1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 66.95% (3.11%)
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Leader  | M. Karunanidhi | J. Jayalalithaa
Party  | DMK | AIADMK
Alliance  | United Front | Congress alliance
Leader's seat  | Chepauk | Bargur
(lost)
Seats won  | 221  | 4
Seat change  | 219  | 216
Popular vote  | 14,600,748  | 7,354,723
Percentage  | 60.77%  | 27.08%
Swing  | 30.72%  | 32.71%

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1996 election map (by constituencies)

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| CM before election

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

| Elected CM

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

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The eleventh legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 2 May 1996. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the chief minister. This was his fourth term in office. S. Balakrishnan also known as So. Balakrishnan of Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), became the Leader of the Opposition.[1] The incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government was defeated in a landslide manner with its general secretary and outgoing chief minister J. Jayalalithaa losing the election from the Bargur constituency. She became the first Incumbent Chief Minister since M. Bakthavatsalam in 1967 to lose her own constituency.

## Background

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### Anti-Jayalalithaa

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The J. Jayalalithaa led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government, which had been in power since 1991 was beset with corruption scandals and public discontent. A series of corruption scandals, a growing reputation for high handedness and an extravagant public wedding for Jayalalithaa's foster son Sudhakaran all combined to erode the AIADMK support base and the goodwill she had enjoyed with the electorate in the 1991 elections.[2][3][4]

### Formation of TMC

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The AIADMK's alliance with Indian National Congress (INC), which had helped it to win the 1991 elections ran into trouble midway through the AIADMK's term. J. Jayalalithaa terminated the alliance and Congress served as the principal opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. When the 1996 elections drew closer, it was expected that the Congress would contest the elections in alliance with the DMK. However against the wishes of the Tamil Nadu state unit of the Congress, the national congress leader (and then Indian prime minister) P. V. Narasimha Rao announced that the Congress would ally with the AIADMK. This led to a split in the Tamil Nadu Congress with a majority of the party workers and cadre forming the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) led by G. K. Moopanar. The TMC contested the elections in alliance with the DMK.[5][6]

### Formation of MDMK

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In 1993, the DMK suffered a split when one of its more prominent second rung leaders, Vaiko was expelled from the party membership. The next year Vaiko floated a new party – the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).[7][8]

### Coalitions

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There were four main coalitions in the 1996 elections. The DMK-TMC front which also included the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the AIADMK-Congress front were the main political groupings in the state. Both fronts had a number of smaller parties as constituents. The Indian National League and the All India Forward Bloc were part of the DMK front, while the AIADMK front also had Muslim Leagues, Forward Block, All India Republic Party, Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi and United Communist Party. Apart from these two fronts, there was a MDMK led coalition which included the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), the Janata Dal (JD) and the Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP). The alliance between Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (Tiwari Congress) led by Vazhappady Ramamurthy was the fourth coalition that contested the elections. Initially, before the TMC was formed, the DMK put together a seven party alliance comprising itself, PMK, CPI, Tiwari Congress and a few other parties. However, this alliance fell through when the Tiwari Congress and PMK left the front after differences between Karunanidhi and Ramamurthy. After this, Cho Ramaswamy (editor of Thuglak) played a vital role in bringing together the DMK-TMC coalition and obtaining actor Rajinikanth's support for it.[9][10] There were a few other smaller political formations and parties contesting the election – the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested the elections alone; Subramanian Swamy's Janata Party contested in alliance with the caste organisation Devendra Kula Velalar Sangam led by Dr. K. Krishnasamy.[6][11][12][13][14]

### Rajinikanth's support

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The DMK-TMC alliance enlisted the popular Tamil film actor Rajinikanth to campaign against the AIADMK in the elections. Rajinikanth declared his support for the DMK-TMC combine and members of his numerous fan clubs campaigned for the DMK front across Tamil Nadu. In a widely watched campaign appearance broadcast in Sun TV, he declared "even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power".Rajinikanth's support gave enormous victory to DMK[15][16][17]

## Seat allotments

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### DMK-TMC Front

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No.  | Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats

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1. |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | M. Karunanidhi | 176
2. |  | Tamil Maanila Congress |  | G.K. Moopanar | 41
3. |  | Communist Party of India |  | R.Nallakannu | 13
4. |  | All India Forward Bloc |  | L. Santhanam | 1
Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
5. |  | Indian National League |  | Janab | 5

### AIADMK-INC Front

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No.  | Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats

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1. |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | J. Jayalalithaa | 167
2. |  | Indian National Congress |  | Kumari Anandan | 64
Unrecognized party, whose candidates ran under the AIADMK ticket
3\.  |  | Indian Union Muslim League |  | Kader Mohideen | 1

### People's Democratic Front

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No.  | Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats

