Indian general election, 1991 (Tamil Nadu)

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991

May–June 1991
39 seats
First party Second party   Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Party AIADMK DMK Alliance INC+ NF Seats won 39 0 Seat change +1 -1 Popular vote 14,981,111 6,823,581 Percentage 65.26% 27.64%
1991 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (Won all the seats)

The Indian general election, 1991 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 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.

Voting and Results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left

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Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts)
ADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in TN. Below is a breakdown by parties within coalition:

  INC won all the seats in the district

  INC won 67% the seats in the district

  INC won half the seats in the district

  ADMK won all the seats in the district

Results by Alliance

INC+	SEATS	NF	SEATS	OTHERS	SEATS
INC	28	DMK	0	BJP	0
ADMK	11	JD	0	PMK	0
		CPI	0
TOTAL (1991)	39	TOTAL (1991)	0	TOTAL (1991)	0
TOTAL (1989)	38	TOTAL (1989)	0	TOTAL (1989)	1

List of Elected MPs

Constituency	Winner	Party	Margin	Runner-upa	Partya
1. Chennai North	D. Pandian	Indian National Congress	118,518	Aladi Aruna	DMK
2. Chennai Central	Era Anbarasuc	Indian National Congress	103,271	N. V. N. Somu	DMK
3. Chennai South	R. Sridharan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	162,528	T. R. Balu	DMK
4. Sriperumbudur	Margatham Chandrasekarc	Indian National Congress	180,572	K. Sundaram	DMK
5. Chengalpattu	S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	153,206	C. Arumugam	DMK
6. Arakkonam	R. Jeevarathinamc	Indian National Congress	176,710	M. Kannaiyan	DMK
7. Vellore	B. Akber Pasha	Indian National Congress	199,169	P. Shanmugam	DMK
8. Tiruppattur	A. Jayamohanc	Indian National Congress	190,461	K. C. Alagiri	DMK
9. Vandavasi	M. Krishnaswamy	Indian National Congress	177,095	D. Venugopal	DMK
10. Tindivanam	K. Rama Murthee	Indian National Congress	170,149	N. Dayanidhi	DMK
11. Cuddalore	P. P. Kaliaperumal	Indian National Congress	208,057	G. Bhuvarahan	JD
12. Chidambaram	P. Vallalperumanc	Indian National Congress	136,890	Sulochana Ayyasamy	DMK
13. Dharmapuri	K.V. Thangkabalu	Indian National Congress	150,489	P. D. Elangovan	PMK
14. Krishnagiri	K. Ramamurthy	Indian National Congress	213,114	R. Manickam	JD
15. Rasipuram	B. Devarajanc	Indian National Congress	272,985	I. Suganya	DMK
16. Salem	Rangarajan Kumaramangalamc	Indian National Congress	282,568	K. P. Arthanarisamy	DMK
17. Tiruchengode	K. S. Soundaram	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	314,481	K. P. Ramalingam	DMK
18. Nilgiris	R. Prabhuc	Indian National Congress	180,802	S. Doraisamy	DMK
19. Gobichettipalayam	P. G. Narayananc	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	249,161	G. S. Lakshman Iyer	JD
20. Coimbatore	C. K. Kuppuswamyc	Indian National Congress	186,064	K. Ramani	CPM
21. Pollachi	B. Rajaravivarma	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	206,270	C. T. Dhandapani	DMK
22. Palani	A. Senapathi Gounderc	Indian National Congress	260,142	K. Kumarasamy	DMK
23. Dindigul	C. Sreenivaasan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	224,417	K. Maya Thevar	DMK
24. Madurai	A. G. S. Ram Babuc	Indian National Congress	242,160	P. Mohan	CPM
25. Periyakulam	R. Ramasamy	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	213,960	Cumbum Ramakrishnan	DMK
26. Karur	N. Murugesan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	269,969	D. Thirunavukkarasu	DMK
27. Tiruchirappalli	L. Adaikalarajc	Indian National Congress	209,706	T. K. Rangarajan	CPM
28. Perambalur	A. Asokrajc	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	194,950	S. V. Ramaswamy	DMK
29. Mayiladuturai	Mani Shankar Aiyar	Indian National Congress	161,937	Kuttalam P. Kalyanam	DMK
30. Nagapattinam	Padma	Indian National Congress	25,716	M. Selvaraj	CPI
31. Thanjavur	K. Thulasiah Vandayar	Indian National Congress	162,070	S. Palanimanickam	DMK
32. Pudukkottai	N. Sundararajc	Indian National Congress	219,721	K. Chandrasekaran	DMK
33. Sivaganga	P. Chidambaramc	Indian National Congress	228,597	V. Kasinathan	DMK
34. Ramanathapuram	V. Rajeshwaran	Indian National Congress	171,526	S. Vellaichamy	DMK
35. Sivakasi	R. Kanga Govindarajulu	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	163,090	A. Srinivasan	CPI
36. Tirunelveli	M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan	Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	153,592	K. P. Kandasamy	DMK
37. Tenkasi	M. Arunachalamc	Indian National Congress	182,086	T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar	DMK
38. Tiruchendur	R. Dhanuskodi Athithanc	Indian National Congress	258,776	G. Anton Gomez	JD
39. Nagercoil	N. Dennisc	Indian National Congress	124,913	P. Mohammad Ismail	JD

^c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1989-1991)

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: Even though Congress and AIADMK swept Tamil Nadu, which proved to be an important state for Narasimha Rao and Congress to have a minority government at the national level, no cabinet berths were given to members from Tamil Nadu. Also all 4 council of ministers were from the Congress party.

Ministers of State (Independent charge)

Minister	Party	Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha	Portfolios
P. Chidambaram	INC	Sivaganga	Minister of Commerce and Industry
K. Ramamurthy	INC	Krishnagiri	Minister of Labour and Employment

Ministers of State

Minister	Party	Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha	Portfolios
Rangarajan Kumaramangalam	INC	Salem	Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs
M. Arunachalam	INC	Tenkasi	Minister of Urban Development

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

Other Sources

• Volume I, 1991 Indian general election, 10th Lok Sabha

External links

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History