Official results for the 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. DMK won the most seats with 173 out of 234.
Total seats: 234. Majority mark: 117.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| DMK | 173 | 42.1% |
| TMC(M) | 39 | 9.3% |
| CPI | 8 | 2.1% |
| PMK | 4 | 3.8% |
| ADMK | 4 | 21.5% |
| CPM | 1 | 1.7% |
| AIFB | 1 | 0.3% |
| JD | 1 | 0.4% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANDUR | SUDARSANAM.D | TMC(M) | 35.5% |
| ALANGUDI | RAMACHANDRAN N. | DMK | 25.0% |
| ALANGULAM | M.Appavu | TMC(M) | 29.4% |
| AMBASAMUDRAM | TMT. JENIFER CHANDRAN. S. | DMK | 31.0% |
| AMBATTUR | ARCOT VEERASAMY | DMK | 44.6% |
| AMBUR | GNANASEKARAN.C | TMC(M) | 52.4% |
| ANAIKATTU | K.Pitchandi | DMK | 42.1% |
| ANDIPATTI | KIRUTTINAN PASUMPON THA | DMK | 31.1% |
| ANNA NAGAR | CHOKKALINGAM, G. | DMK | 25.9% |
| ANTHIYUR | DHANDAPANI. C.T. | DMK | 46.3% |
| ARAKKONAM | V. GOVINDAN | DMK | 28.6% |
| ARANI | RAMALINGAM, E. | DMK | 9.6% |
| ARANTHANGI | S.N.M.UBAYADULLAH | DMK | 37.3% |
| ARAVAKURICHI | O.R.RAMACHANDRAN | TMC(M) | 33.3% |
| ARCOT | NANNAN, K.V. | DMK | 26.7% |
| ARIYALUR | PERIYASAMY I | DMK | 39.2% |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | CHOKKAR, R. | TMC(M) | 12.3% |
| ATHOOR | POOVENDHAN T | DMK | 31.1% |
| ATTUR | MANOKARAN, K. | DMK | 32.0% |
| AVADI | RANGANATHAN,B. | TMC(M) | 52.2% |
| AVANASHI | R. SARASWATHY | DMK | 20.6% |
| BARGUR | N. PANDURANGAN | DMK | 25.0% |
| BHAVANI | PALANISWAMY, N. | DMK | 38.0% |
| BHAVANISAGAR | A. NATARASAN | DMK | 36.4% |
| BHUVANAGIRI | KARUPPUSAMI, T. | DMK | 30.6% |
| BODINAYAKANUR | THISAIVEERAN, U. | DMK | 18.4% |
| CHENGALPATTU | THAMIZH CHELVAN, R. | DMK | 38.6% |
| CHENGAM | MANI, A. | DMK | 23.6% |
| CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI | SHANMUGAM, C. | DMK | 42.8% |
| CHEYYAR | S. AZHAGIRI | TMC(M) | 28.2% |
| CHEYYUR | R.GANDHI | DMK | 24.3% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | JOTHI KANNAN, M.N. | DMK | 21.1% |
| COIMBATORE | SUBBULAKSHMI JEGADEESAN | DMK | 35.2% |
| COIMBATORE | PERIYASAMY N.K.K. | DMK | 27.4% |
| COLACHAL | VELAYUTHAM.C | BJP | 5.3% |
| COONOOR | SINGARAVELU, V.P. | DMK | 27.2% |
| CUDDALORE | R. SELVAM | DMK | 14.4% |
| CUMBUM | RAHMANKHAN A. | DMK | 30.7% |
| DHARAPURAM | ARUNKUMAR B | DMK | 23.8% |
| DHARMAPURI | SAMPATH, A.G. | DMK | 37.7% |
| DINDIGUL | ALAGARAJA, N.R. | TMC(M) | 39.8% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 59.8% |
| EDAPPADI | SEKARAN, R.R. | TMC(M) | 7.8% |
| EGMORE | SUNDARAM.K. | DMK | 32.0% |
| ERODE | ARUMUGAM .T.P. | DMK | 25.7% |
| ERODE | MUTHU, V. | DMK | 18.1% |
| GANDHARVAKOTTAI | SIVAPUNNIYAM . V | CPI | 33.2% |
| GANGAVALLI | VENKATACHALAM G.L. | DMK | 19.3% |
| GINGEE | PURATCHIMANI. S | TMC(M) | 16.2% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | LAKSHMANAN V.K. | TMC(M) | 53.0% |
| GUDALUR | RAJU, S. | DMK | 18.3% |
| GUDIYATTAM | RAJENDRAN. A | DMK | 22.7% |
| GUMMIDIPOONDI | ERA, MATHIVANAN | DMK | 22.4% |
| HARBOUR | HAROON RASHEED. J.M. | TMC(M) | 53.4% |
| HARUR | A. MANI | DMK | 17.0% |
| HOSUR | SEDUNATHAN, R. | DMK | 25.4% |
| JAYANKONDAM | S.V. KRISHNAN | DMK | 15.1% |
