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1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

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FieldValue
election_nameIndian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991
countryIndia
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_electionIndian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989
previous_year1989
next_electionIndian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996
next_year1996
election_dateMay–June 1991
seats_for_election39 (of 521) seats in the Lok Sabha
registered39,917,777
turnout25,514,736 (63.92%) 2.94%
leader4image4 = **INC **party4 = Congress (I)image1 =
image2
leader1J. Jayalalithaa
party1All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
alliance1Congress alliance
leaders_seat1*Did not contest*
seats1**39**
seat_change11
popular_vote1**14,981,111**
percentage1**60.67%**
swing13.69%
leader2M. Karunanidhi
leaders_seat2*Did not contest*
party2Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
alliance2NF+LF
seats20
seat_change21
popular_vote26,823,581
percentage227.64%
swing22.48%
map_image1991 tamil nadu lok sabha election map.png
map_size200px
map_caption1991 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = INC+ (Won all the seats)
map2_imageFile:Tamilnadu India Parliament 1991.svg
map2_size300px
map2_captionSeat wise Result
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionChandra Shekhar
before_partySamajwadi Janata Party
after_electionP. V. Narasimha Rao
after_partyIndian National Congress (Indira)

Green = INC+ (Won all the seats)

The 1991 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a repeat landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of the National Front, lost heavily, not winning a single seat. During this election, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, when campaigning for Margatham Chandrasekar for the Indian National Congress, in the Sriperumbudur constituency.

Seat sharing of parties

Party/AllianceFlagElectoral symbolPortraitLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress}}INC-led AllianceIndian National Congress[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg50px]][[File:Hand INC.svg50px]]
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[[File:AIADMK Flag.svg50px]][[File:Indian election symbol two leaves.svg50px]][[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg50px]]J. Jayalalithaa
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}DMK-led AllianceDravida Munnetra Kazhagam[[File:Flag DMK.svg50x50px]][[File:Indian election symbol rising sun.svg50x50px]]
Janata Dal[[File:Janata Dal symbol.svg50px]][[File:Blank.svg50x50px]][[File:Shivaji Ganesan 2001 stamp of India.jpg50px]]Sivaji Ganesan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg50x50px]][[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg50x50px]][[File:Blank.svg50px]]A. Nallasivam
Communist Party of India[[File:CPI-banner.svg50x50px]][[File:CPI symbol.svg50x50px]][[File:Blank.svg50px]]P. Manickam

List of Candidates

ConstituencyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"AIADMK+Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"DMK+Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"PMKNo.NamePartyCandidatePartyCandidatePartyCandidate123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839
Madras NorthD. PandianAladi ArunaR. Ramamuthu Kumar
Madras CentralEra. AnbarasuN. V. N. SomuD. Anbazhagan
Madras SouthR. SridharanT. R. BaaluK. V. S. Sivaraman alias Saidai
Sriperumbudur (SC)Maragatham ChandrasekarK. Sundaram*Did not contest*
ChengalpattuS. S. R. Rajendra KumarC. ArumugamV. Kamalambal
ArakkonamR. JeevarathinamM. KannaiyanS. Subramaniam
VelloreB. Akber PashaP. Shanmugam*Did not contest*
TiruppatturA. JayamohanK. C. AlagiriD. P. Chandran
VandavasiM. KrishnaswamyD. VenugopalDurai Kasilingam
TindivanamK. Rama MurtheeN. DhayanithiS. Shanmugam
CuddaloreP. P. KaliaperumalG. BhuvaraghanG. Chinnadhuri
Chidambaram (SC)P. VallalperumanA. Sulochana AyyasamyDalit Ezhilmalai
DharmapuriK. V. ThangkabaluM. KandasamyP. D. Elangovan
KrishnagiriK. Rama MurthyR. ManickamR. Raju
Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanI. SuhenyaP. Jeyapal
SalemRangarajan KumaramangalamK. P. ArthanarisamyK. Arjunan
TiruchengodeK. S. SoundaramK. P. RamalingamA. Mannathan
NilgirisR. PrabhuS. Doraisamy*Did not contest*
GobichettipalayamP. G. NarayananG. S. LakshmanaiyerS. Chinnadurai
CoimbatoreC. K. KuppuswamyK. Ramani*Did not contest*
Pollachi (SC)B. Raja Ravi VarmaC. T. DhandapaniG. Selvaraj
PalaniA. Senapathi GounderK. Kumarsamy*Did not contest*
DindigulDindigul C. SreenivasanMaya ThevarP. Gopal
MaduraiA. G. S. Ram BabuP. MohanR. Tamil Selvan
PeriyakulamR. RamasamyCumbam R. Rama KrishnanK. Madasamy
KarurN. MurugesanD. ThirunavukkarasuR. Pakkian
TiruchirappalliL. AdaikalarajT. K. Rangarajan*Did not contest*
Perambalur (SC)A. AsokrajS. V. RamaswamyJ. Sivagnanamani
MayiladuturaiMani Shankar AiyarP. Kalayanam Kuttalam*Did not contest*
Nagapattinam (SC)PadmaM. SelvarasuU. Kasinathan
ThanjavurK. Thulasiah VandayarS. S. PalanimanickamH. Shahul Hameed
PudukkottaiN. SundarrajK. ChandrasekaranV. Thiruvarangan
SivagangaP. ChidambaramV. KasinathanA. Sathaiah
RamanathapuramV. RajeswaranKadher Batcha*Did not contest*
SivakasiR. Kanga GovindarajuluA. Sri NivasanK. Puyal Ponnaiah
TirunelveliKadambur R. JanarthananK. P. KandasamyS. Krishnakanthan Yadav
Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamT. Sadhan TirumalaikumarE. Nambirajan
TiruchendurR. Dhanuskodi AthithanG. Anton GomezR. Christa Doss
NagercoilN. DennisP. Muhammadd IsmailK. James

