2014 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

Elections in Tamil Nadu

2014 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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39 Seats
Opinion polls
Turnout| 73.74% (0.71%)
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Leader  | J. Jayalalithaa | Pon. Radhakrishnan
Party  | AIADMK | BJP
Alliance  | – | NDA
Leader since  | 1988  | 2009
Leader's seat  | Did not contest | Kanniyakumari
Seats before  | 9  | 0
Seats won  | 37  | 2 (BJP 1 PMK 1)
Seat change  |  28  |  2
Popular vote  | 17,978,922  | 7,524,756
Percentage  | 44.92%  | 18.80%
Swing  |  22.01%  |  3.01%

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Result of the 2014 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu (Green = AIADMK and Saffron = NDA)

The 2014 Indian general elections for Tamil Nadu's 39 seats in the 16th Lok Sabha were held on 24 April 2014. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa won a spectacular victory, taking 37 of the 39 seats.[1] The total electors in the state of Tamil Nadu for the election was 55,114,867 and 73.74% of voters exercised their right to do so.[2] The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[3]

## Overview

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As the term of the 15th Lok Sabha ended in May 2014, the Election Commission of India decided to conduct the election for the 16th Lok Sabha in 24 April 2014.

The election process is carried out by the state election commission headed by Praveen Kumar, and for the first time, Section 144 of the CrPC was used in the election for 36 hours before polling to prevent cash distribution to bribe voters.[4] As of 23 April 2014, the commission had seized ₹39 crore in the state.[5]

## Schedule

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Event  | Date (Day)

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Issue of Notification  | 29 March 2014 (Saturday)
Last date for filing Nominations  | 5 April 2014 (Saturday)
Scrutiny of Nominations  | 7 April 2014 (Monday)
Last date for withdrawal of candidature  | 9 April 2014 (Wednesday)
Date of Poll  | 24 April 2014 (Thursday)
Counting of votes  | 16 May 2014 (Friday)
Date before which the election process shall be completed  | 28 May 2014 (Wednesday)

## Parties and alliances

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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

In the beginning of the year, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's general secretary J. Jayalalithaa stated that she would campaign and win all 39 seats by allying with CPI and CPI(M). Members of the AIADMK party declared her the prime ministerial candidate, despite rumors that she might support Narendra Modi.[6] On 24 February 2014, the date of her birthday, she announced candidates for all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu.[7]

National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, with Narendra Modi[8] as prime ministerial candidate, formed an alliance with Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK),[9] Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK), Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi(KMDK) and Puthiya Needhi Katchi (PNK). The seats were allotted on 20 March 2014 in Chennai by the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Rajnath Singh.[10]

Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA)

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Democratic Progressive Alliance, under the leadership of M. Karunanidhi withdrew its support from the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government on 19 March 2013 over Sri Lanka issues.[11] On 25 March 2014, DMK also expelled its south zone organizational secretary and the former minister of chemicals and fertilizers of the Republic of India M. K. Alagiri from the party for violating party discipline.[12] DPA formed an alliance with Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK), the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Puthiya Tamilagam (PT).[13]

Indian National Congress (INC)

The Indian National Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi stated that they would decide the prime ministerial candidate after the election. They lost their major ally, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam last year. So INC decided to contest alone in all 39 seats in the state.[14] The minister of shipping of the Republic of India G. K. Vasan[15] and the minister of finance of the Republic of India P. Chidambaram were opted out of the election.[16]

Left and Secular Alliance (LSA)

After six rounds of seat-sharing talks with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for the Lok Sabha seats, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India failed to bear fruit, and they opted to make an alliance of their own. On 14 March 2014 the two parties held a joint press conference in Chennai, declaring that CPI(M) would contest nine seats and CPI would contest eight seats.[17][18]

## Seat sharing of parties

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Party/Alliance  | Flag  | Election symbol  | Leader  | Photo  | Seats contested

