Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001
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The twelfth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on May 10, 2001. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...

 (ADMK)-led front won the elections and its leader, J. Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...

 was sworn in as Chief Minister, even though she could not legally run as MLA in this election. She was unanimously nominated as Chief Minister by her party and was ready to serve her second term. But due to criminal and corruption charges from her first term, on September 21, 2001, a five-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India ruled in a unanimous verdict that "a person who is convicted for a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a period of not less than two years cannot be appointed the Chief Minister of a State under Article 164 (1) read with (4) and cannot continue to function as such". Thereby, the bench decided that "in the appointment of Ms. Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister there has been a clear infringement of a Constitutional provision and that a writ of quo warranto must issue". In effect her appointment as Chief Minister was declared null and invalid with retrospective effect. Therefore, technically, she was not the Chief Minister in the period between May 14, 2001 and September 21, 2001. After her resignation on September 21, 2001, she put in O. Panneerselvam
O. Panneerselvam
O. Paneerselvam is the current Finance Minister and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Prior to his entry into politics, he owned agricultural lands and a tea shop which he still owns. He was the chairman of Periakulam municipality in 1996. Then he contested the 2001 MLA election from...

, as the official 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, until she could clear up the charges from her first term, so she can take up the mantle of Chief Minister officially, on March 2, 2002.

Background and Coalition

The incumbent party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

, finished its full 5 terms, for the first time since winning the 1971 state assembly election
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1971
The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he...

. According to various sources and exit polls, the incumbent party was supposed to retain power, due to the popularity of its leader M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

. Due to the anti-incumbency factor, problems of development cited by the people in many areas of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

, and a broad coalition formed by ADMK, including Tamil Maanila Congress
Tamil Maanila Congress
The Tamil Maanila Congress was a political party in Tamil Nadu. It was started by G K Moopanar by breaking away from the Indian National Congress protesting the decision of the party high command to form an alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. After the death of Moopanar, his...

, who left the alliance of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 (DMK), because they joined BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 and the National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (India)
The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal...

 (NDA), Pattali Makkal Katchi
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

 (PMK), Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 and the left parties, the ADMK led front, with its leader J. Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...

, won by a landslide, sweeping across the state.

The coalition at the ADMK led-center would prove to be short-lived, since in less than a year, Pattali Makkal Katchi
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

, and its leader Dr. Ramdoss, left the coalition, citing authoritarian type rule by J. Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...

. Also the Tamil Maanila Congress
Tamil Maanila Congress
The Tamil Maanila Congress was a political party in Tamil Nadu. It was started by G K Moopanar by breaking away from the Indian National Congress protesting the decision of the party high command to form an alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. After the death of Moopanar, his...

, who proved to be an important ally for the victory of ADMK, would later merge with Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

, who would later support DMK led front in future elections. The left parties would also end up joining the DMK led front, leaving the ADMK after this election.

DMK-NDA Alliance

No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 
M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

 
169
2. Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 
Dr. S.P. Kripanidhi 21
3. Puthiya Tamilakam  Dr. Krishnaswamy 10
4. Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi
Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi
Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi , generally just called Makkal Tamil Desam is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. MTD was founded on August 22, 2000. MTD has its base amongst the Yadava caste in the southern parts of the state. The Tamil Nadu Yadava Mahasabai supported the formation of...

 
S. Kannappan
Raja Kannappan
R. S. Raja Kannappan , formerly known as S. Kannappan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruppattur constituency in 1991 election. He served as minister...

 
6
5. Puthiya Needhi Katchi
Puthiya Needhi Katchi
Puthiya Needhi Katchi , is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. It is headed by A.C. Shanmugham, a former AIADMK member. The party was started just before the 2001 Tamil Nadu assembly election...

 
A.C. Shanmugham  5
6. MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
M.G.R. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, splinter-group of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. MGR ADMK was part of National Democratic Alliance and took part in the Central government of Atal Behari Vajpayee. The party was led by S...

 
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar is an Indian politician. He joined Congress party in November 2009, before he was with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980. He served as Tamilnadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the M. G...

 
3
7. MGR Kazhagam
MGR Kazhagam
MGR Kazhagam , a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The president of MGR Kazhagam is RM Veerappan, a former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister....

 
R.M. Veerappan 2
8. Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, based amongst the Vellala Gounder caste. The party was founded shortly ahead of the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.The party is led by A.M. Raja...

 
A.M. Raja 1
9. Thamilar Bhoomi
Thamilar Bhoomi
Thamilar Bhoomi , is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. It is registered with the Election Commission of India, but still unrecognized.-References:...

 
Ku.Pa. Krishnan 1
Unregistered parties, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
10. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi  Thol. Thirumavalavan  8
11. Tamizhaga Muslim Iykkya Jamaat J.M. Haroon 3
12. Congress Jananayaka Peravai
Congress Jananayaka Peravai
Congress Jananayaka Peravai was a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 2001 by ex-minister P...

 
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram or Chidambaram Palaniappan, sometimes written Palaniappan Chidambaram is an Indian politician with the Indian National Congress and present Union Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India. Previously he was the Finance Minister of India from May 2004 to November 2008...

 
2
13. Tamil Nadu Mutharaiyar Sangam Kuzha Chelliah 1
Unregistered parties, whose candidates ran as an independent
14. Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi
Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi
Indian Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi , is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.The State President of IUUK is 'Vettavalam' Manikandan. The treasurer of the party is P. Rajagopal....

 
'Vettavalam' Manikandan 1
15. Thondar Congress
Thondar Congress
Thondar Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded on March 6, 2001 by former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Kumari Ananthan. It was mainly based amongst the Nadar caste....

