Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1996
234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 63.91% turnout.
Seats
234
Candidates
4,008
130 women, 9 elected
Turnout
63.91%
2.71 cr of 4.25 cr
Leading party
DMK
173 of 234 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 173 | +171 | 182 | 1,14,23,380 | 42.08% | +19.61 |
| TMCMTMCM | 39 | +39 | 40 | 25,26,474 | 9.31% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 8 | +7 | 11 | 5,75,570 | 2.12% | +0.88 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4 | +4 | 168 | 58,31,383 | 21.48% | — |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 4 | +3 | 116 | 10,42,333 | 3.84% | -2.06 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 2848 | 10,16,918 | 3.75% | +2.19 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 143 | 4,90,453 | 1.81% | +0.11 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4,56,172 | 1.68% | -1.47 |
| JPJP | 1 | +1 | 50 | 1,50,134 | 0.55% | +0.34 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1,17,801 | 0.43% | -1.25 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 1 | +1 | 1 | 75,324 | 0.28% | +0.12 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 177 | 15,69,168 | 5.78% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -60 | 64 | 15,23,340 | 5.61% | -9.58 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2,09,942 | 0.77% | — |
| HRPIHRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55,019 | 0.20% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14,847 | 0.05% | +0.05 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14,402 | 0.05% | +0.04 |
| KMKKMK | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12,800 | 0.05% | — |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11,717 | 0.04% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,907 | 0.03% | — |
| MGRMMGRM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,099 | 0.03% | — |
| ATMKATMK | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5,557 | 0.02% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2,444 | 0.01% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,203 | 0.01% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1,990 | 0.01% | — |
| TLJTLJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,357 | 0.00% | — |
| PJPPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 984 | 0.00% | — |
| AIVMKAIVMK | 0 | 0 | 3 | 366 | 0.00% | — |
| RPISRepublican Party of India (Social) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 0.00% | — |
| MGRKMGRK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 0.00% | — |
| APMKAPMK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 0.00% | — |
| TNMCTNMC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 0.00% | — |
| TNKMITNKMI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 0.00% | — |
| THMMTHMM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0.00% | — |
| MELPHCMELPHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0.00% | — |
| MMSMMS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 0.00% | — |
| TZPTZP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0.00% | — |
| BMCBMC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0.00% | — |
| TNHVYKTNHVYK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0.00% | — |
- DMK173 (74%)
- TMCM39 (17%)
- CPI8 (3%)
- ADMK4 (2%)
- PMK4 (2%)
- IND1 (0%)
- Others5 (2%)
- DMK173
- TMCM39
- CPI8
- ADMK4
- PMK4
- IND1
- Others5
- DMK173
- TMCM39
- CPI8
- ADMK4
- PMK4
- IND1
- BJP1
- CPM1
- Others3
Constituency performance
From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
PENNAGARAM
won by 406 (0.37%)
Biggest victory
CHEPAUK
won by 35,784 (59.81%)
Highest turnout
VEDARANYAM
74.54%
Lowest turnout
VILLIVAKKAM
50.16%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained3 (1%)
- Changed hands231 (99%)
3 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 231 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 Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- DMK
- TMCM
- CPI
- ADMK
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 234 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 234
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAMAKKAL | DMKVEISAMY, K. | ADMKANBAIAGAN, S. | 38,06530.78% | 62.8% |
| NANGUNERI | CPIKRISHNAN, S.V. | ADMKKARUNAKARAN, A.S.A. | 3,1493.40% | 57.0% |
