# 1999 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 1999 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats, compared to the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. This is also the first time that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, helping them have power at the national level for the next 5 years with the NDA, before they joined the UPA. The NDA, ended up losing 3 seats, compared to the election the year before, due to AIADMK leaving the NDA, but the seats were made up, because DMK left the united front and joined the NDA.

## Seat allotments(1999)
### National Democratic Alliance

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 18 |
| 2. | Pattali Makkal Katchi | Dr. Ramdoss | 7 |
| 3. | Bharatiya Janata Party | K.N. Laxmanan | 6 |
| 4. | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Vaiko | 5 |
| 5. | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | 1 |
| 6. | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 1 |
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the DMK ticket |||||
| 7. | MGR Kazhagam | R. M. Veerappan | 1 |

### AIADMK-Congress Alliance

Source: Indian Express
| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | 23 |
| 2. | Indian National Congress | Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy | 11 |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | N. Sankaraiah | 2 |
| 4. | Communist Party of India | R. Nallakannu | 2 |
| Unrecognized party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket |||||
| 5. | Indian National League | Abdul Lathief | 1 |

### TMC(M) alliance

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | Tamil Maanila Congress | G. K. Moopanar | 24 |
| 2. | Puthiya Tamilagam | K. Krishnasamy | 10 |
| 3. | Janata Dal | V. P. Singh | 1 |
| Unrecognized (or) Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the TMC(M) ticket |||||
| 4. | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | Thol. Thirumavalavan | 2 |
| 5. | Indian Union Muslim League | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 1 |
| 6. | Kamaraj Aadhithanar Kazhagam | | 1 |

## Voting and results

| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,298,832 | 23.13% | 3.05% | 12 | 7 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,236,821 | 8.21% | 2.16% | 5 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,945,286 | 7.14% | 0.28% | 4 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,620,527 | 5.95% | 0.31% | 4 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 396,216 | 1.46% | 0.37% | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | 338,278 | 1.24% | 0.19% | 0 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Alliance | | Total | 12,835,960 | 47.13% | 5.36% | 26 | 10 |
| | AIADMK+ | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 6,992,003 | 25.68% | 0.21% | 10 | 8 |
| | AIADMK+ | | Indian National Congress | 3,022,107 | 11.10% | 6.32% | 2 | 2 |
| | AIADMK+ | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 639,516 | 2.35% | 1.72% | 1 | 1 |
| | AIADMK+ | | Communist Party of India | 695,762 | 2.56% | 0.11% | 0 | 1 |
| | AIADMK+ | | Total | 11,349,388 | 41.69% | 7.94% | 13 | 6 |
| | Tamil Maanila Congress | Tamil Maanila Congress | Tamil Maanila Congress | 1,946,899 | 7.15% | 13.04% | 0 | 3 |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 339,948 | 1.25% | 0.22% | 0 | |
| | Other Parties (20 parties) | Other Parties (20 parties) | Other Parties (20 parties) | 759,084 | 2.78% | 0.48% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 27,231,279 | 100.00% | | 39 | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 27,231,279 | 98.39% | 98.39% | 98.39% | 98.39% |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 445,264 | 1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 27,676,543 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | 47,733,664 | 57.98% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
†: 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 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

## List of Elected MPs

Voting Pattern in Tamil Nadu :
| Category | DMK+ | AIADMK+ | TMC+ |
| Gender ||||
| Male | 52% | 32% | 14% |
| Female | 46% | 38% | 15% |
| Education ||||
| Graduate | 69% | 28% | 4% |
| College | 65% | 25% | 8% |
| Middle | 47% | 40% | 11% |
| Illiterate | 36% | 35% | 27% |
| Social class ||||
| Very poor | 30% | 42% | 25% |
| Poor | 54% | 27% | 17% |
| Middle | 59% | 36% | 6% |
| High | 65% | 30% | 3% |
| Caste ||||
| Upper caste | 70% | 27% | 3% |
| Thevar | 64% | 34% | 1% |
| Vanniyars | 61% | 32% | 7% |
| Chettiyars | 64% | 33% | 0% |
| Lower OBCs | 52% | 40% | 8% |
| Chekkliyars & Arundathiyars | 22% | 20% | 54% |
| other SC | 32% | 47% | 15% |
| Muslims | 33% | 63% | 4% |
| Christians | 46% | 50% | 0% |
| Shift of voters from 1998 election ||||
| Congress 1998 | 14% | 72% | 11% |
| AIADMK+ 1998 | 43% | 44% | 11% |
| DMK+ 1998 | 71% | 12% | 15% |
| Total | 46% | 37% | 10% |

