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Tirukkoyilur (state assembly constituency)

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2409:4072:6E84:2DA8:16D5:77A7:3756:AE1: Election results

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2020}}

'''Tirukkoyilur''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency of [[Villupuram district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It comprises a portion of [[Tirukkoyilur taluk]] and is a part of the [[Villupuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Villupuram constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 26 January 2017}}</ref>

Thiru. A. Muthuswamy was the first M.L.A of thirukovilur town, at the period of 1952–1957. It was in existence from 1952 to 1971 state elections. After delimitation of constituencies in 2007, Mughaiyur constituency and Rishivandhiyam constituency are reorganised into Tirukovilur constituency. It has 1,94,414 registered voters for 2011 election.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://dinamani.com/edition/Story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=389556&SectionID=129&MainSectionID=129&SEO=&Title=| title=தொகுதி - ஓர் அறிமுகம்!: திருக்கோவிலூர் (பொது)| publisher=The Hindu| date=13 March 2011| access-date=13 March 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==

{| class="wikitable" "width:300px"
|+ Demographics (2011)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/30/stories/2004043005930400.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041118213931/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/30/stories/2004043005930400.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 November 2004 |title =Multifarious issues for the electorate | date = 30 April 2004 | work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 2009-07-20}}</ref>
! Category
! Data
|-
|Created
|2016
|-
|[[Vanniyar]]
|35%
|-
|[[Sengunthar|Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar]]
|17%
|-
|[[Adi Dravida]]
|30%
|-
| Nathama Udayar
| 5%
|-
| Konar, Nayudu, Pillaimar
|07%
|-
|Others
|6%
|-
|Total Electorate
|2,50,669
|-
|}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/63455-will-ponmudi-win-in-tirukoilur-constituency |author=Vikadan |author-link=Vikadan |title= மண்ணின் மைந்தர் வெற்றி பெறுவாரா
|year=2016}}</ref>

== Madras State ==

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
| [[A. Muthuswamy]]
|
| [[Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party]]
|-
|1957
|[[S. A. M. Annamalai Odayar]] and [[Kuppusami]]
|
|Independent and [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[Lakshminarasimma Ammal]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[E. M. Subramaniam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|}

== Tamil Nadu ==

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[A. S. Kumarasamy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

Tirukkoyilur was again formed after constituency delimitations 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|archive-date=2012-05-15}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Winner
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[L. Venkatesan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[K. Ponmudy]]<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |title=2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2016/09-Constitutional%20Data%20Summarytamil.pdf |access-date=27 May 2016|page=76}}</ref>
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[K. Ponmudy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}

==Election Results==
===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Tirukkoyilur]]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=[[K. Ponmudy]]|votes=1,10,980|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kalivaradhan|votes=51,300|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|candidate=Venkatesan|votes=13,997|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate |
|party =Naam Tamilar Katchi
|candidate =C.Murugan
|votes =11,620
|percentage =
|change =
}}

{{Election box majority||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===2016===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Tirukkoyilur]]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate = [[K. Ponmudy]]
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate =
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Tirukkoyilur]]
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
|candidate = [[L. Venkatesan]]
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|candidate =
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010}}

{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}

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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Viluppuram district]]

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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2409:4072:6E84:2DA8:16D5:77A7:3756:AE1: Seat allotment details

{{Short description|Elections to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = '''1991'''
| next_election = 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = '''2001'''
| election_date = 2 May 1996
| seats_for_election = All 234 seats in the [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu]]
| turnout = 66.95%
({{increase}}3.11%)
| image1 = [[File:M._Karunanidhi_.jpg|130x130px]]
| leader1 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| party1 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance1 = United Front (India)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk]]
| seats1 = 221
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}219
| popular_vote1 = 14,600,748
| percentage1 = 60.77%
| swing1 = {{increase}}30.72%
| image2 = [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|130x130px]]
| leader2 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]] ''(lost)''
| party2 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance2 = Congress alliance
| seats2 = 4
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}216
| popular_vote2 = 7,354,723
| percentage2 = 27.08%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}32.71%
| map_image = 1996 tamil nadu legislative election map.png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = 1996 election map (by constituencies)
| title = [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| before_party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| after_election = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| after_party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| majority_seats = 118
}}
The '''eleventh legislative assembly election''' of [[Tamil Nadu]] was held on 2 May 1996. The [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) led front won the election and its leader [[M. Karunanidhi]], became the chief minister. This was his fourth term in office. [[S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA)|S. Balakrishnan]], also known as So. Balakrishnan, of [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] ( TMC ), became the Leader of the Opposition.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904134627/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/11assly/11_01.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The incumbent [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) government was defeated in a landslide with its general secretary and outgoing chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] losing the election from the [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur constituency]]. She became the first Incumbent Chief Minister since [[M. Bakthavatsalam]] in 1967 to lose her own constituency.

==Background==

===Anti-Jayalalithaa===
The [[J. Jayalalithaa]] led [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) government, which had been in power since 1991 was beset with corruption scandals and public discontent. A series of corruption scandals, a growing reputation for high handedness and an extravagant public wedding for Jayalalithaa's foster son Sudhakaran all combined to erode the AIADMK support base and the goodwill she had enjoyed with the electorate in the [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 elections]].<ref name="bhagat">{{cite news | last= Bhagat| first= Rasheeda | title=Advantage Jayalalitha? | date=4 April 2001 | url =http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2001/04/04/stories/040455ju.htm| work =[[Business Line]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="outlook1">{{cite news | last= Panneerselvan| first= A. S. | title=JJ & Her Technicolor Cape | date=28 May 2001 | url =http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?211761| work =[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday1">{{cite news|last=Ram |first=Arun. |title=Fostering Ill-will |date=25 June 2001 |url=http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010625/state-tn.shtml |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=2010-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211121122/http://india-today.com/itoday/20010625/state-tn.shtml |archive-date=11 February 2009 }}</ref>

===Formation of TMC===
The AIADMK's alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), which had helped it to win the 1991 elections ran into trouble midway through the AIADMK's term. J. Jayalalithaa terminated the alliance and Congress served as the principal opposition party in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. When the 1996 elections drew closer, it was expected that the Congress would contest the elections in alliance with the DMK. However against the wishes of the Tamil Nadu state unit of the Congress, the national congress leader (and then Indian prime minister) [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] announced that the Congress would ally with the AIADMK. This led to a split in the Tamil Nadu Congress with a majority of the party workers and cadre forming the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] (TMC) led by [[G. K. Moopanar]]. The TMC contested the elections in alliance with the DMK.<ref name="fontline2">{{cite news | last= Subramanian| first= T. S.| title= Crusading Congressman | date= 15 September 2001 | url =http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1617/16170180.htm| work =[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="palanithurai"/>

