# 1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 1991 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a repeat landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of the National Front, lost heavily, not winning a single seat. During this election, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, when campaigning for Margatham Chandrasekar for the Indian National Congress, in the Sriperumbudur constituency.

## Seat sharing of parties

| Alliance | Party | Leader | Contesting seats |
| AIADMK-led Alliance | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | 11 |
| AIADMK-led Alliance | Indian National Congress | Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy | 28 |
| National Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 28 |
| National Front | Janata Dal | Sivaji Ganesan | 5 |
| National Front | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | A. Nallasivam | 3 |
| National Front | Communist Party of India | P. Manickam | 2 |

## Voting and results

| Alliance | Alliance | Party | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change |
| | AIADMK+ | | Indian National Congress | 10,510,569 | 42.57% | 2.71% | 28 | 1 |
| | AIADMK+ | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,470,542 | 18.10% | 0.98% | 11 | |
| | AIADMK+ | | Total | 14,981,111 | 60.67% | 3.69% | 39 | 1 |
| | National Front | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,601,597 | 22.69% | 3.97% | 0 | |
| | National Front | | Janata Dal | 718,222 | 2.91% | 1.49% | 0 | |
| | National Front | | Communist Party of India | 503,762 | 2.04% | | 0 | 1 |
| | National Front | | Total | 6,823,581 | 27.64% | 2.48% | 0 | 1 |
| | Pattali Makkal Katchi | Pattali Makkal Katchi | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,269,690 | 5.14% | 0.68% | 0 | |
| | Independents | Independents | Independents | 353,719 | 1.43% | 0.84% | 0 | |
| | Other Parties (16 parties) | Other Parties (16 parties) | Other Parties (16 parties) | 1,264,233 | 5.12% | 0.31% | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 24,692,334 | 100.00% | | 39 | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 24,692,334 | 96.78% | 96.78% | 96.78% | 96.78% |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 822,402 | 3.22% | 3.22% | 3.22% | 3.22% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 25,514,736 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | Registered Voters/Turnout | 39,917,777 | 63.92% | 2.94% | 2.94% | 2.94% |

