Lok Sabha General Election 1996
Tamil Nadu
39 parliamentary constituencies — party tallies, map, and winners.
Party Wise Results
Tamil Nadu — seats, contested & votes| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) · Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | 20 | 20 | 27.00% | 7,339,982 |
| DMK · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 17 | 17 | 25.63% | 6,967,679 |
| CPI · Communist Party of India | 2 | 2 | 2.33% | 632,813 |
| INC · Indian National Congress | 0 | 29 | 18.26% | 4,965,364 |
| ADMK · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 10 | 7.84% | 2,130,286 |
| MDMK · Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 24 | 4.50% | 1,222,415 |
| IND · Independent | 0 | 39 | 2.99% | 812,853 |
| BJP · Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 37 | 2.93% | 795,797 |
| AIIC(T) · All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 0 | 12 | 2.23% | 605,565 |
| PMK · Pattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 15 | 2.03% | 552,118 |
| CPM · Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 7 | 1.82% | 493,916 |
| JD · Janata Dal | 0 | 8 | 1.53% | 415,287 |
| JP · Janata Party | 0 | 2 | 0.76% | 205,816 |
| ATMK · Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhag | 0 | 4 | 0.07% | 19,394 |
| Total | 39 | — | 100% | 27,186,570 |
Party Wise Results
Seats won (Doughnut)Tamil Nadu Constituency Map
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Party Wise Vote Share
Votes polled in Tamil Nadu (Pie)Constituencies
Winner · vote share · margin| Constituency | Winner | Vote share | Margin over runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Madras North
#1
|
Somu N.V.N
Male
DMK
|
66.11% | 389,617 |
|
Madras Central
#2
|
Murasoli Maran
Male
DMK
|
69.02% | 280,467 |
|
Madras South
#3
|
Baalu T.R
Male
DMK
|
61.97% | 339,181 |
|
Sriperumbudur
#4
|
Nagaratnam.T
Male
DMK
|
57.94% | 245,711 |
|
Chengalpattu
#5
|
Parasuraman.K
Male
DMK
|
58.07% | 235,657 |
|
Arakkonam
#6
|
Velu.A.M
Male
TMC(M)
|
59.05% | 264,845 |
|
Vellore
#7
|
Shanmugam.P
Male
DMK
|
57.52% | 211,035 |
|
Tiruppattur
#8
|
Venugopal.D
DMK
|
61.55% | 240,264 |
|
Vandavasi
#9
|
Balaraman.L
Male
TMC(M)
|
50.34% | 173,304 |
|
Tindivanam
#10
|
Venkatraman G
Male
DMK
|
53.29% | 190,276 |
|
Cuddalore
#11
|
Venkatesan P.R.S
Male
TMC(M)
|
56.20% | 205,204 |
|
Chidambaram
#12
|
Ganesan V
Male
DMK
|
48.69% | 176,266 |
|
Dharmapuri
#13
|
Theertharaman.P
Male
TMC(M)
|
42.65% | 131,246 |
|
Krishnagiri
#14
|
Narasimhan C
Male
TMC(M)
|
55.95% | 194,676 |
|
Rasipuram
#15
|
Kandasamy K
Male
TMC(M)
|
61.76% | 193,178 |
|
Salem
#16
|
Devadass.R
Male
TMC(M)
|
47.07% | 120,885 |
|
Tiruchengode
#17
|
K.P.Ramalingam
Male
DMK
|
56.64% | 193,188 |
|
Nilgiris
#18
|
Balasubramaniyan S.R.
Male
TMC(M)
|
62.91% | 281,376 |
|
Gobichettipalayam
#19
|
Shanmugasundaram V.P
Male
DMK
|
53.20% | 142,968 |
|
Coimbatore
#20
|
Ramanathan M.
Male
DMK
|
56.79% | 262,787 |
|
Pollachi
#21
|
Kandasamy .V
Male
TMC(M)
|
55.18% | 138,891 |
|
Palani
#22
|
Kaarvendhan .S.K
Male
TMC(M)
|
57.43% | 192,633 |
|
Dindigul
#23
|
Chitthan.N.S.V.
Male
TMC(M)
|
63.97% | 267,914 |
|
Madurai
#24
|
Ram Babu A.G.S
Male
TMC(M)
|
46.45% | 189,806 |
|
Periyakulam
#25
|
Gnanagurusamy R
Male
DMK
|
49.09% | 131,337 |
|
Karur
#26
|
Natrayan.K
Male
TMC(M)
|
56.12% | 168,274 |
|
Tiruchirappalli
#27
|
Adaikkalraj.L
Male
TMC(M)
|
62.65% | 264,708 |
|
Perambalur
#28
|
Raja A
Male
DMK
|
59.19% | 214,247 |
|
Mayiladuturai
#29
|
Rajendiran P.V
Male
TMC(M)
|
55.70% | 153,544 |
|
Nagapattinam
#30
|
Selvarasu M
Male
CPI
|
56.77% | 221,346 |
|
Thanjavur
#31
|
Palanimanickam S.S
Male
DMK
|
58.80% | 200,428 |
|
Pudukkottai
#32
|
Siva,n.
Male
DMK
|
50.46% | 177,873 |
|
Sivaganga
#33
|
Chidambaram P.
Male
TMC(M)
|
64.79% | 247,302 |
|
Ramanathapuram
#34
|
Udayappan, S.P.
Male
TMC(M)
|
53.02% | 195,304 |
|
Sivakasi
#35
|
Alagirisamy, V.
Male
CPI
|
30.80% | 23,622 |
|
Tirunelveli
#36
|
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Male
DMK
|
45.53% | 118,280 |
|
Tenkasi
#37
|
Arunachalam, M.
Male
TMC(M)
|
44.98% | 95,926 |
|
Tiruchendur
#38
|
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Male
TMC(M)
|
55.57% | 203,711 |
|
Nagercoil
#39
|
Dennis N.
Male
TMC(M)
|
35.18% | 27,697 |