The 1999 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats, compared to the 1998 Lok Sabha elections. This is also the first time that Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party, helping them have power at the national level for the next 5 years with the NDA, before they joined the UPA. The NDA, ended up losing 3 seats, compared to the election the year before, due to AIADMK leaving the NDA, but the seats were made up, because DMK left the united front and joined the NDA.

Election schedule The polling schedule for the 1999 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner on 11 July 1999. Poll eventPhaseIIINotification date11 August 199917 August 1999Last date for filing nomination18 August 199924 August 1999Scrutiny of nomination19 August 199925 August 1999Last Date for withdrawal of nomination21 August 199927 August 1999Date of poll5 September 199911 September 1999Date of counting of votes/Result6 October 1999No. of constituencies1920

Voting PhasesI (19 seats)II (20 seats)Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Rasipuram Madurai Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur NagercoilChennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Periyakulam

Seat allotments

National Democratic Alliance colspan="7" National Democratic Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeat(s) Contested M. Karunanidhi 1819 MGR Kazhagam R. M. Veerappan 1 Dr. Ramdoss7 K. N. Lakshmanan6 Vaiko5 Su. Thirunavukkarasar1 Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy1 Total39

AIADMK-Congress Alliance colspan="6" AIADMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats J. Jayalalithaa 23 M. Abdul Lathief 1 Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy 11 N. Sankaraiah 2 R. Nallakannu 2 Total39

Democratic People Progressive Alliance colspan="7" Democratic People Progressive Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeat(s) Contested G. K. Moopanar 2227 C. K. Tamilarasan 2 Thol. Thirumavalavan 2 K. M. Kader Mohideen 1 K. Krishnasamy10 H. D. Deve Gowda2 Total39

List of Candidates ConstituencyNDAAIADMK+TMC(M)+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Chennai North C. Kuppusami N. Soundararajan J. M. Aaroon Rashid 2 Chennai Central Murasoli Maran M. Abdul Lathief R. Janaki Ammal 3 Chennai South T. R. Baalu V. Dhandayuthapani Muktha Srinivasan 4 Sriperumbudur A. Krishnaswamy K. Venugopal J. Pushparaman 5 Chengalpattu A. K. Moorthy S. S. Thirunavukkarasu C. Balaraman 6 Arakkonam S. Jagatrakshakan K. V. Thangabalu A. M. Velu 7 Vellore N. T. Shanmugam Mohammad Asif C. K. Thamizharasan 8 Tiruppattur D. Venugopal A. R. Rajendran A. Jayamohan 9 Vandavasi M. Durai M. Krishnaswamy 10 Tindivanam N. Ramachandran K. Ramamurthy S. P. Subramanian 11 Cuddalore Adhi Sankar M. C. Dhamodaran P. R. S. Venkatesan 12 Chidambaram E. Ponnuswamy T. Sumathi Udayakumar Thol. Thirumavalavan 13 Dharmapuri P. D. Elangovan K. P. Munusamy M. C. Rajendran 14 Krishnagiri V. Vetriselvam M. Thambidurai G. A. Vadivelu 15 Rasipuram S. Uthayarasu V. Saroja Dr. C. Natesan 16 Salem K. Ramamurthy T. M. Selvaganapathy R. Devadass 17 Tiruchengode M. Kannappan K. Palanisamy T. M. Kanagasabapathi 18 Nilgiris M. Master Mathan R. Prabhu C. Chinnaraj 19 Gobichettipalayam K. G. S. Arjun K. K. Kaliappan C. K. Kuppuswamy 20 Coimbatore C. P. Radhakrishnan R. Nallakannu S. R. Balasubramaniam 21 Pollachi C. Krishnan M. Thiyagarajan M. Jothiraj 22 Palani A. Ganeshamurthi P. Kumarasamy S. K. Kharventhan 23 Dindigul S. Chandrasekar C. Sreenivasan N. S. V. Chitthan 24 Madurai Pon. Muthuramalingam P. Mohan A. G. S. Ram Babu 25 Periyakulam P. Selvendran T. T. V. Dhinakaran A. Manssoor Alikhan 26 Karur K. C. Palanisamy M. Chinnasamy K. Natrayan 27 Tiruchirappalli R. Kumaramangalam L. Adaikalaraj M. Rajasekharan 28 Perambalur A. Raja P. Rajarathnam D. Periyasamy 29 Mayiladuthurai P. D. Arul Mozhi Mani Shankar Aiyar K. Krishnamoorthy 30 Nagapattinam A. K. S. Vijayan M. Selvarasu T. Nadaiyazhagan 31 Thanjavur S. S. Palanimanickam K. Thangamuthu Pl. A. Chidambaram 32 Pudukkottai Su. Thirunavukkarasar S. Singaravadivel M. Palaniappan 33 Sivaganga H. Raja E. M. Sudarsana P. Chidambaram 34 Ramanathapuram M. S. K. Bhavani K. Malaisamy Dr. K. Nazeera Parvin 35 Sivakasi Vaiko V. Ramaswami A. Gunasekaran 36 Tirunelveli P. Geetha Jeevan P. H. Pandian P. V. Bakthavatchalam 37 Tenkasi S. Arumugam S. Murugesan K. Krishnasamy 38 Tiruchendur A. D. K. Jayaseelan B. P. Rajan R. Dhanuskodi Athithan 39 Nagercoil Pon Radhakrishnan N. Dennis D. Kumaradas