 
Kumari Ananthan
Kumari Ananthan
- Member of Parliament :He was a Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election, but was defeated in 1996 and 1998 elections...

 
1

AIADMK-INC Alliance

No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...

 
J.Jayalalithaa  140
2. Tamil Maanila Congress
Tamil Maanila Congress
The Tamil Maanila Congress was a political party in Tamil Nadu. It was started by G K Moopanar by breaking away from the Indian National Congress protesting the decision of the party high command to form an alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. After the death of Moopanar, his...

 
G.K. Moopanar  32
3. Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 
G.K. Moopanar  14
4. Pattali Makkal Katchi
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

 
Dr. Ramdoss  27
5. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 
G.Ramakrishnan 8
6. Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

 
Tha. Pandian 8
7. All India Forward Bloc
All India Forward Bloc
The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...

 
L. Santhanam 1
8. Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

 
Khader Mohideen 1
Unregistered party, whose candidate ran under the AIADMK ticket
9. Tamizhaga Makkal Katchi John Pandian 1
Unregistered parties, whose candidates ran as an independent
10. Indian National League
Indian National League
The Indian National League is a Muslim-based political party in India, mainly active in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. INL is a splinter-group of the Indian Union Muslim League...

 
M. Abdul Latheef 1
11. Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 
P.S. Arul 1

Exit polls

Agency Dates Results
CNN-IBN - The Hindu
The Hindu
The Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...

11 May 2001 (Reported) AIADMK+: 125 seats (48% of the vote)
DMK+: 105 seats (47% of the vote)
Others: 4 seats (5% of the vote)

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Constituency wise results

Assembly Constituency Party Winner Runner-up Party Margin
Acharapakkam (SC) PMK A. Selvaraj
A. Selvaraj
A. Selvaraj is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

**
T. D. R. Murugesan DMK 15,478
Alandur ADMK B. Valarmathi
B. Valarmathi
B. Valarmathi is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alandur constituency in 2001 election ....

R. Veerappan MGRK 12,596
Alangudi ADMK A. Venkadachalam S. A. Soosairaj DMK 16,731
Alangulam ADMK P. G. Rajendran
P. G. Rajendran
P. G. Rajendran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly from Alangulam constituency. He was previously elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from the same Alangulam constituency in 2011 election.- References :...

Aladi Aruna
Aladi Aruna
Aladi Aruna was a politician from India and Law Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was murdered during a routine morning walk in Alangulam in Tirunelveli District.- Personal life :...

DMK 4,111
Ambasamudram ADMK M. Sakthivel Murugan
M. Sakthivel Murugan
R. Sakthivel Murugan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

R. Avudaiyappan
R. Avudaiyappan
R. Avudaiyappan is an Indian politician and former speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1996 and 2006 elections....

DMK 4,020
Anaicut ADMK K. Pandurangan
K. Pandurangan
K. Pandurangan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anaicut constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections....

G. Malarvizhi DMK 21,051
Andhiyur PMK R. Krishnan P. Selvarasu DMK 18,062
Andimadam PMK J. Gurunathan M. Gnanamoorthy DMK 27,002
Andipatti AIADMK Thanga Tamil Selvan
Thanga Tamil Selvan
Thanga Tamil Selvan an Indian politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency...

*
P. Asaiyan DMK 25,009
Anna Nagar DMK Arcot N. Veeraswami
Arcot N. Veeraswami
Arcot N. Veeraswami is the former minister for electricity in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was born in Kuppadichatham village in Tamil Nadu on 21-April-1937. He has finished his school education before he actively engaged in politics...

C. Arumugam PMK 5,578
Arkonam (SC) ADMK K. Bhavani Karunakaran
K. Bhavani Karunakaran
K. Bhavani Karunakaran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Arakkonam constituency in 2001 election....

R. Ravishankar DMK 20,256
Arantangi MADMK P. Arasan A. Chandrasekaran INC 20,018
Aravakurichi ADMK E. A. Liyaudeen Sait Lakshmi Duraisamy DMK 18,326
Arcot ADMK P. Neelakandan A. K. Sundaramoorthy DMK 17,707
Ariyalur ADMK P. Elavazhagan T. A. Kathiravan DMK 10,379
Arni ADMK K. Ramachandran A. C. Shanmugam PNK 13,482
Aruppukottai ADMK K. K. Sivasamy
K. K. Sivasamy
K. K. Sivasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 2001 election....

Thangam Thennarasu DMK 6,152
Athoor ADMK P. K. T. Natarajaan I. Periyasamy
I. Periyasamy
I. Periyasamy is the former minister for revenue and housing in the Indian state of Tamil nadu under the DMK regime from 2006-2011. He was born in Batlagundu in 6 January 1953.- Political career :*1986-1991 Chairman, Batlagundu Union...

DMK 3,606
Attur ADMK A. K. Murugesan Mu. Ra. Karunanidhi DMK 24,745
Avanashi (SC) ADMK S. Mahalingam
S. Mahalingam
Professor S. Mahalingam was a Sri Lankan academic and veterinarian. A Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, he was the Deanof the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science, University of PeradeniyaThe son of Professor V...

