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.
Seat allotments(1999) [ ]
National Democratic Alliance [ ]
AIADMK-Congress Alliance [ ]
Source: Indian Express[1]
TMC(M) alliance [ ]
Voting and results [ ]
Results by Alliance [ ]
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)
Summary of the 1999 September-October Lok Sabha election results in the state of Tamil Nadu
Alliance/Party
Seats won
Change†
Popular vote
Vote %
Adj. %‡
NDA
26
+9
12,638,602
46.4%
DMK
12
+7
6,298,832
23.1%
47.7%
PMK
5
–
2,236,821
8.2%
45.7%
BJP
4
+1
1,945,286
7.1%
MDMK
4
+1
1,620,527
6.0%
45.5%
MADMK
1
+1
396,216
1.5%
51.5%
TRC
0
-1
338,278
1.2%
46.3%
INC+
13
-5
11,349,388
41.7%
AIADMK
10
-8
6,992,003
25.7%
34.3%
INC
2
+2
3,022,107
11.1%
CPI(M)
1
+1
639,516
2.4%
CPI
0
–
695,762
2.6%
Others
0
-4
3,243,289
11.9%
TMC(M)
0
-3
1,946,899
7.2%
10.6%
JP
0
-1
20,489
0.1%
2.7%
IND
0
–
339,948
1.3%
Total
39
–
27,231,279
100%
–
†: 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%
Sl.No.
Constituency
Winner
Party
Alliance
Margin
Runner-up
Party
1
Chennai North
C. Kuppusami c
DMK
NDA
159,789
N. Soundararajan
CPM
2
Chennai Central
Murasoli Maran c
DMK
NDA
136,949
M.Abdul Lathief
AIADMK
3
Chennai South
T. R. Baalu c
DMK
NDA
240,184
V. Dhandayuthapani
INC
4
Sriperumbudur
A. Krishnaswamy
DMK
NDA
75,002
c
AIADMK
5
Chengalpattu
A. K. Moorthy
PMK
NDA
12,811
AIADMK
6
Arakkonam
S. Jagatrakshakan
DMK
NDA
95,644
K. V. Thangabalu
INC
7
Vellore
N. T. Shanmugam c
PMK
NDA
25,685
Mohammad Asif
AIADMK
8
Tiruppattur
D. Venugopal c
DMK
NDA
23,613
AIADMK
9
Vandavasi
M. Durai c
PMK
NDA
59,197
INC
10
Tindivanam
N. Ramachandran Gingee c
MDMK
NDA
9,350
K. Ramamurthy
INC
11
Cuddalore
DMK
NDA
73,953
c
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
DMK
NDA
31,824
M. Thambidurai c
AIADMK
15
Rasipuram
V. Saroja c
AIADMK
INC+
38,405
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
AIADMK
INC+
30,012
DMK
20
Coimbatore
C. P. Radhakrishnan c
BJP
NDA
54,077
Nallakannu
CPI
21
Pollachi
C. Krishnan
MDMK
NDA
9,515
c
AIADMK
22
Palani
Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy
AIADMK
INC+
28,717
c
MDMK
23
Dindigul
Dindigul C.Sreenivasan c
AIADMK
INC+
20,343
DMK
24
Madurai
P. Mohan
CPI(M)
Left Front
37,223
Pon. Muthuramalingam
DMK
25
Periyakulam
T. T. V. Dhinakaran
AIADMK
INC+
45,806
DMK
26
Karur
M. Chinnasamy
AIADMK
INC+
2,847
K. C. Palanisamy
DMK
27
Tiruchirappalli
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam c
BJP
NDA
89,197
L. Adaikalaraj
INC
28
Perambalur
A. Raja
DMK
NDA
68,051
c
AIADMK
29
Mayiladuturai
Mani Shankar Aiyar
INC
INC+
40,131
PMK
30
Nagapattinam
A. K. S. Vijayan
DMK
NDA
22,466
M. Selvarasu c
CPI
31
Thanjavur
S. S. Palanimanickam c
DMK
NDA
33,014
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
DMK
35
Sivakasi
Vaiko c
MDMK
NDA
74,781
V. Ramaswami
AIADMK
36
Tirunelveli
P. H. Pandian
AIADMK
INC+
26,494
P. Geetha Jeevan
DMK
37
Tenkasi
S. Murugesan c
AIADMK
INC+
887
S. Arumugam
BJP
38
Tiruchendur
DMK
NDA
59,666
AIADMK
39
Nagercoil
Pon Radhakrishnan
BJP
NDA
145,643
N. Dennis c
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 [ ]
Ministers of State (Independent charge) [ ]
Ministers of State [ ]
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