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1. |  | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | Vaiko | 177
2. |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | N.Sankaraiah | 40
3. |  | Janata Dal |  | V. P. Singh | 16

### PMK-Tiwari Congress Front

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No.  | Party  | Election Symbol  | Leader  | Seats

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1. |  | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  | Dr. Ramdoss | 116
2. |  | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |  | Vazhappady Ramamurthy | 46

## Voting and results

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Polling took place on 2 May 1996 and results were announced on 12 May. The turnout among registered voters was 66.95%. The assembly elections were held simultaneously along with the 1996 Indian general election.[18]

### Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

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Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Summary of the 1996 June Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results

Alliance/Party  |  | Seats won  | Change  | Popular Vote  | Vote %  | Adj. %‡
DMK+ Alliance  |  | 221 | +214 | 14,600,748 | 53.77%
DMK |  | 173  | +171  | 11,423,380  | 42.07%  | 54.04%
TMC(M) |  | 39  | +39  | 2,526,474  | 9.3%  | 55.21%
CPI |  | 8  | +7  | 575,570  | 2.12%  | 42.95%
AIFB |  | 1  | +1  | 75,324  | 0.28%  | 76.18%
AIADMK+ alliance  |  | 4 | -221 | 7,354,723 | 27.08%
AIADMK |  | 4  | -160  | 5,831,383  | 21.47%  | 29.24%
INC |  | 0  | -60  | 1,523,340  | 5.61%  | 21.09%
MDMK+ alliance  |  | 2 | 0 | 2,143,141 | 7.89%
MDMK |  | 0  | 0  | 1,569,168  | 5.78%  | 7.6%
CPI(M) |  | 1  | 0  | 456,712  | 1.68%  | 9.57%
JD |  | 1  | 0  | 117,801  | 0.43%  | 7.31%
PMK+ Alliance  |  | 4 | +3 | 1,252,275 | 4.61%
PMK |  | 4  | +3  | 1,042,333  | 3.84%  | 7.61%
AIIC(T) |  | 0  | 0  | 209,942  | 0.77%  | 4.23%
Others  |  | 3 | +1 | 1,662,926 | 6.12%
BJP |  | 1  | +1  | 490,453  | 1.81%  | 2.93%
JP |  | 1  | +1  | 150,134  | 0.55%  | 2.51%
IND |  | 1  | 0  | 1,022,339  | 3.76%  | 3.8%
Total |  | 234 | –  | 27,154,721 | 100%

## Constituency results

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### List of winners and runners-up by constituency

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Assembly Constituency  | Winner  | Party  | Runner-up  | Party  | Margin

