2004 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 2004 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Democratic Progressive Alliance, which included the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its allies the Left Front which won all 39 seats in the state. DMK and its allies were also able to hold on to Pondicherry, which has 1 seat, which allowed the UPA to win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The 2 larger partners Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) (16) and Indian National Congress (INC) (10) won the majority of seats, with the junior partners Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) (5) and Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) (4) winning the rest. The remaining 4 seats were won by the Left Front parties. Due to the support of the Left Front for the government at the centre, all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, supported the formation of the UPA-led government.

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004
April–May 2004
39 seats
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance UPA NDA
Seats won 39 0
Seat change 12 14
Popular vote 16,483,390 10,002,913
Percentage 57.40% 34.84%
Swing 15.73% 11.57%
2004 Election map (by constituencies)
Green = UPA (won all the seats)

The DPA was formed, because DMK, PMK and MDMK, left the NDA mostly on the Ayodhya issue and created an alliance that supported the UPA. The NDA paid a price for it, when their BJP-AIADMK alliance couldn't even win a seat in this state.[1]

Seat allotments

Democratic Progressive Alliance
No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1.Dravida Munnetra KazhagamM. Karunanidhi16
2.Indian National CongressK.V. Thangabalu10
3.Pattali Makkal KatchiDr. Ramdoss5
4.Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamVaiko4
5.Communist Party of India (Marxist)G.Ramakrishnan2
6.Communist Party of IndiaTha. Pandian2

National Democratic Alliance
No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamJ. Jayalalithaa33
2.Bharatiya Janata PartyC.P. Radhakrishnan6

People's Alliance
No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
Unregistered parties, whose candidates ran as a Janata Dal (United) candidate
1.Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi20
2.Puthiya Tamizhagam
3.Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KatchiThol. Thirumavalavan

Voting and results
See also: Detailed Results of the 2004 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu by assembly constituents

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
 Summary of the 2004 April-May Lok Sabha election results in the state of Tamil Nadu
Sources: Election Commission of India[2]
Alliance/Party Seats won Change† Popular Vote Vote % Adj. %‡
UPA 39 +15 16,483,390 57.4%
DMK 16 +4 7,064,393 24.6% 58.2%
INC 10 +8 4,134,255 14.4% 59.2%
PMK 5 – 1,927,367 6.7% 51.7%
MDMK 4 – 1,679,870 5.9% 58.2%
CPI(M) 2 +1 824,524 2.9% 58.3%
CPI 2 +2 852,981 3.0% 51.8%
NDA 0 -15 10,002,913 34.8%
AIADMK 0 -10 8,547,014 29.8% 35.6%
BJP 0 -5 1,455,899 5.1% 31.0%
Others 0 – 2,228,212 7.8%
JD(U) 0 – 884,293 3.1% 9.8%
IND 0 – 947,938 3.3%
Total 39 – 28,714,515 100% –

†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. Also the seat change for BJP, includes the merged party MADMK, who won 1 seat in 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.

1999 vs. 2004 Alliance
Coalition/Alliance Parties contesting in Tamil Nadu from the Alliance in 1999 Seats won in 1999 Election Parties contesting in Tamil Nadu from the Alliance in 2004 Seats won in 2004 Election Swing
National Democratic Alliance -Bharatiya Janata Party (4)
-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (12)
-Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (4)
-Pattali Makkal Katchi (5)
-MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1)		 26 -Bharatiya Janata Party
-All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		 0 −26
United Progressive Alliance* Indian National Congress (2)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (10)		 12 -Indian National Congress (10)
-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (16)
-Marumaralarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (4)
-Pattali Makkal Katchi (5)		 35 +23
Left Front Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1)		 1 Communist Party of India (2)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2)		 4 +3
  • Note: UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999, represents the seats won by Indian National Congress and its allies.
  • Note: INC affiliated parties, are parties that did not form an alliance or coalition with Congress party, but instead gave outside support.
  • Note: Left front, whose parties were allies of DMK in Tamil Nadu, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.

List of Elected MPs
Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu
Category DMK+ AIADMK+ Others
Gender
Male 54% 32% 14%
Female 49% 39% 12%
Locality
Rural 50% 35% 15%
Urban 57% 36% 7%
Social class
Very poor 44% 37% 17%
Poor 55% 31% 14%
Lower middle 57% 37% 6%
Middle 51% 39% 10%
Caste
Upper caste 33% 54% 13%
Thevar 50% 47% 3%
Vanniyars 61% 33% 6%
Chettiyars 47% 30% 23%
Gounders 57% 33% 10%
Nadars 57% 36% 7%
Lower OBCs 55% 33% 12%
Chekkliyars, Pallars, etc. 39% 38% 23%
other Dalits 40% 37% 23%
Muslims 78% 11% 11%
Tell me how good each of the leaders are for Tamil Nadu...
Karunanidhi rated better than Jayalalithaa
Rating M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa
Bad 51% 2%
Average 31% 33%
Good 11% 39%
Very good 3% 23%
Do not know 4% 3%

Source: NES Election 2004 Analysis[3]