===Formation of MDMK===
In 1993, the DMK suffered a split when one of its more prominent second rung leaders, [[Vaiko]] was expelled from the party membership. The next year Vaiko floated a new party – the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK).<ref name="frontline1">{{cite news| last= Subramanian| first= T. S.| title= Hurdles in Tamil Nadu| date= 14 August 1999| url= http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1819/18191180.htm| work= [[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]| access-date= 2010-01-18| url-status= usurped| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080915160945/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1819/18191180.htm| archive-date= 15 September 2008}}</ref><ref name="express1">{{cite news | last= Menon| first= Jaya| title= Vaiko’s MDMK formally snaps ties with UPA | date= 17 March 2007 | url =http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vaikos-mdmk-formally-snaps-ties-with-upa/25881/| work =[[Indian Express]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref>

===Coalitions===
There were four main coalitions in the 1996 elections. The DMK-TMC front which also included the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI) and the AIADMK-Congress front were the main political groupings in the state. Both fronts had a number of smaller parties as constituents. The [[Indian National League]] and the [[All India Forward Bloc]] were part of the DMK front, while the AIADMK front also had Muslim Leagues, Forward Block, All India Republic Party, Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi and United Communist Party. Apart from these two fronts, there was a MDMK led coalition which included the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM), the [[Janata Dal]] (JD) and the [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|Samajwadi Janata Party]] (SJP). The alliance between [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) and [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] (Tiwari Congress) led by [[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy|''Vazhappady'' Ramamurthy]] was the fourth coalition that contested the elections. Initially, before the TMC was formed, the DMK put together a seven party alliance comprising itself, PMK, CPI, Tiwari Congress and a few other parties. However, this alliance fell through when the Tiwari Congress and PMK left the front after differences between Karunanidhi and Ramamurthy. After this, [[Cho Ramaswamy]] (editor of ''[[Thuglak]]'') played a vital role in bringing together the DMK-TMC coalition and obtaining actor Rajinikanth's support for it.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news | title= "Nenjukku Neethi" resumes | date= 5 May 2008 | url =http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stories/2008050560331000.htm| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080508173318/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/05/stories/2008050560331000.htm| url-status =dead| archive-date =8 May 2008| work =[[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2010-01-21}}</ref><ref name="outlook5">{{cite news | last= Anand| first= S. | title=A Dash Of Saffron In His Broth | date=15 April 2002 | url =http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?215225| work =[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref> There were a few other smaller political formations and parties contesting the election – the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) contested the elections alone; [[Subramanian Swamy]]'s [[Janata Party]] contested in alliance with the caste organisation Devendra Kula Vellar Sangam led by [[Dalit]] leader [[K. Krishnasamy]].<ref name="palanithurai">{{Cite book| last =Palanithurai| first = Ganapathy | title =Perception of grass root democracy and political performance| year = 1998| pages =169–180| ISBN= 978-81-7533-068-9| publisher = M.D. Publications | url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Gm9p_VPDZCgC&pg=PA160}}</ref><ref name="hindu3">{{cite news | last= Vimalkumar| first=R.| title= It remains backward despite having scope | date= 19 April 2006 | url =http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/19/stories/2006041906110300.htm| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060503074227/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/19/stories/2006041906110300.htm| url-status =dead| archive-date =3 May 2006| work =[[The Hindu]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="tehelka">{{cite news| last= Vinoj Kumar| first= P. C| title= Will Wit’s Warhorse Win ?| date= 18 January 2010| url= http://www.tehelka.com/story_main17.asp?filename=Ne041506up_close.asp| work= [[Tehelka]]| access-date= 2010-01-18| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110607050238/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main17.asp?filename=Ne041506up_close.asp| archive-date= 7 June 2011| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="businessline2">{{cite news|last=Dorairaj |first=S |title=Can PMK convert support base into votes in TN? |date=7 April 2009 |url=http://www.blonnet.com/2009/04/07/stories/2009040750080400.htm |work=[[Business Line]] |access-date=2010-01-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412065848/http://www.blonnet.com/2009/04/07/stories/2009040750080400.htm |archive-date=12 April 2009 }}</ref><ref name="fontline3">{{cite news| last= Subramanian| first= T. S.| title= Messages from the States| date= 21 March 1998| url= http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1506/15060370.htm| work= [[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]| access-date= 2010-01-18| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100102051514/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1506/15060370.htm| archive-date= 2 January 2010| url-status= usurped}}</ref>

===Rajinikanth's support===
The DMK-TMC alliance enlisted the popular [[Tamil Cinema|Tamil film]] actor [[Rajinikanth]] to campaign against the AIADMK in the elections. Rajinikanth declared his support for the DMK-TMC combine and members of his numerous fan clubs campaigned for the DMK front across Tamil Nadu. In a widely watched campaign appearance broadcast in [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], he declared "even God cannot save Tamil Nadu if AIADMK returns to power".Rajinikanth's support gave enormous victory to DMK<ref name="asiantribune">{{cite news | last= Ethiraj| first=Gopal| title=Sunday Celebrity: Rajini is simple, stylish, spiritual, that explains his uniqueness| date= 14 December 2009 | url =http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/12/14/sunday-celebrity-rajini-simple-stylish-spiritual-explains-his-uniqueness| work =Asian Tribune| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="outlook2">{{cite news | last= Anand| first= S. | title=Bhagwan Rajni | date=26 August 2002 | url =http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?216985| work =[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref><ref name="outlook3">{{cite news | last= Panneerselvan| first= A. S. | title=Fanning Voter Passions | date=8 May 1996| url =http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?201340| work =[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref>

== Seat allotments ==

===AIADMK-INC Front===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No.
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| Two
Leaves
| [[J. Jayalalithaa]] || style="text-align:center;"|167
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[Indian National Congress]] || style="text-align:center;"| Hand|| [[Kumari Anandan]] || style="text-align:center;"|64
|-
|. 3.
|Muslim League
|Two leaves
|Kadhar Mohideen
|. 1
|}
The,Indian Union Muslim League Contested in Periyakulam Constituency ,the candidate is Kadhar Mohideen Contested in Two Leaves Symbol.

===DMK-TMC Front===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| Raising
Sun
| [[M. Karunanidhi]] || style="text-align:center;"|176
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] || style="text-align:center;"| Cycle|| [[G.K. Moopanar]] || style="text-align:center;"|41
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || [[Communist Party of India]] || style="text-align:center;"| Corn and sickle|| R.Nallakannu || style="text-align:center;"|13
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|4. || [[All India Forward Bloc]] || style="text-align:center;"|Lion || || style="text-align:center;"|1
|- style="height: 55px;"
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|Unregistered party, whose candidates ran under the DMK ticket
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|5. || [[Indian National League]] || style="text-align:center;"| Raising sun|| Janab || style="text-align:center;"|5
|}

===MDMK-CPI(M) Front===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| Umbrella|| [[Vaiko]] || style="text-align:center;"|177
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] || style="text-align:center;"| Hammer
With Star
| N.Sankaraiah || style="text-align:center;"|40
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || [[Janata Dal]] || style="text-align:center;"|Tyre || || style="text-align:center;"|16
|}

===PMK-Tiwari Congress Front===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] || style="text-align:center;"| Elephant|| [[Dr. Ramdoss]] || style="text-align:center;"|116
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]] || [[Vazhappady Ramamurthy]] || style="text-align:center;"|46
|}