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Acharapakkam (SC)  | S. Mathivanan |  | DMK | A. Bhuvaraghamoorthy  |  | AIADMK | 25,371
Alandur | C. Shanmugam |  | DMK | K. Purushothaman  |  | AIADMK | 75,994
Alangudi | A. Venkatachalam |  | Independent | S. Erasasekaran  |  | CPI | 652
Alangulam | Aladi Aruna |  | DMK | M. S. Kamaraj  |  | INC | 24,336
Ambasamudram | R. Avudaiappan |  | DMK | R. Murugaiah Pandian  |  | AIADMK | 19,689
Anaicut | C. Gopu |  | DMK | C. M. Suryakala  |  | AIADMK | 31,616
Andhiyur (SC)  | P. Selvarasu |  | DMK | M. Subramaniam  |  | AIADMK | 24,994
Andimadam | Rajendiran |  | PMK | Sivasubramaniyan  |  | DMK | 13,402
Andipatti | P. Aasiyan |  | DMK | A. Muthiah  |  | AIADMK | 13,701
Anna Nagar | Arcot N. Veerasami |  | DMK | R. Balasubramanian  |  | INC | 69,017
Arakkonam (SC)  | R. Thamizh Selvan |  | DMK | R. Elumalai  |  | PMK | 46,820
Arantaki | S. Thirunavukkarasu |  | AIADMK | S. Shanmugam  |  | DMK | 14,232
Aravakkurichi | S. S. Mohammad Ismail |  | DMK | V. K. Duraisamy  |  | AIADMK | 9,094
Arcot | P. N. Subramani |  | DMK | K. V. Ramadoss  |  | AIADMK | 26,407
Ariyalur | D. Amaramoorthy |  | TMC(M) | A. Elavarasan  |  | AIADMK | 24,894
Arni | R. Sivanandam |  | DMK | M. Chinnakulandai  |  | AIADMK | 18,179
Aruppukottai | V. Thangapandian |  | DMK | K. Sundarapandian  |  | AIADMK | 16,365
Athoor | I. Periasamy |  | DMK | C. Chinnamuthu  |  | AIADMK | 50,292
Attur | A. M. Ramasamy |  | DMK | A. K. Murugesan  |  | AIADMK | 22,296
Avanashi (SC)  | G. Elango |  | DMK | M. Thiagarajan  |  | AIADMK | 26,457
Bargur | E. G. Sugavanam |  | DMK | J. Jayalalitha |  | AIADMK | 8,366
Bhavani | S. N. Balasubramanian |  | TMC(M) | K. S. Manivannan  |  | AIADMK | 28,829
Bhavanisagar | V. A. Andamuthu |  | DMK | V. K. Chinnasamy  |  | AIADMK | 23,451
Bhuvanagiri | A. V. Abdul Naser |  | DMK | P. D. Elangovan  |  | PMK | 19,345
Bodinayakkanur | A. Sudalaimuthu |  | DMK | S. P. Jayakumar  |  | AIADMK | 26,087
Chengalpattu | V. Tamilmani |  | DMK | C. V. N. Kumarasamy  |  | AIADMK | 36,805
Chengam (SC)  | K. V. Nannan |  | DMK | C. K. Thamizharasan  |  | AIADMK | 26,633
Chepauk | M. Karunanidhi |  | DMK | N. S. S. Nellai Kannan  |  | INC | 35,784
Cheranmadevi | P. Veldurai |  | TMC(M) | P. H. Pandian |  | Independent | 12,107
Cheyyar | V. Anbalagan |  | DMK | P. Chandran  |  | AIADMK | 37,486
Chidambaram | K. S. Alagiri |  | TMC(M) | A. Radhakrishnan  |  | INC | 29,016
Chinnasalem | R. Mookappan |  | DMK | P. Mohan  |  | AIADMK | 31,645
Coimbatore East | V. K. Lakshmanan |  | TMC(M) | R. S. Velan  |  | INC | 47,686
Coimbatore West | C. T. Dhandapani |  | DMK | Raja Thangavel  |  | INC | 38,299
Colachel | Era. Bernard |  | DMK | S. P. Kutty  |  | BJP | 7,426
Coonoor (SC)  | N. Thangavel |  | DMK | S. Kuppusamy  |  | AIADMK | 35,515
Cuddalore | E. Pugazhenthi |  | DMK | K. V. Rajendiran  |  | INC | 48,627
Cumbum | O. R. Ramachandran |  | TMC(M) | R. T. Gopalan  |  | Independent | 35,740
Dharapuram (SC)  | R. Saraswathy |  | DMK | P. Easwaramurthy  |  | AIADMK | 23,038
Dharmapuri | K. Manokaran |  | DMK | Mase Harur  |  | INC | 37,022
Dindigul | R. Manimaran |  | DMK | V. Marutharaj  |  | AIADMK | 65,124
Edapadi | I. Ganesan |  | PMK | P. A. Murugesan  |  | DMK | 9,192
Egmore (SC)  | Parithi Ellam Vazhuthi |  | DMK | N. Lakshmi  |  | INC | 37,185
Erode | N. K. K. Periasamy |  | DMK | S. Muthusamy  |  | AIADMK | 47,837
Gobichettipalayam | G. P. Venkidu |  | DMK | K. A. Sengottaiyan |  | AIADMK | 14,729
Gingee | T. Natarajan |  | DMK | T. N. Muruganandam  |  | INC | 25,434
Gudalur | B. M. Mubarak |  | DMK | K. R. Raju  |  | AIADMK | 45,905
Gudiyatham | V. G. Dhanapal |  | DMK | S. Ramgopal  |  | INC | 29,136
