Analysis · candidate churn

Who contests, who returns, who wins

Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections, 1962–2019

Contestants

850

2019 · 39 seats

Women elected

7.69%

Share of elected members

MPs re-elected

0.0%

0 of 8 who stood again

Turncoats

Switched party since the last poll

First-time winners

41.03%

16 of 39 seats

Lok Sabha

#17

Elected 2019

[01]Seats won by party

2019 · state result · 39 seats

DMK 2461.5%

INC 820.5%

CPI(M) 25.1%

CPI 25.1%

AIADMK 12.6%

VCK 12.6%

IUML 12.6%

[02]Women elected, election by election

Share of elected members · 2019–1962 · newest first

2019 7.69%

2014 10.26%

2009 2.56%

2004 10.26%

1999 2.56%

1998 2.56%

1996 0.0%

1991 7.69%

1989 5.13%

1984 5.13%

1980 0.0%

1977 5.13%

1971 2.56%

1967 2.56%

1962 7.32%

[03]Incumbent MP re-election strike rate

Of sitting MPs who stood again, the share that won

2019 0.0%0/8

2014 13.64%3/22

2009 43.48%10/23

2004 76.47%13/17

1999 51.72%15/29

1998 24.14%7/29

1996 26.09%6/23

1991 96.15%25/26

1989 88.89%24/27

1984 55.0%11/20

1980 42.11%8/19

1977 60.0%9/15

1971 76.47%13/17

1967 61.54%8/13

[04]Turncoats — candidates who switched party

Since the previous election they contested

2019 73 won

2014 132 won

2009 81 won

2004 74 won

1999 111 won

1998 31 won

1996 1910 won

1991 10 won

1989 31 won

1984 10 won

1980 72 won

1977 62 won

1971 91 won

1967 32 won

[05]Winners by education

2019 · elected members' highest qualification

Post Graduate 11

Graduate Professional 8

Graduate 6

Doctorate 4

10th Pass 3

12th Pass 3

Unknown 3

Illiterate 1

[06]Winners by profession

2019 · elected members' main profession

Business 12

Liberal Profession or Professional 10

Agriculture 6

Social Work 4

Other 2

Politics 2

Education 1

Salaried Work or Employed 1

Unknown 1

[07]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Women's share of elected members went from 7.32% in 1962 to 7.69% in 2019 — 1.1×.
7.69% ÷ 7.32% = 1.1×
The most party-switching came in 1996: 19 turncoats stood, of whom 10 won.
max(turncoats) over 15 elections = 19
Sitting MPs fared best in 1991 (96.15%) and worst in 2019 (0.0%).
max / min strike rate over 14 elections with incumbents
The most new blood arrived in 2014: 76.92% of winners had never won the seat before.
max(first-time-winner share), elections with a prior term = 76.92%

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

SourceTrivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD) / Lok Dhaba, candidate-level election data; women, incumbency and turncoat figures are LokDhaba's own derived aggregates, one row per election for this state

NoteIncumbency and turncoat status require a previous election, so the first year on record carries none. Candidate age is not part of this dataset