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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |  | J. Jayalalithaa |  | 39
| National Democratic Alliance |  | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |  |  | Vijayakant |  | 14
| Pattali Makkal Katchi |  |  | S. Ramadoss |  | 8
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |  | Vaiko |  | 7
| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |  | Pon. Radhakrishnan |  | 6
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi |  | T. R. Paarivendhar |  | 1
| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |  | E. R. Eswaran |  | 1
| Puthiya Needhi Katchi |  | A. C. Shanmugam |  | 1
| Democratic Progressive Alliance |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |  | M. Karunanidhi |  | 34
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |  |  | Thol. Thirumavalavan |  | 2
| Indian Union Muslim League |  |  | K. M. Kader Mohideen |  | 1
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi |  |  | M. H. Jawahirullah |  | 1
| Puthiya Tamilagam |  |  | K. Krishnasamy |  | 1
| Indian National Congress |  |  | B. S. Gnanadesikan |  | 39
| Left and Secular Alliance |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |  | G. Ramakrishnan |  | 9
| Communist Party of India |  |  | D. Pandian |  | 8

## Candidates

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List of candidates from the prominent political parties  Constituency  | AIADMK | NDA | DPA | INC | LSA

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No.  | Name  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate  | Party  | Candidate
1  | Tiruvallur |  | AIADMK | P. Venugopal |  | DMDK | V. Yuvaraj |  | VCK | D. Ravikumar |  | INC | M. Jayakumar  |  | CPI | A. S. Kannan
2  | Chennai North |  | AIADMK | T. G. Venkatesh Babu |  | DMDK | M. Soundarapandian  |  | DMK | R. Girirajan |  | INC | Biju Chacko  |  | CPI(M) | U. Vasuki
3  | Chennai South |  | AIADMK | J. Jayavardhan |  | BJP | La. Ganesan |  | DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan |  | INC | S. V. Ramani  |  | Did not contest
4  | Chennai Central |  | AIADMK | S. R. Vijayakumar |  | DMDK | J. Constandine Ravindran  |  | DMK | Dayanidhi Maran |  | INC | C. D. Meyyappan  |  | Did not contest
5  | Sriperumbudur |  | AIADMK | K. N. Ramachandran |  | MDMK | R. Masilamani  |  | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan |  | INC | Arul Anbarasu  |  | Did not contest
6  | Kancheepuram |  | AIADMK | K. Maragatham |  | MDMK | C. E. Sathya  |  | DMK | G. Selvam |  | INC | P. Viswanathan  |  | Did not contest
7  | Arakkonam |  | AIADMK | G. Hari |  | PMK | R. Velu |  | DMK | N. R. Elango |  | INC | R. Rajesh  |  | Did not contest
8  | Vellore |  | AIADMK | B. Senguttuvan |  | BJP | A. C. Shanmugam |  | IUML | M. Abdul Rahman |  | INC | J. Vijay Elanchezian  |  | Did not contest
9  | Krishnagiri |  | AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar |  | PMK | G. K. Mani |  | DMK | P. Chinna Pillappa  |  | INC | A. Chellakumar |  | Did not contest
10  | Dharmapuri |  | AIADMK | P. S. Mohan  |  | PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss |  | DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan |  | INC | Rama Suganthan  |  | Did not contest
11  | Tiruvannamalai |  | AIADMK | R. Vanaroja |  | PMK | G. Ediroli Manian  |  | DMK | C. N. Annadurai |  | INC | A. Subramaniyan  |  | Did not contest
12  | Arani |  | AIADMK | V. Elumalai |  | PMK | A. K. Moorthy |  | DMK | R. Sivanandam  |  | INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad |  | Did not contest
13  | Viluppuram |  | AIADMK | S. Rajendran |  | DMDK | K. Umasankar  |  | DMK | K. Muthaiyan  |  | INC | K. Rani  |  | CPI(M) | G. Anandan
14  | Kallakurichi |  | AIADMK | K. Kamaraj |  | DMDK | V. P. Eswaran  |  | DMK | R. Manimaran  |  | INC | R. Devadass  |  | Did not contest
15  | Salem |  | AIADMK | V. Pannerselvam |  | DMDK | L. K. Sudhish  |  | DMK | S. Umarani  |  | INC | Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam  |  | Did not contest
