1999–2000 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections
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By-elections to Natham and Thiruvattar constituencies were held in Tamil Nadu, India, on 5 and 11 September 1999 respectively. Elections for three state assembly constituencies, Nellikuppam, Tiruchirappalli - II and Arantangi were held on 17 February 2000.
In the first phase, TMC lost a seat to AIADMK and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost a seat to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)). In the second phase, AIADMK splinter party MADMK, was able to pick up a seat from AIADMK and DMK was able to hold on to its seats.
Results
[edit]| DMK+ | SEATS | ADMK+ | SEATS | TMC+ | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | 172 (-1) | AIADMK | 4 | TMC | 38 (-1) | CPI | 8 |
| BJP | 1 | PMK | 4 | CPM | 2 (+1) | ||
| MADMK | 1 (+1) | INC | 0 | FBL | 1 | ||
| MDMK | 0 | JD | 1 | ||||
| JP | 1 | ||||||
| IND | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL (2000) | 174 | TOTAL (2000) | 8 | TOTAL (2000) | 38 | TOTAL (2000) | 14 |
| TOTAL (1996) | 221 | TOTAL (1996) | 8 | TOTAL (1996) | n/a | TOTAL (1996) | 5 |
- The number on the left, in the table, represents the total number of MLAs after the by-election, and the number in parentheses represents the seats picked up or lost due to the by-election
- The numbers presented for 1996, represents, the alliance, when the TMC and the left allied with the DMK.
Constituents and results
[edit]Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]
Natham
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Viswanathan | 38,764 | 34.2% | ||
| MDMK | P. Chellam | 31,220 | 27.6% | ||
| TMC(M) | M. Andi Ambalam | 28,465 | 25.1% | ||
| Independent | S.R. Balasubramanian | 14,168 | 12.5% | ||
| Majority | 7,544 | 8.3% | |||
| Turnout | 113,233 | 62.0% | |||
| AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | ||||
Thiruvattar
[edit]Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Hemachandran | ||||
| DMK | Dr. J. Pushpaleela | ||||
| TMC(M) | S. Philomin Dhas | ||||
| Independent | C. Stanley Babu Raj | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI(M) gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
Nellikuppam
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V.C. Shanmugam | 62,256 | 56.1% | ||
| AIADMK | M. Velayutham | 47,367 | 42.7% | ||
| PT | Selvarasu | 900 | 0.8% | ||
| Majority | 14,889 | 13.4% | |||
| Turnout | 112,123 | 65.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Tiruchirappalli - II
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Anbil Periyasamy | 60,990 | 57.9% | ||
| AIADMK | T. Rathinavel | 41,330 | 39.2% | ||
| PT | M. Ramesh | 1,283 | 1.22% | ||
| Majority | 19,660 | 18.7% | |||
| Turnout | 105,338 | 47.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Arantangi
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MADMK | C. Anbarasan | 71,491 | 53.8% | ||
| AIADMK | Raja Paramasivam | 44,733 | 33.7% | ||
| PT | M. Jesuraj | 8,211 | 6.2% | ||
| Majority | 26,758 | 20.2% | |||
| Turnout | 134,066 | 50.7% | |||
| MADMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1999 by-elections".
- ^ "2000 by-elections".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
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