Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1998
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1998 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
18
Contested
6
Won
12
Lost
5,308,388
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baalu T.R.
Winner
432,913 votes
· 48.17%
|
Jana Krishnamurthi, K
Runner-up
BJP
· 412,899 votes
|
Madras South · 3 | Tamil Nadu | 20,014 |
| 2 |
Kuppusami C
Winner
401,322 votes
· 47.11%
|
Sabapathy Mohan, R.T.
Runner-up
MDMK
· 332,229 votes
|
Madras North · 1 | Tamil Nadu | 69,093 |
| 3 |
Palanimanickam, S.S.
Winner
324,344 votes
· 51.81%
|
Ganesan, L.
Runner-up
MDMK
· 276,140 votes
|
Thanjavur · 31 | Tamil Nadu | 48,204 |
| 4 |
Venugopal. D
Winner
322,990 votes
· 47.88%
|
Krishnamoorthy.S
Runner-up
ADMK
· 322,716 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 8 | Tamil Nadu | 274 |
| 5 |
Ramalingam K.P. Dr.
Runner-up
310,183 votes
· 40.89%
|
Palaniswamy K.
Winner
ADMK
· 414,992 votes
|
Tiruchengode · 17 | Tamil Nadu | 104,809 |
| 6 |
Parasuraman K
Runner-up
306,323 votes
· 45.68%
|
Kanchi Panneerselvam
Winner
ADMK
· 329,239 votes
|
Chengalpattu · 5 | Tamil Nadu | 22,916 |
| 7 |
Mohammed Saqhy T.A.
Runner-up
304,630 votes
· 45.20%
|
Shanmugam N.T.
Winner
PMK
· 331,035 votes
|
Vellore · 7 | Tamil Nadu | 26,405 |
| 8 |
Subbian K.R.
Runner-up
304,593 votes
· 37.86%
|
Radhakrishnan C.P.
Winner
BJP
· 449,269 votes
|
Coimbatore · 20 | Tamil Nadu | 144,676 |
| 9 |
Nagarathinam, T
Runner-up
302,733 votes
· 43.48%
|
Venugopal, K.
Winner
ADMK
· 326,528 votes
|
Sriperumbudur · 4 | Tamil Nadu | 23,795 |
| 10 |
Murasoli Maran
Winner
300,774 votes
· 51.73%
|
Jayakumar, D
Runner-up
ADMK
· 229,047 votes
|
Madras Central · 2 | Tamil Nadu | 71,727 |
| 11 |
Ganesan V.
Runner-up
297,417 votes
· 44.62%
|
Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.
Winner
PMK
· 305,372 votes
|
Chidambaram · 12 | Tamil Nadu | 7,955 |
| 12 |
Venkatraman G.
Runner-up
288,688 votes
· 44.51%
|
Ramachandran N. Gingee
Winner
MDMK
· 320,141 votes
|
Tindivanam · 10 | Tamil Nadu | 31,453 |
| 13 |
Raja A
Runner-up
280,682 votes
· 43.91%
|
Rajarethinam, P
Winner
ADMK
· 341,118 votes
|
Perambalur · 28 | Tamil Nadu | 60,436 |
| 14 |
Siva, P.N.
Runner-up
257,552 votes
· 33.30%
|
Paramasivam, Raja
Winner
ADMK
· 288,072 votes
|
Pudukkottai · 32 | Tamil Nadu | 30,520 |
| 15 |
Gandhimathy.R
Runner-up
249,092 votes
· 41.34%
|
Muthiah .R
Winner
ADMK
· 319,672 votes
|
Periyakulam · 25 | Tamil Nadu | 70,580 |
| 16 |
Sarath Kumar, R.
Runner-up
240,919 votes
· 40.29%
|
Janarthanan, R.
Winner
ADMK
· 247,823 votes
|
Tirunelveli · 36 | Tamil Nadu | 6,904 |
| 17 |
Ramasamy N.
Runner-up
215,111 votes
· 35.71%
|
Chinnasamy V.K.
Winner
ADMK
· 329,753 votes
|
Gobichettipalayam · 19 | Tamil Nadu | 114,642 |
| 18 |
S. Arumugham
Winner
168,122 votes
· 41.11%
|
P. Shanmugam
Runner-up
INC
· 131,348 votes
|
Pondicherry · 1 | Puducherry | 36,774 |