==Voting and Results==
Polling took place on 2 May 1996 and results were announced on 12 May. The turnout among registered voters was 66.95%. The assembly elections were held simultaneously along with the [[1996 Indian general election|Indian parliamentary elections]].<ref>{{cite web
| last = Election Commission of India
| title = 1996 Election Statistical Report
| url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf
| access-date = 19 April 2009
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf
| archive-date = 7 October 2010}}</ref>

==Constituency wise results==

=== List of winners and runners-up by constituency ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|'''Assembly Constituency'''
|'''Winner'''
|'''Party'''
|'''Runner-up'''
|'''Party'''
|'''Margin'''
|-
|[[Acharapakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Acharapakkam]] (SC)
|[[S. Mathivanan]]
|DMK
|A. Bhuvaraghamoorthy
|AIADMK
|25,371
|-
|[[Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)|Alandur]]
|[[C. Shanmugam]]
|DMK
|K. Purushothaman
|AIADMK
|75,994
|-
|[[Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangudi]]
|[[A. Venkatachalam]]
|IND
|S. Erasasekaran
|CPI
|652
|-
|[[Alangulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangulam]]
|[[Aladi Aruna]]
|DMK
|M. S. Kamaraj
|INC
|24,336
|-
|[[Ambasamudram (State Assembly Constituency)|Ambasamudram]]
|[[R. Avudaiappan]]
|DMK
|R. Murugaiah Pandian
|AIADMK
|19,689
|-
|[[Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)|Anaicut]]
|[[C. Gopu]]
|DMK
|C. M. Suryakala
|AIADMK
|31,616
|-
|[[Andhiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Andhiyur]] (SC)
|[[P. Selvarasu]]
|DMK
|M. Subramaniam
|AIADMK
|24,994
|-
|[[Andimadam (State Assembly Constituency)|Andimadam]]
|[[Rajendiran (Andimadam MLA)|Rajendiran]]
|PMK
|Sivasubramaniyan
|DMK
|13,402
|-
|[[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti]]
|[[P. Aasiyan]]
|DMK
|A. Muthiah
|AIADMK
|13,701
|-
|[[Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Anna Nagar]]
|[[Arcot N. Veerasami]]
|DMK
|R. Balasubramanian
|INC
|69,017
|-
|[[Arakkonam (State Assembly Constituency)|Arakkonam]] (SC)
|[[R. Thamizh Selvan]]
|DMK
|R. Elumalai
|PMK
|46,820
|-
|[[Arantanki (State Assembly Constituency)|Arantaki]]
|[[S. Thirunavukkarasu]]
|AIADMK
|S. Shanmugam
|DMK
|14,232
|-
|[[Aravakkurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aravakkurichi]]
|[[S. S. Mohammad Ismail]]
|DMK
|V. K. Duraisamy
|AIADMK
|9,094
|-
|[[Arcot (State Assembly Constituency)|Arcot]]
|[[P. N. Subramani]]
|DMK
|K. V. Ramadoss
|AIADMK
|26,407
|-
|[[Ariyalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Ariyalur]]
|[[D. Amaramoorthy]]
|TMC(M)
|A. Elavarasan
|AIADMK
|24,894
|-
|[[Arni (State Assembly Constituency)|Arni]]
|[[R. Sivanandam]]
|DMK
|M. Chinnakulandai
|AIADMK
|18,179
|-
|[[Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Aruppukottai]]
|[[V. Thangapandian]]
|DMK
|K. Sundarapandian
|AIADMK
|16,365
|-
|[[Athoor (State Assembly Constituency)|Athoor]]
|[[I. Periasamy]]
|DMK
|C. Chinnamuthu
|AIADMK
|50,292
|-
|[[Attur (State Assembly Constituency)|Attur]]
|[[A. M. Ramasamy]]
|DMK
|A. K. Murugesan
|AIADMK
|22,296
|-
|[[Avanashi (State Assembly Constituency)|Avanashi]] (SC)
|[[G. Elango]]
|DMK
|M. Thiagarajan
|AIADMK
|26,457
|- style="background:#ccc;"
|[[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur]]
|[[E. G. Sugavanam]]
|DMK
|'''[[J. Jayalalitha]]'''
|AIADMK
|8,366
|-
|[[Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani]]
|[[S. N. Balasubramanian]]
|TMC(M)
|K. S. Manivannan
|AIADMK
|28,829
|-
|[[Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavanisagar]]
|[[V. A. Andamuthu]]
|DMK
|V. K. Chinnasamy
|AIADMK
|23,451
|-
|[[Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhuvanagiri]]
|[[A. V. Abdul Naser]]
|DMK
|P. D. Elangovan
|PMK
|19,345
|-
|[[Bodinayakkanur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bodinayakkanur]]
|[[A. Sudalaimuthu]]
|DMK
|S. P. Jayakumar
|AIADMK
|26,087
|-
|[[Chengalpattu (State Assembly Constituency)|Chengalpattu]]
|[[V. Tamilmani]]
|DMK
|C. V. N. Kumarasamy
|AIADMK
|36,805
|-
|[[Chengam (State Assembly Constituency)|Chengam]] (SC)
|[[K. V. Nannan]]
|DMK
|C. K. Thamizharasan
|AIADMK
|26,633
|- style="background:#add8e6;"
|'''[[Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)|Chepauk]]'''
|'''[[M. Karunanidhi]]'''
|'''DMK'''
|N. S. S. Nellai Kannan
|INC
|35,784
|-
|[[Cheranmadevi (State Assembly Constituency)|Cheranmadevi]]
|[[P. Veldurai]]
|TMC(M)
|[[P. H. Pandian]]
|IND
|12,107
|-
|[[Cheyyar (State Assembly Constituency)|Cheyyar]]
|[[V. Anbalagan]]
|DMK
|P. Chandran
|AIADMK
|37,486
|-
|[[Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Chidambaram]]
|[[K. S. Alagiri]]
|TMC(M)
|A. Radhakrishnan
|INC
|29,016
|-
|[[Chinnasalem (State Assembly Constituency)|Chinnasalem]]
|[[R. Mookappan]]
|DMK
|P. Mohan
|AIADMK
|31,645
|-
|[[Coimbatore East (State Assembly Constituency)|Coimbatore East]]
|[[V. K. Lakshmanan]]
|TMC(M)
|R. S. Velan
|INC
|47,686
|-
|[[Coimbatore West (State Assembly Constituency)|Coimbatore West]]
|[[C. T. Dhandapani]]
|DMK
|Raja Thangavel
|INC
|38,299
|-
|[[Colachel (State Assembly Constituency)|Colachel]]
|[[Era. Bernard]]
|DMK
|S. P. Kutty
|BJP
|7,426
|-
|[[Coonoor (State Assembly Constituency)|Coonoor]] (SC)
|[[N. Thangavel]]
|DMK
|S. Kuppusamy
|AIADMK
|35,515
|-
|[[Cuddalore (State Assembly Constituency)|Cuddalore]]
|[[E. Pugazhenthi]]
|DMK
|K. V. Rajendiran
|INC
|48,627
|-
|[[Cumbum (State Assembly Constituency)|Cumbum]]
|[[O. R. Ramachandran]]
|TMC(M)
|R. T. Gopalan
|IND
|35,740
|-
|[[Dharapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Dharapuram]] (SC)
|[[R. Saraswathy]]
|DMK
|P. Easwaramurthy
|AIADMK
|23,038
|-
|[[Dharmapuri (State Assembly Constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
|[[K. Manokaran]]
|DMK
|Mase Harur
|INC
|37,022
|-
|[[Dindigul (State Assembly Constituency)|Dindigul]]
|[[R. Manimaran (Dindigul MLA)|R. Manimaran]]
|DMK
|V. Marutharaj
|AIADMK
|65,124
|-
|[[Edapadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Edapadi]]
|[[I. Ganesan]]
|PMK
|P. A. Murugesan
|DMK
|9,192
|-
|[[Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)|Egmore]] (SC)
|[[Parithi Ellam Vazhuthi]]
|DMK
|N. Lakshmi
|INC
|37,185
|-
|[[Erode (State Assembly Constituency)|Erode]]
|[[N. K. K. Periasamy]]
|DMK
