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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2009

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
4.16Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
3.04Cr
73.1% of electors
Median turnout
74.5%
Median of 39 seats
DMK short
−2
Below majority · 18 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 18, AIADMK 9, INC 8, VCK 1, CPI(M) 1, MDMK 1, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 18, AIADMK 9, INC 8, VCK 1, CPI(M) 1, MDMK 1, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39DMK 18 · 2 short of majority
DMK 1846.2% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
AIADMK 923.1% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
INC 820.5% Indian National Congress
VCK 12.6% Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
CPI(M) 12.6% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MDMK 12.6% Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CPI 12.6% Communist Party of India

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
DMK 25.1%18 seats · 46.2%
AIADMK 22.9%9 seats · 23.1%
INC 15.0%8 seats · 20.5%
DMDK 10.1%0 seats
PMK 5.7%0 seats
Others 21.2%4 seats · 10.3%

Vote share not published

  • VCK1 seat
  • CPI(M)1 seat
  • MDMK1 seat
  • CPI1 seat

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

Alliances

UPA 42.5%27 seats
THIRD FRONT 37.3%12 seats
NDA 2.4%0 seats
OTHERS 17.8%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. DMK converted 25.1% of votes into 46.2% of seats, a seat premium of 21.1 pp.

    18 ÷ 39 = 46.2% · 46.2 − 25.1 = +21.1

  2. DMDK polled 10.1% of votes, the 4th-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 39 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 10.1 = −10.1

  3. Viluppuram was decided by 2,797 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Kallakurichi had the widest margin, 3,57,571.

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

  4. 4 seats were won by a margin under 1%; AIADMK won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 4 of 39 · AIADMK 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats DMK won 2 of 7 (28.6%), against 46.2% of all seats.

    2 ÷ 7 = 28.6% · 18 ÷ 39 = 46.2%

  6. Turnout ran from 61.0% in Chennai Central to 81.5% in Karur; the median seat polled 74.5%.

    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
025507510074.5%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 923.1% of seats
70–80 2871.8% of seats
≥ 80% 25.1% of seats
  • LowestChennai Central61.0%
  • HighestKarur81.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2009, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 ThiruvallurSC Venugopal.P All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,50,021 31,673 3.7 70.6
02 Chennai North Elangovan T.K.S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,59,927 19,153 2.9 64.9
03 Chennai South Rajendran C All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,28,118 32,935 4.5 62.7
04 Chennai Central Dayanidhi Maran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,10,372 33,454 5.5 61.0
05 Sriperumbudur Baalu T R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,94,505 25,036 3.2 66.1
06 KancheepuramSC Viswanathan.P Indian National Congress 7,87,177 13,103 1.7 74.3
07 Arakkonam Jagathrakshakan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,54,683 1,09,796 12.8 77.8
08 Vellore Abdul Rahman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,23,658 1,07,393 14.8 71.6
09 Krishnagiri Sugavanam. E.G. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,52,583 76,598 10.2 74.2
10 Dharmapuri Thamaraiselvan. R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,78,634 1,35,942 17.5 72.8
11 Tiruvannamalai Venugopal.D Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,42,279 1,48,300 17.6 80.0
12 Arani Krishnasswamy M Indian National Congress 8,43,076 1,06,830 12.7 76.8
13 ViluppuramSCCLOSEST Anandan M All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,96,914 2,797 0.4 74.6
14 KallakurichiWIDEST Sankar Adhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,57,618 3,57,571 41.7 77.5
15 Salem Semmalai S All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,95,888 46,491 5.2 76.5
16 Namakkal Gandhiselvan.S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,46,216 1,02,431 12.1 78.7
17 Erode Ganeshamurthi.A. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,68,476 49,336 6.4 76.1
18 Tiruppur Sivasami C All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,42,273 85,346 11.5 74.7
19 NilgirisSC Raja A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,09,771 86,021 12.1 70.8
20 Coimbatore Natarajan.P.R. Communist Party of India (Marxist) 8,25,118 38,664 4.7 70.9
21 Pollachi Sugumar.K All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,73,303 46,025 6.0 76.0
22 Dindigul Chitthan N S V Indian National Congress 8,21,253 54,347 6.6 75.6
23 Karur Thambidurai.M All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,25,860 47,254 5.7 81.5
24 Tiruchirappalli Kumar.P All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,19,031 4,335 0.6 67.4
25 Perambalur Napoleon,d. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,34,811 77,604 9.3 79.6
26 Cuddalore Alagiri S Indian National Congress 7,50,000 23,532 3.1 76.1
27 ChidambaramSC Thirumaavalavan, Thol Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 8,69,428 99,083 11.4 77.2
28 Mayiladuthurai Maniyan O.S. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,00,627 36,854 4.6 73.4
29 NagapattinamSC Vijayan A K S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,64,572 47,962 6.3 77.8
30 Thanjavur Palanimanickam.S.S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,08,675 1,01,787 12.6 76.7
31 Sivaganga Chidambaram P Indian National Congress 7,76,037 3,354 0.4 71.0
32 Madurai Alagiri M.K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,92,011 1,40,985 17.8 77.5
33 Theni Aaron Rashid.J.M Indian National Congress 8,00,576 6,302 0.8 74.5
34 Virudhunagar Manicka Tagore Indian National Congress 7,68,609 15,764 2.1 77.5
35 Ramanathapuram Sivakumar @ J.K. Ritheesh. K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,79,721 69,915 9.0 68.8
36 Thoothukkudi Jeyadurai.S.R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,56,365 76,649 11.7 69.2
37 TenkasiSC Lingam P Communist Party of India 7,48,010 34,677 4.6 70.3
38 Tirunelveli Ramasubbu S Indian National Congress 7,01,402 21,303 3.0 66.2
39 Kanniyakumari Helen Davidson J Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,66,034 65,687 8.6 65.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 3,57,571 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2009 · 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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