16  | Namakkal |  | AIADMK | P. R. Sundaram |  | DMDK | S. K. Vel  |  | DMK | S. Gandhiselvan |  | INC | G. R. Subramaniyan  |  | Did not contest
17  | Erode |  | AIADMK | S. Selvakumara Chinnayan |  | MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi |  | DMK | H. Pavithravalli  |  | INC | P. Gopi  |  | Did not contest
18  | Tiruppur |  | AIADMK | V. Sathyabama |  | DMDK | N. Dineshkumar  |  | DMK | M. Senthilnathan  |  | INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan |  | CPI | K. Subbarayan
19  | Nilgiris |  | AIADMK | C. Gopalakrishnan |  | Did not contest |  | DMK | A. Raja |  | INC | P. Gandhi  |  | Did not contest
20  | Coimbatore |  | AIADMK | P. Nagarajan |  | BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan |  | DMK | K. Ganeshkumar  |  | INC | R. Prabhu |  | CPI(M) | P. R. Natarajan
21  | Pollachi |  | AIADMK | C. Mahendran |  | BJP | E. R. Eswaran |  | DMK | Pongalur N. Palanisamy |  | INC | Selvaraj  |  | Did not contest
22  | Dindigul |  | AIADMK | M. Udhaya Kumar |  | DMDK | A. Krishnamoorthy  |  | DMK | S. Gandhirajan  |  | INC | N. S. V. Chitthan |  | CPI(M) | N. Pandi
23  | Karur |  | AIADMK | M. Thambidurai |  | DMDK | N. S. Krishnan  |  | DMK | M. Chinnasamy  |  | INC | S. Jothimani |  | Did not contest
24  | Tiruchirappalli |  | AIADMK | P. Kumar |  | DMDK | A, M, G, Vijaykumar  |  | DMK | Mu. Anbhalagan  |  | INC | Sarubala R. Tondaiman |  | CPI(M) | S. Sridhar
25  | Perambalur |  | AIADMK | R. P. Marutharajaa |  | BJP | T. R. Paarivendhar |  | DMK | S. Seemanur Prabu  |  | INC | M. Rajasekaran  |  | Did not contest
26  | Cuddalore |  | AIADMK | A. Arunmozhithevan |  | DMDK | C. R. Jayasankar  |  | DMK | K. Nandagopalakrishnan  |  | INC | K. S. Alagiri |  | CPI | K. Balasubramanian
27  | Chidambaram |  | AIADMK | M. Chandrakasi |  | PMK | Sudhamanirathinem  |  | VCK | Thol. Thirumavalavan |  | INC | P. Vallal Peruman |  | Did not contest
28  | Mayiladuthurai |  | AIADMK | R. K. Bharathi Mohan |  | PMK | K. Agoram  |  | MNMK | S. Hyder Ali  |  | INC | Mani Shankar Aiyar |  | Did not contest
29  | Nagapattinam |  | AIADMK | K. Gopal |  | PMK | Vadivel Ravanan  |  | DMK | A. K. S. Vijayan |  | INC | Thalai T. A. P. Senthilpandian  |  | CPI | G. Palanisamy
30  | Thanjavur |  | AIADMK | K. Parasuraman |  | BJP | M. Muruganantham  |  | DMK | T. R. Baalu |  | INC | T. Krishnasamy Vandayar  |  | CPI(M) | S. Tamilselvi
31  | Sivaganga |  | AIADMK | P. R. Senthilnathan |  | BJP | H. Raja |  | DMK | Dhurai Raaj Subha  |  | INC | Karti P. Chidambaram |  | CPI | S. Krishnan
32  | Madurai |  | AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan |  | DMDK | D. Sivamuthu Kumar  |  | DMK | V. Velusamy |  | INC | T. N. Bharath Nachiappan  |  | CPI(M) | B. Vikraman
33  | Theni |  | AIADMK | R. Parthipan |  | MDMK | K. Alagusundaram  |  | DMK | Pon. Muthuramalingam  |  | INC | J. M. Aaroon Rashid |  | Did not contest
34  | Virudhunagar |  | AIADMK | T. Radhakrishnan |  | MDMK | Vaiko |  | DMK | S. Rethinavelu  |  | INC | B. Manickam Tagore |  | CPI(M) | K. Samuelraj
35  | Ramanathapuram |  | AIADMK | A. Anwhar Raajhaa |  | BJP | D. Kuppu Ramu  |  | DMK | S. Mohamed Jaleel  |  | INC | Su. Thirunavukkarasar |  | CPI | R. T. Uma Mageswari
36  | Thoothukkudi |  | AIADMK | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee |  | MDMK | S. Joel  |  | DMK | P. Jegan  |  | INC | A. P. C. V. Shanmugam  |  | CPI | A. Mohanraj
37  | Tenkasi |  | AIADMK | M. Vasanthi |  | MDMK | T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar |  | PT | K. Krishnasamy |  | INC | K. Jayakumar  |  | CPI | P. Lingam
38  | Tirunelveli |  | AIADMK | K. R. P. Prabakaran |  | DMDK | S. Sivananenthaperumal  |  | DMK | Devadasa Sundaram  |  | INC | S. S. Ramasubbu |  | Did not contest
39  | Kanniyakumari |  | AIADMK | D. John Thankam  |  | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan |  | DMK | F. M. Rajarathnam |  | INC | H. Vasanthakumar |  | CPI(M) | A. V. Bellarmin

