1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999
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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered4,77,33,664
Turnout2,76,76,543 (57.98%) Increase0.03%
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance
NDA
Congress alliance
Seats won 26 13
Seat change Increase10 Decrease6
Popular vote 1,28,35,960 1,13,49,388
Percentage 47.13% 41.69%
Swing Increase5.36% Increase7.94%
1999 Election map (by constituencies)
Saffron = NDA and Green = INC+

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.

Seat allotments(1999)

National Democratic Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 18
2. Pattali Makkal Katchi Mango
Dr. Ramdoss
 7
3. Bharatiya Janata Party K.N. Laxmanan 6
4. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko 5
5.
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
 Su. Thirunavukkarasar 1
6.
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress
 Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 1
Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the DMK ticket
7.
MGR Kazhagam
 R. M. Veerappan 1

AIADMK-Congress Alliance

Source: Indian Express[1]

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa 23
2. Indian National Congress Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy 11
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) N. Sankaraiah 2
4. Communist Party of India R. Nallakannu 2
Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket
5. Indian National League Abdul Lathief 1

TMC(M) alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Tamil Maanila Congress G. K. Moopanar 24
2. Puthiya Tamilagam K. Krishnasamy 10
3. Janata Dal
V. P. Singh
 1
Unrecognized (or) Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the TMC(M) ticket
4. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Thol. Thirumavalavan 2
5. Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen 1
6. Kamaraj Aadhithanar Kazhagam 1

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts)
  DMK-BJP alliance won all the seats in this district

  DMK-BJP alliance won 67% of the seats (Coimbatore)

  DMK-BJP alliance won half the seats in this district

  AIADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in this district

  CPI(M) won the lone seat in this district (Madurai)
Alliance Party Popular Vote Percentage Swing Seats won Seat Change
National Democratic Alliance Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,298,832 23.13% Increase3.05% 12 Increase7
Pattali Makkal Katchi 2,236,821 8.21% Increase2.16% 5 Increase1
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,945,286 7.14% Increase0.28% 4 Increase1
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1,620,527 5.95% Decrease0.31% 4 Increase1
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
 396,216 1.46% Increase0.37% 1 Increase1
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress
 338,278 1.24% Decrease0.19% 0 Decrease1
Total 12,835,960 47.13% Increase5.36% 26 Increase10
AIADMK+ All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,992,003 25.68% Decrease0.21% 10 Decrease8
Indian National Congress 3,022,107 11.10% Increase6.32% 2 Increase2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 639,516 2.35% Increase1.72% 1 Increase1
Communist Party of India 695,762 2.56% Increase0.11% 0 Decrease1
Total 11,349,388 41.69% Increase7.94% 13 Decrease6
Tamil Maanila Congress 1,946,899 7.15% Decrease13.04% 0 Decrease3
Independents 339,948 1.25% Increase0.22% 0 Steady
Other Parties (20 parties) 759,084 2.78% Decrease0.48% 0 Steady
Total 27,231,279 100.00% Steady 39 Steady
Valid Votes 27,231,279 98.39%
Invalid Votes 445,264 1.61%
Total Votes 27,676,543 100.00%
Reigstered Voters/Turnout 47,733,664 57.98% Increase0.03%

†: 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[2]

List of Elected MPs

Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu
Category
DMK+
 AIADMK+ TMC+
Gender
Male 52% 32% 14%
Female 46% 38% 15%
Education
Graduate
 69% 28% 4%
College 65% 25% 8%
Middle 47% 40% 11%
Illiterate
 36% 35% 27%
Social class
Very poor 30% 42% 25%
Poor 54% 27% 17%
Middle 59% 36% 6%
High 65% 30% 3%
Caste
Upper caste 70% 27% 3%
Thevar 64% 34% 1%
Vanniyars
 61% 32% 7%
Chettiyars 64% 33% 0%
Lower OBCs
 52% 40% 8%
Chekkliyars & Arundathiyars
 22% 20% 54%
other SC
 32% 47% 15%
Muslims 33% 63% 4%
Christians
 46% 50% 0%
Shift of voters from 1998 election
Congress 1998 14% 72% 11%
AIADMK+ 1998 43% 44% 11%
DMK+ 1998 71% 12% 15%
Total 46% 37% 10%

