Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1991

May–June 1991
39 (of 521) seats in the Lok Sabha
Registered	39,917,777
Turnout	25,514,736 (63.92%) 2.94%
First party Second party   Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Party AIADMK DMK Alliance Congress alliance National Front (India) Leader's seat Did not contest Did not contest Seats won 39 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 14,981,111 6,823,581 Percentage 60.67% 27.64% Swing 3.69% 2.48%
1991 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (Won all the seats)

The 1991 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a repeat landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of the National Front, lost heavily, not winning a single seat. During this election, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, when campaigning for Margatham Chandrasekar for the Indian National Congress, in the Sriperumbudur constituency.

Voting and results

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left

Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts)
AIADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in TN. Below is a breakdown by parties within coalition:

  INC won all the seats in the district

  INC won 67% the seats in the district

  INC won half the seats in the district

  ADMK won all the seats in the district

Alliance		Party		Popular Vote	Percentage	Swing	Seats won	Seat Change
	AIADMK+		Indian National Congress	10,510,569	42.57%	2.71%	28	1
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4,470,542	18.10%	0.98%	11
			Total	14,981,111	60.67%	3.69%	39	1
	National Front		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	5,601,597	22.69%	3.97%	0
			Janata Dal	718,222	2.91%	1.49%	0
			Communist Party of India	503,762	2.04%		0	1
			Total	6,823,581	27.64%	2.48%	0	1
	Pattali Makkal Katchi			1,269,690	5.14%	0.68%	0
	Independents			353,719	1.43%	0.84%	0
	Other Parties (16 parties)			1,264,233	5.12%	0.31%	0
Total				24,692,334	100.00%		39
Valid Votes				24,692,334	96.78%
Invalid Votes				822,402	3.22%
Total Votes				25,514,736	100.00%
Reigstered Voters/Turnout				39,917,777	63.92%	2.94%

List of Elected MPs

^c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1989–1991)

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: Even though Congress and AIADMK swept Tamil Nadu, which proved to be an important state for Narasimha Rao and Congress to have a minority government at the national level, no cabinet berths were given to members from Tamil Nadu. Also all 4 council of ministers were from the Congress party.

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

References

Other sources

• Volume I, 1991 Indian general election, 10th Lok Sabha

External links

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History