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1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections
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By-elections to Pudukottai 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[edit]
Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]
Pudukottai[edit]
| 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[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Ranganathan | 47,850 | 48.2% | ||
| AIADMK | S. Karuppusamy | 37,945 | 38.2% | ||
| INC | P. Arumugam | 7,189 | 7.2% | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam|Template:Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/shortname]] | G. Guruswami Siddhan | 1,144 | 1.2% | |
| Majority | 9,905 | 10.0% | |||
| Turnout | 99,348 | 58.5% | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
Aruppukottai[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Thangam Thenarasu | 40,223 | 36.5% | ||
| AIADMK | V.S. Panchavarnam | 38,272 | 89.40 | ||
| style="background-color: Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Puthiya Tamizhagam|Template:Puthiya Tamizhagam/meta/shortname]] | 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[edit]
References[edit]
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