1996 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 1996 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide for the newly formed alliance between Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) and its leader G. K. Moopanar, and the left parties who ended up getting all 39 seats. Post election, the newly formed United Front, ended up getting all the seats from Tamil Nadu, since DMK and TMC joined it, with outside support from Indian National Congress (INC). The results in Tamil Nadu is a reflection of the results nationally, where INC, ended up losing the most seats. This election was seen as redemption for Moopanar and TMC, since they left Congress, on grounds that they formed an alliance with AIADMK, even though J. Jayalalithaa, general secretary of AIADMK, was accused of many corruption charges. This led to a disastrous showing, for AIADMK and Congress in Tamil Nadu, since they lost all 39 seats from the last election, and TMC reaping the benefits by getting the most seats, in this election with 20 seats.
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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 42,488,022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 28,438,885 (66.93%)  3.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1996 Election map (by constituencies) Red = United Front (won all the seats) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seat allotments
editUnited Front
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamil Maanila Congress |  |
G. K. Moopanar | 20 | |
| 2. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. Karunanidhi | 17 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of India |  |
R. Nallakannu | 2 | |
Congress Front
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress |  |
P.V. Narasimha Rao | 29 | |
| 2. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
J. Jayalalithaa | 10 | |
MDMK-CPI(M) Front
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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| 1. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
Vaiko | 24 | |
| 2. | Janata Dal |  |
8 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | _election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg){kind=small} |
N. Sankaraiah | 7 | |
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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| 1. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 
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Dr. Ramdoss | 15 | |
| 2. | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) |  |
Vazhappady Ramamurthy | 12 | |
Voting and results
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DMK-TMC-CPI alliance won all the seats in Tamil Nadu and the following represent the breakdown:
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
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| United Front | Tamil Maanila Congress | 7,339,982 | 27.00% | new party | 20 | new party | ||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,967,679 | 25.63% | 2.94%
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17 | 17
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| Communist Party of India | 632,813 | 2.33% | 0.29%
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2 | 2
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| Total | 14,940,474 | 54.96% | 30.23%
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| AIADMK+ | Indian National Congress | 4,965,364 | 18.26% |  24.31%
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0 | 28
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,130,286 | 7.84% | 10.26%
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0 | 11
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| Total | 7,095,650 | 26.10% | 34.57%
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0 | 39
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| MDMK+ | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,222,415 | 4.50% | new party | 0 | new party | ||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 632,813 | 2.33% | 0.29%
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| Janata Dal | 415,287 | 1.53% | 1.38%
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| Total | 2,270,515 | 8.36% | 3.41%
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| PMK+ | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 605,565 | 2.23% | new party | 0 | new party | ||
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 552,118 | 2.03% | 3.09%
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| Total | 1,157,683 | 4.26% | 0.86%
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| Independents | 815,224 | 3.00% | 1.57%
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| Other Parties (14 parties) | 909,395 | 3.32% | 0.22%
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| Total | 27,188,941 | 100.00% |
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| Valid Votes | 27,188,941 | 95.60% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 1,249,944 | 4.40% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 28,438,885 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 42,488,022 | 66.93% | 3.01%
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Note: TMC(M) is a spliter-group of INC, who carried with them 6 incumbent MPs from previous 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 average % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India[1]
List of Elected MPs
editc-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1991–1996)
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
editSource: Thinkquest Library[2]
Cabinet Ministers
edit| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Chennai Central | Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| G. Venkatraman | DMK | Tindivanam | Minister of Surface Transport | |
| M. Arunachalam | TMC(M) | Tenkasi | Minister of Urban Development (few months) Minister of Labour | |
| P. Chidambaram | TMC(M) | Sivaganga | Minister of Finance | |
Ministers of State
edit| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.R. Baalu | DMK | Chennai South | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | |
| R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | TMC(M) | Tiruchendur | Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports | |
| N. V. N. Somu | DMK | Chennai North | Minister of Defence | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ECI: Statistical Report 1998" (PDF). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Indian Union – Council of Ministers". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.