| NANNILAM | TMCMPADMA | ADMKK. GOPAL | 35,97333.06% | 67.7% |
| NATHAM | TMCMM. ANDI AMBALAM | INCS. ASAI ALANGARAM | 35,63632.67% | 65.0% |
| NATRAMPALLI | DMKR. MAHENDRAN | INDT. ANBAZHAGAN | 3,2212.55% | 64.9% |
| NELLIKUPPAM | DMKMANI, A. | ADMKDHAMODARAN, M.C. | 25,38323.57% | 69.1% |
| NILAKOTTAI | TMCMPONNAMMAL, A.S. | INCRASU, A. | 32,00329.28% | 64.5% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | DMKSAKKARAPANI, R. | ADMKSELLAMUTHU, K. | 36,82332.49% | 66.3% |
| OMALUR | TMCMSEKARAN, R.R. | ADMKKRISHNAN, C. | 7,9307.76% | 58.8% |
| OOTACAMUND | DMKT. GUNDAN | INCH.M. RAJU | 47,18047.60% | 60.0% |
| ORATHANAD | DMKRAJAMANICKAM P. | ADMKSURIYAMOORTHY V. | 30,34925.47% | 72.2% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | BJPVELAYUTHAN, C. | DMKBALA JANATHIPATHY | 4,5405.25% | 58.4% |
| PALACODE | DMKVENKATACHALAM. G.L. | ADMKGOPAL, C. | 22,07319.29% | 63.0% |
| PALANI | DMKPOOVENDHAN, T. | ADMKKARUPPUCHAMY, P. | 36,66031.09% | 65.3% |
| PALAYAMCOTTAI | DMKMOHAMED KODAR MAIDEEN | ADMKDHARMALINGAM, P. | 44,36439.19% | 60.6% |
| PALLADAM | DMKPONMUDI, S.S. | ADMKDURAIMURUGAN, K.S. | 32,54024.50% | 66.3% |
| PALLIPET | TMCME.S.S. RAMAN | INCB. THANGAVEL | 58,49249.10% | 74.4% |
| PANAMARATHUPATTY | DMKS.R. SIVALINGAM | ADMKP. VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY | 13,17111.63% | 65.1% |
| PANRUTI | DMKV. RAMASWAMY | ADMKR. RAJENDRAN | 39,13032.98% | 73.5% |
| PAPANASAM | TMCMN. KARUPPANNA ODAYAR | INDR. THIRUNAVUKKARASU | 38,34236.93% | 66.5% |
| PARAMAKUDI | DMKTHISAIVEERAN, U. | INDMUNIASAMY, K. | 18,90118.35% | 60.7% |
| PARK TOWN | DMKT. RAJHENDHERR | INCS.V. SHANKAR | 29,47945.27% | 57.4% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | DMKBALASUBRAMANIAN P. | ADMKBASKARAN SEENI | 33,62128.63% | 68.5% |
| PENNAGARAM | PMKMANI, G.K. | CPIARUMUGAM, M. | 4060.37% | 59.8% |
| PERAMBALUR | DMKDEVARAJAN, M. | ADMKMURUGESAN, S. | 23,40119.85% | 66.5% |
| PERAMBUR | DMKCHENGAISIVAM | ADMKNEELAKANDAN,V. | 58,35143.30% | 59.3% |
| PERANAMALLUR | DMKN. PANDURANGAN | ADMKC. SRINIVASAN | 27,79325.04% | 66.5% |
| PERAVURANI | TMCMTHIRUGNANASAMBANDAM V. | INCSAKTHIVEL K. | 39,64033.18% | 73.6% |
| PERIYAKULAM | DMKMOOKAIAH, L. | ADMKKADER MOHIDEEN, K.M. | 21,90719.17% | 64.4% |
| PERNAMBUT | DMKV. GOVINDAN | ADMKI. TAMIZHARASAN | 31,17428.58% | 64.2% |
| PERUNDURAI | CPIPERIYASAMY, N. | ADMKPERIYASAMY, P. | 17,55114.42% | 67.7% |
| PERUR | DMKA. NATARASAN | ADMKR. THIRUMALAISAMY | 57,57336.40% | 61.8% |
| POLLACHI | DMKRAJU, S. | ADMKJAYARAMAN, V. | 21,81418.28% | 65.2% |
| POLUR | DMKA. RAJENDRAN | ADMKAGRI. S. KRISHNAMOORTHY | 24,15322.67% | 66.7% |
| PONGALUR | TMCMMOHAN KANDASWAMY, P. | INCTHALAPATHY MURUGESAN | 21,94122.54% | 66.6% |
| PONNERI | DMKSUNDARAM, K. | ADMKGUNASEKARAN, G. | 45,39132.00% | 65.4% |
| POOMPUHAR | DMKMOHANADASAN G. | ADMKVIJAYABALAN N. | 18,41317.91% | 69.3% |
| POONAMALLEE | TMCMSUDARSANAM, D. | INCP. KRISHNAMOORTHY | 50,51135.48% | 58.5% |
| POTTAPIDARAM | JPKRISHNASAMY, K. | ADMKPAULRAJ, S. | 1,1481.28% | 64.9% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | DMKPERIANNAN A. | INCSWAMINATHAN S.C. | 42,78330.60% | 70.3% |
| PURASAWALKAM | TMCMRANGANATHAN,B. | INCGNANAM,J. KATHIPARA | 72,61452.23% | 56.8% |
| RADHAPURAM | TMCMAPPAVU, M. | INCCHANDRASEKARAN, S.K. | 28,94629.45% | 58.6% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | DMKV.P. RAJAN | ADMKP. PRABAKAR | 18,93914.63% | 67.2% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | DMKRAHMANKHAN, A. | ADMKSEKAR, S.K.G. | 35,89130.74% | 62.7% |
| RANIPET | DMKGANDHI, R. | ADMKMASILAMANI, M. | 34,12724.30% | 67.4% |
| RASIPURAM | ADMKP.R. SUNDARAM | DMKR.R. DAMAYANDHI | 4540.41% | 64.2% |
| RISHIVANDIAM | TMCMSIVARAJ, S. | ADMKANNADURAI, P. | 40,06437.67% | 64.8% |
| ROYAPURAM | DMKERA, MATHIVANAN | ADMKD. JAYAKUMAR | 17,40822.40% | 59.7% |
| SAIDAPET | DMKSAIDAI KITTU, K. | ADMKSAIDAI DURAISAMY, S. | 29,85322.81% | 55.3% |
| SALEM-I | DMKDHANAPALAN, K.R.G. | INCNATARAJAN, A.T. | 30,26726.35% | 63.6% |
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.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1996?
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 173 of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Feb 1996?
Turnout was 63.91% — 2.71 cr of 4.25 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats.
