Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1991
The 6th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
234
118 needed for a majority
Largest party
ADK
164 seats · majority
Candidates
2,415
93 women, 32 elected
Turnout
61.75%
2.46 cr of 3.99 cr
The house
234 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- ADK164
- INC60
- DMK2
- TMK2
- PMK1
- CPM1
- JD1
- IND1
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tamil Nadu assembly election (1989)
ADK
+162
DMK
-148
INC
+34
CPM
-14
IND
-4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 164 | +162 | 168 | 61.1% | 1,09,40,966 | 44.40% | +43.78 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 60 | +34 | 65 | 56.3% | 37,43,859 | 15.19% | -4.64 | 0 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -148 | 176 | 29.9% | 55,35,668 | 22.46% | -10.72 | 3 |
| TMKTMK | 2 | — | 11 | 31.0% | 3,71,645 | 1.51% | — | 1 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 1 | — | 194 | 7.0% | 14,52,982 | 5.90% | — | 165 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -14 | 22 | 31.2% | 7,77,532 | 3.15% | -0.38 | 1 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | — | 15 | 28.3% | 4,15,947 | 1.69% | — | 1 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -4 | 1352 | 0.3% | 3,84,515 | 1.56% | -7.42 | 1349 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -2 | 10 | 29.9% | 3,05,143 | 1.24% | +0.01 | 2 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 1 | +1 | 13 | 4.0% | 57,249 | 0.23% | +0.22 | 12 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 99 | 4.0% | 4,19,229 | 1.70% | +1.35 | 95 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.9% | 64,307 | 0.26% | -0.10 | 13 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 75 | 0.7% | 51,564 | 0.21% | — | 75 |
| TMMTMM | 0 | — | 137 | 0.3% | 40,275 | 0.16% | — | 137 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.4% | 38,460 | 0.16% | +0.03 | 0 |
| AMIAMI | 0 | — | 26 | 0.6% | 15,407 | 0.06% | — | 26 |
| TMULTMUL | 0 | — | 3 | 2.7% | 7,821 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| IMLIML | 0 | — | 1 | 6.7% | 7,618 | 0.03% | — | 1 |
| IFTPIFTP | 0 | — | 1 | 5.3% | 6,325 | 0.03% | — | 1 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | — | 11 | 0.3% | 3,481 | 0.01% | — | 11 |
| IPFIPF | 0 | — | 1 | 1.0% | 1,005 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 802 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| TDITDI | 0 | — | 5 | 0.1% | 642 | 0.00% | — | 5 |
| AJPAJP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 329 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% | 206 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
| MPPMPP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.1% | 184 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| TLKTLK | 0 | — | 2 | 0.1% | 149 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| UMSKUMSK | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 99 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MGMKMGMK | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 91 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| IJPIJP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 76 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PMMPMM | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 67 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| GMKGMK | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 53 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tamil Nadu at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 1991
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENDAMANGALAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKCHINNASAMY K. | TMKSIVAPPIRAKASAM S. | 55,56158.09% |
| YERCAUD | Tamil Nadu | ADKPERUMAL C. | DMKDHANAKODI VEDAN | 45,57955.57% |
| KOLATHUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKC. KULANDAIVELU | TMKV. RAJU | 65,31254.71% |
| VEDASANDUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKGANDHIRAJAN S. | DMKMUTHUSAMY P. | 67,09054.04% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKARIVALAGAN A. | DMKNATARAJAN R. | 56,43653.19% |
| TALAVASAL | Tamil Nadu | INCKANDASAMY K. | DMKGUNASEKARAN S. | 53,44753.11% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | Tamil Nadu | ADKSELVAGANAPATHI T.M. | CPMRAMASAMY V. | 78,65951.34% |
| PANAMARATHUPATTY | Tamil Nadu | ADKRAJARAM K. | DMKSIVALINGAM S.R. | 50,35549.71% |
| NANGUNERI | Tamil Nadu | ADKNATESAN PAULBAJ V. | DMKMANI ACHIYUR M. | 44,22049.20% |
| SATTANGULAM | Tamil Nadu | INCKUMARI ANATHAN | JDGANESA PANDIYAN M.A. | 35,82548.99% |
Closest results of Feb 1991
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | Tamil Nadu | INDR. THAMARAIKKANI | ADKR. VINAYAGAMOORTHI | 1,1691.03% |
| PANRUTI | Tamil Nadu | PMKRAMACHANDARAN S. | ADKDEVASUNDARAM R. | 1,1221.05% |
| HARBOUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKKARUNANIDHI M. | INCSUPPU K. | 8901.40% |
| KILLIYOOR | Tamil Nadu | JDKUMARADAS D. | INCROBERT SINGH PON. | 1,1681.49% |
| SATTUR | Tamil Nadu | TMKRAMACHANDARAN K.K.S.S.R. | ADKSANNASI KARUPPASAMY | 2,2391.82% |
| EGMORE | Tamil Nadu | DMKELAMVAZHUTHI | INCYASODHA D. | 1,2032.62% |
| USILAMPATTI | Tamil Nadu | ADKR. PANDIAMMAL | FBLP.N. VALLARASU | 3,1943.86% |
| TIRUVARUR | Tamil Nadu | CPMV. THAMBUSAMY | INCM. RAMASAMY | 5,2474.83% |
| MANNARGUDI | Tamil Nadu | ADKK. SRINIVASAN | CPIV. VEERASENAN | 7,3966.65% |
| PALAYAMCOTTAI | Tamil Nadu | ADKDHARAMALINGAM P. | TMKKARUPPASAMY PANDIAN V. | 6,8917.04% |