Gummidipundi | K. Venu |  | DMK | R. S. Munirathinam  |  | AIADMK | 21,625
Harbour | K. Anbazhagan |  | DMK | Paul Earnest  |  | INC | 30,256
Harur (SC)  | Vedammal |  | DMK | J. Natesan  |  | INC | 36,403
Hosur | B. Venkatasamy |  | JD | T. Venkata Reddy  |  | TMC(M) | 1,737
Ilayangudi | M. Tamilkudimagan |  | DMK | V. D. Nadarajan  |  | AIADMK | 14,804
Jayankondam | K. C. Ganesan |  | DMK | Gurunathan  |  | PMK | 12,490
Kadaladi | S. P. Thangavelan |  | DMK | V. Sathiyamoorthy  |  | AIADMK | 19,970
Kadayanallur | K. Naina Mohammed |  | DMK | A. M. Gani  |  | AIADMK | 16,692
Kalasapakkam | P. S. Thiruvengadam |  | DMK | M. Sundarasami  |  | INC | 34,530
Kancheepuram | P. Murugesan |  | DMK | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu  |  | AIADMK | 32,629
Kandamangalam (SC)  | S. Alaguvelu |  | DMK | V. Subramaniyan  |  | AIADMK | 29,995
Kangayam | N. S. Rajkumar Manraadiar |  | DMK | N. Ramasamy  |  | AIADMK | 26,009
Kanyakumari | N. Suresh Rajan |  | DMK | S. Thanu Pillai |  | AIADMK | 21,863
Kapilamalai | K. K. Veerappan |  | DMK | R. Rajalingam  |  | AIADMK | 29,710
Karaikudi | N. Sundaram |  | TMC(M) | M. Raju  |  | AIADMK | 50,384
Karur | Vasuki Murugesan |  | DMK | M. Chinnasamy  |  | AIADMK | 32,008
Katpadi | Durai Murugan |  | DMK | K. Pandurangan  |  | AIADMK | 41,007
Kattumannarkoil (SC)  | E. Ramalingam |  | DMK | L. Elayaperumal  |  | HRPI  | 9,819
Kaveripattinam | P. V. S. Venkatesan |  | DMK | K. P. Munusamy  |  | AIADMK | 35,859
Killiyur | D. Kumaradas |  | TMC(M) | C. Santhakumar  |  | BJP | 10,417
Kinathukadavu | M. Shanmugham |  | DMK | K. M. Mylswamy  |  | AIADMK | 13,964
Kolathur (SC)  | Selvaraj alias Kavithapithan |  | DMK | A. Karuppayee  |  | AIADMK | 24,156
Kovilpatti | L. Ayyalusamy |  | CPI | K. S. Radhakrishnan  |  | MDMK | 7,487
Krishnagiri | Kanchana Kamalanathan |  | DMK | K. P. Kathavarayan  |  | AIADMK | 35,611
Krishnarayapuram (SC)  | S. Nagarathinam |  | DMK | A. Arivalagan  |  | AIADMK | 15,177
Kulittalai | R. Selvam |  | DMK | A. Pappa Sundaram  |  | AIADMK | 17,750
Kumbakonam | K. S. Mani |  | DMK | Erama Eramanatham  |  | AIADMK | 35,310
Kurinjipadi | M. R. K. Panneerselvam |  | DMK | P. Pandarinathan  |  | AIADMK | 39,013
Kuttalam | P. Kalayanam Kuttalam |  | DMK | M. Rajendiran  |  | AIADMK | 25,721
Lalgudi | K. N. Nehru |  | DMK | J. Logambal  |  | INC | 59,504
Maduranthakam | S. K. Venkatesan |  | DMK | S. D. Ugamchand |  | AIADMK | 10,593
Madurai Central | A. Deivanayagam |  | TMC(M) | V. S. Chandraleka  |  | JP | 17,941
Madurai East | V. Velusamy |  | DMK | T. R. Janarthanan  |  | AIADMK | 19,297
Madurai West | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan |  | DMK | R. Muthusamy  |  | INC | 44,258
Manamadurai (SC)  | K. Thangamani |  | CPI | M. Gunasekaran  |  | AIADMK | 17,770
Mangalore (SC)  | S. Puratchimani |  | TMC(M) | V. M. S. Saravanakumar  |  | INC | 19,288
Mannargudi | V. Sivapunniam |  | CPI | K. Kaliyaperumal  |  | AIADMK | 39,834
Marungapuri | B. M. Senguttuvan |  | DMK | K. Solairaj  |  | AIADMK | 6,394
Mayiladuturai | M. M. S. Abul Hassan |  | TMC(M) | Rama Chidambaram  |  | INC | 34,604
Melmalayanur | A. Gnanasekar |  | DMK | Dharmarasan  |  | INC | 28,414
Melur | K. V. V. Rajamanickam |  | TMC(M) | C. R. Sundararajan  |  | INC | 44,741
Mettupalayam | B. Arunkumar |  | DMK | K. Doraiswamy  |  | AIADMK | 30,752
Mettur | P. Gopal |  | DMK | R. Balakrishnan  |  | PMK | 20,006
Modakurichi | Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan |  | DMK | R. N. Kittusamy  |  | AIADMK | 39,540
Morappur | V. Mullaivendhan |  | DMK | K. Singaram  |  | AIADMK | 28,274
Mudukulathur | S. Balakrishnan |  | TMC(M) | V. Bose  |  | Independent | 22,528
