthiya Tamilagam}}" | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 0 | 27 |
References
References
- (1999-07-31). "Jaya dumps unwanted seats on Cong".
- (1999). "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha - Vol. 1". Election Commission of India.
- "News Headings".
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