## List of Elected MPs

| Sl.No. | Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-up$^a$ | Party$^a$ |
| 1 | Chennai North | D. Pandian | INC | 118,518 | Aladi Aruna | DMK |
| 2 | Chennai Central | Era Anbarasu$^c$ | INC | 103,271 | N. V. N. Somu | DMK |
| 3 | Chennai South | R. Sridharan | AIADMK | 162,528 | T. R. Balu | DMK |
| 4 | Sriperumbudur | Margatham Chandrasekar$^c$ | INC | 180,572 | K. Sundaram | DMK |
| 5 | Chengalpattu | S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar | AIADMK | 153,206 | C. Arumugam | DMK |
| 6 | Arakkonam | R. Jeevarathinam$^c$ | INC | 176,710 | M. Kannaiyan | DMK |
| 7 | Vellore | B. Akber Pasha | INC | 199,169 | P. Shanmugam | DMK |
| 8 | Tiruppattur | A. Jayamohan$^c$ | INC | 190,461 | K. C. Alagiri | DMK |
| 9 | Vandavasi | M. Krishnaswamy | INC | 177,095 | D. Venugopal | DMK |
| 10 | Tindivanam | K. Rama Murthee | INC | 170,149 | N. Dayanidhi | DMK |
| 11 | Cuddalore | P. P. Kaliaperumal | INC | 208,057 | G. Bhuvarahan | JD |
| 12 | Chidambaram | P. Vallalperuman$^c$ | INC | 136,890 | Sulochana Ayyasamy | DMK |
| 13 | Dharmapuri | K.V. Thangkabalu | INC | 150,489 | P. D. Elangovan | PMK |
| 14 | Krishnagiri | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | INC | 213,114 | R. Manickam | JD |
| 15 | Rasipuram | B. Devarajan$^c$ | INC | 272,985 | I. Suganya | DMK |
| 16 | Salem | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam$^c$ | INC | 282,568 | K. P. Arthanarisamy | DMK |
| 17 | Tiruchengode | K. S. Soundaram | AIADMK | 314,481 | K. P. Ramalingam | DMK |
| 18 | Nilgiris | R. Prabhu$^c$ | INC | 180,802 | S. Doraisamy | DMK |
| 19 | Gobichettipalayam | P. G. Narayanan$^c$ | AIADMK | 249,161 | G. S. Lakshman Iyer | JD |
| 20 | Coimbatore | C. K. Kuppuswamy$^c$ | INC | 186,064 | K. Ramani | CPI(M) |
| 21 | Pollachi | B. Rajaravivarma | AIADMK | 206,270 | C. T. Dhandapani | DMK |
| 22 | Palani | A. Senapathi Gounder$^c$ | INC | 260,142 | K. Kumarasamy | DMK |
| 23 | Dindigul | Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | AIADMK | 224,417 | K. Maya Thevar | DMK |
| 24 | Madurai | A. G. S. Ram Babu$^c$ | INC | 242,160 | P. Mohan | CPI(M) |
| 25 | Periyakulam | R. Ramasamy | AIADMK | 213,960 | Cumbum Ramakrishnan | DMK |
| 26 | Karur | N. Murugesan | AIADMK | 269,969 | D. Thirunavukkarasu | DMK |
| 27 | Tiruchirappalli | L. Adaikalaraj$^c$ | INC | 209,706 | T. K. Rangarajan | CPI(M) |
| 28 | Perambalur | A. Asokraj$^c$ | AIADMK | 194,950 | S. V. Ramaswamy | DMK |
| 29 | Mayiladuturai | Mani Shankar Aiyar | INC | 161,937 | Kuttalam P. Kalyanam | DMK |
| 30 | Nagapattinam | Padma | INC | 25,716 | M. Selvaraj | CPI |
| 31 | Thanjavur | K. Thulasiah Vandayar | INC | 162,070 | S. Palanimanickam | DMK |
| 32 | Pudukkottai | N. Sundararaj$^c$ | INC | 219,721 | K. Chandrasekaran | DMK |
| 33 | Sivaganga | P. Chidambaram$^c$ | INC | 228,597 | V. Kasinathan | DMK |
| 34 | Ramanathapuram | V. Rajeshwaran | INC | 171,526 | S. Vellaichamy | DMK |
| 35 | Sivakasi | R. Kanga Govindarajulu | AIADMK | 163,090 | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
| 36 | Tirunelveli | M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan | AIADMK | 153,592 | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK |
| 37 | Tenkasi | M. Arunachalam$^c$ | INC | 182,086 | T. Sadhan Tirumalaikumar | DMK |
| 38 | Tiruchendur | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan$^c$ | INC | 258,776 | G. Anton Gomez | JD |
| 39 | Nagercoil | N. Dennis$^c$ | INC | 124,913 | P. Mohammad Ismail | JD |
$^c$-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1989–1991)

## Key positions held by elected members of parliament
### Union ministers of state (independent charge)

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Term in office | Term in office | Political party | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected constituency | Portfolio | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party |
| 1 | | P. Chidambaram (1945–) | Sivaganga | Ministry of Commerce | 21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | 2 years, 71 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 1 | | P. Chidambaram (1945–) | Sivaganga | Ministry of Commerce | 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | 2 years, 71 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 | | Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy (1940–2002) | Krishnagiri | Ministry of Labour | 21 June 1991 | 30 July 1991 | 39 days | Indian National Congress | |

### Union ministers of state

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Term in office | Term in office | Political party | Political party | Cabinet Minister | Cabinet Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected constituency | Portfolio | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Cabinet Minister | Cabinet Minister |
| 1 | | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) | Tenkasi | Ministry of Urban Development | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress | | Sheila Kaul | |
| 1 | | M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) | Tenkasi | Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Industries | 18 January 1993 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 76 days | Indian National Congress | | K. Karunakaran | |
| 2 | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) | Salem | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress | | Ghulam Nabi Azad | |
| 2 | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) | Salem | Ministry of Law and Justice and Company Affairs | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress | | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | |
| 2 | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) | Salem | Ministry of Science and Technology | 2 July 1992 | 2 December 1993 | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress | | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| 2 | | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) | Salem | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 2 July 1992 | 2 December 1993 | 1 year, 153 days | Indian National Congress | | Ghulam Nabi Azad Vidya Charan Shukla | |