|S. Muthusamy
|AIADMK
|47,837
|-
|[[Gobichettipalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Gobichettipalayam]]
|[[G. P. Venkidu]]
|DMK
|[[K. A. Sengottaiyan]]
|AMDK
|14,729
|-
|[[Gingee (State Assembly Constituency)|Gingee]]
|[[T. Natarajan (politician)|T. Natarajan]]
|DMK
|T. N. Muruganandam
|INC
|25,434
|-
|[[Gudalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudalur]]
|[[B. M. Mubarak]]
|DMK
|K. R. Raju
|AIADMK
|45,905
|-
|[[Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)|Gudiyatham]]
|[[V. G. Dhanapal]]
|DMK
|S. Ramgopal
|INC
|29,136
|-
|[[Gummidipundi (State Assembly Constituency)|Gummidipundi]]
|[[K. Venu (Tamil Nadu)|K. Venu]]
|DMK
|R. S. Munirathinam
|AIADMK
|21,625
|-
|[[Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)|Harbour]]
|[[K. Anbazhagan]]
|DMK
|Paul Earnest
|INC
|30,256
|-
|[[Harur (State Assembly Constituency)|Harur]] (SC)
|[[Vedammal]]
|DMK
|J. Natesan
|INC
|36,403
|-
|[[Hosur (State Assembly Constituency)|Hosur]]
|[[B. Venkatasamy]]
|JD
|T. Venkata Reddy
|TMC(M)
|1,737
|-
|[[Ilayangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Ilayangudi]]
|[[M. Tamilkudimagan]]
|DMK
|V. D. Nadarajan
|AIADMK
|14,804
|-
|[[Jayankondam (State Assembly Constituency)|Jayankondam]]
|[[K. C. Ganesan]]
|DMK
|Gurunathan
|PMK
|12,490
|-
|[[Kadaladi (State Assembly Constituency)|Kadaladi]]
|[[S. P. Thangavelan]]
|DMK
|V. Sathiyamoorthy
|AIADMK
|19,970
|-
|[[Kadayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kadayanallur]]
|[[K. Naina Mohammed]]
|DMK
|A. M. Gani
|AIADMK
|16,692
|-
|[[Kalasapakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kalasapakkam]]
|[[P. S. Thiruvengadam]]
|DMK
|M. Sundarasami
|INC
|34,530
|-
|[[Kancheepuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Kancheepuram]]
|[[P. Murugesan]]
|DMK
|S. S. Thirunavukkarasu
|AIADMK
|32,629
|-
|[[Kandamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kandamangalam]] (SC)
|[[S. Alaguvelu]]
|DMK
|V. Subramaniyan
|AIADMK
|29,995
|-
|[[Kangayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kangayam]]
|[[N. S. Rajkumar Manraadiar]]
|DMK
|N. Ramasamy
|AIADMK
|26,009
|-
|[[Kanyakumari (State Assembly Constituency)|Kanyakumari]]
|[[N. Suresh Rajan]]
|DMK
|[[S. Thanu Pillai]]
|AIADMK
|21,863
|-
|[[Kapilamalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Kapilamalai]]
|[[K. K. Veerappan]]
|DMK
|R. Rajalingam
|AIADMK
|29,710
|-
|[[Karaikudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Karaikudi]]
|[[N. Sundaram]]
|TMC(M)
|M. Raju
|AIADMK
|50,384
|-
|[[Karur (State Assembly Constituency)|Karur]]
|[[Vasuki Murugesan]]
|DMK
|M. Chinnasamy
|AIADMK
|32,008
|-
|[[Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Katpadi]]
|[[Durai Murugan]]
|DMK
|K. Pandurangan
|AIADMK
|41,007
|-
|[[Kattumannarkoil (State Assembly Constituency)|Kattumannarkoil]] (SC)
|[[E. Ramalingam]]
|DMK
|L. Elayaperumal
|HRPI
|9,819
|-
|[[Kaveripattinam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kaveripattinam]]
|[[P. V. S. Venkatesan]]
|DMK
|K. P. Munusamy
|AIADMK
|35,859
|-
|[[Killiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Killiyur]]
|[[D. Kumaradas]]
|TMC(M)
|C. Santhakumar
|BJP
|10,417
|-
|[[Kinathukadavu (State Assembly Constituency)|Kinathukadavu]]
|[[M. Shanmugham]]
|DMK
|K. M. Mylswamy
|AIADMK
|13,964
|-
|[[Kolathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Kolathur]] (SC)
|[[Selvaraj|Selvaraj alias Kavithapithan]]
|DMK
|A. Karuppayee
|AIADMK
|24,156
|-
|[[Kovilpatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Kovilpatti]]
|[[L. Ayyalusamy]]
|CPI
|K. S. Radhakrishnan
|MDMK
|7,487
|-
|[[Krishnagiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
|[[Kanchana Kamalanathan]]
|DMK
|K. P. Kathavarayan
|AIADMK
|35,611
|-
|[[Krishnarayapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Krishnarayapuram]] (SC)
|[[S. Nagarathinam]]
|DMK
|A. Arivalagan
|AIADMK
|15,177
|-
|[[Kulittalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Kulittalai]]
|[[R. Selvam]]
|DMK
|A. Pappa Sundaram
|AIADMK
|17,750
|-
|[[Kumbakonam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kumbakonam]]
|[[K. S. Mani]]
|DMK
|Erama Eramanatham
|AIADMK
|35,310
|-
|[[Kurinjipadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Kurinjipadi]]
|[[M. R. K. Panneerselvam]]
|DMK
|P. Pandarinathan
|AIADMK
|39,013
|-
|[[Kuttalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kuttalam]]
|[[P. Kalayanam Kuttalam]]
|DMK
|M. Rajendiran
|AIADMK
|25,721
|-
|[[Lalgudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Lalgudi]]
|[[K. N. Nehru]]
|DMK
|J. Logambal
|INC
|59,504
|-
|[[Maduranthakam (State Assembly Constituency)|Maduranthakam]]
|[[S. K. Venkatesan]]
|DMK
|[[S. D. Ugamchand]]
|AIADMK
|10,593
|-
|[[Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai Central]]
|[[A. Deivanayagam]]
|TMC(M)
|V. S. Chandraleka
|JP
|17,941
|-
|[[Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai East]]
|[[V. Velusamy]]
|DMK
|T. R. Janarthanan
|AIADMK
|19,297
|-
|[[Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)|Madurai West]]
|[[P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan]]
|DMK
|R. Muthusamy
|INC
|44,258
|-
|[[Manamadurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Manamadurai]] (SC)
|[[K. Thangamani]]
|CPI
|M. Gunasekaran
|AIADMK
|17,770
|-
|[[Mangalore (State Assembly Constituency)|Mangalore]] (SC)
|[[S. Puratchimani]]
|TMC(M)
|V. M. S. Saravanakumar
|INC
|19,288
|-
|[[Mannargudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Mannargudi]]
|[[V. Sivapunniam]]
|CPI
|K. Kaliyaperumal
|AIADMK
|39,834
|-
|[[Marungapuri (State Assembly Constituency)|Marungapuri]]
|[[B. M. Senguttuvan]]
|DMK
|K. Solairaj
|AIADMK
|6,394
|-
|[[Mayiladuturai (State Assembly Constituency)|Mayiladuturai]]
|[[M. M. S. Abul Hassan]]
|TMC(M)
|Rama Chidambaram
|INC
|34,604
|-
|[[Melmalayanur (State Assembly Constituency)|Melmalayanur]]
|[[A. Gnanasekar]]
|DMK
|Dharmarasan
|INC
|28,414
|-
|[[Melur (State Assembly Constituency)|Melur]]
|[[K. V. V. Rajamanickam]]
|TMC(M)
|C. R. Sundararajan
|INC
|44,741
|-
|[[Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Mettupalayam]]
|[[B. Arunkumar]]
|DMK
|K. Doraiswamy
|AIADMK
|30,752
|-
|[[Mettur (State Assembly Constituency)|Mettur]]
|[[P. Gopal]]
|DMK
|R. Balakrishnan
|PMK
|20,006
|-
|[[Modakurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Modakurichi]]