Constituency Winner Party % of Votes Alliance Runner-up Party
1. Chennai North C. Kuppusami DMK 62.25 UPA M. N. Sukumar Nambiar BJP
2. Chennai Central Dayanidhi Maran DMK 61.68 UPA N. Balaganga AIADMK
3. Chennai South T. R. Baalu DMK 60.37 UPA Bader Sayeed AIADMK
4. Sriperumbudur A. Krishnaswamy DMK 61.39 UPA P. Venugopal AIADMK
5. Chengalpattu A. K. Moorthy PMK 56.85 UPA K. N. Ramachandran AIADMK
6. Arakkonam R. Velu PMK 49.88 UPA N. Shanmugam AIADMK
7. Vellore K. M. Kader Mohideen DMK/ML 58.38 UPA A. Santhanam AIADMK
8. Tiruppattur D. Venugopal DMK 58.43 UPA K. G. Subramani AIADMK
9. Vandavasi N. Ramachandran Gingee MDMK 56.12 UPA R. Rajalakshmi AIADMK
10. Tindivanam K. Dhanaraju PMK 50.40 UPA A. Arunmozhithevan AIADMK
11. Cuddalore K. Venkatapathy DMK 52.63 UPA R. Rajendran AIADMK
12. Chidambaram E. Ponnuswamy PMK 46.17 UPA Thol. Thirumavalavan JD(U)
13. Dharmapuri R. Senthil PMK 55.93 UPA P. D. Elangovan BJP
14. Krishnagiri E. G. Sugavanam DMK 54.51 UPA K. Nanje Gowdu AIADMK
15. Rasipuram K. Rani INC 55.20 UPA S. Anbalagan AIADMK
16. Salem K. V. Thangkabalu INC 59.93 UPA A. Rajasekaran AIADMK
17. Tiruchengode Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan DMK 58.00 UPA K. Palaniswami AIADMK
18. Nilgiris R. Prabhu INC 63.26 UPA Master M. Mathan BJP
19. Gobichettipalayam E. V. K. S. Elangovan INC 62.75 UPA N. R. Govindarajar AIADMK
20. Coimbatore K. Subbarayan CPI 57.43 LF C. P. Radhakrishnan BJP
21. Pollachi C. Krishnan MDMK 56.76 UPA G. Murugan AIADMK
22. Palani S. K. Kharventhan INC 64.50 UPA K. Kishore Kumar AIADMK
23. Dindigul N. S. V. Chitthan INC 58.92 UPA M. Jeyaraman AIADMK
24. Madurai P. Mohan CPI(M) 56.01 LF A. K. Bose AIADMK
25. Periyakulam J. M. Aaron Rashid INC 49.51 UPA T. T. V. Dhinakaran AIADMK
26. Karur K. C. Palanisamy DMK 60.43 UPA N. Palanichamy Raja AIADMK
27. Tiruchirappalli L. Ganesan MDMK 63.59 UPA M. Paranjothi AIADMK
28. Perambalur A. Raja DMK 55.01 UPA M. Sundaram AIADMK
29. Mayiladuturai Mani Shankar Aiyar INC 59.08 UPA O. S. Manian AIADMK
30. Nagapattinam A. K. S. Vijayan DMK 61.66 UPA P. J. Arjunan AIADMK
31. Thanjavur S. S. Palanimanickam DMK 56.56 UPA K. Thangamuthu AIADMK
32. Pudukkottai S. Regupathy DMK 56.82 UPA A. Ravichandran AIADMK
33. Sivaganga P. Chidambaram INC 60.00 UPA S. P. Karuppiah AIADMK
34. Ramanathapuram M. S. K. Bhavani Rajenthiran DMK 49.66 UPA C. Murugesan AIADMK
35. Sivakasi A. Ravichandran MDMK 56.44 UPA P. Kannan AIADMK
36. Tirunelveli R. Dhanuskodi Athithan INC 58.39 UPA R. Amirtha Ganesan AIADMK
37. Tenkasi M. Appadurai CPI 48.85 LF S. Murugesan AIADMK
38. Tiruchendur V. Radhika Selvi DMK 62.50 UPA T. Dhamodharan AIADMK
39. Nagercoil A. V. Bellarmin CPI(M) 60.87 LF Pon. Radhakrishnan BJP

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: The Hindu[4]
After the UPA victory in this election, Tamil Nadu was rewarded with 12 berths in Union Council of Ministers, with 6 cabinet berths, which is the most this state has ever received after an election. 7 of the Ministers were from DMK, 2 from PMK, while the rest were from Congress.

Cabinet Ministers
Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
P. Chidambaram INC Sivaganga Minister of Finance
Mani Shankar Aiyar INC Mayiladuturai Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
T.R. Baalu DMK Chennai South Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
A. Raja DMK Perambalur (SC) Minister of Environment and Forests
Dayanidhi Maran DMK Chennai Central Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Anbumani Ramadoss PMK Rajya Sabha Minister of Health and Family Welfare

Ministers of State
Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha Portfolios
S. S. Palanimanickam DMK Thanjavur Minister of Finance
S. Reghupathy DMK Pudukkottai Minister of Environment and Forests
K. Venkatapathy DMK Cuddalore Minister of Law and Justice
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan DMK Tiruchengode Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
E. V. K. S. Elangovan INC Gobichettipalayam Minister of Commerce and Industry
R. Velu PMK Arakkonam Minister of Railways

See also

References
  1. "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Ayodhya one reason for quitting NDA, says Karunanidhi". Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  2. "Election Commission of India". Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  3. Thsks (20 May 2004). "The Hindu : State by State : Alliance effect, swing factor propelled DPA victory". Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  4. "The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Tamil Nadu secures 12 berths". Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
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