M. Mohan Kumar IND 21,012
Bargur ADMK M. Thambidurai E. G. Sugavanam DMK 49,306
Bhavani ADMK K. C. Karuppannan J. Sudhanandhan PNK 32,859
Bhavanisagar ADMK P. Chithambaram O. Subramaniam DMK 10,275
Bhuvanagiri IND P. S. Arul M. Gopalakrishnan MTD 3,764
Bodinayakkanur ADMK S. Ramaraj A. Sudalaimuthu DMK 11,278
Chengalpattu PMK K. Arumugam V. Viswanathan DMK 5,149
Chengam (SC) INC M. Polur Varadhan R. Shamala MTD 12,277
Chepauk DMK M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

R. Damodharan INC 4,834
Cheranmahadevi ADMK P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian
P. H. Paul Manoj Pandian
P. H. Paul Manoh Pandian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Cheranmadevi constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

N. Chockalingam BJP 10,975
Cheyyar PMK P. S. Ulagarakshagan R. K. P. Rajarajan DMK 12,085
Chidambaram DMK K. Saravanan Durai T. Arivuselvan PMK 11,915
Chinnasalem ADMK P. Mohan
P. Mohan
Ponnuswamy Mohan was an Indian politician and a member of the state unit of the Communist Party of India . He was a member of the 13th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha, representing the Madurai constituency of Tamil Nadu as a candidate of the CPI. P. Mohan died on 30 October 2009 at 1830...

R. Mookappan DMK 9,112
Coimbatore East TMC V. K. Lakshmanan
V. K. Lakshmanan
V. K. Lakshmanan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Coimbatore East constituency in 1991 election and as a Tamil Maanila Congress in 1996 and 2001...

N. R. Nanjappan BJP 3,211
Coimbatore West INC S. Maheswari C. T. Dhandapani
C. T. Dhandapani
C. T. Dhandapani was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dharapuram constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971 elections....

DMK 10,091
Colachel ADMK T. Pachamal
T. Pachamal
T. Pachamal was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Colachel constituency in Kanyakumari district in 2001 election....

R. Sambath Chandra MDMK 15,089
Coonoor (SC) TMC K. Kandaswamy E. M. Mahaliappan DMK 16,644
Cuddalore DMK E. Pugazhendi
E. Pugazhendi
E. Pugazhendi is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Cuddalore constituency in 1989, 1996 and 2001 elections. His father Ere. Elamvazhuthi was also a DMK...

P. R. S. Venkatesan
P. R. S. Venkatesan
P. R. S. Venkatesan is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Cuddalore constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, and 1989 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 election.He also...

TMC(M) 34
Cumbum TMC O. R. Ramachandran
O. R. Ramachandran
O. R. Ramachandran was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Cumbum constituency in 1991 election and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 and...

N. K. R. Krishnakumar BJP 4,386
Dharapuram (SC) PMK V. Sivakami R. Saraswathi DMK 22,152
Dharmapuri PMK K. Pary Mohan K. Manoharan DMK 10,974
Dindigul CPI(M) K. Nagalakshimi M. Basheer Ahmed DMK 2,779
Edapadi PMK I. Ganesan
I. Ganesan
I. Ganesan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Edapadi constituency in 1977, and 1980 elections and as a Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate in...

A. Kandasamy DMK 30,811
Egmore (SC) DMK Parithi Ellamvazhuthi B. John Pandian ADMK 86
Erode ADMK K. S. Thennarasu N. K. K. Periyasamy DMK 24,440
Gingee ADMK V. Elumalai Rajendran DMK 29,086
Gobichettipalayam ADMK S. S. Ramaneedharan V. P. Shanmugasundaram DMK 28,945
Gudalur ADMK A. Miller M. Pandiaraj DMK 32,693
Gudiyatham ADMK C. M. Suryakala S. Duraisamy DMK 24,324
Gummidipundi ADMK K. S. Vijayakumar K. Venu
K. Venu (Tamil Nadu politician)
K. Venu is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Gummidipundi constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989, and 1996 elections....

DMK 24,958
Harbour DMK K. Anbazhagan
K. Anbazhagan
Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan is the former finance minister of Tamil Nadu. He was re-elected as the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam eighth time in a row. He has been elected to be a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly nine times...

D. Pandian CPI 336
Harur CPI V. Krishnamoorthy D. Periyasamy DMK 33,479
Hosur INC K. Gopinath
K. Gopinath
K. Gopinath is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Hosur constituency. As a candidate of Indian National Congress, he was previously elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from the same Hosur constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...

B. Venkatasamy BJP 6,489
Ilaiyangudi ADMK V. D. Nadarajan S. Kannappan MTD 4,682
Jayankondam ADMK S. Annadurai K. C. Ganesan DMK 25,010
Kadaladi TMC S. Balakrishnan
S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA)
S. Balakrishnan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Mudukulathur constituency in 1977 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate...

S. P. Thangavelan DMK 6,115
Kadayanallur ADMK M. Subbiah Pandian
M. Subbiah Pandian
M. Subbiah Pandian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kadayanallur constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

P. M. Shahul DMK 1,244
Kalasapakkam ADMK S. Ramachandran P. S. Thiruvengadam
P. S. Thiruvengadam
P. S. Thiruvengadam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Kalasapakkam constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977, 1980, 1989, and 1996 elections.- References :...

DMK 28,890
Kancheepuram ADMK T. Mythili A. Sekar DMK 23,603
Kandamangalam (SC) ADMK V. Subramanian
V. Subramanian
V. Subramanian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Kandamangalam constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1984, 1991, and 2001 elections.- References :...

E. Vijayaraghavan DMK 22,628
Kangayam ADMK M. Selvi N. Rajkumar Mandradiar DMK 11,274
Kanniyakumari ADMK N. Thalavaisundaram N. Suresh Rajan DMK 9,536
Kapilamalai PMK A. R. Malaiyappasamy S. Gandhiselvan DMK 4,312
Karaikudi BJP H. Raja S. P. Udayappan TMC(M) 1,651
Karur INC T. N. Sivasubramanian Vasuki Murugesan DMK 23,438
Katpadi DMK Durai Murugan
Durai Murugan
Durai Murugan is an Indian lawyer and politician. He qualified as BL and MA and is an advocate by profession....