|[[Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan]]
|DMK
|R. N. Kittusamy
|AIADMK
|39,540
|-
|[[Morappur (State Assembly Constituency)|Morappur]]
|[[V. Mullaivendhan]]
|DMK
|K. Singaram
|AIADMK
|28,274
|-
|[[Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)|Mudukulathur]]
|[[S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA)|S. Balakrishnan]]
|TMC(M)
|V. Bose
|IND
|22,528
|-
|[[Mugaiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Mugaiyur]]
|[[A. G. Sampath]]
|DMK
|T. M. Aranganathan
|AIADMK
|41,596
|-
|[[Musiri (State Assembly Constituency)|Musiri]]
|[[M. N. Jothi Kannan]]
|DMK
|C. Mallika Chinnasamy
|AIADMK
|27,768
|-
|[[Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)|Mylapore]]
|[[N. P. Ramajayam]]
|DMK
|T. K. Sampath
|AIADMK
|51,804
|-
|[[Nagapattinam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nagapattinam]]
|[[G. Nizamudeen]]
|DMK
|R. Jeevananthan
|AIADMK
|19,728
|-
|[[Nagercoil (State Assembly Constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|[[M. Moses]]
|TMC(M)
|S. Velpandian
|BJP
|28,478
|-
|[[Namakkal (State Assembly Constituency)|Namakkal]] (SC)
|[[K. Veisamy]]
|DMK
|S. Anbalagan
|AIADMK
|38,065
|-
|[[Nanguneri (State Assembly Constituency)|Nanguneri]]
|[[S. V. Krishnan]]
|CPI
|A. S. A. Karunakaran
|AIADMK
|3,149
|-
|[[Nannilam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nannilam]] (SC)
|[[Padma (Nannilam MLA)|Padma]]
|TMC(M)
|K. Gopal
|AIADMK
|35,973
|-
|[[Natham (State Assembly Constituency)|Natham]]
|[[M. Andi Ambalam]]
|TMC(M)
|S. Asai Alangaram
|INC
|35,636
|-
|[[Natrampalli (State Assembly Constituency)|Natrampalli]]
|R. Mahendran
|DMK
|T. Anbazhagan
|IND
|3,221
|-
|[[Nellikuppam (State Assembly Constituency)|Nellikuppam]]
|[[A. Mani]]
|DMK
|M. C. Dhamodharan
|AIADMK
|25,383
|-
|[[Nilakkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Nilakkottai]] (SC)
|[[A. S. Ponnammal]]
|TMC(M)
|A. Rasu
|INC
|32,003
|-
|[[Oddanchatram (State Assembly Constituency)|Oddanchatram]]
|[[R. Sakkarapani]]
|DMK
|K. Sellamuthu
|AIADMK
|36,823
|-
|[[Omalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Omalur]]
|[[R. R. Sekaran]]
|TMC(M)
|C. Krishnan
|AIADMK
|7,930
|-
|[[Orathanad (State Assembly Constituency)|Orathanad]]
|[[P. Rajamanickam]]
|DMK
|V. Suriyamoorthy
|AIADMK
|30,349
|-
|[[Pottapidaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Ottapidaram]] (SC)
|[[K. Krishnasamy]]
|JP
|S. Paulraj
|AIADMK
|1,148
|-
|[[Padmanabhapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Padmanabhapuram]]
|[[C. Velayudhan]]
|BJP
|Bala Janathipathy
|DMK
|4,540
|-
|[[Palacode (State Assembly Constituency)|Palacode]]
|[[G. L. Venkatachalam]]
|DMK
|C. Gopal
|AIADMK
|22,073
|-
|[[Palani (State Assembly Constituency)|Palani]] (SC)
|[[T. Poovendhan]]
|DMK
|P. Karuppachamy
|AIADMK
|36,660
|-
|[[Palayamkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Palayamkottai]]
|[[Mohamed Kodar Maideen]]
|DMK
|P. Dharmalingam
|AIADMK
|44,364
|-
|[[Palladam (State Assembly Constituency)|Palladam]]
|[[S. S. Ponmudi]]
|DMK
|K. S. Duraimurugan
|AIADMK
|32,540
|-
|[[Pallipet (State Assembly Constituency)|Pallipet]]
|[[E. S. S. Raman]]
|TMC(M)
|B. Thangavel
|INC
|58,492
|-
|[[Panamarathupatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Panamarathupatti]]
|[[S. R. Sivalingam]]
|DMK
|P. Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy
|AIADMK
|13,171
|-
|[[Panruti (State Assembly Constituency)|Panruti]]
|[[V. Ramaswamy]]
|DMK
|R. Rajendran
|AIADMK
|39,130
|-
|[[Papanasam (State Assembly Constituency)|Papanasam]]
|[[N. Karupanna Odayar]]
|TMC(M)
|R. Thirunavukkarasu
|IND
|38,342
|-
|[[Paramakudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Paramakudi]] (SC)
|[[U. Thisaiveeran]]
|DMK
|K. Munisamy
|IND
|18,901
|-
|[[Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)|Park Town]]
|[[T. Rajendar]]
|DMK
|S. V. Shankar
|INC
|29,479
|-
|[[Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pattukkottai]]
|[[P. Balasubramanian]]
|DMK
|Seeni Baskaran
|AIADMK
|33,621
|-
|[[Pennagaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Pennagaram]]
|[[G. K. Mani]]
|PMK
|M. Arumugam
|CPI
|406
|-
|[[Perambalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Perambalur]] (SC)
|[[M. Devarajan]]
|DMK
|S. Murugesan
|AIADMK
|23,401
|-
|[[Perambur (State Assembly Constituency)|Perambur]] (SC)
|[[Chengai Sivam]]
|DMK
|V. Neelakandan
|AIADMK
|58,351
|-
|[[Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)|Peravurani]]
|[[S. V. Thirugnana Sambandam]]
|TMC(M)
|K. Sakthivel
|INC
|39,640
|-
|[[Periyakulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|[[L. Mookiah]]
|DMK
|K. M. Kader Mohideen
|AIADMK
|21,907
|-
|[[Pernamallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Pernamallur]]
|[[N. Pandurangan]]
|DMK
|C. Srinivasan
|AIADMK
|27,793
|-
|[[Pernambut (State Assembly Constituency)|Pernambut]] (SC)
|[[V. Govindan]]
|DMK
|I. Thamizharasan
|AIADMK
|31,174
|-
|[[Perundurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Perundurai]]
|[[N. Periyasamy]]
|CPI
|P. Periyasamy
|AIADMK
|17,551
|-
|[[Perur (State Assembly Constituency)|Perur]]
|[[A. Natarasan]]
|DMK
|R. Thirumalaisamy
|AIADMK
|57,573
|-
|[[Pollachi (State Assembly Constituency)|Pollachi]]
|[[S. Raju]]
|DMK
|V. Jayaraman
|AIADMK
|21,814
|-
|[[Polur (State Assembly Constituency)|Polur]]
|[[A. Rajendran]]
|DMK
|Agri. S. Krishnamoorthy
|AIADMK
|24,153
|-
|[[Pongalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Pongalur]]
|[[P. Mohan Kandaswamy]]
|TMC(M)
|Thalapathy Murugesan
|INC
|21,941
|-
|[[Ponneri (State Assembly Constituency)|Ponneri]] (SC)
|[[K. Sundaram]]
|DMK
|G. Gunasekaran
|AIADMK
|45,391
|-
|[[Poombuhar (State Assembly Constituency)|Poombuhar]]
|[[G. Mohandasan]]
|DMK
|N. Vijayabalan
|AIADMK
|18,413
|-
|[[Poonamallee (State Assembly Constituency)|Poonamallee]]
|[[D. Sudarsanam]]
|TMC(M)
|P. Krishnamoorthy
|INC
|50,511
|-
|[[Pudukottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pudukottai]]
|[[A. Periannan]]
|DMK
|S. C. Swaminathan
|INC
|42,783
|-
|[[Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Purasawalkam]]
|[[B. Ranganathan]]
|TMC(M)
|Kathipara J. Gnanam
|INC
|72,614
|-
|[[Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Radhakrishnan Nagar]]
|[[S. P. Sarkunam]]
|DMK
|R. M. D. Raveendran
|AIADMK
|43,081
|-
|[[Radhapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Radhapuram]]
|[[M. Appavu]]