## Opinion poll

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Polling agency  | Date published  |  |  |  |  |  | Lead  | Ref.

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AIADMK | NDA | DPA | INC | Others
Times Now-India TV-CVoter  | August – October 2013  | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5  | AIADMK | [19]
India Today-CVoter  | December 2013 – January 2014  | 29 | – | 5 | 0 | 5  | AIADMK | [20]
Times Now-India TV-CVoter  | January – February 2014  | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6  | AIADMK | [21]
NDTV-Hansa Research  | March 2014  | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2  | AIADMK | [22]
CNN-IBN-Lokniti-CSDS | March – April 2014  | 15–21 | 6 – 10 | 10 – 16 | 0 | 0  | AIADMK | [23]
NDTV-Hansa Research  | April 2014  | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0  | AIADMK | [24]
India Today-Cicero | 4 – 12 April 2014  | 20–24 | 4 – 6 | 9 – 13 | 0 | 0–2  | AIADMK | [25]

## Results

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### By Party

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Party  | Popular vote  | Seats

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Votes  | %  | ±pp | Contested  | Won  | +/−
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17,978,922  | 44.92  |  22.01  | 39  | 37  |  28
| NDA |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,223,566  | 5.56  |  3.21  | 8  | 1  |  1
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,804,812  | 4.51  |  1.21  | 8  | 1  |  1
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 2,078,843  | 5.19  |  4.89  | 14  | 0  |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,417,535  | 3.54  |  0.12  | 7  | 0  |  1
Total  | 7,524,756  | 18.80  |  3.01  | 38  | 2  |  1
| DPA |  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 9,570,666  | 23.91  |  1.21  | 34  | 0  |  18
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 606,110  | 1.51  |  0.90  | 2  | 0  |  1
| Puthiya Tamilagam | 262,812  | 0.66  |  0.26  | 1  | 0  |
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | 236,679  | 0.59  |  0.37  | 1  | 0  |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 205,896  | 0.51  |  | 1  | 0  |
Total  | 10,882,163  | 27.18  |  1.48  | 39  | 0  |  19
| Indian National Congress | 1,750,990  | 4.37  |  10.66  | 39  | 0  |  8
| LSA |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 220,632  | 0.55  |  1.65  | 9  | 0  |  1
| Communist Party of India | 219,866  | 0.55  |  2.30  | 8  | 0  |  1
Total  | 440,498  | 1.10  |  3.95  | 17  | 0  |  2
| Others | 866,317  | 2.20  |  | 673  | 0  |
| NOTA | 581,782  | 1.43  |  |
Total  | 40,025,367  | 100  | N/A  | 845  | 39  | N/A
Vote statistics
Valid votes  | 40,025,367  | 72.62  |
Invalid votes  | 651,915  | 1.12
Votes cast/turnout | 40,644,282 | 73.74
Abstentions  | 14,470,585  | 26.26
Registered voters | 55,114,867 | 100