A. K. Natarajan PMK 8,002
Kattumannarkoil (SC) DMK P. Vallalperuman
P. Vallalperuman
P. Vallaperuman was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chidambaram constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...

R. Sachidanandam INC 16,517
Kaveripattinam ADMK K. P. Munusamy
K. P. Munusamy
Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Krishnagiri Constituency. Munusamy completed his Bachelor of Arts from Govt. Arts College, Krishnagiri during 1971-1974 and later graduated Bachelor of Law from Government...

V. C. Govindasami DMK 18,517
Killiyoor TMC D. Kumaradas
D. Kumaradas
D. Kumaradas is a politician from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to Tamil Nadu assembly four times from Killiyur constituency in 1984 as a Janata Party candidate, 1991 as Janata Dal candidate, and 1996 and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate. He floated a new party Tamil Maanila Kamarajar...

C. Santhakumar BJP 13,760
Kinathukadavu ADMK S. Damodaran
S. Damodaran
S. Damodaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Kinathukadavu constituency. He is currently the Minister for Agriculture of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu...

M. Shanmugam DMK 33,780
Kolathur (SC) ADMK A. Karuppayee Palaniappan PT 46,899
Kovilpatti CPI S. Rajendran
S. Rajendran
S. Rajendran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

K. Rajaram DMK 9,039
Krishnagiri ADMK V. Govindarasu T. Senguttuvan
T. Senguttuvan
T. Senguttuvan is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Veppanahalli constituency. As a cadre of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the Krishnagiri Constituency in 2006 elections....

DMK 21,773
Krishnarayapuram (SC) ADMK Sasikala S. Periyasamy DMK 21,549
Kulithalai ADMK A. Pappasundaram D. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 16,766
Kumbakonam DMK Ko. Si. Mani Rama Ramanathan ADMK 6,496
Kurinjipadi DMK M. R. K. Panneer Selvam K. Sivasubramanian ADMK 23,863
Kuttalam ADMK Natarajan P. Kalyanam DMK 2,644
Lalgudi ADMK S. M. Balan K. N. Nehru
K. N. Nehru
K. N. Nehru is the Former minister for Transport in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Neikulam on 09-November-1952. He has finished his school education...

DMK 1,610
Madurai Central TMC M. A. Hakkem S. Paulraj DMK 147
Madurai East CPI(M) N. Nanmaran
N. Nanmaran
N. Nanmaran is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Madurai East constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

V. Velusamu DMK 5,304
Madurai West ADMK Valarmathi Jebaraj P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 708
Maduranthakam ADMK P. Vasudevan S. D. Ugamchand
S. D. Ugamchand
S. D. Ugamchand is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Maduranthakam constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980, and 1989 elections. Now He Joined to Dravida Munnetra...

DMK 11,694
Manamadurai TMC K. Paramalai
K. Paramalai
K. Paramalai is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Independent candidate from Manamadurai constituency in 1980 election, as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984 election and as a...

S. P. Kirubanidhi BJP 20,857
Mangalore (SC) DMK V. Ganesan S. Puratchimani TMC(M) 1,855
Mannargudi CPI V. Sivapunniyam S. Gnanasekaran BJP 20,190
Marungapuri ADMK V. A. Chelliah B. M. Senguttuvan DMK 25,272
Mayiladuturai BJP Jaga Veerapandian R. Selvaraj ADMK 2,452
Mettur ADMK S. Sundarambal
S. Sundarambal
S. Sundarambal is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mettur constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1991, and 2001 elections....

P. Gopal DMK 8,135
Melmalaiyanur ADMK R. Tamilmozhi A. Gnanasekaran DMK 24,587
Melur AIADMK R. Samy
R. Samy
R. Samy is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Melur constituency. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party he represented the same Melur constituency in the 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...

Samayanallur S. Selvaraj DMK 26,838
Mettupalayam ADMK A. K. Selvaraj B. Arun Kumar DMK 41,078
Modakkurichi ADMK P. C. Ramasami Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK 34,212
Morappur ADMK P. Palaniappan
P. Palaniappan
P. Palaniappan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Pappireddippatti constituency. He is currently the Minister for Higher Education, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party....

E. V. Rajasekaran DMK 23,316
Mudukulathur ADMK K. Patinetampatian
K. Patinetampatian
K. Patinetampatian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Mudukulathur constituency in 2001 election....

S. Pandian MTD 2,669
Mugaiyur ADMK G. Gothandaraman A. G. Sampath DMK 10,341
Musiri ADMK C. Malliga S. Vivekandan DMK 1,994
Mylapore BJP K. N. Lakshmanan V. Maitreyan ADMK 6,047
Nagapattinam ADMK R. Jeevanantham S. P. Thangaiya DMK 16,717
Nagercoil MADMK Austin M. Moses
M. Moses
M. Moses is an Indian politician. He was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly four times from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1971, 1989, 1991 and 1996.- External links :****...

TMC(M) 3,662
Namakkal INC K. Jeyakumar
K. Jeyakumar
K. Jeyakumar iss an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Namakkal constituency in 2001, and 2006 elections....

S. Ahilan PT 28,992
Nanguneri ADMK S. Manickaraj
S. Manickaraj
S. Manickaraj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Nanguneri constituency in 2001 election....

V. Ramachandran MTD 9,161
Nannilam (SC) TMC C. K. Amizharasan P. Sakthivel DMK 19,212
Natham ADMK R. Viswanathan
R. Viswanathan
R. Viswanathan is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Natham Constituency. He is currently the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise, Govt. of Tamil Nadu...

