The 1999 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats, compared to the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. This is also the first time that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, helping them have power at the national level for the next 5 years with the NDA, before they joined the UPA. The NDA, ended up losing 3 seats, compared to the election the year before, due to AIADMK leaving the NDA, but the seats were made up, because DMK left the united front and joined the NDA.
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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 4,77,33,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 2,76,76,543 (57.98%)  0.03% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1999 Election map (by constituencies) Saffron = NDA and Green = INC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seat allotments(1999)
editNational Democratic Alliance
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
M. Karunanidhi | 18 | |
| 2. | Pattali Makkal Katchi |  |
Dr. Ramdoss | 7 | |
| 3. | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
K.N. Laxmanan | 6 | |
| 4. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
Vaiko | 5 | |
| 5. | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 1 | |
| 6. | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | |
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 | |
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the DMK ticket | |||||
| 7. | MGR Kazhagam | |
R. M. Veerappan | 1 | |
AIADMK-Congress Alliance
editSource: Indian Express[1]
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  |
J. Jayalalithaa | 23 | |
| 2. | Indian National Congress |  |
Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy | 11 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
N. Sankaraiah | 2 | |
| 4. | Communist Party of India |  |
R. Nallakannu | 2 | |
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket | |||||
| 5. | Indian National League | |
Abdul Lathief | 1 | |
TMC(M) alliance
edit| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamil Maanila Congress |  |
G. K. Moopanar | 24 | |
| 2. | Puthiya Tamilagam |  |
K. Krishnasamy | 10 | |
| 3. | Janata Dal |  |
V. P. Singh | 1 | |
| Unrecognized (or) Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the TMC(M) ticket | |||||
| 4. | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |
Thol. Thirumavalavan | 2 | |
| 5. | Indian Union Muslim League | |
K. M. Kader Mohideen | 1 | |
| 6. | Kamaraj Aadhithanar Kazhagam | |
1 | ||
Voting and results
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DMK-BJP alliance won all the seats in this district
DMK-BJP alliance won 67% of the seats (Coimbatore)
DMK-BJP alliance won half the seats in this district
AIADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in this district
CPI(M) won the lone seat in this district (Madurai)
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,298,832 | 23.13% |  3.05%
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12 | 7
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,236,821 | 8.21% | 2.16%
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5 | 1
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,945,286 | 7.14% | 0.28%
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4 | 1
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| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,620,527 | 5.95% |  0.31%
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4 | 1
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| MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 396,216 | 1.46% | 0.37%
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1 | 1
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| Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | 338,278 | 1.24% | 0.19%
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0 | 1
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| Total | 12,835,960 | 47.13% | 5.36%
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26 | 10
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| AIADMK | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,992,003 | 25.68% | 0.21%
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10 | 8
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| Indian National Congress | 3,022,107 | 11.10% | 6.32%
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2 | 2
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 639,516 | 2.35% | 1.72%
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1 | 1
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| Communist Party of India | 695,762 | 2.56% | 0.11%
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0 | 1
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| Total | 11,349,388 | 41.69% | 7.94%
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13 | 6
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| Tamil Maanila Congress | 1,946,899 | 7.15% | 13.04%
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0 | 3
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| Independents | 339,948 | 1.25% | 0.22%
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0 | 
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| Other Parties (20 parties) | 759,084 | 2.78% | 0.48%
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0 |
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| Total | 27,231,279 | 100.00% |
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| Valid Votes | 27,231,279 | 98.39% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 445,264 | 1.61% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 27,676,543 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 47,733,664 | 57.98% | 0.03%
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†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last 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 % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India[2]
List of Elected MPs
edit| Category | DMK | AIADMK | TMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 52% | 32% | 14% |
| Female | 46% | 38% | 15% |
| Education | |||
| Graduate | 69% | 28% | 4% |
| College | 65% | 25% | 8% |
| Middle | 47% | 40% | 11% |
| Illiterate | 36% | 35% | 27% |
| Social class | |||
| Very poor | 30% | 42% | 25% |
| Poor | 54% | 27% | 17% |
| Middle | 59% | 36% | 6% |
| High | 65% | 30% | 3% |
| Caste | |||
| Upper caste | 70% | 27% | 3% |
| Thevar | 64% | 34% | 1% |
| Vanniyars | 61% | 32% | 7% |
| Chettiyars | 64% | 33% | 0% |
| Lower OBCs | 52% | 40% | 8% |
| Chekkliyars & Arundathiyars | 22% | 20% | 54% |
| other SC | 32% | 47% | 15% |
| Muslims | 33% | 63% | 4% |
| Christians | 46% | 50% | 0% |
| Shift of voters from 1998 election | |||
| Congress 1998 | 14% | 72% | 11% |
| AIADMK 1998 | 43% | 44% | 11% |
| DMK 1998 | 71% | 12% | 15% |
| Total | 46% | 37% | 10% |
By constituency
editc-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1998–1999)
Exit Poll Source: NES Election 1999 Analysis[3]
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
editSource: The Tribune[4]
Cabinet Ministers
edit| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | Tiruchirappalli | Minister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Chennai Central | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| T.R. Baalu | DMK | Chennai South | Minister of Environment and Forests |
Ministers of State (Independent charge)
edit| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Kannappan | MDMK | Tiruchengode | Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
| N. T. Shanmugam | PMK | Vellore | Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
Ministers of State
edit| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Raja | DMK | Perambalur | Minister of Rural Development |
| N. Ramachandran Gingee | MDMK | Tindivanam | Minister of Finance |
| E. Ponnuswamy | PMK | Chidambaram | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jaya dumps unwanted seats on Cong". indianexpress.com. 31 July 1999. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha - Vol. 1" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010.
- ^ "Frontline : No major shift in popular mood". hinduonnet.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "News Headings". www.tribuneindia.com.