| JOLARPET | SIVANANDHAM.R | DMK | 14.8% |
| KADAYANALLUR | R.AVUDAIAPPAN | DMK | 20.9% |
| KALASAPAKKAM | M.R.K.PANNEERSELVAM | DMK | 31.9% |
| KALLAKURICHI | MULLAIVENTHAN V | DMK | 25.6% |
| KANCHEEPURAM | DHANAPAL, V.G. | DMK | 29.0% |
| KANGAYAM | G. ELANGO | DMK | 22.7% |
| KANNIYAKUMARI | MOSES.M. | TMC(M) | 27.0% |
| KARAIKUDI | CHANDRASEKARAN D. | DMK | 26.5% |
| KARUR | AASIYAN.P | DMK | 12.1% |
| KATPADI | R. MAHENDRAN | DMK | 2.5% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | Nehru, K.N. | DMK | 48.4% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | RAJKUMAR MANRAADIAR, N.S. | DMK | 23.1% |
| KILLIYOOR | KUMARADAS D | TMC(M) | 12.9% |
| KILPENNATHUR | RAMASWAMY .V. | DMK | 33.0% |
| KILVAITHINANKUPPAM | THIRUVENGADAM P.S. | DMK | 28.3% |
| KILVELUR | GANESAN K.C. | DMK | 10.2% |
| KINATHUKADAVU | SELVARASU.P | DMK | 25.2% |
| KOLATHUR | RAMAJAYAM, N.P. | DMK | 43.7% |
| KOVILPATTI | SUBRAMANIAN.A.L. | DMK | 20.4% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | GNANASEKARAN DR.A. | DMK | 25.5% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | THALAPATHI G | DMK | 10.4% |
| KULITHALAI | MUTHURAMALINGAM M | DMK | 27.1% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | VEERAPPAN K K | DMK | 25.8% |
| KUMBAKONAM | ABUL HASAN, M.M.S. | TMC(M) | 33.5% |
| KUNNAM | MANIMARAN. R. | DMK | 45.2% |
| KURINJIPADI | KANNAIYAN K | DMK | 35.7% |
| LALGUDI | DEIVANAYAGAM, A. | TMC(M) | 22.0% |
| MADATHUKULAM | THANGAVEL, N. | DMK | 35.7% |
| MADAVARAM | CHELLAKUMAR A | TMC(M) | 43.0% |
| MADURAI CENTRAL | THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU | ADMK | 10.2% |
| MADURAI EAST | CHINNAIAH V. | TMC(M) | 10.5% |
| MADURAI NORTH | PERIANNAN A. | DMK | 30.6% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | VENKATACHALAM A | IND | 0.5% |
| MADURAI WEST | SIVARAMAN. R. | DMK | 18.6% |
| MADURANTAKAM | SUBRAMANI, P.N. | DMK | 24.6% |
| MADURAVOYAL | PARITHI ELLAMVAZHUTHI E | DMK | 52.9% |
| MAILAM | SIVARAJ.S | TMC(M) | 37.7% |
| MANACHANALLUR | VELUSAMY .V | DMK | 22.6% |
| MANAMADURAI | MANI K.S. | DMK | 31.2% |
| MANAPPARAI | P.N. VALLARASU | AIFB | 56.5% |
| MANNARGUDI | ANBIL POYYAMOZHI | DMK | 43.0% |
| MAYILADUTHURAI | DURAISAMY | DMK | 19.6% |
| MELUR | S.RAMALINGAM | DMK | 35.5% |
| METTUPPALAYAM | SELVARAJ. D. | DMK | 18.4% |
| METTUR | GOVINDAN P | PMK | 21.6% |
| MODAKKURICHI | GANESAN I | PMK | 7.0% |
| MUDHUKULATHUR | AYYALUSAMY, L. | CPI | 6.7% |
| MUSIRI | SELVARAJ, S. | DMK | 32.8% |
| MYLAPORE | SUNDAR K | DMK | 26.5% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | RAJENDIRAN @ DEERAN | PMK | 12.8% |
| NAGERCOIL | ERA. BERNARD | DMK | 7.7% |
| NAMAKKAL | SUNDARAM.P.R. | ADMK | 0.4% |
| NANGUNERI | PERIASAMY.N | DMK | 14.4% |
| NANNILAM | PANNERSELVAM.M | DMK | 27.5% |
| NATHAM | MOOKAIAH.L | DMK | 19.2% |
| NEYVELI | S. NAGARATHINAM | DMK | 13.3% |
| NILAKKOTTAI | SAKKARAPANI R | DMK | 32.5% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | MUBARAK B. M. | DMK | 37.1% |
| OMALUR | P.GOPAL | DMK | 17.3% |
| ORATHANADU | NIZAMUDEEN G | DMK | 18.5% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | ALADI ARUNA | DMK | 21.0% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | V. ALBAN | DMK | 13.6% |