Ku. Pa. Krishnan TB 10,602
Natrampalli PMK S. Natarajan
S. Natarajan
S. Natarajan was an Indian politician. He was a member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He was elected from Thanjavur constituency three times 1971, 1977 and 1980. He died on 23 February 1984 during his third term in office.He set high standards...

T. Anbazhagan MGRK 12,088
Nellikkuppam ADMK M. C. Sampath
M. C. Sampath
M. C. Sampath is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Cuddalore constituency. He is currently the Minister for Rural Industries and Nutritious Noon Meal, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

V. C. Shanmugham DMK 7,382
Nilakottai ADMK G. Anbazhagan K. Ayyar PT 31,494
Oddanchatram DMK A. R. A. Chakkarapani A. T. Sellasamy ADMK 1,369
Omalur ADMK S. Semmalai
S. Semmalai
S. Semmalai is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of India from Salem Constituency. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Taramangalam constituency as an Independent candidate in 1980 election, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Era. Rajendran DMK 31,602
Orathanad ADMK R. Vaithilingam
R. Vaithilingam
R. Vaithilingam is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Orathanad constituency. He is currently the Minister for Housing and Urban Development of the Government of Tamil Nadu. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to...

P. Rajamanickam DMK 19,844
Ottapidaram ADMK A. Sivaperumal
A. Sivaperumal
A. Sivaperumal was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ottapidaram constituency in 2001 election....

K. Krishnasamy
K. Krishnasamy
Dr. K. Krishnasamy is an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly. He is the founder of Puthia Thamizhagam party. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Ottapidaram constituency in 2011 election. He also praised Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and credits him for...

PT 651
Padmanabhapuram ADMK K. P. Raajendraprasad C. Velayudhan BJP 2,774
Palacode AIADMK K. P. Anbalagan
K. P. Anbalagan
K. P. Anbalagan is a Tamil Nadu politician from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He is the member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elected Palacode constituency. He was the former Information minister in Tamil Nadu Government....

G. L. Venkatachalam DMK 40,232
Palani ADMK M. Chinnasamy
M. Chinnasamy
M. Chinnasamy iss an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Karur constituency in 1980, and 1991 elections....

T. Poovendhan DMK 20,487
Palayamkottai DMK T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
T. P. M. Mohideen Khan is the former Minister for Environment in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was incumbent Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing from Palayamkottai and he is continuously three times elected in same constituency...

S. Muthu Karuppan ADMK 14,748
Palladam ADMK S. M. Velusamy
S. M. Velusamy
S. M. Velusamy is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palladam constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...

S. S. Ponmudi DMK 32,474
Pallipattu ADMK P. M. Narasimhan M. Chakravarthy BJP 28,240
Panamarathupatti ADMK Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy S. R. Sivalingam DMK 42,350
Panruti PMK T. Velmurugan
T. Velmurugan
T. Velmurugan is an Tamilnadu politician and Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate from Panruti constituency in 2001, and 2006 elections. In 2011 elections, He Unsuccessfully contested from...

V. Ramaswamy DMK 5,048
Papanasam TMC M. Ramkumar S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 6,632
Paramakudi (SC) TMC R. Ramprabhu
R. Ramprabhu
R. Ramprabhu is an Indian politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from Paramakudi constituency in 2001 election and as an Indian National Congress candidate in...

S. Chelliah PT 5,807
Park Town TMC S. G. Vinayagamurthi T. Rajendhar DMK 6,377
Pattukkottai TMC N. R. Rengarajan
N. R. Rengarajan
N. R. Rengarajan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from Pattukkottai constituency in 2001 election, and as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2006...

P. Balasubramanian DMK 6,950
Pennagaram PMK G. K. Mani
G. K. Mani
G. K. Mani is the president of Pattali Makkal Katchi and Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elected from Mettur constituency in 2006 and twice from Pennagaram constituency in 1996 and 2001.- References :...

K. N. Periannan IND 14,396
Perambalur (SC) ADMK P. Rajarethinam S. Vallaban DMK 20,004
Perambur (SC) CPI(M) K. Mahendran
K. Mahendran
K. Mahendran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Perambur constituency as a Communist Party of India candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections....

Chengai Sivam
Chengai Sivam
Chengai Sivam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Perambur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989, and 1996 elections....

DMK 17,223
Peravurani TMC S. V. Thirugnana Sambandham Kuzha Chelliah DMK 28,659
Periyakulam ADMK O. Panneer Selvam
O. Panneerselvam
O. Paneerselvam is the current Finance Minister and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Prior to his entry into politics, he owned agricultural lands and a tea shop which he still owns. He was the chairman of Periakulam municipality in 1996. Then he contested the 2001 MLA election from...

M. Abuthahir DMK 17,920
Peranamallur ADMK A. K. S. Anbalagan B. Bose MTD 8,359
Pernambut (SC) ADMK S. C. Kanagathara S. Thondral Nayagan BJP 28,855
Perundurai ADMK K. S. Palanisamy N. Govindasamy CNMK 31,712
Perur ADMK M. A. P. A. Krishnakumar  (Rohini) N. Nageswari DMK 35,264
Pollachi ADMK V. Jayaraman
V. Jayaraman
V. Jayaraman is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Udumalaipettai constituency. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Pollachi constituency in 2001, and 2006...

R. Tamil Mani DMK 32,404
Polur ADMK Nalini Manoharan C. Elumalai DMK 10,807
Pongalur ADMK P. V. Damodaran K. Chellamuthu IND 21,815
Ponneri (SC) CPI A. S. Kannan K. Sundaram DMK 27,390
Poombuhar ADMK N. Renganathan M. Mohammad Siddiq DMK 7,455
Poonamallee PMK S. Shanmugam S. Chezhiyan DMK 2,316
Pudukkottai ADMK C. Vijayabaskar Arasu Periyannan DMK 28,183
Purasawalkam TMC B. Ranganathan
B. Ranganathan
B. Ranganathan is an Indian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Purasawalkam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1991, and 1996 elections. He was elected as a Dravida Munnetra...

