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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1991

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
3.99Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.55Cr
63.9% of electors
Median turnout
64.1%
Median of 39 seats
INC lead
+8
Above majority · 28 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 28, AIADMK 11. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 28, AIADMK 11. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39INC 28 · +8 above majority
INC 2871.8% Indian National Congress
AIADMK 1128.2% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 42.6%28 seats · 71.8%
DMK 22.7%0 seats
AIADMK 18.1%11 seats · 28.2%
PMK 5.1%0 seats
JD 2.9%0 seats
Others 8.6%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

UPA 60.7%39 seats
THIRD FRONT 30.1%0 seats
NDA 1.6%0 seats
OTHERS 7.6%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 42.6% of votes into 71.8% of seats, a seat premium of 29.2 pp.

    28 ÷ 39 = 71.8% · 71.8 − 42.6 = +29.2

  2. DMK polled 22.7% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 39 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 22.7 = −22.7

  3. Nagapattinam was decided by 25,716 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Tiruchengode had the widest margin, 3,14,481.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 6 of 7 (85.7%), against 71.8% of all seats.

    6 ÷ 7 = 85.7% · 28 ÷ 39 = 71.8%

  5. Turnout ran from 53.2% in Madras South to 73.4% in Nagapattinam; the median seat polled 64.1%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510064.1%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 820.5% of seats
60–70 2666.7% of seats
70–80 512.8% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestMadras South53.2%
  • HighestNagapattinam73.4%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1991, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSC D. Pandian Indian National Congress 7,49,052 1,18,518 15.8 55.1
02 Madras Central Anbarasu Era Indian National Congress 5,61,468 1,03,271 18.4 54.3
03 Madras South R. Sridharan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,50,230 1,62,528 21.7 53.2
04 Sriperumbudur Maragatham Chandrasekar (W) Indian National Congress 6,75,883 1,80,572 26.7 65.3
05 Chengalpattu Rajemdra Kumar S.S.R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,57,323 1,53,206 23.3 69.0
06 ArakkonamSC Jeevarathinam R. Indian National Congress 6,70,706 1,76,710 26.3 69.2
07 Vellore Akber Pasha B. Indian National Congress 6,45,730 1,99,169 30.8 64.1
08 Tiruppattur Jaya Mohan A. Indian National Congress 6,68,923 1,90,461 28.5 67.9
09 Vandavasi Krishnaswamy M. Indian National Congress 6,60,560 1,77,095 26.8 68.0
10 Tindivanam Rama Murthee K. Indian National Congress 6,47,691 1,70,149 26.3 67.9
11 Cuddalore Kaliaperumal P.P. Indian National Congress 6,51,048 2,08,057 32.0 68.3
12 Chidambaram Vallalperuman P. Indian National Congress 6,48,403 1,36,890 21.1 69.5
13 DharmapuriSC Thangka Balu K.V. Indian National Congress 6,53,240 1,50,489 23.0 65.0
14 Krishnagiri Rama Murthy K. Indian National Congress 6,11,500 2,13,114 34.9 64.0
15 Rasipuram Devarajan B. Indian National Congress 6,37,253 2,72,985 42.8 63.4
16 Salem Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam Indian National Congress 6,29,493 2,82,568 44.9 61.1
17 TiruchengodeWIDEST Soundaram K.S. (W) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,98,360 3,14,481 39.4 62.8
18 Nilgiris Prabhu R. Indian National Congress 6,86,963 1,80,802 26.3 62.2
19 GobichettipalayamSC Narayanan P.G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,12,546 2,49,161 40.7 67.4
20 Coimbatore Kuppuswamy C.K. Indian National Congress 7,17,507 1,86,064 25.9 60.9
21 Pollachi Rajaravivarma B. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,50,030 2,06,270 31.7 67.5
22 Palani Senapathi Gounder A. Indian National Congress 6,71,622 2,60,142 38.7 65.2
23 Dindigul C. Srinivasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,37,229 2,24,417 35.2 61.8
24 Madurai Ram Babu A.G.S. Indian National Congress 6,46,431 2,42,160 37.5 56.8
25 Periyakulam R. Ramasamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,24,469 2,13,960 34.3 61.7
26 Karur Murugesan N. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,05,045 2,69,969 38.3 67.6
27 TiruchirappalliSC L. Adaikala Raj Indian National Congress 6,67,684 2,09,706 31.4 63.2
28 Perambalur Asokraj A. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,60,356 1,94,950 29.5 70.7
29 MayiladuturaiSC Mani Shankar Aiyar Indian National Congress 6,41,566 1,61,937 25.2 71.1
30 NagapattinamCLOSEST Padma (W) Indian National Congress 6,77,334 25,716 3.8 73.4
31 Thanjavur Thulasiah Vandayar K. Indian National Congress 6,44,583 1,62,070 25.1 70.1
32 Pudukkottai Sundararaj N. Indian National Congress 7,48,163 2,19,721 29.4 71.4
33 Sivaganga Chindambaram P. Indian National Congress 6,22,353 2,28,597 36.7 62.4
34 Ramanathapuram Rajeshwaran V. Indian National Congress 6,13,762 1,71,526 27.9 59.6
35 Sivakasi Kanga Govindarajulu R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,83,293 1,63,090 23.9 63.5
36 Tirunelveli Janarthanan M.R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,78,291 1,53,592 26.6 59.6
37 TenkasiSC Arunachalam M. Indian National Congress 6,19,675 1,82,086 29.4 66.9
38 Tiruchendur Dhanushkodi Athinthan R. Indian National Congress 5,34,586 2,58,776 48.4 56.6
39 Nagercoil N. Dennis Indian National Congress 5,54,385 1,24,913 22.5 58.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 3,14,481 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1991 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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