| PALACODU | S. ALAGUVELU | DMK | 25.4% |
| PALANI | T. GUNDAN | DMK | 47.6% |
| PALAYAMKOTTAI | DAVID SELWYN.S | DMK | 15.2% |
| PALLADAM | PONMUDI.S.S | DMK | 24.5% |
| PALLAVARAM | SHIAJI E.A.P | DMK | 27.4% |
| PANRUTI | SENGUTTUVAN.B.M. | DMK | 5.3% |
| PAPANASAM | KALAYANAM KUTTALAM P. | DMK | 22.9% |
| PAPPIREDDIPATTI | MANIKANNAN A J | DMK | 11.7% |
| PARAMAKUDI | RAJAN.V P | DMK | 14.6% |
| PARAMATHI-VELUR | CHANDRASEKARAN C | DMK | 19.1% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | S.K.VEDARATHINAM | DMK | 19.7% |
| PENNAGARAM | DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY | DMK | 32.3% |
| PERAMBALUR | M.A.ANDI AMBALAM | TMC(M) | 32.7% |
| PERAMBUR | NANJIL MANOHARAN, K. | DMK | 48.7% |
| PERAVURANI | PALANISAMY . G | CPI | 43.0% |
| PERIYAKULAM | THANGAMANI, K. | CPI | 17.8% |
| PERUNDURAI | RAMACHANDRAN, C.R. | DMK | 33.1% |
| POLLACHI | VENKIDU, G.P. | DMK | 13.2% |
| POLUR | A.V. ABDUL NASER | DMK | 17.1% |
| PONNERI | ANBAZHAGAN,K | DMK | 54.4% |
| POOMPUHAR | AMARAMOORTHY D | TMC(M) | 21.3% |
| POONAMALLEE | CHENGAI SIVAM | DMK | 43.3% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | THIRUGNANASAMBANDAM, S.V. | TMC(M) | 33.2% |
| RADHAPURAM | Suresh Rajan N. | DMK | 22.3% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | THANGAVELAN S.P | DMK | 19.0% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | Dr.K.KRISHNASAMY | JP | 1.3% |
| RANIPET | SHANMUGAM, G. | DMK | 25.6% |
| RASIPURAM | RAMASAMY, A.M. | DMK | 21.5% |
| RISHIVANDIYAM | SUGAVANAM.E.G | DMK | 7.2% |
| ROYAPURAM | VIJAYAN, T.C. | DMK | 41.5% |
| SAIDAPET | VENKATESAN, S.K. | DMK | 9.8% |
| SALEM | ARUMUGAM.S | DMK | 15.2% |
| SALEM | THANGAVEL. A.L. | DMK | 23.8% |
| SALEM | DHANAPALAN, K.R.G. | DMK | 26.4% |
| SANKARANKOVIL | MOHAMED KODAR MAIDEEN | DMK | 39.2% |
| SANKARAPURAM | VEDAMMAL | DMK | 28.7% |
| SANKARI | PERUMAL, V. | DMK | 10.9% |
| SATTUR | THANGAPANDIAN, V. | DMK | 15.9% |
| SENTHAMANGALAM | RANI, K. | TMC(M) | 25.0% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | KAVITHAIPITHAN. S | DMK | 18.2% |
| SHOLINGUR | ABDUL LATHEEF. M. | DMK | 42.9% |
| SHOZHINGANALLUR | KOTHANDAM, E. | DMK | 29.9% |
| SINGANALLUR | BALASUBRAMANIAN, S.N. | TMC(M) | 25.8% |
| SIRKAZHI | DEVARAJAN, M. | DMK | 19.9% |
| SIVAGANGA | GOMATHI SRINIVASAN | DMK | 21.7% |
| SIVAKASI | VIJAYAKUMAR, K.M. | DMK | 6.9% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | SUBRAMANI @ C.S. MANI | DMK | 30.9% |
| SRIRANGAM | PONNAMMAL, A.S. | TMC(M) | 29.3% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | RAVI ARUNAN, K. | TMC(M) | 26.7% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | BALAKRISHNAN.S | TMC(M) | 24.1% |
| SULUR | SUBBARAYAN, K. | CPI | 20.5% |
| TAMBARAM | RAMAN.E.S.S. | TMC(M) | 49.1% |
| TENKASI | KRISHNAN, S.V. | CPI | 3.4% |
| THALLI | MARIMUTHU.A | DMK | 20.4% |
| THANJAVUR | ASOHAN A. | DMK | 38.5% |
| THIRU-VI-KA-NAGAR | VENU. K. | DMK | 17.4% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | RAMASAMY KR | TMC(M) | 46.1% |
| THIRUMAYAM | RAJAMANICKAM.P | DMK | 25.5% |
| THIRUPARANKUNDRAM | SUNDARAM, N. | TMC(M) | 41.3% |