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
ADMK won all the seats in the district}}
AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat Change
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"AIADMK+Indian National Congress}}"Indian National Congress10,510,56942.57%2.71%
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,470,54218.10%0.98%11
**Total****14,981,111****60.67%****3.69%****39****1**
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"National FrontDravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,601,59722.69%3.97%
Janata Dal}}"Janata Dal718,2222.91%1.49%0
Communist Party of India}}"Communist Party of India503,7622.04%01
**Total****6,823,581****27.64%****2.48%****0****1**
Pattali Makkal Katchi}}"Pattali Makkal Katchi1,269,6905.14%0.68%0
Independent politician}}"Independents353,7191.43%0.84%0
Other Parties (16 parties)1,264,2335.12%0.31%0
**Total****24,692,334****100.00%****39**
Valid Votes24,692,33496.78%
Invalid Votes822,4023.22%
**Total Votes****25,514,736****100.00%**
Registered Voters/Turnout39,917,77763.92%2.94%

List of Elected MPs

ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%Votes%1Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"118,518Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"16.162Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"103,271Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"18.653All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"162,528All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"22.004Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"180,572Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"27.805All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"153,206All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"24.006Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"176,710Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"27.337Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"199,169Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"32.078Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"190,461Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"29.549Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"177,095Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"27.7610Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"170,149Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"27.5711Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"208,057Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"33.7312Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"136,890Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"21.8113Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"150,489Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"23.9014Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"213,114Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"36.6615Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"272,985Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"44.7016Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"282,568Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"46.6517All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"314,481All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"40.2818Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"180,802Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"27.4019All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"249,161All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"42.1020Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"186,064Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"26.7021All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"206,270All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"32.6522Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"260,142Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"40.3623All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"224,417All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"36.1124Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"242,160Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"38.4625All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"213,960All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"35.0026All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"269,969All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"39.1127Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"209,706Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"32.3628All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"194,950All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"30.6029Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"161,937Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"26.2030Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"25,716Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"3.9131Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"162,070Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"25.9832Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"219,721Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"30.4333Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"228,597Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"38.3734Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"171,526Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"29.1735All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"163,090All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"24.6636All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"153,592All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"27.1737Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"182,086Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"30.3238Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"258,776Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"49.8139Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"124,913Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"23.04