Voting and results

AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat ChangeNational Democratic AllianceDravida Munnetra Kazhagam6,298,83223.13%3.05%127Pattali Makkal Katchi2,236,8218.21%2.16%51Bharatiya Janata Party1,945,2867.14%0.28%41Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,620,5275.95%0.31%41MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam396,2161.46%0.37%11Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress338,2781.24%0.19%01Total12,835,96047.13%5.36%2610AIADMK+All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam6,992,00325.68%0.21%108Indian National Congress3,022,10711.10%6.32%22Communist Party of India (Marxist)639,5162.35%1.72%11Communist Party of India695,7622.56%0.11%01Total11,349,38841.69%7.94%136Tamil Maanila Congress1,946,8997.15%13.04%03Independents339,9481.25%0.22%0Other Parties (20 parties)759,0842.78%0.48%0Total27,231,279100.00%39Valid Votes27,231,27998.39%Invalid Votes445,2641.61%Total Votes27,676,543100.00%Registered Voters/Turnout47,733,66457.98%0.03%

†: Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. ‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested. Sources: Election Commission of India

List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Poll % Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Madras North43.79C. KuppusamiDMK471,10153.57N. SoundararajanCPI(M)311,31235.40159,78918.172Madras Central48.46Murasoli MaranDMK364,56559.00M. Abdul LathiefADMK227,61636.84136,94922.163Madras South45.15T. R. BaaluDMK562,22160.03V. DhandayuthapaniINC322,03734.39240,18425.644Sriperumbudur (SC)55.02A. KrishnaswamyDMK385,55852.88K. VenugopalADMK310,55642.6075,00210.285Chengalpattu58.32A. K. MoorthyPMK330,55148.03S. S. ThirunavukkarasuADMK317,74046.1712,8111.866Arakkonam66.32S. JagathrakshakanDMK346,52047.72K. V. ThangkabaluINC250,87634.5595,64413.177Vellore60.97N. T. ShanmugamPMK324,54747.08Mohamed AsifADMK298,86243.3525,6853.738Tiruppattur65.17D. VenugopalDMK350,70347.94A. R. RajendranADMK327,09044.7123,6133.239Vandavasi61.54M. DuraiPMK345,53951.67M. KrishnasamyINC286,34242.8259,1978.8510Tindivanam61.64Gingee N. RamachandranMDMK323,23447.28K. RamamurthyINC313,88445.929,3501.3611Cuddalore63.76Adhi SankarDMK358,36750.49M. C. DhamotharanADMK284,41440.0773,95310.4212Chidambaram (SC)66.02E. PonnuswamyPMK345,33147.68Thol. ThirumavalavanTMC(M)225,76831.17119,56316.5113Dharmapuri59.42P. D. ElangovanPMK340,16247.52K. P. MunusamyADMK314,62243.9625,5403.5614Krishnagiri59.97V. VetriselvanDMK347,73751.05M. ThambiduraiADMK315,91346.3831,8244.6715Rasipuram (SC)55.37V. SarojaADMK304,84348.46S. Uthayarasu PMK266,43842.3638,4056.1016Salem59.17T. M. SelvaganapathyADMK363,68949.73V. K. RamamurthyTRC338,27846.2625,4113.4717Tiruchengode55.41M. KannappanMDMK409,29349.08K. PalaniswamiADMK404,73748.534,5560.5518Nilgiris55.08Master MathanBJP369,82850.73R. PrabhuINC345,86947.4423,9593.2919Gobichettipalayam60.28K. K. KaliappanADMK299,18447.78K. G. S. ArjunDMK269,17242.9930,0124.7920Coimbatore55.63C. P. RadhakrishnanBJP430,06849.21R. NallakannuCPI375,99143.0254,0776.1921Pollachi (SC)57.09C. KrishnanMDMK293,03848.63M. ThiyagarajanADMK283,52347.059,5151.5822Palani58.88P. KumarasamyADMK297,85044.78A. GaneshamurthiMDMK269,13340.4728,7174.3123Dindigul57.46Dindigul C. SreenivasanADMK294,79443.78S. ChandrasekarDMK274,45140.7620,3433.0224Madurai52.41P. MohanCPI(M)328,20443.85Pon. MuthuramalingamDMK290,98138.8837,2234.9725Periyakulam59.36T. T. V. DhinakaranADMK303,88146.15P. SelvendranDMK258,07539.1945,8066.9626Karur62.94M. ChinnasamyADMK334,40746.46K. C. PalanisamyDMK331,56046.072,8470.3927Tiruchirappalli56.40R. KumaramangalamBJP377,45054.61L. AdaikalarajINC288,25341.7189,19712.9028Perambalur (SC)65.40A. RajaDMK330,67548.58P. RajarethinamADMK262,62438.5968,0519.9929Mayiladuthurai63.61Mani Shankar AiyarINC324,38450.23P. D. Arul MozhiPMK284,25344.0240,1316.2130Nagapattinam (SC)66.02A. K. S. VijayanDMK342,23749.92M. SelvarasuCPI319,77146.6522,4663.2731Thanjavur63.06S. S. PalanimanickamDMK295,19145.39K. ThangamuthuADMK262,17740.3133,0145.0832Pudukkottai64.10Su. ThirunavukkarasarMGRMK396,21651.46S. SingaravadivelINC331,91443.1164,3028.3533Sivaganga55.86E. M. S. NatchiappanINC246,07840.23H. RajaBJP222,26736.3423,8113.8934Ramanathapuram57.49K. MalaisamyADMK265,25342.15M. S. K. BhavaniDMK258,60741.096,6461.0635Sivakasi62.86VaikoMDMK325,82941.80V. RamaswamiADMK251,04832.2174,7819.5936Tirunelveli54.46P. H. PandianADMK249,97541.62P. Geetha JeevanDMK223,48137.2126,4944.4137Tenkasi (SC)64.87S. MurugesanADMK239,24135.88S. ArumugamBJP238,35435.748870.1438Tiruchendur52.35A. D. K. Jayaseelan, DMK237,63044.41Dr. B. P. RajanADMK177,96433.2659,66611.1539Nagercoil58.79Pon RadhakrishnanBJP307,31950.21N. DennisINC161,67626.41145,64323.80