P. Vetrivel TMC(M) 3,802
Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar ADMK P. K. Sekar Babu
P. K. Sekar Babu
P. K. Sekar Babu is an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections. He joined Dravida...

S. P. Sarguna Pandian
S. P. Sarguna Pandian
Sarguna Pandian is the deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu. She was also Social Welfare Minister in the assembly formed after the 1996 election....

DMK 27,332
Radhapuram IND M. Appavu
M. Appavu
M. Appavu is an Indian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from Radhapuram constituency in 1996 election, independent candidate in 2001 election and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate...

S. Jothi PMK 18,281
Rajapalayam (SC) ADMK M. Rajasekar
M. Rajasekar
M. Rajasekar is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rajapalayam constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

V. P. Rajan DMK 9,595
Ramanathapuram ADMK A. Anwer Rhazza A. Rahman Khan
A. Rahman Khan
A. Rahman Khan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Chepauk constituency in 1977, 1980 1984 elections. He was elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

DMK 9,112
Ranipet ADMK M. S. Chandrasekaran R. Gandhi DMK 24,963
Rasipuram ADMK P. R. Sundaram
P. R. Sundaram
P. R. Sundaram is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rasipuram constituency in 1996 and 2001 elections....

K. P. Ramalingam
K. P. Ramalingam
K. P. Ramalingam is an Indian politician and elected as member of parliament candidate in June, 2010 for Rajya Sabha. He is also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu...

DMK 23,029
Royapuram ADMK D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He is the speaker of the current tamil nadu legislative assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in...

K. Nargunan DMK 13,712
Rishivandiyam TMC S. Sivaraj
S. Sivaraj
S. Sivaraj is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Rishivandiyam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984 and 2006 elections, as an Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in...

T. K. T. Murali PNK 25,532
Saidapet DMK V. Perumal** C. R. Baskaran PMK 3,881
Salem - I ADMK Se. Venkatajalam M. A. Elangovan DMK 25,131
Salem - II PMK M. Karthe A. L. Thangavel DMK 15,085
Samayanallur (SC) ADMK P. Ponnampalam Kasthuri Sivasamy DMK 19,924
Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) ADMK C. Karuppasamy
C. Karuppasamy
C. Karuppasamy is an Indian politician and a currently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sankaranayanarkoil constituency in 1996, 2001, 2006 elections and 2011 elections as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate.- References :...

P. Duraisamy PT 9,262
Sankarapuram PMK P. Kasampu T. Udhayasuriyan DMK 1,018
Sankari (SC) ADMK P. Dhanabal T. R. Saravanan DMK 22,952
Sathyamangalam ADMK K. R. Kandasamy S. K. Rajendran DMK 33,434
Sathangulam TMC (M) S. S. Mani Nadar
S. S. Mani Nadar
S. S. Mani Nadar is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from Sathankulam constituency in 1996 and 2001 elections....

A. N. Rajakkannan BJP 5,766
Sattur DMK K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran was the minister for Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Gopalapuram on 8-August-1949. He has finished high school education...

A. Rajendran INC 4,415
Sedapatti ADMK C. Durairaj
C. Durairaj
C. Durairaj is an Indian politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sedapatti constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...

P. V. Bhaktavatchalam PT 18,435
Sendamangalam (ST) ADMK K. Kalavathi Chinumathi Chandrasekaran DMK 17,815
Sholavandan ADMK V. R. Rajangam P. Moorthy DMK 19,841
Sholinghur ADMK R. Vilvanathan A. M. Ponnurangam PNK 9,795
Singanallur CPI(M) K. C. Karunakaran N. Palanisamy DMK 20,001
Sirkazhi (SC) ADMK N. Chandramohan J. Irai Ezhil DMK 4,430
Sivaganga ADMK V. Chandran Tha Pasumpon Kiruttinan DMK 4,273
Sivakasi TMC A. Rajagopal
A. Rajagopal
A. Rajagopal is a well-known Indian politician, social worker, Lawyer and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from Sivakasi constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

V. Thangaraj DMK 5,721
Sriperumbudur (SC) INC D. Yasodha
D. Yasodha
D. Yasodha is an Indian politician and four times Member of Legislative assembly. She was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sriperumbudur constituency 1980, 1984, 2001 and 2006 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate.- References :...

M. Raghavan DMK 17,193
Srirangam ADMK K. K. Balasubramanian M. Soundrapandian BJP 12,676
Srivaikuntam ADMK S. P. Shanmuganathan
S. P. Shanmuganathan
S. P. Shanmuganathan is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Srivaikuntam constituency. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the same Srivaikuntam constituency in 2001 elections.- Family & Early life...

S. David Selwyn DMK 2,886
Srivilliputhur ADMK Inbathtamilan S. Mohanrajulu BJP 9,174
Talavasal (SC) ADMK V. Alagammal M. Pandiyarajan DMK 27,857
Tambaram DMK M. A. Vaidialingam K. Chakkarapani Reddiar TMC(M) 5,431
Taramangalam PMK M. P. Kamaraj S. Ammasi DMK 25,458
Tenkasi ADMK K. Annamalai
K. Annamalai
K. Annamalai is an Indian nadar politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tenkasi constituency in 2001 election.- References :...