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AIADMK | BJP | PMK

### By Constituency

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Constituency  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Margin

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No.  | Name  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %
1  | Tiruvallur |  | AIADMK | P. Venugopal | 628,499  | 50.10  |  | VCK | D. Ravikumar | 305,069  | 24.32  | 323,430
2  | Chennai North |  | AIADMK | T. G. Venkatesh Babu | 406,704  | 44.67  |  | DMK | R. Girirajan | 307,000  | 33.72  | 99,704
3  | Chennai South |  | AIADMK | J. Jayavardhan | 434,540  | 40.03  |  | DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 298,965  | 27.54  | 135,575
4  | Chennai Central |  | AIADMK | S. R. Vijayakumar | 333,296  | 40.88  |  | DMK | Dayanidhi Maran | 287,455  | 35.26  | 45,841
5  | Sriperumbudur |  | AIADMK | K. N. Ramachandran | 545,820  | 42.42  |  | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 443,174  | 34.44  | 102,646
6  | Kancheepuram |  | AIADMK | K. Maragatham | 499,395  | 44.20  |  | DMK | G. Selvam | 352,529  | 31.20  | 146,866
7  | Arakkonam |  | AIADMK | G. Hari | 493,534  | 45.29  |  | DMK | N. R. Elango | 252,768  | 23.19  | 240,766
8  | Vellore |  | AIADMK | B. Senguttuvan | 383,719  | 39.35  |  | BJP | A. C. Shanmugam | 324,326  | 33.26  | 59,393
9  | Krishnagiri |  | AIADMK | K. Ashok Kumar | 480,491  | 44.93  |  | DMK | P. Chinna Pillappa  | 273,900  | 25.61  | 206,591
10  | Dharmapuri |  | PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 468,194  | 42.46  |  | AIADMK | P. S. Mohan  | 391,048  | 35.46  | 77,146
11  | Tiruvannamalai |  | AIADMK | R. Vanaroja | 500,751  | 46.86  |  | DMK | C. N. Annadurai | 332,145  | 31.08  | 168,606
12  | Arani |  | AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 502,721  | 45.85  |  | DMK | R. Sivanandam  | 258,877  | 23.61  | 243,844
13  | Viluppuram |  | AIADMK | S. Rajendran | 482,704  | 45.19  |  | DMK | K. Muthaiyan  | 289,337  | 27.09  | 193,367
14  | Kallakurichi |  | AIADMK | K. Kamaraj | 533,383  | 48.16  |  | DMK | R. Manimaran  | 309,876  | 27.98  | 223,507
15  | Salem |  | AIADMK | V. Pannerselvam | 556,546  | 48.36  |  | DMK | S. Umarani  | 288,936  | 25.11  | 267,610
16  | Namakkal |  | AIADMK | P. R. Sundaram | 563,272  | 53.14  |  | DMK | S. Gandhiselvan | 268,898  | 25.37  | 294,374
17  | Erode |  | AIADMK | S. Selvakumara Chinnayan | 466,995  | 46.26  |  | MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 255,432  | 25.30  | 211,563
18  | Tiruppur |  | AIADMK | V. Sathyabama | 442,778  | 42.14  |  | DMDK | N. Dineshkumar  | 263,463  | 25.07  | 179,315