Madras NorthD. PandianINC400,45454.61Arunachalam Alias Aladi ArunaDMK281,93638.45
Madras CentralEra AnbarasuINC312,30256.40N. V. N. SomuDMK209,03137.75
Madras SouthR. SridharanAIADMK418,49356.66T. R. BaluDMK255,96534.66
Sriperumbudur (SC)Maragatham ChandrasekarINC400,74161.71K. SundaramDMK220,16933.91
ChengalpattuS. S. R. Rajendra KumarAIADMK351,61355.08C. ArumugamDMK198,40731.08
ArakkonamR. JeevarathinamINC348,51653.90M. KannaiyanDMK171,80626.57
VelloreB. Akber PashaINC383,17761.70P. ShanmugamDMK184,00829.63
TiruppatturA. Jaya MohanINC387,64960.12K. C. AlagiriDMK197,18830.58
VandavasiM. KrishnaswamyINC354,45155.55D. VenugopalDMK177,35627.79
TindivanamK. Rama MurtheeINC341,97155.40N. DhayanithiDMK171,82227.83
CuddaloreP. P. KaliaperumalINC360,44558.44G. BhuvarahanJD152,38824.71
Chidambaram (SC)P. VallalperumanINC306,12148.77Sulochana AyyasamyDMK169,23126.96
DharmapuriK. V. Thangka BaluINC322,13851.17P. D. ElangovanPMK171,64927.27
KrishnagiriK. Rama MurthyINC353,03360.72R. ManickamJD139,91924.06
Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanINC422,40069.17I. SuhenyaDMK149,41524.47
SalemRangarajanm Kumarā́mangalamINC406,04267.03K. P. ArthanarisamyDMK123,47420.38
TiruchengodeK. S. SoundaramAIADMK521,58066.80K. P. RamalingamDMK207,09926.52
NilgirisR. PrabhuINC387,70758.75S. DoraisamyDMK206,90531.35
GobichettipalayamP. G. NarayananAIADMK397,43167.16G. S. LakshmanaiyerJD148,27025.06
CoimbatoreC. K. KuppuswamyINC408,89158.67K. RamaniCPI(M)222,82731.97
Pollachi (SC)B. RajaravivarmaAIADMK414,81065.65C. T. DhandapaniDMK208,54033.00
PalaniA. Senapathi GounderINC445,89769.18K. KumarsamyDMK185,75528.82
DindigulC. SrinivasanAIADMK416,65267.04K. Maya ThevarDMK192,23530.93
MaduraiA. G. S. Ram BabuINC425,76967.62P. MohanCPI(M)183,60929.16
PeriyakulamR. RamasamyAIADMK382,75962.61Rama Krishanan CumbamDMK168,79927.61
KarurN. MurugesanAIADMK475,57168.89D. ThirunavukkarasuDMK205,60229.78
TiruchirappalliL. Adaikala RajINC414,62863.99T. K. RangarajanCPI(M)204,92231.63
Perambalur (SC)A. AsokrajAIADMK375,43058.92S. V. RamaswamyDMK180,48028.32
MayiladuturaiMani Shankar AiyarINC364,59858.98P. Kalyanam KuttalamDMK202,66132.78
Nagapattinam (SC)PadmaINC327,41349.71M. SelvarasuCPI301,69745.80
ThanjavurK. Thulasiah VandayarINC381,93261.23S. PalanimanickamDMK219,86235.25
PudukkottaiN. SundararajINC460,79563.82K. ChandrasekaranDMK241,07433.39
SivagangaP. ChindambaramINC402,02967.49V. KasinathanDMK173,43229.12
RamanathapuramV. RajeshwaranINC348,41559.25S. Kather Batcha Alias VellaichamyDMK176,88930.08
SivakasiR. Kanga GovindarajuluAIADMK365,15555.21A. Sri NivasanCPI202,06530.55
TirunelveliM. R. JanarthananAIADMK351,04862.09K. P. KandasamyDMK197,45634.92
Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamINC381,72163.56T. Sadhan ThirumalaikumarDMK199,63533.24
TiruchendurR. Dhanushkodi AthinthanINC381,52173.43G. Anton GomezJD122,74523.62
NagercoilN. DennisINC279,81351.60P. Muhammadd IsmailJD154,90028.56

Key positions held by elected members of parliament

Union ministers of state (independent charge)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Elected constituencyPortfolioTerm in officePolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office12
[[File:PChidambaram.jpg100px]]**P. Chidambaram**
(b. 1945)SivagangaMinistry of Commerce21 June 19919 July 19922 years, 71 daysIndian National CongressIndian National Congress}}
10 February 19953 April 1996
[[File:Blank.svg100px]]**Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy**
(1940–2002)KrishnagiriMinistry of Labour21 June 199130 July 199139 days

Union ministers of state

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)Elected constituencyPortfolioTerm in officePolitical partyCabinet MinisterAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office12
[[File:M. Arunachalam.jpg100px]]**M. Arunachalam**
(1944–2004)TenkasiMinistry of Urban Development21 June 199118 January 1993Indian National CongressIndian National Congress}}Sheila KaulIndian National Congress}}
Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Industries18 January 19933 April 1996K. Karunakaran
[[File:Blank.svg100px]]**Rangarajan Kumaramangalam**
(1952–2000)SalemMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs21 June 19912 July 19921 year, 11 daysGhulam Nabi Azad
Ministry of Law and Justice and Company AffairsKotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
Ministry of Science and Technology2 July 19922 December 19931 year, 153 daysP. V. Narasimha Rao
Ministry of Parliamentary AffairsGhulam Nabi Azad

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