1998 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 4,55,77,788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 2,64,10,702 (57.95%)  8.98% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1998 Election map (by constituencies) Saffron = NDA and Red = UF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The
vote of confidence
resulting in fresh elections being called.
Seat allotments
Source: Frontline [2]
National Democratic Alliance
Source: Indian Express[3]
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
J. Jayalalithaa | 23 | |
| 2. | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  |
Dr. Ramdoss |
5 | |
| 3. | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
K.N. Laxmanan | 5 | |
| 4. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
Vaiko | 5 | |
| 5. | Janata Party | Subramanian Swamy | 1 | ||
| Unregistered party, whose candidate ran as an independent | |||||
| 6. | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress |
 |
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 | |
United Front
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamil Maanila Congress |  |
G. K. Moopanar | 20 | |
| 2. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. Karunanidhi | 17 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of India |  |
R. Nallakannu | 2 | |
- Note: Even though CPI(M) originally wanted to contest in support of the United Front, it decided to contest alone when only 1 seat (Coimbatore) was offered. After the fallout, CPM wanted to contest 6 seats in Tamil Nadu on its own, but eventually only contested 2 seats and decided to support DMK-TMC front in the other 37 seats. This was done to keep out the possibility of any vote splitting that might result in NDA gaining seats.[4]
Congress alliance
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress |  |
K. V. Thangkabalu | 35 | |
| 2. | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
|
Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 3 | |
| 3. | United Communist Party of India | |
Tha. Pandian | 1 | |
Voting and results
AIADMK-BJP alliance won all the seats in this district
AIADMK-BJP alliance won 67% of the seats (Vellore)
DMK-TMC-CPI alliance won all the seats in this district
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,628,928 | 25.89% |  18.05%
|
18 | 18
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,548,976 | 6.05% | 4.02%
|
4 | 4
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,757,645 | 6.86% | 3.93%
|
3 | 3
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| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,602,504 | 6.26% | 1.76%
|
3 | 3
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| Janata Party | 266,202 | 1.04% | 0.28%
|
1 | 1
| |||
| Independents | 365,557 | 1.43% | 1 | |||||
| Total | 12,169,812 | 47.53% | 29.47%
|
30 | 30
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| United Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,140,266 | 20.08% | 5.55%
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5 | 12
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| Tamil Maanila Congress | 5,169,183 | 20.19% | 6.81%
|
3 | 17
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| Communist Party of India | 628,360 | 2.45% | 0.12%
|
1 | 1
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| Total | 10,937,809 | 42.72% | 12.24%
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9 | 30
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| INC+ | Indian National Congress | 1,223,102 | 4.78% | 13.48%
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0 | 
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MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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278,324 | 1.09% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
| United Communist Party of India | 10,018 | 0.04% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
| Total | 1,511,444 | 5.91% | 12.35%
|
0 |
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| Independents | 265,029 | 1.03% | 1.97%
|
0 |
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| Other Parties (10 parties) | 719,704 | 2.81% | 2.91%
|
0 |
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| Total | 25,603,798 | 100.00% |
|
39 |
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| Valid Votes | 25,603,798 | 96.94% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 806,904 | 3.06% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 26,410,702 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Reigstered Voters/Turnout | 45,577,788 | 57.95% | 8.98%
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†: 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 in Tamil Nadu 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[5]
List of Elected MPs
| Sl.No. | Constituency | Winner | Party | Alliance | Margin | Runner-up | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai North
|
C. Kuppusami | DMK | UF | 69,093 | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | MDMK | ||
| 2 | Chennai Central
|
Murasoli Maranc | DMK | UF | 71,727 | D. Jayakumar | AIADMK
| ||
| 3 | Chennai South
|
T. R. Baaluc | DMK | UF | 20,014 | Jana Krishnamurthi | BJP
| ||
| 4 | Sriperumbudur
|
K. Venugopal | AIADMK
|
NDA
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23,795 | T. Nagarathinam
|
DMK | ||
| 5 | Chengalpattu
|
Kanchi Panneerselvam | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
22,916 | K. Parasuraman | DMK | ||
| 6 | Arakkonam
|
C. Gopal | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
49,488 | A. M. Velu | TMC(M) | ||
| 7 | Vellore
|