| THIRUPORUR | A.M.MUNIRATHINAM | TMC(M) | 28.2% |
| THIRUTHURAIPOONDI | B. BARANIKUMAR | DMK | 36.3% |
| THIRUVAIYARU | PADMA | TMC(M) | 33.1% |
| THIRUVALLUR | T. RAJHENDHERR | DMK | 45.3% |
| THIRUVARUR | DURAI K. | DMK | 37.2% |
| THIRUVERUMBUR | PALANIVEL RAJAN P.T.R. | DMK | 44.8% |
| THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR | MOHANADASAN G. | DMK | 17.9% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | M.K. STALIN | DMK | 46.8% |
| THIYAGARAYANAGAR | MATHIVANAN, S. | DMK | 26.1% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | PERIYASAMY.N | CPI | 14.4% |
| THOOTHUKKUDI | ESWARAN, R. | TMC(M) | 0.6% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | VAIDIALINGAM M.A. | DMK | 44.5% |
| THURAIYUR | RAJAMANICKAM.K.V.V | TMC(M) | 37.6% |
| TINDIVANAM | MOOKKAPPAN. .R | DMK | 28.3% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | NAINA MOHAMED, K. | DMK | 15.7% |
| TIRUCHENGODU | VEISAMY, K. | DMK | 30.8% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | RAMACHANDRAN C | DMK | 37.5% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | SANTHANAM.L | DMK | 17.8% |
| TIRUCHULI | THAMARAIKANI R. | ADMK | 6.8% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | VENKATESAN, P.V.S. | DMK | 30.7% |
| TIRUNELVELI | MANINADAR .S.S | TMC(M) | 31.0% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | N. KARUPPANNA ODAYAR | TMC(M) | 36.9% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | V. ANBALAGAN | DMK | 32.1% |
| TIRUPPUR | MOHAN KANDASWAMY, P. | TMC(M) | 22.5% |
| TIRUPPUR | SAMINATHAN.M.P | DMK | 5.9% |
| TIRUTTANI | SARKUNAM, S.P. | DMK | 35.6% |
| TIRUVADANAI | RAVISANKAR, K. | DMK | 0.7% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | PUGAZHENDI ELA | DMK | 40.7% |
| TITTAKUDI | MOHAMMED ISMAIL, S.S. | DMK | 8.5% |
| UDHAGAMANDALAM | SHANMUGAM. M. | DMK | 14.0% |
| UDUMALAIPETTAI | RAJENDRAN S.K. | DMK | 8.4% |
| ULUNDURPETTAI | KANCHANA KAMALANATHAN | DMK | 33.6% |
| USILAMPATTI | TAMILKUDIMAGAN, M. | DMK | 17.0% |
| UTHANGARAI | ANANDAN, BALA | DMK | 36.2% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 33.3% |
| VALPARAI | ANDAMUTHU, V.A. | DMK | 20.3% |
| VANDAVASI | KUZHANDAI TAMIZHARASAN. | DMK | 5.3% |
| VANIYAMBADI | GOPU, C. | DMK | 29.9% |
| VANUR | UDHAYASURIYAN T | DMK | 19.0% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | P.VELDURAI | TMC(M) | 12.2% |
| VEDARANYAM | MAYAVAN T.P. | DMK | 22.7% |
| VEDASANDUR | SUDALAIMUTHU.A | DMK | 24.4% |
| VEERAPANDI | SIVALINGAM.S.R. | DMK | 11.6% |
| VELACHERY | P. MURUGESAN | DMK | 23.5% |
| VELLORE | MANIVARMA.K. | TMC(M) | 34.5% |
| VEPPANAHALLI | T. NATARAJAN | DMK | 21.1% |
| VIKRAVANDI | RAJA REDDY .S. | CPI | 8.2% |
| VILATHIKULAM | KARUPPASAMY.C | ADMK | 0.5% |
| VILAVANCODE | MONY.D. | CPM | 21.5% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | SAIDAI KITTU, K. | DMK | 22.8% |
| VILUPPURAM | VENKATASAMY.B | JD | 1.5% |
| VIRALIMALAI | BALASUBRAMANIAN P | DMK | 28.6% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | SEENIVASAN A.R.R | DMK | 20.6% |
| VIRUGAMPAKKAM | TAMILMANI, V. | DMK | 31.9% |
| VRIDDHACHALAM | VASUKI MURUGESAN | DMK | 21.7% |
| YERCAUD | MANI. G.K | PMK | 0.4% |