|TMC(M)
|S. K. Chandrasekaran
|INC
|28,946
|-
|[[Rajapalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Rajapalayam]] (SC)
|[[V. P. Rajan]]
|DMK
|P. Prabakar
|AIADMK
|18,939
|-
|[[Ramanathapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Ramanathapuram]]
|[[A. Rahman Khan]]
|DMK
|S. K. G. Sekar
|AIADMK
|35,891
|-
|[[Ranipet (State Assembly Constituency)|Ranipet]]
|[[R. Gandhi]]
|DMK
|M. Masilamani
|AIADMK
|34,127
|-
|[[Rasipuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Rasipuram]]
|[[P. R. Sundaram]]
|AIADMK
|R. R. Damayandhi
|DMK
|454
|-
|[[Rishivandiyam (State Assembly Constituency)|Rishivandiyam]]
|[[S. Sivaraj]]
|TMC(M)
|P. Annadurai
|AIADMK
|40,064
|-
|[[Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Royapuram]]
|[[R. Mathivanan]]
|DMK
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|AIADMK
|17,408
|-
|[[Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)|Saidapet]]
|[[K. Saidai Kittu]]
|DMK
|Saidai S. Duraisamy
|AIADMK
|29,853
|-
|[[Salem - I (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem – I]]
|[[K. R. G. Dhanapalan]]
|DMK
|A. T. Natarajan
|INC
|30,267
|-
|[[Salem - II (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem – II]]
|[[A. L. Thangavel]]
|DMK
|[[S. Semmalai]]
|AIADMK
|27,491
|-
|[[Samayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Samayanallur]] (SC)
|[[S. Selvaraj]]
|DMK
|R. Raja Selvaraj
|AIADMK
|55,648
|-
|[[Sankarapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Sankarapuram]]
|[[T. Udhayasuriyan]]
|DMK
|A. Saruvar Kasim
|AIADMK
|22,158
|-
|[[Sankarankoil (State Assembly Constituency)|Sankarankoil]] (SC)
|[[C. Karuppasamy]]
|AIADMK
|S. Raja
|DMK
|600
|-
|[[Sankari (State Assembly Constituency)|Sankari]] (SC)
|[[V. Muthu]]
|DMK
|K. K. Ramasamy
|AIADMK
|21,336
|-
|[[Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathankulam]]
|[[S. S. Mani Nadar]]
|TMC(M)
|B. Kasinathan
|INC
|25,236
|-
|[[Sathyamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathyamangalam]]
|[[S. K. Rajendran]]
|DMK
|T. R. Attiannan
|AIADMK
|8,784
|-
|[[Sattur (State Assembly Constituency)|Sattur]]
|[[K. M. Vijayakumar]]
|DMK
|[[K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran]]
|AIADMK
|9,364
|-
|[[Sedapatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Sedapatti]]
|[[G. Thalapathi]]
|DMK
|[[R. Muthiah]]
|AIADMK
|10,201
|-
|[[Sendamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sendamangalam]] (ST)
|[[C. Chandrasekaran]]
|DMK
|K. Kalavathi
|AIADMK
|19,925
|-
|[[Sholavandan (State Assembly Constituency)|Sholavandan]]
|[[L. Santhanam]]
|DMK
|A. M. Paramasivan
|AIADMK
|18,808
|-
|[[Sholinghur (State Assembly Constituency)|Sholinghur]]
|[[A. M. Munirathinam]]
|TMC(M)
|S. Shanmugham
|PMK
|33,930
|-
|[[Singanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Singanallur]]
|[[N. Palaniswamy]]
|DMK
|R. Duraisamy
|AIADMK
|58,412
|-
|[[Sirkazhi (State Assembly Constituency)|Sirkazhi]] (SC)
|[[M. Panneerselvam (Sirkazhi MLA)|M. Panneerselvam]]
|DMK
|V. Bharathi
|AIADMK
|29,694
|-
|[[Sivaganga (State Assembly Constituency)|Sivaganga]]
|[[Tha. Kiruttinan|Tha. Kiruttinan Pasumpon]]
|DMK
|K. R. Muruganandam
|AIADMK
|33,001
|-
|[[Sivakasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Sivakasi]]
|[[R. Chokkar]]
|TMC(M)
|N. Alagarsamy
|AIADMK
|18,732
|-
|[[Sriperumbudur (State Assembly Constituency)|Sriperumbudur]] (SC)
|[[E. Kothandam]]
|DMK
|K. N. Chinnandi
|INC
|36,436
|-
|[[Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srirangam]]
|[[T. P. Mayavan]]
|DMK
|M. Paranjothi
|AIADMK
|29,859
|-
|[[Srivaikuntam (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivaikuntam]]
|[[S. David Selwyn]]
|DMK
|S. Danielraj
|INC
|13,209
|-
|[[Srivilliputhur (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivilliputhur]]
|[[R. Tamaraikani]]
|AIADMK
|T. Ramasamy
|CPI
|8,667
|-
|[[Talavasal (State Assembly Constituency)|Talavasal]] (SC)
|[[K. Rani]]
|TMC(M)
|K. Kaliyaperumal
|INC
|27,382
|-
|[[Tambaram (State Assembly Constituency)|Tambaram]]
|[[M. A. Vaidyalingam]]
|DMK
|K. B. Madhavan
|INC
|11,395
|-
|[[Taramangalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Taramangalam]]
|[[P. Govindan]]
|PMK
|P. Elavarasan
|DMK
|24,707
|-
|[[Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Tenkasi]]
|[[K. Ravi Arunan]]
|TMC(M)
|Aladi Sankaraiya
|INC
|30,760
|-
|[[Thalli (State Assembly Constituency)|Thalli]]
|[[S. Raja Reddy]]
|CPI
|Venkatarama Reddi
|INC
|7,489
|-
|[[Thandarambattu (State Assembly Constituency)|Thandarambattu]]
|[[K. Manivarma]]
|TMC(M)
|A. P. Kuppusamy
|AIADMK
|39,814
|-
|[[Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thanjavur]]
|[[S. N. M. Ubayadullah]]
|DMK
|[[S. D. Somasundaram]]
|AIADMK
|45,082
|-
|[[Theagaraya Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)|T. Nagar]]
|[[A. Chellakumar]]
|TMC(M)
|S. Vijayan
|AIADMK
|48,998
|-
|[[Theni (State Assembly Constituency)|Theni]]
|[[N. R. Alagaraja]]
|TMC(M)
|[[V. R. Nedunchezhiyan]]
|AIADMK
|49,144
|-
|[[Thirumangalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Thirumangalam]]
|[[M. Muthuramalingam]]
|DMK
|[[S. Andi Thevar]]
|AIADMK
|28,925
|-
|[[Thirumayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Thirumayam]]
|[[V. Chinniah]]
|TMC(M)
|[[S. Ragupathy]]
|AIADMK
|11,888
|-
|[[Thirunavalur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thirunavalur]]
|[[A. J. Manikannan]]
|DMK
|K. G. P. Gnanamoorthy
|AIADMK
|12,436
|-
|[[Thirupparankundram (State Assembly Constituency)|Thirupparankundram]]
|[[C. Ramachandran]]
|DMK
|S. V. Shanmugam
|AIADMK
|61,409
|-
|[[Thiruthuraipundi (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruthuraipundi]] (SC)
|[[G. Palanisami]]
|CPI
|K. Gopalsami
|INC
|53,688
|-
|[[Thiruvadanai (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvadanai]]
|[[K. R. Ramasamy (politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]]
|TMC(M)
|D. Sakthivel
|INC
|51,400
|-
|[[Thiruvaiyaru (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvaiyaru]]
|[[D. Chandrasekaran]]
|DMK
|M. Subramanian
|AIADMK
|27,011
|-
|[[Thiruvattar (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvattar]]
|[[V. Alban]]
|DMK
|[[J. Hemachandran]]
|CPM
|12,354
|-
|[[Thiruvarur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvarur]] (SC)
|[[A. Asohan]]
|DMK
|P. Arumuga Pandian
|AIADMK
|44,367
|-
