Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 1991
39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 61.86% turnout.
Seats
39
Candidates
461
17 women, 3 elected
Turnout
61.86%
2.47 cr of 3.99 cr
Leading party
INC
28 of 39 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 28 | +1 | 28 | 1,05,10,569 | 42.57% | +2.70 |
| ADKADK | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44,70,542 | 18.10% | +0.99 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 29 | 56,01,597 | 22.69% | -3.98 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12,69,690 | 5.14% | -0.68 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7,18,222 | 2.91% | +1.49 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,11,358 | 2.48% | -1.18 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5,03,762 | 2.04% | 0.00 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4,06,869 | 1.65% | +1.36 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 275 | 3,53,719 | 1.43% | -0.84 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 4 | 97,660 | 0.40% | — |
| TMMTMM | 0 | 0 | 28 | 51,744 | 0.21% | -0.03 |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 11 | 40,819 | 0.17% | — |
| IMLIML | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31,387 | 0.13% | — |
| AMIAMI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8,252 | 0.03% | — |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,265 | 0.02% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,783 | 0.02% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,097 | 0.01% | — |
| MHAMHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,692 | 0.01% | — |
| GMKGMK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,030 | 0.00% | — |
| TMKTMK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 665 | 0.00% | — |
| SLLSLL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| MGMKMGMK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 0.00% | — |
| MPPMPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- INC28 (72%)
- ADK11 (28%)
- INC28
- ADK11
- INC28
- ADK11
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
NAGAPATTINAM
won by 25,716 (3.90%)
Biggest victory
TIRUCHENDUR
won by 2,58,776 (49.80%)
Highest turnout
NAGAPATTINAM
71.42%
Lowest turnout
MADRAS SOUTH
52.36%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1989), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained36 (92%)
- Changed hands3 (8%)
36 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 3 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Tamil Nadu, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- ADK
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | INCJEEVARATHINAM R. | DMKKANNAIYAN M. | 1,76,71027.33% | 66.8% |
| CHENGALPATTU | ADKRAJEMDRA KUMAR S.S.R. | DMKARUMUGAM C. | 1,53,20624.00% | 67.0% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | INCVALLALPERUMAN P. | DMKSULOCHANA AYYASAMY (W) | 1,36,89021.81% | 67.2% |
| COIMBATORE | INCKUPPUSWAMY C.K. | CPMRAMANI K. | 1,86,06426.70% | 59.1% |
| CUDDALORE | INCKALIAPERUMAL P.P. | JDBHUVARAHAN G. | 2,08,05733.73% | 64.7% |
| DHARMAPURI | INCTHANGKA BALU K.V. | PMKELANGOVAN P.D. | 1,50,48923.90% | 62.6% |
| DINDIGUL | ADKC. SRINIVASAN | DMKK. MAYA THEVAR | 2,24,41736.11% | 60.3% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | ADKNARAYANAN P.G. | JDLAKSHMANAIYER G.S. | 2,49,16142.10% | 65.1% |
| KARUR | ADKMURUGESAN N. | DMKTHIRUNAVUKKARASU D. | 2,69,96939.11% | 66.2% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | INCRAMA MURTHY K. | JDMANICKAM R. | 2,13,11436.65% | 60.9% |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | INCANBARASU ERA | DMKSOMU N.V.N. | 1,03,27118.65% | 53.5% |
| MADRAS NORTH | INCD. PANDIAN | DMKARUNACHALAM ALIAS ALADI ARUNA | 1,18,51816.16% | 54.0% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | ADKR. SRIDHARAN | DMKT.R. BALU | 1,62,52822.01% | 52.4% |
| MADURAI | INCRAM BABU A.G.S. | CPMMOHAN P. | 2,42,16038.46% | 55.3% |
| MAYILADUTURAI | INCMANI SHANKAR AIYAR | DMKKALIYANAM KUTTALAM P. | 1,61,93726.20% | 68.5% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | INCPADMA (W) | CPISELVARASU M. | 25,7163.90% | 71.4% |
| NAGERCOIL | INCN. DENNIS | JDP. MUHAMMADD ISMAIL | 1,24,91323.04% | 57.1% |
| NILGIRIS | INCPRABHU R. | DMKDORAISAMY S. | 1,80,80227.40% | 59.8% |
| PALANI | INCSENAPATHI GOUNDER A. | DMKKUMARSAMY K. | 2,60,14240.36% | 62.5% |
| PERAMBALUR | ADKASOKRAJ A. | DMKRAMASWAMY S.V. | 1,94,95030.59% | 68.2% |
| PERIYAKULAM | ADKR. RAMASAMY | DMKRAMA KRISHANAN CUMBAM | 2,13,96035.00% | 60.4% |
| POLLACHI | ADKRAJARAVIVARMA B. | DMKDHANDAPANI C.T. | 2,06,27032.64% | 65.6% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | INCSUNDARARAJ N. | DMKCHANDRASEKARAN K. | 2,19,72130.43% | 68.9% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | INCRAJESHWARAN V. | DMKKATHER BATCHA ALIAS VELLAICHAMY S. | 1,71,52629.17% | 57.1% |
| RASIPURAM | INCDEVARAJAN B. | DMKSUHENYA I. (W) | 2,72,98544.70% | 60.8% |
| SALEM | INCRANGARAJANM KUMARAMANGALAM | DMKARTHANARISAMY K.P. | 2,82,56846.65% | 58.8% |
| SIVAGANGA | INCCHINDAMBARAM P. | DMKKASINATHAN V. | 2,28,59738.38% | 59.7% |
| SIVAKASI | ADKKANGA GOVINDARAJULU R. | CPISRI NIVASAN A. | 1,63,09024.66% | 61.4% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | INCMARAGATHAM CHANDRASEKAR (W) | DMKK. SUNDARAM | 1,80,57227.81% | 62.8% |
| TENKASI | INCARUNACHALAM M. | DMKSADHAN THIRUMALAIKUMAR T. | 1,82,08630.32% | 64.8% |
| THANJAVUR | INCTHULASIAH VANDAYAR K. | DMKPALANIMANICKAM S. | 1,62,07025.98% | 67.9% |
| TINDIVANAM | INCRAMA MURTHEE K. | DMKDHAYANITHI N. | 1,70,14927.56% | 64.7% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | INCDHANUSHKODI ATHINTHAN R. | JDANTON GOMEZ G. | 2,58,77649.80% | 55.0% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | ADKSOUNDARAM K.S. (W) | DMKRAMALINGAM K.P. | 3,14,48140.27% | 61.5% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | INCL. ADAIKALA RAJ | CPMT.K. RANGARAJAN | 2,09,70632.36% | 61.3% |
| TIRUNELVELI | ADKJANARTHANAN M.R. | DMKKANDASAMY K.P. | 1,53,59227.16% | 58.3% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | INCJAYA MOHAN A. | DMKALAGIRI K.C. | 1,90,46129.54% | 65.4% |
| VANDAVASI | INCKRISHNASWAMY M. | DMKVENUGOPAL D. | 1,77,09527.75% | 65.7% |
| VELLORE | INCAKBER PASHA B. | DMKSHANMUGAM P. | 1,99,16932.07% | 61.6% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tamil Nadu alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.