19  | Nilgiris |  | AIADMK | C. Gopalakrishnan | 463,700  | 49.67  |  | DMK | A. Raja | 358760  | 38.43  | 104,940
20  | Coimbatore |  | AIADMK | P. Nagarajan | 431,717  | 36.69  |  | BJP | C. P. Radhakrishnan | 389,701  | 33.12  | 42,016
21  | Pollachi |  | AIADMK | C. Mahendran | 417,092  | 41.18  |  | BJP | E. R. Eswaran | 276,118  | 27.26  | 140,974
22  | Dindigul |  | AIADMK | M. Udhaya Kumar | 510,462  | 47.10  |  | DMK | S. Gandhirajan  | 382,617  | 35.31  | 127,845
23  | Karur |  | AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 540,722  | 51.64  |  | DMK | M. Chinnasamy  | 345,475  | 32.99  | 195,247
24  | Tiruchirappalli |  | AIADMK | P. Kumar | 458,478  | 46.37  |  | DMK | Mu. Anbhalagan  | 308,002  | 31.15  | 150,476
25  | Perambalur |  | AIADMK | R. P. Marutharajaa | 462,693  | 44.85  |  | DMK | S. Seemanur Prabu  | 249,645  | 24.20  | 213,048
26  | Cuddalore |  | AIADMK | A. Arunmozhithevan | 481,429  | 48.87  |  | DMK | K. Nandagopalakrishnan  | 278,304  | 28.25  | 203,125
27  | Chidambaram |  | AIADMK | M. Chandrakasi | 429,536  | 39.45  |  | VCK | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 301,041  | 27.65  | 128,495
28  | Mayiladuthurai |  | AIADMK | R. K. Bharathi Mohan | 513,729  | 50.04  |  | MNMK | S. Hyder Ali  | 236,679  | 23.06  | 277,050
29  | Nagapattinam |  | AIADMK | K. Gopal | 434,174  | 46.06  |  | DMK | A. K. S. Vijayan | 328,095  | 34.81  | 106,079
30  | Thanjavur |  | AIADMK | K. Parasuraman | 510,307  | 50.39  |  | DMK | T. R. Baalu | 366,188  | 36.16  | 144,119
31  | Sivaganga |  | AIADMK | P. R. Senthilnathan | 475,993  | 46.33  |  | DMK | Dhurai Raaj Subha  | 246,608  | 24.00  | 229,385
32  | Madurai |  | AIADMK | R. Gopalakrishnan | 453,785  | 46.48  |  | DMK | V. Velusamy | 254,361  | 26.05  | 199,424
33  | Theni |  | AIADMK | R. Parthipan | 571,254  | 53.06  |  | DMK | Pon. Muthuramalingam  | 256,722  | 23.84  | 314,532
34  | Virudhunagar |  | AIADMK | T. Radhakrishnan | 406,694  | 40.20  |  | MDMK | Vaiko | 261,143  | 25.81  | 145,551
35  | Ramanathapuram |  | AIADMK | A. Anwhar Raajhaa | 405,945  | 40.54  |  | DMK | S. Mohamed Jaleel  | 286,621  | 28.63  | 119,324
36  | Thoothukkudi |  | AIADMK | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee | 366,052  | 39.92  |  | DMK | P. Jegan  | 242,050  | 26.40  | 124,002
37  | Tenkasi |  | AIADMK | M. Vasanthi | 424,586  | 41.65  |  | PT | K. Krishnasamy | 262,812  | 25.78  | 161,774
38  | Tirunelveli |  | AIADMK | K. R. P. Prabakaran | 398,139  | 41.36  |  | DMK | Devadasa Sundaram  | 272,040  | 28.26  | 126,099
39  | Kanniyakumari |  | BJP | Pon. Radhakrishnan | 372,906  | 37.62  |  | INC | H. Vasanthakumar | 244,244  | 24.64  | 128,662