|[[Thiruvidaimarudhur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvidaimarudhur]]
|[[S. Ramalingam]]
|DMK
|T. R. Loganathan
|INC
|41,941
|-
|[[Thiruvonam (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvonam]]
|[[M. Ramachandran]]
|DMK
|[[K. Thangamuthu]]
|AIADMK
|31,550
|-
|[[Thondamuthur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thondamuthur]]
|[[C. R. Ramachandran]]
|DMK
|T. Malaravan
|AIADMK
|62,137
|-
|[[Thottiam (State Assembly Constituency)|Thottiam]]
|[[K. Kannaiyan]]
|DMK
|N. Nedumaran
|AIADMK
|40,982
|-
|[[Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)|Thousand Lights]]
|[[M. K. Stalin]]
|DMK
|Zeenath Sheriffdeen
|AIADMK
|44,877
|-
|[[Tindivanam (State Assembly Constituency)|Tindivanam]]
|[[R. Sedunathan]]
|DMK
|M. Karunanidhi
|PMK
|25,380
|-
|[[Tiruchendur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchendur]]
|[[S. Jennifer Chandran]]
|DMK
|T. Dhamodharan
|AIADMK
|31,031
|-
|[[Tiruchengode (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchengode]]
|[[T. P. Arumugam]]
|DMK
|S. Chinnusamy
|AIADMK
|42,620
|-
|[[Tiruchirappalli - I (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchy – I]]
|[[B. Baranikumar]]
|DMK
|Pa. Krishnan
|AIADMK
|27,510
|-
|[[Tiruchirappalli - II (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchy – II]]
|[[Anbil Poyyamozhi]]
|DMK
|P. Selvaraj
|AIADMK
|44,829
|-
|[[Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|[[A. L. Subramanian]]
|DMK
|V. Karuppasamy Pandian
|AIADMK
|23,324
|-
|[[Tiruppattur (41) (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruppattur (41)]]
|[[G. Shanmugam]]
|DMK
|P. G. Mani
|AIADMK
|31,658
|-
|[[Tiruppattur (194) (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruppattur (194)]]
|[[R. Sivaraman]]
|DMK
|[[S. Kannappan]]
|AIADMK
|19,277
|-
|[[Tirupporur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirupporur]] (SC)
|[[G. Chockalingam]]
|DMK
|N. K. Loganathan
|AIADMK
|31,896
|-
|[[Tiruppur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruppur]]
|[[K. Subbarayan]]
|CPI
|C. Sivasamy
|AIADMK
|41,055
|-
|[[Tiruttani (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruttani]]
|[[E. A. P. Sivaji]]
|DMK
|G. Hari
|AIADMK
|29,542
|-
|[[Tiruvallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvallur]]
|[[C. S. Mani]]
|DMK
|G. Kanagaraj
|AIADMK
|33,254
|-
|[[Tiruvannamalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvannamalai]]
|[[K. Pitchandi]]
|DMK
|A. Arunachalam
|INC
|52,978
|-
|[[Thiruvarambur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvarambur]]
|[[K. Durai]]
|DMK
|T. Rathinavel
|AIADMK
|46,753
|-
|[[Tiruvottiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvottiyur]]
|[[T. C. Vijayan]]
|DMK
|B. Balraj
|AIADMK
|75,022
|-
|[[Triplicane (State Assembly Constituency)|Triplicane]]
|[[K. Nanjil Manoharan]]
|DMK
|A. Wahab
|AIADMK
|35,011
|-
|[[Tuticorin (State Assembly Constituency)|Tuticorin]]
|[[N. Periasamy]]
|DMK
|J. L. B. Bono Venture Roche
|IND
|21,371
|-
|[[Udagamandalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Udagamandalam]]
|[[T. Gundan]]
|DMK
|H. M. Raju
|INC
|47,180
|-
|[[Udumalpet (State Assembly Constituency)|Udumalpet]]
|[[D. Selvaraj (Udumalpet MLA)|D. Selvaraj]]
|DMK
|C. Shanmugavel
|AIADMK
|24,320
|-
|[[Ulundurpet (State Assembly Constituency)|Ulundurpet]] (SC)
|[[A. Mani]]
|DMK
|M. Anandan
|AIADMK
|20,975
|-
|[[Uppiliapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Uppiliapuram]] (ST)
|[[T. Karuppusami]]
|DMK
|R. Saroja
|AIADMK
|34,568
|-
|[[Usilampatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Usilampatti]]
|[[P. N. Vallarasu]]
|FBL
|P. Veluchamy
|AIADMK
|55,903
|-
|[[Uthiramerur (State Assembly Constituency)|Uthiramerur]]
|[[K. Sundar]]
|DMK
|N. K. Gnanasekaran
|AIADMK
|33,092
|-
|[[Valangiman (State Assembly Constituency)|Valangiman]] (SC)
|[[Gomathi Srinivasan]]
|TMC(M)
|V. Vivekanandan
|AIADMK
|20,511
|-
|[[Valparai (State Assembly Constituency)|Valparai]] (SC)
|[[V. P. Singaravelu]]
|DMK
|Kurichi Manimaran
|AIADMK
|25,272
|-
|[[Vandavasi (State Assembly Constituency)|Vandavasi]] (SC)
|[[Bala Anandan]]
|DMK
|V. Gunaseelan
|AIADMK
|39,746
|-
|[[Vaniyambadi (State Assembly Constituency)|Vaniyambadi]]
|[[M. Abdul Lathief]]
|DMK
|K. Kuppusamy
|INC
|47,253
|-
|[[Vanur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vanur]] (SC)
|[[A. Marimuthu (Vanur MLA)|A. Marimuthu]]
|DMK
|S. P. Erasendiran
|AIADMK
|23,942
|-
|[[Varahur (State Assembly Constituency)|Varahur]] (SC)
|[[B. Duraisamy]]
|DMK
|A. Palanimuthu
|AIADMK
|21,151
|-
|[[Vasudevanallur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vasudevanallur]] (SC)
|[[R. Eswaran]]
|TMC(M)
|P. Suresh Babu
|INC
|616
|-
|[[Vedaranyam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedaranyam]]
|[[S. K. Vedarathinam]]
|DMK
|P. C. V. Balasubramaniam
|INC
|22,792
|-
|[[Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)|Vedasandur]]
|[[S. V. Krishnan]]
|DMK
|S. Gandhirajan
|AIADMK
|20,769
|-
|[[Veerapandi (State Assembly Constituency)|Veerapandi]]
|[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]
|DMK
|K. Arjunan
|AIADMK
|21,151
|-
|[[Vellakoil (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellakoil]]
|[[M. P. Saminathan]]
|DMK
|Durai Ramaswamy
|AIADMK
|6,914
|-
|[[Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)|Vellore]]
|[[C. Gnanasekaran]]
|TMC(M)
|S. B. Bhaskaran
|INC
|60,888
|-
|[[Vilathikulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vilathikulam]]
|[[K. Ravisankar]]
|DMK
|[[V. Gopalsamy]]
|MDMK
|634
|-
|[[Vilavancode (State Assembly Constituency)|Vilavancode]]
|[[D. Mony]]
|CPM
|V. Thankaraj
|DMK
|21,282
|-
|[[Villivakkam (State Assembly Constituency)|Villivakkam]]
|[[J. M. Haroon Rasheed]]
|TMC(M)
|M. G. Mohan
|INC
|147,747
|-
|[[Villupuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Villupuram]]
|[[K. Ponmudy]]
|DMK
|S. S. Panneerselvam
|AIADMK
|41,586
|-
|[[Virudhunagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Virudhunagar]]
|[[A. R. R. Seenivasan]]
|DMK
|G. Karikolraj
|INC
|23,487
|-
|[[Vridachalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vridachalam]]
|[[Tamizharasan]]
|DMK
|R. Govindasamy
|PMK
|6,885
|-
|[[Yercaud (State Assembly Constituency)|Yercaud]] (ST)
|[[V. Perumal]]
|DMK
|R. Gunasekaran
|AIADMK
|9,394
|}
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:#add8e6;" |*
|Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
|}