Mugaiyur | A. G. Sampath |  | DMK | T. M. Aranganathan  |  | AIADMK | 41,596
Musiri | M. N. Jothi Kannan |  | DMK | C. Mallika Chinnasamy  |  | AIADMK | 27,768
Mylapore | N. P. Ramajayam |  | DMK | T. K. Sampath  |  | AIADMK | 51,804
Nagapattinam | G. Nizamudeen |  | DMK | R. Jeevananthan  |  | AIADMK | 19,728
Nagercoil | M. Moses |  | TMC(M) | S. Velpandian  |  | BJP | 28,478
Namakkal (SC)  | K. Veisamy |  | DMK | S. Anbalagan  |  | AIADMK | 38,065
Nanguneri | S. V. Krishnan |  | CPI | A. S. A. Karunakaran  |  | AIADMK | 3,149
Nannilam (SC)  | Padma |  | TMC(M) | K. Gopal  |  | AIADMK | 35,973
Natham | M. Andi Ambalam |  | TMC(M) | S. Asai Alangaram  |  | INC | 35,636
Natrampalli | R. Mahendran  |  | DMK | T. Anbazhagan  |  | Independent | 3,221
Nellikuppam | A. Mani |  | DMK | M. C. Dhamodharan  |  | AIADMK | 25,383
Nilakkottai (SC)  | A. S. Ponnammal |  | TMC(M) | A. Rasu  |  | INC | 32,003
Oddanchatram | R. Sakkarapani |  | DMK | K. Sellamuthu  |  | AIADMK | 36,823
Omalur | R. R. Sekaran |  | TMC(M) | C. Krishnan  |  | AIADMK | 7,930
Orathanad | P. Rajamanickam |  | DMK | V. Suriyamoorthy  |  | AIADMK | 30,349
Ottapidaram (SC)  | K. Krishnasamy |  | JP | S. Paulraj  |  | AIADMK | 1,148
Padmanabhapuram | C. Velayudhan |  | BJP | Bala Janathipathy  |  | DMK | 4,540
Palacode | G. L. Venkatachalam |  | DMK | C. Gopal  |  | AIADMK | 22,073
Palani (SC)  | T. Poovendhan |  | DMK | P. Karuppachamy  |  | AIADMK | 36,660
Palayamkottai | Mohamed Kodar Maideen |  | DMK | P. Dharmalingam  |  | AIADMK | 44,364
Palladam | S. S. Ponmudi |  | DMK | K. S. Duraimurugan  |  | AIADMK | 32,540
Pallipet | E. S. S. Raman |  | TMC(M) | B. Thangavel  |  | INC | 58,492
Panamarathupatti | S. R. Sivalingam |  | DMK | P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy  |  | AIADMK | 13,171
Panruti | V. Ramaswamy |  | DMK | R. Rajendran  |  | AIADMK | 39,130
Papanasam | N. Karupanna Odayar |  | TMC(M) | R. Thirunavukkarasu  |  | Independent | 38,342
Paramakudi (SC)  | U. Thisaiveeran |  | DMK | K. Munisamy  |  | Independent | 18,901
Park Town | T. Rajendar |  | DMK | S. V. Shankar  |  | INC | 29,479
Pattukkottai | P. Balasubramanian |  | DMK | Seeni Baskaran  |  | AIADMK | 33,621
Pennagaram | G. K. Mani |  | PMK | M. Arumugam  |  | CPI | 406
Perambalur (SC)  | M. Devarajan |  | DMK | S. Murugesan  |  | AIADMK | 23,401
Perambur (SC)  | Chengai Sivam |  | DMK | V. Neelakandan  |  | AIADMK | 58,351
Peravurani | S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam |  | TMC(M) | K. Sakthivel  |  | INC | 39,640
Periyakulam | L. Mookiah |  | DMK | K. M. Kader Mohideen  |  | AIADMK | 21,907
Pernamallur | N. Pandurangan |  | DMK | C. Srinivasan  |  | AIADMK | 27,793
Pernambut (SC)  | V. Govindan |  | DMK | I. Thamizharasan  |  | AIADMK | 31,174
Perundurai | N. Periyasamy |  | CPI | P. Periyasamy  |  | AIADMK | 17,551
Perur | A. Natarasan |  | DMK | R. Thirumalaisamy  |  | AIADMK | 57,573
Pollachi | S. Raju |  | DMK | V. Jayaraman  |  | AIADMK | 21,814
Polur | A. Rajendran |  | DMK | Agri. S. Krishnamoorthy  |  | AIADMK | 24,153
Pongalur | P. Mohan Kandaswamy |  | TMC(M) | Thalapathy Murugesan  |  | INC | 21,941
Ponneri (SC)  | K. Sundaram |  | DMK | G. Gunasekaran  |  | AIADMK | 45,391
Poombuhar | G. Mohandasan |  | DMK | N. Vijayabalan  |  | AIADMK | 18,413
Poonamallee | D. Sudarsanam |  | TMC(M) | P. Krishnamoorthy  |  | INC | 50,511
Pudukottai | A. Periannan |  | DMK | S. C. Swaminathan  |  | INC | 42,783
Purasawalkam | B. Ranganathan |  | TMC(M) | Kathipara J. Gnanam  |  | INC | 72,614
Radhakrishnan Nagar | S. P. Sarkunam |  | DMK | R. M. D. Raveendran  |  | AIADMK | 43,081
Radhapuram | M. Appavu |  | TMC(M) | S. K. Chandrasekaran  |  | INC | 28,946