N. T. Shanmugam | PMK | NDA
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26,405 | T. A. Mohammad Saqhy | DMK | ||
| 8 | Tiruppattur
|
D. Venugopalc | DMK | UF | 274 | S. Krishnamoorthy | AIADMK
| ||
| 9 | Vandavasi
|
M. Durai | PMK | NDA
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65,075 | L. Balaraman | TMC(M) | ||
| 10 | Tindivanam
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N. Ramachandran Gingee
|
MDMK | NDA
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31,453 | G. Venkataraman | DMK | ||
| 11 | Cuddalore
|
M. C. Dhamodaran | AIADMK
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NDA
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27,129 | P. R. S. Venkatesan | TMC(M) | ||
| 12 | Chidambaram
|
R. Elumalai | PMK | NDA
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7,955 | V. Ganesan | DMK | ||
| 13 | Dharmapuri
|
K. Pary Mohan | PMK | NDA
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99,427 | P. Theertharaman | TMC(M) | ||
| 14 | Krishnagiri
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K. P. Munisamy | AIADMK
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NDA
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49,349 | D. R. Rajaram Naidu
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TMC(M) | ||
| 15 | Rasipuram
|
V. Saroja | AIADMK
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NDA
|
54,377 | K. Kandasamy | TMC(M) | ||
| 16 | Salem
|
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Independent
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NDA
|
135,880 | R. Devadass | TMC(M) | ||
| 17 | Tiruchengode
|
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
104,809 | K. P. Ramalingam | DMK | ||
| 18 | Nilgiris
|
M. Master Mathan
|
BJP
|
NDA
|
60,385 | S. R. Balasubramanian | TMC(M) | ||
| 19 | Gobichettipalayam
|
V. K. Chinnasamy | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
114,642 | N. Ramasamy | DMK | ||
| 20 | Coimbatore
|
C. P. Radhakrishnan | BJP
|
NDA
|
144,676 | K. R. Subbian | DMK | ||
| 21 | Pollachi
|
M. Thiyagarajan | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
95,401 | Kovai Thangam
|
TMC(M) | ||
| 22 | Palani
|
A. Ganeshamurthi | MDMK | NDA
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27,437 | S. K. Kaarvendhan | TMC(M) | ||
| 23 | Dindigul
|
Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
|
AIADMK
|
NDA
|
15,199 | N. S. V. Chithan
|
TMC(M) | ||
| 24 | Madurai
|
Subramanian Swamy | JP | NDA
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20,897 | A. G. S. Rambabu | TMC(M) | ||
| 25 | Periyakulam
|
R. Muthiah
|
AIADMK
|
NDA
|
70,580 | R. Gandhimathy | DMK | ||
| 26 | Karur
|
M. Thambidurai | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
43,673 | K. Natrayan | TMC(M) | ||
| 27 | Tiruchirappalli
|
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP
|
NDA
|
11,455 | L. Adaikalaraj | TMC(M) | ||
| 28 | Perambalur
|
Rajarethinam | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
60,436 | A. Raja | DMK | ||
| 29 | Mayiladuturai
|
K. Krishnamoorthy | TMC(M) | UF | 42,456 | P. D. Arulmozhi | PMK | ||
| 30 | Nagapattinam
|
M. Selvarasu | CPI | UF | 131,303 | K. Gopal | AIADMK
| ||
| 31 | Thanjavur
|
S. S. Palanimanickamc | DMK | UF | 48,204 | L. Ganesan | MDMK | ||
| 32 | Pudukkottai
|
Raja Paramasivam | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
30,520 | P. N. Siva | DMK | ||
| 33 | Sivaganga
|
P. Chidambaramc | TMC(M) | UF | 59,141 | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK
| ||
| 34 | Ramanathapuram
|
V. Sathiamoorthy | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
24,092 | S. P. Udayappan | TMC(M) | ||
| 35 | Sivakasi
|
Vaiko | MDMK | NDA
|
134,923 | V. Alagirisamy | CPI | ||
| 36 | Tirunelveli
|
M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan
|
AIADMK
|
NDA
|
6,904 | R. Sarath Kumar
|
DMK | ||
| 37 | Tenkasi
|
S. Murugesan | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
97,267 | M. Arunachalam
|
TMC(M) | ||
| 38 | Tiruchendur
|
Ramarajan | AIADMK
|
NDA
|
46,855 | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan
|
TMC(M) | ||
| 39 | Nagercoil
|
N. Dennisc | TMC(M) | UF | 29,185 | Pon. Radhakrishnan
|
BJP
| ||
c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1996–1998)
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Cabinet Ministers
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | Tiruchirappalli
|
Minister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
| M. Thambidurai | AIADMK | Karur
|
Minister of Law, Justice, and Company Affairs |
R. Muthiah
|
AIADMK | Periyakulam
|
Minister of Surface Transport
|
Vazhappady Ramamurthy
|
TRC
|
Salem
|
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
|
- Note: R. Muthiah resigned in just 20 days in office, due to his assets coming into question by the high court in Madras.[8] In a year, cabinet ministers M. Thambidurai resigned along with M.R. Janarthanam, who was the replacement of R. Muthiah, as part of AIADMK's withdrawal from NDA, to start up fresh elections in 1999. Vazhappady Ramamurthy also refused to quit his cabinet ministership, and quit his relationship with AIADMK while keeping its relationship with NDA.[6]
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalit Elumalai | PMK | Chidambaram
|
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
|
Ministers of State
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan
|
AIADMK | Tirunelveli
|
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
|
| R. K. Kumar | AIADMK | Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu)
|
Minister of Finance |
See also
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