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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2004

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
4.73Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.86Cr
60.6% of electors
Median turnout
61.3%
Median of 39 seats
DMK short
−4
Below majority · 16 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 16, INC 10, PMK 5, MDMK 4, CPI 2, CPI(M) 2. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: DMK 16, INC 10, PMK 5, MDMK 4, CPI 2, CPI(M) 2. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39DMK 16 · 4 short of majority
DMK 1641.0% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
INC 1025.6% Indian National Congress
PMK 512.8% Pattali Makkal Katchi
MDMK 410.3% Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CPI 25.1% Communist Party of India
CPI(M) 25.1% Communist Party of India (Marxist)

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
AIADMK 29.8%0 seats
DMK 24.6%16 seats · 41.0%
INC 14.4%10 seats · 25.6%
PMK 6.7%5 seats · 12.8%
MDMK 5.9%4 seats · 10.3%
Others 18.6%4 seats · 10.3%

Vote share not published

  • CPI2 seats
  • CPI(M)2 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

UPA 57.4%39 seats
NDA 34.8%0 seats
OTHERS 7.8%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. DMK converted 24.6% of votes into 41.0% of seats, a seat premium of 16.4 pp.

    16 ÷ 39 = 41.0% · 41.0 − 24.6 = +16.4

  2. AIADMK polled 29.8% of votes, the highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 39 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 29.8 = −29.8

  3. Periyakulam was decided by 21,155 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Madras North had the widest margin, 2,53,539.

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

  4. In SC-reserved seats DMK won 1 of 7 (14.3%), against 41.0% of all seats.

    1 ÷ 7 = 14.3% · 16 ÷ 39 = 41.0%

  5. Turnout ran from 45.8% in Madras North to 71.5% in Nagapattinam; the median seat polled 61.3%.

    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
025507510061.3%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 37.7% of seats
50–60 1128.2% of seats
60–70 2359.0% of seats
70–80 25.1% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestMadras North45.8%
  • HighestNagapattinam71.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2004, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSCWIDEST Kuppusami. C Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,15,786 2,53,539 27.7 45.8
02 Madras Central Dayanidhi Maran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 5,12,784 1,34,178 26.2 49.1
03 Madras South Baalu, T. R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 9,34,936 2,20,740 23.6 48.0
04 Sriperumbudur Krishnaswamy. A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,42,045 2,35,346 27.9 59.2
05 Chengalpattu Moorthy, A.K. Pattali Makkal Katchi 7,57,406 1,48,724 19.6 64.9
06 ArakkonamSC Velu, R. Pattali Makkal Katchi 7,73,529 1,02,196 13.2 66.7
07 Vellore Kader Mohideen, K. M Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,45,806 1,78,610 23.9 61.1
08 Tiruppattur Venugopal, D. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,74,387 1,80,902 23.4 63.8
09 Vandavasi Ramachandran Gingee, N. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,01,659 1,51,433 21.6 62.2
10 Tindivanam Dhanaraju. K Pattali Makkal Katchi 7,27,774 91,164 12.5 62.8
11 Cuddalore Venkatapathy. K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,58,178 1,31,352 17.3 62.8
12 Chidambaram Ponnuswamy, E. Pattali Makkal Katchi 7,41,925 87,651 11.8 65.9
13 DharmapuriSC Senthil, Dr. R. Pattali Makkal Katchi 7,07,804 2,16,090 30.5 54.6
14 Krishnagiri Sugavanam. E. G Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,37,744 1,19,222 16.2 58.9
15 Rasipuram Rani. K Indian National Congress 6,93,014 1,34,533 19.4 61.2
16 Salem Thangkabalu K. V. Indian National Congress 7,40,252 1,75,627 23.7 59.2
17 Tiruchengode Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,62,183 1,79,397 20.8 59.7
18 Nilgiris Prabhu R. Indian National Congress 7,78,708 2,36,502 30.4 59.1
19 GobichettipalayamSC Elangovan, E. V. K. S. Indian National Congress 6,77,523 2,14,477 31.7 64.4
20 Coimbatore Subbarayan, K. Communist Party of India 8,77,688 1,64,505 18.7 55.4
21 Pollachi Krishnan, Dr. C Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,41,158 1,20,921 18.9 61.7
22 Palani Kharventhan, S. K. Indian National Congress 6,93,929 2,31,493 33.4 63.7
23 Dindigul Chitthan, N. S. V. Indian National Congress 6,88,646 1,55,171 22.5 60.6
24 Madurai Mohan, P. Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7,38,136 1,32,840 18.0 54.9
25 PeriyakulamCLOSEST Aaron Rashid J. M. Indian National Congress 6,97,773 21,155 3.0 66.0
26 Karur Palanisamy, K. C. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,42,800 1,90,876 25.7 69.5
27 TiruchirappalliSC Ganesan. L Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,07,830 2,16,725 30.6 59.4
28 Perambalur Raja, A. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,05,964 1,53,333 21.7 70.6
29 MayiladuturaiSC Mani Shankar Aiyar Indian National Congress 6,93,551 1,95,691 28.2 67.9
30 Nagapattinam Vijayan, A. K. S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,49,483 2,16,223 28.8 71.5
31 Thanjavur Palanimanickam. S. S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,06,888 1,19,148 16.9 68.6
32 Pudukkottai Regupathy, S. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,17,046 1,56,496 19.2 66.2
33 Sivaganga Chidambaram, P. Indian National Congress 6,64,594 1,62,725 24.5 61.3
34 Ramanathapuram Bhavani Rajenthiran. M. S. K. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,72,447 1,09,950 16.4 58.6
35 Sivakasi Ravichandran, A Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,28,082 1,64,517 19.9 63.0
36 Tirunelveli Dhanuskodi Athithan, R. Indian National Congress 6,31,284 1,67,075 26.5 58.1
37 TenkasiSC Appadurai, M. Communist Party of India 7,09,688 1,22,176 17.2 65.4
38 Tiruchendur Radhika Selvi. V Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,28,693 1,81,681 28.9 61.0
39 Nagercoil Bellarmin. A. V. Communist Party of India (Marxist) 6,70,197 1,64,294 24.5 60.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,53,539 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2004 · 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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