Rajapalayam (SC)  | V. P. Rajan |  | DMK | P. Prabakar  |  | AIADMK | 18,939
Ramanathapuram | A. Rahman Khan |  | DMK | S. K. G. Sekar  |  | AIADMK | 35,891
Ranipet | R. Gandhi |  | DMK | M. Masilamani  |  | AIADMK | 34,127
Rasipuram | P. R. Sundaram |  | AIADMK | R. R. Damayandhi  |  | DMK | 454
Rishivandiyam | S. Sivaraj |  | TMC(M) | P. Annadurai  |  | AIADMK | 40,064
Royapuram | R. Mathivanan |  | DMK | D. Jayakumar |  | AIADMK | 17,408
Saidapet | K. Saidai Kittu |  | DMK | Saidai S. Duraisamy  |  | AIADMK | 29,853
Salem – I | K. R. G. Dhanapalan |  | DMK | A. T. Natarajan  |  | INC | 30,267
Salem – II | A. L. Thangavel |  | DMK | S. Semmalai |  | AIADMK | 27,491
Samayanallur (SC)  | S. Selvaraj |  | DMK | R. Raja Selvaraj  |  | AIADMK | 55,648
Sankarapuram | T. Udhayasuriyan |  | DMK | A. Saruvar Kasim  |  | AIADMK | 22,158
Sankarankoil (SC)  | C. Karuppasamy |  | AIADMK | S. Raja  |  | DMK | 600
Sankari (SC)  | V. Muthu |  | DMK | K. K. Ramasamy  |  | AIADMK | 21,336
Sathankulam | S. S. Mani Nadar |  | TMC(M) | B. Kasinathan  |  | INC | 25,236
Sathyamangalam | S. K. Rajendran |  | DMK | T. R. Attiannan  |  | AIADMK | 8,784
Sattur | K. M. Vijayakumar |  | DMK | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran |  | AIADMK | 9,364
Sedapatti | G. Thalapathi |  | DMK | R. Muthiah |  | AIADMK | 10,201
Sendamangalam (ST)  | C. Chandrasekaran |  | DMK | K. Kalavathi  |  | AIADMK | 19,925
Sholavandan | L. Santhanam |  | DMK | A. M. Paramasivan  |  | AIADMK | 18,808
Sholinghur | A. M. Munirathinam |  | TMC(M) | S. Shanmugham  |  | PMK | 33,930
Singanallur | N. Palaniswamy |  | DMK | R. Duraisamy  |  | AIADMK | 58,412
Sirkazhi (SC)  | M. Panneerselvam |  | DMK | V. Bharathi  |  | AIADMK | 29,694
Sivaganga | Tha. Kiruttinan Pasumpon |  | DMK | K. R. Muruganandam  |  | AIADMK | 33,001
Sivakasi | R. Chokkar |  | TMC(M) | N. Alagarsamy  |  | AIADMK | 18,732
Sriperumbudur (SC)  | E. Kothandam |  | DMK | K. N. Chinnandi  |  | INC | 36,436
Srirangam | T. P. Mayavan |  | DMK | M. Paranjothi  |  | AIADMK | 29,859
Srivaikuntam | S. David Selwyn |  | DMK | S. Danielraj  |  | INC | 13,209
Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani |  | AIADMK | T. Ramasamy  |  | CPI | 8,667
Talavasal (SC)  | K. Rani |  | TMC(M) | K. Kaliyaperumal  |  | INC | 27,382
Tambaram | M. A. Vaidyalingam |  | DMK | K. B. Madhavan  |  | INC | 11,395
Taramangalam | P. Govindan |  | PMK | P. Elavarasan  |  | DMK | 24,707
Tenkasi | K. Ravi Arunan |  | TMC(M) | Aladi Sankaraiya  |  | INC | 30,760
Thalli | S. Raja Reddy |  | CPI | Venkatarama Reddi  |  | INC | 7,489
Thandarambattu | K. Manivarma |  | TMC(M) | A. P. Kuppusamy  |  | AIADMK | 39,814
Thanjavur | S. N. M. Ubayadullah |  | DMK | S. D. Somasundaram |  | AIADMK | 45,082
T. Nagar | A. Chellakumar |  | TMC(M) | S. Vijayan  |  | AIADMK | 48,998
Theni | N. R. Alagaraja |  | TMC(M) | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan |  | AIADMK | 49,144
Thirumangalam | M. Muthuramalingam |  | DMK | S. Andi Thevar |  | AIADMK | 28,925
Thirumayam | V. Chinniah |  | TMC(M) | S. Ragupathy |  | AIADMK | 11,888
Thirunavalur | A. J. Manikannan |  | DMK | K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy  |  | AIADMK | 12,436
Thirupparankundram | C. Ramachandran |  | DMK | S. V. Shanmugam  |  | AIADMK | 61,409
Thiruthuraipundi (SC)  | G. Palanisami |  | CPI | K. Gopalsami  |  | INC | 53,688
Thiruvadanai | K. R. Ramasamy |  | TMC(M) | D. Sakthivel  |  | INC | 51,400
Thiruvaiyaru | D. Chandrasekaran |  | DMK | M. Subramanian  |  | AIADMK | 27,011
Thiruvattar | V. Alban |  | DMK | J. Hemachandran |  | CPI(M) | 12,354
Thiruvarur (SC)  | A. Asohan |  | DMK | P. Arumuga Pandian  |  | AIADMK | 44,367
