1996–2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections
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By-elections to Natham and Thiruvattar constituencies were held in Tamil Nadu, India, on 5 and 11 September 1999 respectively. Elections for three state assembly constituencies, Nellikuppam, Tiruchirappalli - II and Arantangi were held on 17 February 2000.
In the first phase, TMC lost a seat to AIADMK and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost a seat to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)). In the second phase, AIADMK splinter party MADMK, was able to pick up a seat from AIADMK and DMK was able to hold on to its seats.
Results
| DMK+ | SEATS | ADMK+ | SEATS | TMC+ | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
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| DMK | 172 (-1) | AIADMK | 4 | TMC | 38 (-1) | CPI | 8 |
| BJP | 1 | PMK | 4 | CPM | 2 (+1) | ||
| MADMK | 1 (+1) | INC | 0 | FBL | 1 | ||
| MDMK | 0 | JD | 1 | ||||
| JP | 1 | ||||||
| IND | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL (2000) | 174 | TOTAL (2000) | 8 | TOTAL (2000) | 38 | TOTAL (2000) | 14 |
| TOTAL (1996) | 221 | TOTAL (1996) | 8 | TOTAL (1996) | n/a | TOTAL (1996) | 5 |
- The number on the left, in the table, represents the total number of MLAs after the by-election, and the number in parentheses represents the seats picked up or lost due to the by-election
- The numbers presented for 1996, represents, the alliance, when the TMC and the left allied with the DMK.
Constituents and results
Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]
Pudukottai
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | P. Mari Ayya | 57,769 | 40.0% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Chelladurai | 45,745 | 31.7% | ||
| MDMK | V.N. Mani | 13,504 | 9.3% | ||
| Independent | V.O.S. Panneerselvam | 12,892 | 8.9% | ||
| markxist | P. Kumaravel | 5,133 | 3.6% | ||
| Majority | 12,024 | 8.3% | |||
| Turnout | 144,523 | 66.8% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Coonoor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Ranganathan | 47,850 | 48.2% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Karuppusamy | 37,945 | 38.2% | ||
| INC | P. Arumugam | 7,189 | 7.2% | ||
| ATMK | G. Guruswami Siddhan | 1,144 | 1.2% | ||
| Majority | 9,905 | 10.0% | |||
| Turnout | 99,348 | 58.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Aruppukottai
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thenarasu | 40,223 | 36.5% | ||
| AIADMK | V.S. Panchavarnam | 38,272 | 89.40 | ||
| PT | P.T. Manickam | 12,484 | 11.3% | ||
| Independent | K. Palaniswamy | 9,525 | 8.6% | ||
| INC | K. Chandran | 1,329 | 1.2% | ||
| Majority | 1,951 | 1.8% | |||
| Turnout | 110,183 | 65.9% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Natham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Viswanathan | 38,764 | 34.2% | ||
| MDMK | P. Chellam | 31,220 | 27.6% | ||
| TMC(M) | M. Andi Ambalam | 28,465 | 25.1% | ||
| Independent | S.R. Balasubramanian | 14,168 | 12.5% | ||
| Majority | 7,544 | 8.3% | |||
| Turnout | 113,233 | 62.0% | |||
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | ||||
Thiruvattar
Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | ||||
| DMK | Dr. J. Pushpaleela | ||||
| TMC(M) | S. Philomin Dhas | ||||
| Independent | C. Stanley Babu Raj | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
Nellikuppam
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V.C. Shanmugam | 62,256 | 56.1% | ||
| AIADMK | M. Velayutham | 47,367 | 42.7% | ||
| PT | Selvarasu | 900 | 0.8% | ||
| Majority | 14,889 | 13.4% | |||
| Turnout | 112,123 | 65.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Tiruchirappalli - II
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anbil Periyasamy | 60,990 | 57.9% | ||
| AIADMK | T. Rathinavel | 41,330 | 39.2% | ||
| PT | M. Ramesh | 1,283 | 1.22% | ||
| Majority | 19,660 | 18.7% | |||
| Turnout | 105,338 | 47.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Arantangi
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADMK | C. Anbarasan | 71,491 | 53.8% | ||
| AIADMK | Raja Paramasivam | 44,733 | 33.7% | ||
| PT | M. Jesuraj | 8,211 | 6.2% | ||
| Majority | 26,758 | 20.2% | |||
| Turnout | 134,066 | 50.7% | |||
| MADMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "1999 by-elections".
- ^ "2000 by-elections".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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