By constituency

Sl.No. Constituency Winner Party Alliance Margin Runner-up Party
1
Chennai North
 C. Kuppusamic DMK
NDA
 159,789 N. Soundararajan CPM
2
Chennai Central
 Murasoli Maranc DMK
NDA
 136,949
M.Abdul Lathief
 AIADMK
3
Chennai South
 T. R. Baaluc DMK
NDA
 240,184 V. Dhandayuthapani INC
4
Sriperumbudur
 A. Krishnaswamy DMK
NDA
 75,002 K. Venugopalc AIADMK
5
Chengalpattu
 A. K. Moorthy PMK
NDA
 12,811 S. S. Thirunavukkarasu AIADMK
6
Arakkonam
S. Jagatrakshakan
 DMK
NDA
 95,644
K. V. Thangabalu
 INC
7
Vellore
 N. T. Shanmugamc PMK
NDA
 25,685 Mohammad Asif AIADMK
8
Tiruppattur
 D. Venugopalc DMK
NDA
 23,613 A. R. Rajendran AIADMK
9
Vandavasi
 M. Duraic PMK
NDA
 59,197 M. Krishnaswamy INC
10
Tindivanam
N. Ramachandran Gingee
c 		MDMK
NDA
 9,350
K. Ramamurthy
 INC
11
Cuddalore
 Adhi Shankar DMK
NDA
 73,953 M. C. Dhamodaranc AIADMK
12
Chidambaram
 E. Ponnuswamy PMK
NDA
 119,563 R. Thirumavalavan TMC(M)
13
Dharmapuri
 P. D. Elangovan PMK
NDA
 25,540 K. P. Munusamy AIADMK
14
Krishnagiri
 V. Vetriselvam DMK
NDA
 31,824 M. Thambiduraic AIADMK
15
Rasipuram
 V. Sarojac AIADMK INC+ 38,405 S. Uthayarasu PMK
16
Salem
 T. M. Selvaganapathy AIADMK INC+ 25,420
K. Ramamurthy
 TRC
17
Tiruchengode
 M. Kannappan MDMK
NDA
 4,556
K. Palanisamy
c 		AIADMK
18
Nilgiris
M. Master Mathan
c 		BJP
NDA
 23,959 R. Prabhu INC
19
Gobichettipalayam
 K. K. Kaliappan AIADMK INC+ 30,012 K. G. S. Arjun DMK
20
Coimbatore
 C. P. Radhakrishnanc BJP
NDA
 54,077
Nallakannu
 CPI
21
Pollachi
 C. Krishnan MDMK
NDA
 9,515 M. Thiyagarajanc AIADMK
22
Palani
Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy
 AIADMK INC+ 28,717 A. Ganeshamurthyc MDMK
23
Dindigul
Dindigul C.Sreenivasan
c 		AIADMK INC+ 20,343 S. Chandrasekar DMK
24
Madurai
 P. Mohan CPI(M)
Left Front
 37,223 Pon. Muthuramalingam DMK
25
Periyakulam
 T. T. V. Dhinakaran AIADMK INC+ 45,806 P. Selvendran DMK
26
Karur
 M. Chinnasamy AIADMK INC+ 2,847 K. C. Palanisamy DMK
27
Tiruchirappalli
 Rangarajan Kumaramangalamc BJP
NDA
 89,197 L. Adaikalaraj INC
28
Perambalur
 A. Raja DMK
NDA
 68,051 P. Rajarathinamc AIADMK
29
Mayiladuturai
 Mani Shankar Aiyar INC INC+ 40,131 P. D. Arul Mozhi PMK
30
Nagapattinam
 A. K. S. Vijayan DMK
NDA
 22,466 M. Selvarasuc CPI
31
Thanjavur
 S. S. Palanimanickamc DMK
NDA
 33,014 K. Thangamuthu AIADMK
32
Pudukkottai
S. Thirunavukkarasu
MGR ADMK
NDA
 64,302 S. Singaravadivel INC
33
Sivaganga
 E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan INC INC+ 23,811 H. Raja BJP
34
Ramanathapuram
 K. Malaisamy AIADMK INC+ 6,646 M. S. K. Bhavani Rajendran DMK
35
Sivakasi
 Vaikoc MDMK
NDA
 74,781 V. Ramaswami AIADMK
36
Tirunelveli
 P. H. Pandian AIADMK INC+ 26,494 P. Geetha Jeevan DMK
37
Tenkasi
 S. Murugesanc AIADMK INC+ 887 S. Arumugam BJP
38
Tiruchendur
 A. D. K. Jayaseelan DMK
NDA
 59,666 B. P. Rajan AIADMK
39
Nagercoil
 Pon Radhakrishnan BJP
NDA
 145,643 N. Dennisc INC

c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1998–1999)
Exit Poll Source: NES Election 1999 Analysis[3]

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: The Tribune[4]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jaya dumps unwanted seats on Cong". indianexpress.com. 31 July 1999. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha - Vol. 1" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Frontline : No major shift in popular mood". hinduonnet.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "News Headings". www.tribuneindia.com.

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