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu Source: The Tribune

Cabinet Ministers MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfoliosRangarajan KumaramangalamBJPTiruchirappalliMinister of Power and Minister of Parliamentary AffairsMurasoli Maran DMKChennai CentralMinister of Commerce and IndustryT.R. BaaluDMKChennai SouthMinister of Environment and Forests

Ministers of State (Independent charge) MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfoliosM. KannappanMDMKTiruchengodeMinister of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Non-Conventional Energy SourcesN. T. ShanmugamPMKVelloreMinister of Health and Family Welfare

Ministers of State MinisterPartyLok Sabha Constituency/Rajya SabhaPortfoliosA. RajaDMKPerambalurMinister of Rural DevelopmentN. Ramachandran GingeeMDMKTindivanamMinister of FinanceE. PonnuswamyPMKChidambaramMinister of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Strike Rate Strike rate is determined by calculating the number of seats won by a party of the number of seats it contested. Alliance/ PartySeats contestedSeats WonStrike Raterowspan="7" NDADMK191263.15%PMK7571.42%BJP6466.66%MDMK5480.00%MADMK11100%TRC100.00%Total392666.66%rowspan="5" INC+AIADMK241041.66%INC11218.18%CPI(M)2150.00%CPI200.00%Total391333.33%

Assembly Segment wise lead PartyAssembly segmentsPosition in Assembly (as of 2001 election) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam7431 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam62132 Pattali Makkal Katchi2520 Bharatiya Janata Party254 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam180 Indian National Congress157 MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam52 Communist Party of India (Marxist)46 Communist Party of India35 Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress2did not contest Puthiya Tamilagam10 Others027 Total234

Bypolls (1999-2004) DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner upMargin No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliDalit Ezhilmalai343,874 48.38 M. N. Sukumaran Nambiyar3,26,461 45.9317,413Bypoll held on 10 May 2001 following the death of the incumbent member Rangarajan Kumaramangalam from Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2000.

See also Elections in Tamil Nadu

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