==Impact==
AIADMK suffered a rout in the elections. Most of sitting ministers of the AIADMK government, including the chief minister Jayalalithaa lost their seats. Jayalalithaa lost to DMK's [[E. G. Sugavanam]] by a margin of 8,366 votes in the [[Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)|Bargur constituency]]. A year after the election, the AIADMK split, when a faction led by the [[Arantanki (State Assembly Constituency)|Arantaki]] MLA [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] broke away from the party. The MDMK which was contesting its first statewide elections since its formation in 1994 drew a blank. MDMK leader Vaiko was defeated in both the [[Vilathikulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vilathikulam assembly constituency]] and the [[Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi parliamentary constituency]]. This election also saw the PMK electing four members to the assembly. The massive victory of the DMK-TMC-CPI combine in the assembly elections spilled over to the [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996|parliamentary elections]]. The coalition was able to win all 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone parliamentary seat in the nearby [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]]. This tally of 40 seats enabled the DMK-TMC combine to be part of the [[United Front (India)|United Front government]] during 1996–98.<ref name="bhagat"/><ref name="tehelka"/><ref name="businessline2"/><ref name="outlook4">{{cite news | last= Panneerselvan| first= A. S. | title=MGR's Foot-Soldiers | date=4 June 1997| url =http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203657| work =[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]| access-date = 2010-01-18}}</ref>

==Cabinet==
Karunanidhi doubled as the finance minister in his Cabinet.

== See also ==
* [[Elections in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Legislature of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://eci.nic.in/ Election Commission of India]

{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:1990s in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1996 State Assembly elections in India]]
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