Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 2004

39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 60.77% turnout.

Seats

Candidates

571

23 women, 4 elected

Turnout

60.77%

2.87 cr of 4.73 cr

Leading party

DMK

16 of 39 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	16	+4	16	70,64,393	24.60%	+1.47
INC Indian National Congress	10	+8	10	41,34,255	14.40%	+3.30
PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	5	0	5	19,27,367	6.71%	-1.50
MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4	0	4	16,79,870	5.85%	-0.10
CPI Communist Party of India	2	+2	2	8,52,981	2.97%	+0.42
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	2	+1	2	8,24,524	2.87%	+0.52
ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	0	-10	33	85,47,014	29.77%	+4.09
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	0	-4	6	14,55,899	5.07%	-2.07
IND Independent	0	0	391	9,47,938	3.30%	+2.05
JD(U)JD(U)	0	0	20	8,84,293	3.08%	—
BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	0	0	30	1,67,619	0.58%	—
JP JP	0	0	28	1,49,646	0.52%	+0.45
TDK TDK	0	0	2	25,348	0.09%	0.00
ABHM ABHM	0	0	4	11,568	0.04%	—
RPIA RPIA	0	0	2	9,654	0.03%	+0.02
CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L)	0	0	3	6,886	0.02%	-0.01
SP Samajwadi Party	0	0	4	6,645	0.02%	—
YSP YSP	0	0	1	6,580	0.02%	—
SHS Shiv Sena	0	0	2	5,154	0.02%	+0.02
RLD Rashtriya Lok Dal	0	0	3	3,985	0.01%	—
BBP Buland Bharat Party	0	0	2	2,162	0.01%	—
JJ JJ	0	0	1	734	0.00%	—

DMK16 (41%)
INC10 (26%)
PMK5 (13%)
MDMK4 (10%)
CPI2 (5%)
CPM2 (5%)

DMK16
INC10
PMK5
MDMK4
CPI2
CPM2

DMK16
INC10
PMK5
MDMK4
CPI2
CPM2

Constituency performance

From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu

Closest contest

PERIYAKULAM

won by 21,155 (3.02%)

Biggest victory

PALANI

won by 2,31,493 (33.29%)

Highest turnout

NAGAPATTINAM

71.63%

Lowest turnout

MADRAS NORTH

45.77%

Seat change

Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency

Retained19 (49%)
Changed hands20 (51%)

19 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 20 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

