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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1998

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
4.56Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.64Cr
57.9% of electors
Median turnout
57.7%
Median of 39 seats
AIADMK short
−2
Below majority · 18 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: AIADMK 18, DMK 5, PMK 4, BJP 3, MDMK 3, TMC(M) 3, IND 1, JNP 1, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: AIADMK 18, DMK 5, PMK 4, BJP 3, MDMK 3, TMC(M) 3, IND 1, JNP 1, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39AIADMK 18 · 2 short of majority
AIADMK 1846.2% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
DMK 512.8% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
PMK 410.3% Pattali Makkal Katchi
BJP 37.7% Bharatiya Janata Party
MDMK 37.7% Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
TMC(M) 37.7% Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
IND 12.6% Independents
JNP 12.6% Janata Party
CPI 12.6% Communist Party of India

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
AIADMK 25.9%18 seats · 46.2%
TMC(M) 20.2%3 seats · 7.7%
DMK 20.1%5 seats · 12.8%
BJP 6.9%3 seats · 7.7%
MDMK 6.3%3 seats · 7.7%
Others 20.6%7 seats · 17.9%

Vote share not published

  • PMK4 seats
  • IND1 seat
  • JNP1 seat
  • CPI1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

NDA 45.1%28 seats
THIRD FRONT 40.8%8 seats
UPA 5.9%0 seats
OTHERS 8.2%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. AIADMK converted 25.9% of votes into 46.2% of seats, a seat premium of 20.3 pp.

    18 ÷ 39 = 46.2% · 46.2 − 25.9 = +20.3

  2. TMC(M) polled 20.2% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 3 seats (7.7%).

    3 ÷ 39 = 7.7% · 7.7 − 20.2 = −12.5

  3. Tiruppattur was decided by 274 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Coimbatore had the widest margin, 1,44,676.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; DMK won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 39 · DMK 1

  5. In SC-reserved seats AIADMK won 3 of 7 (42.9%), against 46.2% of all seats.

    3 ÷ 7 = 42.9% · 18 ÷ 39 = 46.2%

  6. Turnout ran from 46.6% in Madras North to 67.3% in Arakkonam; the median seat polled 57.7%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510057.7%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 37.7% of seats
50–60 2051.3% of seats
60–70 1641.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestMadras North46.6%
  • HighestArakkonam67.3%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1998, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSC Kuppusami C Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,76,109 69,093 7.9 46.6
02 Madras Central Murasoli Maran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,97,280 71,727 12.0 49.5
03 Madras South Baalu T.R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,17,040 20,014 2.2 47.4
04 Sriperumbudur Venugopal, K. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,24,858 23,795 3.3 57.2
05 Chengalpattu Kanchi Panneerselvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,96,567 22,916 3.3 60.7
06 ArakkonamSC Gopal C All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,21,536 49,488 6.9 67.3
07 Vellore Shanmugam N.T. Pattali Makkal Katchi 6,93,560 26,405 3.8 63.0
08 TiruppatturCLOSEST Venugopal. D Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,99,895 274 0.0 64.0
09 Vandavasi Durai M. Pattali Makkal Katchi 6,67,287 65,075 9.8 62.0
10 Tindivanam Ramachandran N. Gingee Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,75,110 31,453 4.7 63.4
11 Cuddalore Dhamotharan M.C. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,58,340 27,129 4.1 61.2
12 Chidambaram Elumalai Alias Ezhilmalai R. Pattali Makkal Katchi 6,84,155 7,955 1.2 64.9
13 DharmapuriSC Pary Mohan K. Pattali Makkal Katchi 6,39,529 99,427 15.5 54.4
14 Krishnagiri Munusamy K.P. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,48,144 49,349 7.6 58.1
15 Rasipuram Saroja V.Dr. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,06,630 54,377 9.0 54.7
16 Salem Ramamurthy K. Independent 6,79,778 1,35,880 20.0 57.7
17 Tiruchengode Palaniswamy K. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,81,858 1,04,809 13.4 53.5
18 Nilgiris Mathan M. Alias Master Mathan M. Bharatiya Janata Party 7,18,202 60,385 8.4 55.5
19 GobichettipalayamSC Chinnasamy V.K. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,27,372 1,14,642 18.3 61.4
20 CoimbatoreWIDEST Radhakrishnan C.P. Bharatiya Janata Party 8,26,652 1,44,676 17.5 55.3
21 Pollachi Thiyagarajan M. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,78,887 95,401 16.5 56.4
22 Palani Ganeshamurthi A. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,26,656 27,437 4.4 56.1
23 Dindigul Sreenivaasan C. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,11,642 15,199 2.5 53.5
24 Madurai Subramanian Swamy Janata Party 6,76,204 20,897 3.1 50.1
25 Periyakulam Muthiah .R All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,17,136 70,580 11.4 57.2
26 Karur Thambi Durai.M All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,76,450 43,673 6.5 59.8
27 TiruchirappalliSC Rangarajan Kumaramangalam Bharatiya Janata Party 6,47,694 11,455 1.8 55.0
28 Perambalur Rajarethinam, P All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,61,791 60,436 9.1 64.6
29 MayiladuturaiSC Krishnamoorthy, K. Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 6,43,606 42,456 6.6 65.0
30 Nagapattinam Selvarasu, M. Communist Party of India 6,61,129 1,31,303 19.9 64.8
31 Thanjavur Palanimanickam, S.S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,45,815 48,204 7.5 63.7
32 Pudukkottai Paramasivam, Raja All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,91,405 30,520 3.9 66.8
33 Sivaganga Chidambaram, P. Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 6,18,259 59,141 9.6 57.5
34 Ramanathapuram Sathiamoorthy, V. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,13,398 24,092 3.9 56.9
35 Sivakasi Vaiko Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,81,757 1,34,923 17.3 65.0
36 Tirunelveli Janarthanan, R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,09,616 6,904 1.1 56.7
37 TenkasiSC Murugesan,s. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,62,321 97,267 14.7 65.3
38 Tiruchendur Ramaraajan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,47,234 46,855 8.6 54.0
39 Nagercoil Dennis, N. Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 5,99,800 29,185 4.9 58.3
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,44,676 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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