### By constituency

| Sl.No. | Constituency | Winner | Party | Alliance | Margin | Runner-up | Party |
| 1 | Chennai North | C. Kuppusami$^c$ | DMK | NDA | 159,789 | N. Soundararajan | CPM |
| 2 | Chennai Central | Murasoli Maran$^c$ | DMK | NDA | 136,949 | M.Abdul Lathief | AIADMK |
| 3 | Chennai South | T. R. Baalu$^c$ | DMK | NDA | 240,184 | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC |
| 4 | Sriperumbudur | A. Krishnaswamy | DMK | NDA | 75,002 | K. Venugopal$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 5 | Chengalpattu | A. K. Moorthy | PMK | NDA | 12,811 | S. S. Thirunavukkarasu | AIADMK |
| 6 | Arakkonam | S. Jagatrakshakan | DMK | NDA | 95,644 | K. V. Thangabalu | INC |
| 7 | Vellore | N. T. Shanmugam$^c$ | PMK | NDA | 25,685 | Mohammad Asif | AIADMK |
| 8 | Tiruppattur | D. Venugopal$^c$ | DMK | NDA | 23,613 | A. R. Rajendran | AIADMK |
| 9 | Vandavasi | M. Durai$^c$ | PMK | NDA | 59,197 | M. Krishnaswamy | INC |
| 10 | Tindivanam | N. Ramachandran Gingee$^c$ | MDMK | NDA | 9,350 | K. Ramamurthy | INC |
| 11 | Cuddalore | Adhi Shankar | DMK | NDA | 73,953 | M. C. Dhamodaran$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 12 | Chidambaram | E. Ponnuswamy | PMK | NDA | 119,563 | R. Thirumavalavan | TMC(M) |
| 13 | Dharmapuri | P. D. Elangovan | PMK | NDA | 25,540 | K. P. Munusamy | AIADMK |
| 14 | Krishnagiri | V. Vetriselvam | DMK | NDA | 31,824 | M. Thambidurai$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 15 | Rasipuram | V. Saroja$^c$ | AIADMK | INC+ | 38,405 | S. Uthayarasu | PMK |
| 16 | Salem | T. M. Selvaganapathy | AIADMK | INC+ | 25,420 | K. Ramamurthy | TRC |
| 17 | Tiruchengode | M. Kannappan | MDMK | NDA | 4,556 | K. Palanisamy$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 18 | Nilgiris | M. Master Mathan$^c$ | BJP | NDA | 23,959 | R. Prabhu | INC |
| 19 | Gobichettipalayam | K. K. Kaliappan | AIADMK | INC+ | 30,012 | K. G. S. Arjun | DMK |
| 20 | Coimbatore | C. P. Radhakrishnan$^c$ | BJP | NDA | 54,077 | Nallakannu | CPI |
| 21 | Pollachi | C. Krishnan | MDMK | NDA | 9,515 | M. Thiyagarajan$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 22 | Palani | Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy | AIADMK | INC+ | 28,717 | A. Ganeshamurthy$^c$ | MDMK |
| 23 | Dindigul | Dindigul C.Sreenivasan$^c$ | AIADMK | INC+ | 20,343 | S. Chandrasekar | DMK |
| 24 | Madurai | P. Mohan | CPI(M) | Left Front | 37,223 | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK |
| 25 | Periyakulam | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | AIADMK | INC+ | 45,806 | P. Selvendran | DMK |
| 26 | Karur | M. Chinnasamy | AIADMK | INC+ | 2,847 | K. C. Palanisamy | DMK |
| 27 | Tiruchirappalli | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam$^c$ | BJP | NDA | 89,197 | L. Adaikalaraj | INC |
| 28 | Perambalur | A. Raja | DMK | NDA | 68,051 | P. Rajarathinam$^c$ | AIADMK |
| 29 | Mayiladuturai | Mani Shankar Aiyar | INC | INC+ | 40,131 | P. D. Arul Mozhi | PMK |
| 30 | Nagapattinam | A. K. S. Vijayan | DMK | NDA | 22,466 | M. Selvarasu$^c$ | CPI |
| 31 | Thanjavur | S. S. Palanimanickam$^c$ | DMK | NDA | 33,014 | K. Thangamuthu | AIADMK |
| 32 | Pudukkottai | S. Thirunavukkarasu | MGR ADMK | NDA | 64,302 | S. Singaravadivel | INC |
| 33 | Sivaganga | E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan | INC | INC+ | 23,811 | H. Raja | BJP |
| 34 | Ramanathapuram | K. Malaisamy | AIADMK | INC+ | 6,646 | M. S. K. Bhavani Rajendran | DMK |
| 35 | Sivakasi | Vaiko$^c$ | MDMK | NDA | 74,781 | V. Ramaswami | AIADMK |
| 36 | Tirunelveli | P. H. Pandian | AIADMK | INC+ | 26,494 | P. Geetha Jeevan | DMK |
| 37 | Tenkasi | S. Murugesan$^c$ | AIADMK | INC+ | 887 | S. Arumugam | BJP |
| 38 | Tiruchendur | A. D. K. Jayaseelan | DMK | NDA | 59,666 | B. P. Rajan | AIADMK |
| 39 | Nagercoil | Pon Radhakrishnan | BJP | NDA | 145,643 | N. Dennis$^c$ | INC |
$^c$-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1998–1999) Exit Poll Source: NES Election 1999 Analysis

## Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: The Tribune

### Cabinet Ministers

| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
| Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | BJP | Tiruchirappalli | Minister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Chennai Central | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| T.R. Baalu | DMK | Chennai South | Minister of Environment and Forests |

### Ministers of State (Independent charge)

| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
| M. Kannappan | MDMK | Tiruchengode | Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Non-Conventional Energy Sources |
| N. T. Shanmugam | PMK | Vellore | Minister of Health and Family Welfare |

### Ministers of State

| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
| A. Raja | DMK | Perambalur | Minister of Rural Development |
| N. Ramachandran Gingee | MDMK | Tindivanam | Minister of Finance |
| E. Ponnuswamy | PMK | Chidambaram | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas |