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 Allotment

Congress Front colspan="8" AIADMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats Rajiv Gandhi 2728 D. Pandian 1 J. Jayalalithaa11 Total39

National Front colspan="6" DMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats M. Karunanidhi 29 Sivaji Ganesan 5 A. Nallasivam 3 P. Manickam 2 Total39

PMK Front colspan="6" PMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Dr. Ramdoss 31 A. K. A. Abdul Samad 5 Total36

List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+PMK # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Madras North D. Pandian Aladi Aruna R. Ramamuthu Kumar 2 Madras Central Era. Anbarasu N. V. N. Somu D. Anbazhagan 3 Madras South R. Sridharan T. R. Baalu K. V. S. Sivaraman4Sriperumbudur (SC) M. Chandrasekar K. Sundaram5Chengalpattu S. S. R. Rajendra Kumar C. Arumugam V. Kamalambal 6Arakkonam R. Jeevarathinam M. Kannaiyan S. Subramaniam7Vellore B. Akber Pasha P. Shanmugam Mohammad Ishaq8Tiruppattur A. Jayamohan K. C. Alagiri D. P. Chandran9Vandavasi M. Krishnaswamy D. Venugopal Durai Kasilingam10Tindivanam K. Rama Murthee N. Dhayanithi S. Shanmugam11Cuddalore P. P. Kaliaperumal G. Bhuvaraghan G. Chinnadhuri12Chidambaram (SC) P. Vallalperuman A. Sulochana Dalit Ezhilmalai13Dharmapuri K. V. Thangkabalu M. Kandasamy P. D. Elangovan14Krishnagiri K. Rama Murthy R. Manickam R. Raju15Rasipuram (SC) B. Devarajan I. Suhenya P. Jeyapal16Salem R. Kumaramangalam K. P. Arthanarisamy K. Arjunan17Tiruchengode K. S. Soundaram K. P. Ramalingam A. Mannathan18Nilgiris R. Prabhu S. Doraisamy K. M. Mohammed Zackariah19Gobichettipalayam P. G. Narayanan G. S. Lakshmanaiyer S. Chinnadurai20Coimbatore C. K. Kuppuswamy K. Ramani A. Abeeb Rahman21Pollachi (SC) B. Raja Ravi Varma C. T. Dhandapani G. Selvaraj22Palani A. Senapathi Gounder K. Kumarsamy23Dindigul C. Sreenivasan Maya Thevar P. Gopal24Madurai A. G. S. Ram Babu P. Mohan R. Tamil Selvan25Periyakulam R. Ramasamy R. Ramakrishnan K. Madasamy26Karur N. Murugesan D. Thirunavukkarasu R. Pakkian 27Tiruchirappalli L. Adaikalaraj T. K. Rangarajan28Perambalur (SC) A. Asokraj S. V. Ramaswamy J. Sivagnanamani29Mayiladuthurai Mani Shankar Aiyar P. Kalayanam Kuttalam A. K. A. Abdul Samad30Nagapattinam (SC) Padma M. Selvarasu U. Kasinathan31Thanjavur K. Thulasiah Vandayar S. S. Palanimanickam H. Shahul Hameed32Pudukkottai N. Sundarraj K. Chandrasekaran V. Thiruvarangan33Sivaganga P. Chidambaram V. Kasinathan A. Sathaiah34Ramanathapuram V. Rajeswaran Kadher Batcha A. A. Abdul Razak35Sivakasi R. Kanga Govindarajulu A. Sri Nivasan K. Puyal Ponnaiah36Tirunelveli R. Janarthanan K. P. Kandasamy S. Krishnakanthan37Tenkasi (SC) M. Arunachalam T. Sadhan E. Nambirajan38Tiruchendur R. Dhanuskodi G. Anton Gomez R. Christa Doss39Nagercoil N. Dennis P. Md. Ismail K. James

Voting and results

AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat ChangeAIADMK+Indian National Congress10,510,56942.57%2.71%281All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,470,54218.10%0.98%11Total14,981,11160.67%3.69%391National FrontDravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,601,59722.69%3.97%0Janata Dal718,2222.91%1.49%0Communist Party of India503,7622.04%01Total6,823,58127.64%2.48%01Pattali Makkal Katchi1,269,6905.14%0.68%0Independents353,7191.43%0.84%0Other Parties (16 parties)1,264,2335.12%0.31%0Total24,692,334100.00%39Valid Votes24,692,33496.78%Invalid Votes822,4023.22%Total Votes25,514,736100.00%Registered Voters/Turnout39,917,77763.92%2.94%

List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Madras NorthD. PandianINC400,45454.61Aladi ArunaDMK281,93638.45118,51816.162Madras CentralEra AnbarasuINC312,30256.40N. V. N. SomuDMK209,03137.75103,27118.653Madras SouthR. SridharanADMK418,49356.66T. R. BaluDMK255,96534.66162,52822.004Sriperumbudur (SC)M. ChandrasekarINC400,74161.71K. SundaramDMK220,16933.91180,57227.805ChengalpattuS. S. R. Rajendra KumarADMK351,61355.08C. ArumugamDMK198,40731.08153,20624.006ArakkonamR. JeevarathinamINC348,51653.90M. KannaiyanDMK171,80626.57176,71027.337VelloreB. Akber PashaINC383,17761.70P. ShanmugamDMK184,00829.63199,16932.078TiruppatturA. Jaya MohanINC387,64960.12K. C. AlagiriDMK197,18830.58190,46129.549VandavasiM. KrishnaswamyINC354,45155.55D. VenugopalDMK177,35627.79177,09527.7610TindivanamK. Rama MurtheeINC341,97155.40N. DhayanithiDMK171,82227.83170,14927.5711CuddaloreP. P. KaliaperumalINC360,44558.44G. BhuvarahanJD152,38824.71208,05733.7312Chidambaram (SC)P. VallalperumanINC306,12148.77Sulochana AyyasamyDMK169,23126.96136,89021.8113DharmapuriK. V. Thangka BaluINC322,13851.17P. D. ElangovanPMK171,64927.27150,48923.9014KrishnagiriK. Rama MurthyINC353,03360.72R. ManickamJD139,91924.06213,11436.6615Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanINC422,40069.17I. SuhenyaDMK149,41524.47272,98544.7016SalemR. Kumarā́mangalamINC406,04267.03K. P. ArthanarisamyDMK123,47420.38282,56846.6517TiruchengodeK. S. SoundaramADMK521,58066.80K. P. RamalingamDMK207,09926.52314,48140.2818NilgirisR. PrabhuINC387,70758.75S. DoraisamyDMK206,90531.35180,80227.4019GobichettipalayamP. G. NarayananADMK397,43167.16G. S. LakshmanaiyerJD148,27025.06249,16142.1020CoimbatoreC. K. KuppuswamyINC408,89158.67K. RamaniCPI(M)222,82731.97186,06426.7021Pollachi (SC)B. RajaravivarmaADMK414,81065.65C. T. DhandapaniDMK208,54033.00206,27032.6522PalaniA. Senapathi GounderINC445,89769.18K. KumarsamyDMK185,75528.82260,14240.3623DindigulC. SrinivasanADMK416,65267.04K. Maya ThevarDMK192,23530.93224,41736.1124MaduraiA. G. S. Ram BabuINC425,76967.62P. MohanCPI(M)183,60929.16242,16038.4625PeriyakulamR. RamasamyADMK382,75962.61Rama KrishananDMK168,79927.61213,96035.0026KarurN. MurugesanADMK475,57168.89D. ThirunavukkarasuDMK205,60229.78269,96939.1127TiruchirappalliL. Adaikala RajINC414,62863.99T. K. RangarajanCPI(M)204,92231.63209,70632.3628Perambalur (SC)A. AsokrajADMK375,43058.92S. V. RamaswamyDMK180,48028.32194,95030.6029MayiladuthuraiMani Shankar AiyarINC364,59858.98P. KalayanamDMK202,66132.78161,93726.2030Nagapattinam (SC)PadmaINC327,41349.71M. SelvarasuCPI301,69745.8025,7163.9131ThanjavurK. Thulasiah VandayarINC381,93261.23S. PalanimanickamDMK219,86235.25162,07025.9832PudukkottaiN. SundararajINC460,79563.82K. ChandrasekaranDMK241,07433.39219,72130.4333SivagangaP. ChindambaramINC402,02967.49V. KasinathanDMK173,43229.12228,59738.3734RamanathapuramV. RajeshwaranINC348,41559.25S. Kather Batcha DMK176,88930.08171,52629.1735SivakasiR. Kanga GovindarajuluADMK365,15555.21A. Sri NivasanCPI202,06530.55163,09024.6636TirunelveliM. R. JanarthananADMK351,04862.09K. P. KandasamyDMK197,45634.92153,59227.1737Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamINC381,72163.56T. SadhanDMK199,63533.24182,08630.3238TiruchendurR. DhanushkodiINC381,52173.43G. Anton GomezJD122,74523.62258,77649.8139NagercoilN. DennisINC279,81351.60P. Muhammadd IsmailJD154,90028.56124,91323.04

Key positions held by elected members of parliament Union ministers of state (independent charge) No.PortraitNameElected constituencyPortfolioTerm in officePolitical partyAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1P. Chidambaram( 1945)SivagangaMinistry of Commerce21 June 19919 July 19922 years, 71 daysIndian National Congressrowspan=3 10 February 19953 April 19962Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy(1940–2002)KrishnagiriMinistry of Labour21 June 199130 July 199139 days

Union ministers of state No.PortraitNameElected constituencyPortfolioTerm in officePolitical partyCabinet MinisterAssumed officeLeft officeTime in office1M. Arunachalam(1944–2004)TenkasiMinistry of Urban Development21 June 199118 January 1993Indian National Congressrowspan=6 Sheila Kaulrowspan=6 Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Industries18 January 19933 April 1996K. Karunakaran2Rangarajan Kumaramangalam(1952–2000)SalemMinistry of Parliamentary Affairs21 June 19912 July 19921 year, 11 daysGhulam Nabi AzadMinistry of Law and Justice and Company AffairsKotla Vijaya Bhaskara ReddyMinistry of Science and Technology2 July 19922 December 19931 year, 153 daysP. V. Narasimha RaoMinistry of Parliamentary AffairsGhulam Nabi Azad

Vidya Charan Shukla

Bypolls (1991-1996) DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner upMargin No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %DindigulPalaniPalaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy278,995 42.4% Smt. Subbulakshmi234,070 35.6%44,925Bypoll held on 18 December 1993 following the death of the incumbent member A. Senapathi Gounder from Indian National Congress on 25 February 1992

See also Elections in India Elections in Tamil Nadu

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References

External links Official Website of Election Commission of India Election statistics provided by ECI