V. Karuppasamy Pandian DMK 8,792
Thalli BJP K. V. Murali Dharan S. Raja Reddy CPI 6,217
Thandarambattu DMK E. V. Velu
E. V. Velu
E. V. Velu is the former minister for Food in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Se. Gudalore on 15-March-1951. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly two times. from Thandarambattu constituency....

K. Manivarma TMC(M) 4,837
Thanjavur DMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah R. Rajmohan INC 9,590
Theagaraya Nagar DMK J. Anbazhagan
J. Anbazhagan
J. Anbazhagan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai District. As a cadre of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the Theagaraya Nagar Constituency in 2001 elections....

E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath ADMK 2,499
Theni AIADMK D. Ganesan
D. Ganesan
D. Ganesan is an Indian politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Theni constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections....

L. Mookiah DMK 13,861
Thirumangalam ADMK K. Kalimuthu
K. Kalimuthu
K. Kalimuthu was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.- Notes :...

T. Ocha Thevar DMK 18,162
Thirupparankundram ADMK S. M. Seenivel C. Ramachandran DMK 9,127
Thiruverambur DMK K. N. Sekaran T. K. Rangarajan CPM 10,373
Thiruvidamarudur ADMK G. Thavamani S. Ramalingam DMK 7,372
Thiruvonam ADMK C. Rajendran
C. Rajendran
Chitlapakkam C. Rajendran is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of India from Chennai South Constituency. He represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

M. Ramachandran DMK 11,223
Thiruvottiyur ADMK T. Arumugam Kumari Anandan IND 34,041
Thondamuthur TMC S. R. Balasubramoniyan V. R. Sukanya DMK 28,536
Thottiam ADMK P. Annavi K. Kannaiyan DMK 13,148
Thousand Lights DMK M. K. Stalin S. Sekar TMC(M) 7,274
Tindivanam ADMK C. Ve. Shanmugam R. Sethunathan DMK 12,148
Tiruchendur ADMK Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
Anitha R. Radhakrishnan is an Indian politician. He was a member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in Tamil Nadu and was expelled from the party on alleged anti-party activities on 30 July 2009...

S. Jennifer Chandran
S. Jennifer Chandran
S. Jennifer Chandran was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruchendur constituency in 1996 election.- References :...

DMK 11,193
Tiruchengode ADMK C. Ponnaiyan
C. Ponnaiyan
C. Ponnaiyan is an Indian politician. He is a member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He is the former member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruchengode constituency in 1977, 1980, 1984 and 2001. He is also former Finance Minister in Tamil Nadu.- References :...

T. P. Arumugam
T. P. Arumugam
T. P. Arumugam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruchengode constituency in 1996 election.- References :...

DMK 44,109
Tiruchirappalli - I DMK B. Paranikumar M. Kader Mohideen MUL 924
Tiruchirappalli - II DMK Anbil Periyasamy
Anbil Periyasamy
Anbil Periyasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He is the son of former DMK Minister Anbil P...

P. C. Selvaraj INC 13,944
Tirumayam ADMK M. Radakrishnan S. Regupathy DMK 12,027
Tirunavalur ADMK K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy A. J. Manikannan DMK 14,773
Tirunelveli ADMK N. Nainar Nagendran A. L. Subramanian
A. L. Subramanian
Subramanian, A. L was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tirunelveli constituency in 1967, 1991 and 1996 elections....

DMK 722
Tiruppattur (194) ADMK K. K. Umadhevan R. Sivaraman DMK 9,090
Tiruppattur (41) PMK T. K. Raja
T. K. Raja
T. K. Raja is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruppattur constituency as a Pattali Makkal Katchi candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections....

S. Arasu DMK 5,761
Tirupporur (SC) ADMK S. Kanitha Sampath
S. Kanitha Sampath
S. Kanitha Sampath is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Madurantakam constituency. She represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

C. Nagarajan DMK 24,790
Tiruppur ADMK C. Sivasami Lalitha Kumaramangalam BJP 46,556
Tiruttani PMK G. Raviraj E. A. P. Shivaji DMK 13,874
Tiruthuraipundi (SC) CPI G. Palanisamy
G. Palanisamy
G. Palanisamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruthuraipundi constituency in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 2001 elections.- References :...

M. Poonguzhali DMK 25,059
Tiruvadanai TMC K. R. Ramasamy Jones Russo IND 2,304
Tiruvaiyaru ADMK Ayyaru Vandayar Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 15,689
Tiruvallur TMC D. Sudharsanam V. G. Rajendiran PNK 19,951
Tiruvannamalai DMK K. Pitchandi
K. Pitchandi
K. Pitchandi is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989, 1996, 2001, and 2006 elections. He was the Minister for...

M. Shanmugasundaram PMK 4,090
Tiruvarur (SC) DMK A. Asokan
A. Asokan
A. Asokan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvarur constituency in 1996 and 2001 elections.- References :...

K. Rangasamy CPM 1,314
Thiruvattar CPI(M) J. Hemachandran
J. Hemachandran
J. Hemachandran was an Indian politician and trade unionist. He was a leading personality of the Communist Party of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from the Thiruvattar constituency four times, in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 2001...

P. Rajamony BJP 19,497
Triplicane DMK S. A. M. Hussain S. Rajakumar INC 3,676
Tuticorin ADMK S. Rajammal
S. Rajammal
S. Rajammal Samraj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tuticorin constituency in 2001 election....

N. Periasamy
N. Periasamy
N. Periasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tuticorin constituency in 1989 and 1996 elections.- References :...

DMK 16,186
Udagamandalam INC H. M. Raju
H. M. Raju
H. M. Raju iss an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Udagamandalam constituency in 1989, 1991 and 2001 elections....