Thiruvidaimarudhur | S. Ramalingam |  | DMK | T. R. Loganathan  |  | INC | 41,941
Thiruvonam | M. Ramachandran |  | DMK | K. Thangamuthu |  | AIADMK | 31,550
Thondamuthur | C. R. Ramachandran |  | DMK | T. Malaravan  |  | AIADMK | 62,137
Thottiam | K. Kannaiyan |  | DMK | N. Nedumaran  |  | AIADMK | 40,982
Thousand Lights | M. K. Stalin |  | DMK | Zeenath Sheriffdeen  |  | AIADMK | 44,877
Tindivanam | R. Sedunathan |  | DMK | M. Karunanidhi  |  | PMK | 25,380
Tiruchendur | S. Jennifer Chandran |  | DMK | T. Dhamodharan  |  | AIADMK | 31,031
Tiruchengode | T. P. Arumugam |  | DMK | S. Chinnusamy  |  | AIADMK | 42,620
Tiruchy – I | B. Baranikumar |  | DMK | Pa. Krishnan  |  | AIADMK | 27,510
Tiruchy – II | Anbil Poyyamozhi |  | DMK | P. Selvaraj  |  | AIADMK | 44,829
Tirunelveli | A. L. Subramanian |  | DMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian  |  | AIADMK | 23,324
Tiruppattur (41) | G. Shanmugam |  | DMK | P. G. Mani  |  | AIADMK | 31,658
Tiruppattur (194) | R. Sivaraman |  | DMK | S. Kannappan |  | AIADMK | 19,277
Tirupporur (SC)  | G. Chockalingam |  | DMK | N. K. Loganathan  |  | AIADMK | 31,896
Tiruppur | K. Subbarayan |  | CPI | C. Sivasamy  |  | AIADMK | 41,055
Tiruttani | E. A. P. Sivaji |  | DMK | G. Hari  |  | AIADMK | 29,542
Tiruvallur | C. S. Mani |  | DMK | G. Kanagaraj  |  | AIADMK | 33,254
Tiruvannamalai | K. Pitchandi |  | DMK | A. Arunachalam  |  | INC | 52,978
Thiruvarambur | K. Durai |  | DMK | T. Rathinavel  |  | AIADMK | 46,753
Tiruvottiyur | T. C. Vijayan |  | DMK | B. Balraj  |  | AIADMK | 75,022
Triplicane | K. Nanjil Manoharan |  | DMK | A. Wahab  |  | AIADMK | 35,011
Tuticorin | N. Periasamy |  | DMK | J. L. B. Bono Venture Roche  |  | Independent | 21,371
Udagamandalam | T. Gundan |  | DMK | H. M. Raju  |  | INC | 47,180
Udumalpet | D. Selvaraj |  | DMK | C. Shanmugavel  |  | AIADMK | 24,320
Ulundurpet (SC)  | A. Mani |  | DMK | M. Anandan  |  | AIADMK | 20,975
Uppiliapuram (ST)  | T. Karuppusami |  | DMK | R. Saroja  |  | AIADMK | 34,568
Usilampatti | P. N. Vallarasu |  | AIFB | P. Veluchamy  |  | AIADMK | 55,903
Uthiramerur | K. Sundar |  | DMK | N. K. Gnanasekaran  |  | AIADMK | 33,092
Valangiman (SC)  | Gomathi Srinivasan |  | TMC(M) | V. Vivekanandan  |  | AIADMK | 20,511
Valparai (SC)  | V. P. Singaravelu |  | DMK | Kurichi Manimaran  |  | AIADMK | 25,272
Vandavasi (SC)  | Bala Anandan |  | DMK | V. Gunaseelan  |  | AIADMK | 39,746
Vaniyambadi | M. Abdul Lathief |  | DMK | K. Kuppusamy  |  | INC | 47,253
Vanur (SC)  | A. Marimuthu |  | DMK | S. P. Erasendiran  |  | AIADMK | 23,942
Varahur (SC)  | B. Duraisamy |  | DMK | A. Palanimuthu  |  | AIADMK | 21,151
Vasudevanallur (SC)  | R. Eswaran |  | TMC(M) | P. Suresh Babu  |  | INC | 616
Vedaranyam | S. K. Vedarathinam |  | DMK | P. C. V. Balasubramaniam  |  | INC | 22,792
Vedasandur | S. V. Krishnan |  | DMK | S. Gandhirajan  |  | AIADMK | 20,769
Veerapandi | S. Arumugam |  | DMK | K. Arjunan  |  | AIADMK | 21,151
Vellakoil | M. P. Saminathan |  | DMK | Durai Ramaswamy  |  | AIADMK | 6,914
Vellore | C. Gnanasekaran |  | TMC(M) | S. B. Bhaskaran  |  | INC | 60,888
Vilathikulam | K. Ravisankar |  | DMK | V. Gopalsamy |  | MDMK | 634
Vilavancode | D. Mony |  | CPI(M) | V. Thankaraj  |  | DMK | 21,282
Villivakkam | J. M. Haroon Rasheed |  | TMC(M) | M. G. Mohan  |  | INC | 147,747
Villupuram | K. Ponmudy |  | DMK | S. S. Panneerselvam  |  | AIADMK | 41,586
Virudhunagar | A. R. R. Seenivasan |  | DMK | G. Karikolraj  |  | INC | 23,487
Vridachalam | Tamizharasan |  | DMK | R. Govindasamy  |  | PMK | 6,885
Yercaud (ST)  | V. Perumal |  | DMK | R. Gunasekaran  |  | AIADMK | 9,394
*  | Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