## Analysis

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The ruling AIADMK, after winning 37 out of 39 seats, emerged as the third largest party in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. It had been recorded as the best performance by any party in the state after the INC, when it won 31 seats in the 1962 election. Prominent DMK leaders and former union cabinet ministers T. R. Baalu, A. Raja, and Dayanidhi Maran lost their respective seats. AIADMK's big success can be understood from the fact that, despite being a multi-cornered contest between AIADMK, NDA, DPA, INC, and LSA 33 seats were won by the party with a margin of more than 1 lakh votes.[26]

However, AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa ruled out joining the new government of India led by the BJP-led NDA.[27]

After the result of 1989 and 1991 elections, it was the third time that the DMK had no representative in the Lok Sabha. The same thing happened to INC when it drew a blank since the 1998 election. Similarly, the communist parties, the CPI and CPI(M), did not win any seats, their worst performances since the 1999 and 1996 elections, respectively.

The factors attributed to the sweeping result in favor of AIADMK were the implementation of various welfare schemes by the government led by J. Jayalalithaa and the hope people in Tamil Nadu had in her that she would protect Tamil interests.[28]

## Key positions held by elected members of parliament

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### Deputy speakers of the Lok Sabha

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No.  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected constituency  | Term in office  | Political party  | Speaker

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Assumed office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | M. Thambidurai
(1947–) | Karur | 13 August 2014  | 25 May 2019  | 4 years, 285 days  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | Sumitra Mahajan |

### Union ministers of state

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No.  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected constituency  | Portfolio  | Term in office  | Political party  | Cabinet Minister

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Assumed office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Pon. Radhakrishnan
(1952–) | Kanniyakumari | Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | 27 May 2014  | 8 November 2014  | 165 days  | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | Anant Geete |
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | 9 November 2014  | 2 September 2017  | 2 years, 297 days  | Nitin Gadkari
Ministry of Shipping | 24 May 2019  | 4 years, 196 days  | Nitin Gadkari
Ministry of Finance | 3 September 2017  | 1 year, 263 days  | Arun Jaitley

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Piyush Goyal

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Arun Jaitley

## See also

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* Elections in India
* Elections in Tamil Nadu

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17. ^ The Hindu. CPI, CPI(M) to contest 9 seats each in Tamil Nadu Archived 19 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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19. ^ "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
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21. ^ "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
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| Tiruvallur|

P. Venugopal (AIADMK)

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Chennai North|

T. G. Venkatesh Babu (AIADMK)

Chennai South|

J. Jayavardhan (AIADMK)

Chennai Central|

S. R. Vijayakumar (AIADMK)

Sriperumbudur|

K. N. Ramachandran (AIADMK)

Kancheepuram|

K. Maragatham (AIADMK)

Arakkonam|

G. Hari (AIADMK)

Vellore|

B. Senguttuvan (AIADMK)

Krishnagiri|

K. Ashok Kumar (AIADMK)

Dharmapuri|

Anbumani Ramadoss (PMK)

Tiruvannamalai|

R. Vanaroja (AIADMK)

Arani|

V. Elumalai (AIADMK)

| Viluppuram|

S. Rajendran (AIADMK)

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Kallakurichi|

K. Kamaraj (AIADMK)

Salem|

V. Pannerselvam (AIADMK)

Namakkal|

P. R. Sundaram (AIADMK)

Erode|

S. Selvakumara Chinnayan (AIADMK)

Tiruppur|

V. Sathyabama (AIADMK)

Nilgiris|

C. Gopalakrishnan (AIADMK)

Coimbatore|

P. Nagarajan (AIADMK)

Pollachi|

C. Mahendran (AIADMK)

Dindigul|

M. Udhaya Kumar (AIADMK)

Karur|

M. Thambidurai (AIADMK)

Tiruchirappalli|

P. Kumar (AIADMK)

Perambalur|

R. P. Marutharajaa (AIADMK)

Cuddalore|

A. Arunmozhithevan (AIADMK)

| Chidambaram|

M. Chandrakasi (AIADMK)

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Mayiladuthurai|

R. K. Bharathi Mohan (AIADMK)

Nagapattinam|

K. Gopal (AIADMK)

Thanjavur|

K. Parasuraman (AIADMK)

Sivaganga|

P. R. Senthilnathan (AIADMK)

Madurai|

R. Gopalakrishnan (AIADMK)

Theni|

R. Parthipan (AIADMK)

Virudhunagar|

T. Radhakrishnan (AIADMK)

Ramanathapuram|

A. Anwhar Raajhaa (AIADMK)

Thoothukkudi|

J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee (AIADMK)

Tenkasi|

M. Vasanthi (AIADMK)

Tirunelveli|

K. R. P. Prabakaran (AIADMK)

Kanniyakumari|

Pon. Radhakrishnan (BJP)

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