1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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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Seat allotments(1999)
National Democratic Alliance
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 19 | |
| 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. | Thamizhaga Rajiv Congress | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 |
AIADMK-Congress Alliance
Source: Indian Express[1]
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |  | J. Jayalalithaa | 23 |
| 2. | Indian National Congress | 11 | ||
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | G.Ramakrishnan | 2 | |
| 4. | Communist Party of India | Tha. Pandian | 2 | |
| Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket | ||||
| 9. | Indian National League | Abdul Latheef | 1 | |
TMC(M) alliance
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamil Maanila Congress | G.K. Moopanar | 27 | |
| Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the TMC(M) ticket | ||||
| 2. | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | Thol. Thirumavalavan | ||
Voting and results
Results by Alliance
| Alliance/Party | Seats won | Change† | Popular vote | Vote % | Adj. %‡ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | 26 | +9 | 12,638,602 | 46.4% | ||
| DMK | 12 | +7 | 6,298,832 | 23.1% | 47.7% | |
| PMK | 5 | – | 2,236,821 | 8.2% | 45.7% | |
| BJP | 4 | +1 | 1,945,286 | 7.1% | ||
| MDMK | 4 | +1 | 1,620,527 | 6.0% | 45.5% | |
| MADMK | 1 | +1 | 396,216 | 1.5% | 51.5% | |
| TRC | 0 | -1 | 338,278 | 1.2% | 46.3% | |
| INC+ | 13 | -5 | 11,349,388 | 41.7% | ||
| AIADMK | 10 | -8 | 6,992,003 | 25.7% | 34.3% | |
| INC | 2 | +2 | 3,022,107 | 11.1% | ||
| CPI(M) | 1 | +1 | 639,516 | 2.4% | ||
| CPI | 0 | – | 695,762 | 2.6% | ||
| Others | 0 | -4 | 3,243,289 | 11.9% | ||
| TMC(M) | 0 | -3 | 1,946,899 | 7.2% | 10.6% | |
| JP | 0 | -1 | 20,489 | 0.1% | 2.7% | |
| IND | 0 | – | 339,948 | 1.3% | ||
| Total | 39 | – | 27,231,279 | 100% | – | |
†: 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.
List of Elected MPs
| 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% |
c-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
Source: The Tribune[4]
Cabinet Ministers
| 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)
| 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
| 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
Bibliography
- Jaya dumps unwanted seats on Cong
- "ECI: Statistical Report 1999" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- "Frontline : No major shift in popular mood". Archived from the original on 17 December 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99oct14/head.htm