Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98
8 February 1997 and 22 February 1998
3 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
  First party Second party
 
Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance UF AIADMK alliance
Leader's seat Chepauk None
Seats won 3 0
Popular vote 145,842 121,962
Percentage 41.2% 34.4%
Chief Minister before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

 Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

By-elections to Pudukkottai constituency was held in Tamil Nadu on 8 February 1997. Elections for two state assembly constituencies, Coonoor and Aruppukottai were held on 22 February 1998.

The results were a sweep for the DMK. However, all three seats were held by DMK from the 1996 election, and there was a significant improvement by the AIADMK, losing by very small margins in all three constituencies.

Constituents and Results

Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]

Pudukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Pudukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P. Mari Ayya 57,769 40.0%
AIADMK S. Chelladurai 45,745 31.7%
MDMK V.N. Mani 13,504 9.3%
Independent V.O.S. Panneerselvam 12,892 8.9%
CPI(M) P. Kumaravel 5,133 3.6%
Majority 12,024 8.3%
Turnout 144,523 66.8%
DMK hold Swing

Coonoor

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Coonoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Ranganathan 47,850 48.2%
AIADMK S. Karuppusamy 37,945 38.2%
INC P. Arumugam 7,189 7.2%
ATMK G. Guruswami Siddhan 1,144 1.2%
Majority 9,905 10.0%
Turnout 99,348 58.5%
DMK hold Swing

Aruppukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Aruppukottai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thangam Thenarasu 40,223 36.5%
AIADMK V.S. Panchavarnam 38,272 89.40
PT P.T. Manickam 12,484 11.3%
Independent K. Palaniswamy 9,525 8.6%
INC K. Chandran 1,329 1.2%
Majority 1,951 1.8%
Turnout 110,183 65.9%
DMK hold Swing

See also

1. ECI By-election page

References

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