DMK
INC
PMK
MDMK

TURNOUT

Constituency results

All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39

Constituency	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
ARAKKONAM	PMKVELU, R.	ADMKSHANMUGAM. N	1,02,19613.18%	66.8%
CHENGALPATTU	PMKMOORTHY, A.K.	ADMKRAMACHANDRAN. K N	1,48,72419.59%	65.0%
CHIDAMBARAM	PMKPONNUSWAMY, E.	JD(U)THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL	87,65111.79%	66.0%
COIMBATORE	CPISUBBARAYAN, K.	BJPRADHAKISHNAN. C. P	1,64,50518.72%	55.5%
CUDDALORE	DMKVENKATAPATHY. K	ADMKRAJENDRAN. R	1,31,35217.28%	63.0%
DHARMAPURI	PMKSENTHIL, DR. R.	BJPELANGOVAN. P. D.	2,16,09030.44%	54.8%
DINDIGUL	INCCHITTHAN, N. S. V.	ADMKJEYARAMAN. M	1,55,17122.48%	60.7%
GOBICHETTIPALAYAM	INCELANGOVAN, E. V. K. S.	ADMKGOVINDARAJAR, N. R.	2,14,47731.54%	64.6%
KARUR	DMKPALANISAMY, K. C.	ADMKPALANICHAMY, RAJA. N	1,90,87625.67%	69.5%
KRISHNAGIRI	DMKSUGAVANAM. E. G	ADMKNANJE GOWDU. K	1,19,22216.14%	59.0%
MADRAS CENTRAL	DMKDAYANIDHI MARAN	ADMKBALAGANGA N.	1,34,17826.16%	49.1%
MADRAS NORTH	DMKKUPPUSAMI. C	BJPSUKUMAR NAMBIAR. M N	2,53,53927.68%	45.8%
MADRAS SOUTH	DMKBAALU, T. R.	ADMKBADER SAYEED ( TMT)	2,20,74023.62%	47.9%
MADURAI	CPMMOHAN, P.	ADMKBOSE, A K.	1,32,84017.96%	55.0%
MAYILADUTURAI	INCMANI SHANKAR AIYAR	ADMKMANIAN. O S	1,95,69128.13%	68.1%
NAGAPATTINAM	DMKVIJAYAN, A. K. S.	ADMKARCHUNAN. P J	2,16,22328.77%	71.6%
NAGERCOIL	CPMBELLARMIN. A. V.	BJPRADHAKRISHNAN. P	1,64,29424.39%	60.7%
NILGIRIS	INCPRABHU R.	BJPMATHAN. M @ MASTER MATHAN. M	2,36,50230.29%	59.3%
PALANI	INCKHARVENTHAN, S. K.	ADMKKISHORE KUMAR. K	2,31,49333.29%	63.9%
PERAMBALUR	DMKRAJA, A.	ADMKSUNDARAM. DR. M.	1,53,33321.69%	70.7%
PERIYAKULAM	INCAARON RASHID J. M.	ADMKDHINAKARAN. T T V	21,1553.02%	66.3%
POLLACHI	MDMKKRISHNAN, DR. C	ADMKMURUGAN. G	1,20,92118.81%	61.9%
PUDUKKOTTAI	DMKREGUPATHY, S.	ADMKRAVICHANDRAN. A	1,56,49619.08%	66.4%
RAMANATHAPURAM	DMKBHAVANI RAJENTHIRAN. M. S. K.	ADMKMURUGESAN. C	1,09,95016.30%	58.8%
RASIPURAM	INCRANI. K	ADMKANBALAGAN. S	1,34,53319.33%	61.5%
SALEM	INCTHANGKABALU K. V.	ADMKRAJASEKARAN. A	1,75,62723.69%	59.3%
SIVAGANGA	INCCHIDAMBARAM, P.	ADMKKARUPPIAH. S P	1,62,72524.39%	61.6%
SIVAKASI	MDMKRAVICHANDRAN, A	ADMKKANNAN. P	1,64,51719.81%	63.2%
SRIPERUMBUDUR	DMKKRISHNASWAMY. A	ADMKVENUGOPAL. DR. P	2,35,34627.91%	59.2%
TENKASI	CPIAPPADURAI, M.	ADMKMURUGESAN. S	1,22,17617.16%	65.7%
THANJAVUR	DMKPALANIMANICKAM. S. S.	ADMKTHANGAMUTHU. K	1,19,14816.81%	68.8%
TINDIVANAM	PMKDHANARAJU. K	ADMKARUNMOZHITHEVAN. A	91,16412.54%	62.7%
TIRUCHENDUR	DMKRADHIKA SELVI. V	ADMKTHAMODARAN. T	1,81,68128.79%	61.2%
TIRUCHENGODE	DMKSUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN	ADMKPALANISWAMI. K	1,79,39720.75%	59.9%
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI	MDMKGANESAN. L	ADMKPARANJOTHI. M	2,16,72530.60%	59.4%
TIRUNELVELI	INCDHANUSKODI ATHITHAN, R.	ADMKAMIRTHA GANESAN, R.	1,67,07526.36%	58.3%
TIRUPPATTUR	DMKVENUGOPAL, D.	ADMKSUBRAMANI. K. G	1,80,90223.31%	64.0%
VANDAVASI	MDMKRAMACHANDRAN GINGEE, N.	ADMKRAJALAKSHMI. R	1,51,43321.53%	62.3%
VELLORE	DMKKADER MOHIDEEN, K. M	ADMKSANTHANAM. A	1,78,61023.91%	61.2%

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.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 2004?

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 16 of 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, short of a majority on its own.

What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 2004?

Turnout was 60.77% — 2.87 cr of 4.73 cr registered electors voted.

How many Lok Sabha seats does Tamil Nadu have?

Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha seats.