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39 (of 543) seats in the Lok Sabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 4,55,77,788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 2,64,10,702 (57.95%) ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998 Election map (by constituencies) |
The 1998 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. New elections were called when Indian National Congress (INC) left the United Front government led by I. K. Gujral, after they refused to drop the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party from the government after the DMK was linked by an investigative panel to Sri Lankan separatists blamed for the killing of Rajiv Gandhi.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) winning 30 seats, which helped result in Atal Bihari Vajpayee being sworn in as the 16th Prime Minister of India. J. Jayalalithaa and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, broke off from their long alliance with Indian National Congress and formed an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party, by joining the National Democratic Alliance. This state proved to be very important in determining the prime minister, since the 18 seats of AIADMK proved valuable for BJP to hold power. That was short-lived, since the AIADMK left the alliance in less than a year, and BJP lost the vote of confidence resulting in fresh elections being called.
Source: Frontline [2]
Source: Indian Express[3]
No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ![]() |
J. Jayalalithaa | 23 | |
2. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | ![]() |
Dr. Ramdoss | 5 | |
3. | Bharatiya Janata Party | ![]() |
K.N. Laxmanan | 5 | |
4. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ![]() |
Vaiko | 5 | |
5. | Janata Party | Subramanian Swamy | 1 | ||
Unregistered party, whose candidate ran as an independent | |||||
6. | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | ![]() |
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 |
No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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1. | Tamil Maanila Congress | ![]() |
G. K. Moopanar | 20 | |
2. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ![]() |
M. Karunanidhi | 17 | |
3. | Communist Party of India | ![]() |
R. Nallakannu | 2 |
No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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1. | Indian National Congress | ![]() |
K. V. Thangkabalu | 35 | |
2. | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ![]() |
Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 3 | |
3. | United Communist Party of India | ![]() |
Tha. Pandian | 1 |
AIADMK-BJP alliance won all the seats in this district
AIADMK-BJP alliance won 67% of the seats (Vellore)
Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
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National Democratic Alliance | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,628,928 | 25.89% | ![]() |
18 | ![]() | ||
Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,548,976 | 6.05% | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | |||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,757,645 | 6.86% | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | |||
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,602,504 | 6.26% | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | |||
Janata Party | 266,202 | 1.04% | ![]() |
1 | ![]() | |||
Independents | 365,557 | 1.43% | 1 | |||||
Total | 12,169,812 | 47.53% | ![]() |
30 | ![]() | |||
United Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,140,266 | 20.08% | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | ||
Tamil Maanila Congress | 5,169,183 | 20.19% | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | |||
Communist Party of India | 628,360 | 2.45% | ![]() |
1 | ![]() | |||
Total | 10,937,809 | 42.72% | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | |||
INC+ | Indian National Congress | 1,223,102 | 4.78% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() | ||
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 278,324 | 1.09% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
United Communist Party of India | 10,018 | 0.04% | new party | 0 | new party | |||
Total | 1,511,444 | 5.91% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() | |||
Independents | 265,029 | 1.03% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() | |||
Other Parties (10 parties) | 719,704 | 2.81% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() | |||
Total | 25,603,798 | 100.00% | ![]() |
39 | ![]() | |||
Valid Votes | 25,603,798 | 96.94% | ||||||
Invalid Votes | 806,904 | 3.06% | ||||||
Total Votes | 26,410,702 | 100.00% | ||||||
Reigstered Voters/Turnout | 45,577,788 | 57.95% | ![]() |
†: 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 in Tamil Nadu that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India[5]
c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1996–1998)
Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
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Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | Tiruchirappalli | Minister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
M. Thambidurai | AIADMK | Karur | Minister of Law, Justice, and Company Affairs |
R. Muthiah | AIADMK | Periyakulam | Minister of Surface Transport |
Vazhappady Ramamurthy | TRC | Salem | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
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Dalit Elumalai | PMK | Chidambaram | Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
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M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan | AIADMK | Tirunelveli | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension |
R. K. Kumar | AIADMK | Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu) | Minister of Finance |
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