J. Hutchi Gowder BJP 29,090
Udumalpet ADMK C. Shanmugavelu
C. Shanmugavelu
C. Shanmugavelu is an Indian politician and incumbent member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Madathukulam constituency.. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Udumalpet constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections in...

D. Selvaraj DMK 39,908
Ulundurpet (SC) ADMK N. Ramu K. Thirunavukkarasu DMK 22,754
Uppiliyapuram (ST) ADMK R. Saroja
R. Saroja
R. Saroja is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Uppiliyapuram constituency in 1984 and 2001 elections....

R. Rani DMK 12,351
Usilampatti FBL L. Santhanam S. O. Ramasamy DMK 9,067
Uthiramerur ADMK V. Somasundaram
V. Somasundaram
V. Somasundaram is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Kancheepuram constituency. He represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

K. Sundar DMK 27,622
Valangiman (SC) ADMK Boopathi Mariappan T. Nadaiazhagan PT 23,477
Valparai (SC) TMC Kovai Thangam K. Krishnaswamy PT 17,915
Vandavasi (SC) PMK K. Murugavelrajan K. Loganathan DMK 8,871
Vaniyambadi** IND (INL
Indian National League
The Indian National League is a Muslim-based political party in India, mainly active in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. INL is a splinter-group of the Indian Union Muslim League...

)
M. Abdul Latheef J. M. Haroon Rasheed DMK 11,938
Vanur (SC) ADMK N. Ganapathy
N. Ganapathy (Vanur MLA)
N. Ganapathy is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Vanur constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections....

R. Mydili DMK 21,349
Varahur (SC) ADMK A. Arunachalam
A. Arunachalam
A. Arunachalam is an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006....

K. Thiruvalluvan DMK 13,904
Vasudevanallur (SC) TMC (M) R. Easwaran S. Thangapandian PT 11,552
Vedaranyam DMK S. K. Vedarathinam
S. K. Vedarathinam
S. K. Vedarathinam is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vedaranyam constituency in 1996, 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...

R. Mutharasan CPI 15,000
Vedasandur ADMK P. Andivel R. Kavitha Parthipan DMK 19,126
Veerapandi ADMK S. K. Selvam
S. K. Selvam
S. K. Selvam is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Veerapandi constituency. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the same Veerapandi constituency in 2001 elections.S. K. Selvam is the second...

Veerapandy S. Arumugam DMK 30,012
Vellakoil DMK M. P. Saminathan
M. P. Saminathan
M. P. Saminathan is the EX-Minister for Highways in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Erode on 05-May-1964 and his hometown is Muthur, Tiruppur District. He has finished a Bachelors degree in Arts...

V. P. Periasamy ADMK 740
Vellore TMC C. Gnanasekaran A. M. Ramalingam DMK 11,124
Veilathikulam ADMK N. K. Perumal
N. K. Perumal
N. K. Perumal was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vilathikulam constituency in 2001 election....

R. K. P. Rajasekaran DMK 15,243
Vilavancode CPI(M) D. Mony P. Jeevaraj DMK 22,919
Villivakkam DMK D. Napoleon A. Chellakumar TMC(M) 9,230
Villupuram DMK K. Ponmudy
K. Ponmudy
In this Indian name, the name "Kannapan" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Ponmudi".K. Ponmudi was the minister for Higher Education in Tamil Nadu state of India during 2006-2011. He was born in T...

R. Pasupathy PMK 2,205
Virudhunagar TMC S. Damodharan A. R. R. Seenivasan DMK 4,017
Vridhachalam PMK R. Govindasamy Kuzhandai Thamizharasan DMK 7,128
Yercaud (ST) AIADMK E. Elayakannu K. Govindan BJP 33,985
* Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
  • Thanga Tamilselvan, AIADMK legislator from Andipatti, resigned his seat in 2002, to enable Jayalalithaa to contest here. This enabled her to win in a by election in Andipatti, and be Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. She succeeded O. Panneerselvam
    O. Panneerselvam
    O. Paneerselvam is the current Finance Minister and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Prior to his entry into politics, he owned agricultural lands and a tea shop which he still owns. He was the chairman of Periakulam municipality in 1996. Then he contested the 2001 MLA election from...

     who took over as chief minister for 6 months, until Jayalalithaa's corruption charges were cleared in court.

  • Due to the death of V. Perumal, actor turned politician Radha Ravi
    Radha Ravi
    Radha Ravi is a Tamil film and television actor, who played supporting roles throughout his career. He is the son of yesteryear actor, M. R. Radha and the uncle of Vasu Vikram and halfbrother of Raadhika Sarathkumar. He is a chief member of the South Indian Film Artistes' Association...

     (son of M.R. Radha) was fielded by ADMK, and defeated the DMK candidate Subramanian, in a by-election, increasing the majority of the ADMK.

  • During May 31, 2002, By-election, A. Boovaraghamoorthy
    A. Boovaraghamoorthy
    A. Boovaraghamoorthy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 2002 by-election....

     of the AIADMK, defeated D. Parvendhan of PMK, which resulted in AIADMK to pick up Acharapakkam (SC).


See also

  • Elections in Tamil Nadu
    Elections in Tamil Nadu
    Elections in Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the Lok Sabha. There are 234 assembly constituencies and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies...

  • Legislature of Tamil Nadu
    Legislature of Tamil Nadu
    The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the sole house of the unicameral Tamil Nadu Legislature. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly alone has powers to legislate laws covering state subjects in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 235 members of whom 234 are democratically elected...

  • Government of Tamil Nadu
    Government of Tamil Nadu
    The Government of Tamil Nadu, headquartered at Chennai is the governing authority for the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at the Fort St. George...


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