Lok Sabha General Election 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMK · All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 18 | 22 | 25.89% | 6,628,928 |
| DMK · Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5 | 17 | 20.08% | 5,140,266 |
| PMK · Pattali Makkal Katchi | 4 | 5 | 6.05% | 1,548,976 |
| TMC(M) · Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | 3 | 20 | 20.19% | 5,169,183 |
| BJP · Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | 5 | 6.86% | 1,757,645 |
| MDMK · Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3 | 5 | 6.26% | 1,602,504 |
| IND · Independent | 1 | 35 | 2.46% | 630,586 |
| CPI · Communist Party of India | 1 | 2 | 2.45% | 628,360 |
| JP · Janata Party | 1 | 1 | 1.04% | 266,202 |
| INC · Indian National Congress | 0 | 35 | 4.78% | 1,223,102 |
| PT · Puthiya Tamilagam | 0 | 15 | 1.74% | 446,583 |
| MADMK · M.G.R.Anna D.M.Kazhagam | 0 | 3 | 1.09% | 278,324 |
| CPM · Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 2 | 0.63% | 161,452 |
| BSP · Bahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 10 | 0.23% | 59,981 |
| RJD · Rashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 13 | 0.07% | 17,970 |
| SP · Samajwadi Party | 0 | 1 | 0.07% | 17,569 |
| Total | 39 | — | 100% | 25,603,798 |
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
|
Kuppusami C
Male
DMK
|
47.11% | 69,093 |
|
Madras Central
#2
|
Murasoli Maran
Male
DMK
|
51.73% | 71,727 |
|
Madras South
#3
|
Baalu T.R.
Male
DMK
|
48.17% | 20,014 |
|
Sriperumbudur
#4
|
Venugopal, K.
Male
ADMK
|
46.89% | 23,795 |
|
Chengalpattu
#5
|
Kanchi Panneerselvam
Male
ADMK
|
49.10% | 22,916 |
|
Arakkonam
#6
|
Gopal C
Male
ADMK
|
51.56% | 49,488 |
|
Vellore
#7
|
Shanmugam N.T.
Male
PMK
|
49.12% | 26,405 |
|
Tiruppattur
#8
|
Venugopal. D
Male
DMK
|
47.88% | 274 |
|
Vandavasi
#9
|
Durai M.
Male
PMK
|
50.66% | 65,075 |
|
Tindivanam
#10
|
Ramachandran N. Gingee
Male
MDMK
|
49.36% | 31,453 |
|
Cuddalore
#11
|
Dhamotharan M.C.
Male
ADMK
|
48.84% | 27,129 |
|
Chidambaram
#12
|
Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R.
Male
PMK
|
45.81% | 7,955 |
|
Dharmapuri
#13
|
Pary Mohan K.
Male
PMK
|
55.04% | 99,427 |
|
Krishnagiri
#14
|
Munusamy K.P.
Male
ADMK
|
50.71% | 49,349 |
|
Rasipuram
#15
|
Saroja V.Dr.
Female
ADMK
|
52.35% | 54,377 |
|
Salem
#16
|
Ramamurthy K.
Male
IND
|
55.47% | 135,880 |
|
Tiruchengode
#17
|
Palaniswamy K.
Male
ADMK
|
54.70% | 104,809 |
|
Nilgiris
#18
|
Mathan M. Alias Master Mathan M.
Male
BJP
|
46.49% | 60,385 |
|
Gobichettipalayam
#19
|
Chinnasamy V.K.
Male
ADMK
|
54.73% | 114,642 |
|
Coimbatore
#20
|
Radhakrishnan C.P.
Male
BJP
|
55.85% | 144,676 |
|
Pollachi
#21
|
Thiyagarajan M.
Male
ADMK
|
55.22% | 95,401 |
|
Palani
#22
|
Ganeshamurthi A.
Male
MDMK
|
47.08% | 27,437 |
|
Dindigul
#23
|
Sreenivaasan C.
Male
ADMK
|
46.55% | 15,199 |
|
Madurai
#24
|
Subramanian Swamy
Male
JP
|
40.48% | 20,897 |
|
Periyakulam
#25
|
Muthiah .R
Male
ADMK
|
53.06% | 70,580 |
|
Karur
#26
|
Thambi Durai.M
Male
ADMK
|
50.39% | 43,673 |
|
Tiruchirappalli
#27
|
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam
Male
BJP
|
48.39% | 11,455 |
|
Perambalur
#28
|
Rajarethinam, P
Male
ADMK
|
53.37% | 60,436 |
|
Mayiladuturai
#29
|
Krishnamoorthy, K.
Male
TMC(M)
|
45.68% | 42,456 |
|
Nagapattinam
#30
|
Selvarasu, M.
Male
CPI
|
58.77% | 131,303 |
|
Thanjavur
#31
|
Palanimanickam, S.S.
Male
DMK
|
51.81% | 48,204 |
|
Pudukkottai
#32
|
Paramasivam, Raja
Male
ADMK
|
37.25% | 30,520 |
|
Sivaganga
#33
|
Chidambaram, P.
Male
TMC(M)
|
51.15% | 59,141 |
|
Ramanathapuram
#34
|
Sathiamoorthy, V.
Male
ADMK
|
43.83% | 24,092 |
|
Sivakasi
#35
|
Vaiko
Male
MDMK
|
50.68% | 134,923 |
|
Tirunelveli
#36
|
Janarthanan, R.
Male
ADMK
|
41.44% | 6,904 |
|
Tenkasi
#37
|
Murugesan,s.
Male
ADMK
|
41.84% | 97,267 |
|
Tiruchendur
#38
|
Ramaraajan
Male
ADMK
|
49.34% | 46,855 |
|
Nagercoil
#39
|
Dennis, N.
Male
TMC(M)
|
50.00% | 29,185 |