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## Impact

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AIADMK suffered a rout in the elections. Most of sitting ministers of the AIADMK government, including the chief minister Jayalalithaa lost their seats. Jayalalithaa lost to DMK's E. G. Sugavanam by a margin of 8,366 votes in the Bargur constituency. A year after the election, the AIADMK split, when a faction led by the Arantaki MLA Su. Thirunavukkarasar broke away from the party. The MDMK which was contesting its first statewide elections since its formation in 1994 drew a blank. MDMK leader Vaiko was defeated in both the Vilathikulam Assembly constituency and the Sivakasi parliamentary constituency. This election also saw the PMK electing four members to the assembly. The massive victory of the DMK-TMC-CPI combine in the assembly elections spilled over to the parliamentary elections. The coalition was able to win all 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone parliamentary seat in the nearby Pondicherry. This tally of 40 seats enabled the DMK-TMC combine to be part of the United Front government during 1996–98.[2][12][13][19]

## Cabinet

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S.no  | Name  | Designation  | Party

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Chief Minister
1\.  | M. Karunanidhi | Chief Minister | DMK |
Cabinet Ministers
2\.  | K. Anbazhagan | Minister for Education  | DMK |
3\.  | Arcot N. Veerasamy | Minister for Health and Electricity
4\.  | Nanjil K. MANOHARAN | Minister for Revenue
5\.  | Ko. Si. Mani | Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration
6\.  | Veerapandi S. Arurmugam | Minister for Agriculture
7\.  | Duraimurugan | Minister for Public Works
8\.  | K. Ponmudy | Minister for Transport
9\.  | Dr M.Tamizhkudimagan  | Minister for Tamil Language & Culture
10\.  | K.N. Nehru | Minister for Food, PDS and Co-operation
11\.  | K. Sundaram | Minister for Milk
12\.  | A. Rahman Khan | Minister for Labour
13\.  | Aladi Aruna | Minister for Law
14\.  | V. Thangapandian  | Minister for Co-operation
15\.  | N.K.K.Periyasamy | Minister for Handlooms
16  | M.R.K. Panneerselvam | Minister for Backward Classes
17\.  | Pongalur N. Palanisamy | Minister for Animal Husbandry
18\.  | K. Pitchandi | Minister for Housing
19\.  | I. Periasamy | Minister for Rural Industries and Registration
20\.  | V.Mullaivendan | Minister for Information
21\.  | Pulavar Senguttuvan | Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments
22\.  | S.P. Sarkuna Pandian | Minister for Social Welfare
23\.  | Samayanallur S. Selvarasu | Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
24\.  | N. Suresh Rajan | Minister for Tourism
25\.  | Andhiyur P. Selvarasu | Minister for Khadi & Printing
26\.  | S. Jennifer Chandran | Minister for Fisheries

| After the death of the minister Thiru V.Thangapandian there is a Inclusion of Thiru Pasumpon Tha Kirittinan as Minister for Highways and seniority changes done he is placed in No 9 in ministers list and the cabinet re-designated several changes shuffling done.

## See also

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* Elections in Tamil Nadu
* Legislature of Tamil Nadu
* Government of Tamil Nadu

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