2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections


By-elections to eighteen state assembly constituencies were held in Tamil Nadu on 18 April 2019 together with 2019 Indian general election. It was considered to be mini-assembly election battle for the power in Tamil Nadu. The ruling government had to prove its majority while the opposition was trying hard to get maximum seats . There were 22 seats vacant in the Tamil Nadu assembly , By-election took place in two phases and in the first phase for 18 assembly constituencies together with Lok Sabha general election on 18 April 2019 in the state. Remaining 4 assembly constituencies (Ottapidaram, Aravakurichi, Tiruparankundram and Sulur) election was held on 19 May.[1] The counting of votes was conducted on 23 May, and on the same day the results were announced. Then the by-elections for 2 seats Vikravandi and Nanguneri were conducted on 21 October 2019

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections

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24 vacant seats out of 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75%
  First party Second party
  Hon CM Photo.jpg K. Palaniswami.jpg
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance United Progressive Alliance NDA
Leader's seat Kolathur Edappadi
Last election 3 21
Seats won 13 11
Seat change Increase10 Decrease10
Percentage 42.85 39.86

2019 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections.svg

Chief Minister before election

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK

Chief Minister

Edappadi K. Palaniswami
AIADMK

By-Election EventEdit

Phase 1Edit

Phase 1 By-Elections will be held for 18 vacant assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

By-Election Event Date
Election Date Announcement 10.03.2019
Last Date for Filling Nominations 26.03.2019
Scrutiny 27.03.2019
Withdrawal Last Date 29.03.2019
Voting 18.04.2019
Results 23.05.2019

Phase 2Edit

Phase 2 By-Elections will be held for the remaining 4 vacant assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.[2]

By-Election Event Date
Election Date Announcement 09.04.2019
Last Date for Filling Nominations 29.04.2019
Scrutiny 30.04.2019
Withdrawal Last Date 02.05.2019
Voting 19.05.2019
Results 23.05.2019

Notable Party-wise contesting candidates listEdit

There are 36 candidates from the Recognized State political party , 46 candidates from the other registered regional parties and 187 Independent politicians for of total 269 candidates for the 18 seats by-election officially announced by Tamilnadu election commission .

Party Seats contested Seats won Change
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 22 9 12 
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 22 13 12 
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 22 00 00
Makkal Needhi Maiam 20 00 00
Naam Tamilar Katchi 22 00 00
Independent politician 22 00 00

Opinion PollsEdit

Pre-PollEdit

Date published Polling agency Others Leadα
NDA-AIADMK UPA-DMK AMMK
8 April 2019 Thanthi TV 8-9 8-9 0 0 1
8 April 2019 Junior Vikatan 1 17 0 0 16

Exit PollsEdit

Date published Polling agency Others Leadα
NDA-AIADMK UPA-DMK AMMK
21 May 2019 India Today 3 14 0 0 11

Election ResultsEdit

Constituencywise trendsEdit

Constituency DMK AIADMK AMMK MNM NTK Winning candidate Winning party Margin
Phase 1 - 18.04.2019
Poonamallee A. Krishnaswamy G.Vaidyanathan T. A. Elumalai A. Jagadish Kumar P.Bharathi Priya A. Krishnaswamy DMK 60,096
Perambur RD Sekar R S Raajesh P. Vetrivel U. Priyadarshini S.Merlin Sugandhi RD Sekar DMK 68,023
Thiruporur SR Idhayavarman Tirukazhukundram S Arumugam M.Kothandapani K.U. Karunakaran (I.K.K) Mohana Sundhari SR Idhayavarman DMK 21,013
Sholinghur A Ashokan G Sampathu T.G.Mani K.S. Malairajan Gokula Krishnan G Sampathu AIADMK 16,056
Gudiyatham (SC) S Kathavarayan Kaspa R Moorthy Jeyanthi Pathmanaban S.Venkatesan (I.K.K) K.Kalayenthiri S Kathavarayan DMK 27,841
Ambur A.C.Vilwanathan R Jothiramalingaraja R.Balasubramani A.Kareem Bahsa N.Selvamani A.C.Vilwanathan DMK 37,767
Hosur S.A.Sathya S.Jyothi Balakrishna Reddy V.Pugazhendi Jeyapal M.Rajashekar S.A.Sathya DMK 23,213
Pappireddipatti A Mani A Govindasamy D.K.Rajendran M. Nallathambi S.Sathish A Govindasamy AIADMK 18,493
Harur (SC) A Krishnakumar V Sampathkumar R.Murugan --- P.Thileep V Sampathkumar AIADMK 9,394
Nilakottai (SC) C.Soundara Pandiyan S Thenmozhi R.Thangathurai R. Chinnadurai A.Sangili Pandiayan S Thenmozhi AIADMK 20,675
Tiruvarur Poondi Kalaivanan R.Jeevanatham S.Kamaraj K. Arun Chidambaram R.Vinothini Poondi Kalaivanan DMK 64,571
Thanjavur TKG Neelamegam R Gandhi M. Rangaswamy P.Duraisamy M.Karthick TKG Neelamegam DMK 33,980
Manamadurai (SC) Ilakiyadasan S Nagarajan Mariyappan Kennady --- Shanmuga Priya S Nagarajan AIADMK 8,194
Andipatti A Maharajan A Logirajan R.Jayakuamr G.Azharsamy R.Aruna Devi A Maharajan DMK 12,323
Periyakulam (SC) KS Saravana Kumar M Mayilvel Kadhirkamu K. Prabhu Shobana KS Saravana Kumar DMK 20,320
Sattur SV Srinivasan M S R Rajavarman S.G Subramanian N. Sundararaj P.Sureshkumar M S R Rajavarman AIADMK 1,101
Paramakudi (SC) S Sampath Kumar N Sadanparabhakar Dr. S. Muthiah A.Shankar Hemalatha N Sadanparabhakar AIADMK 14,032
Vilathikulam A.C.Jayakumar P Chinnappan K.Jothimany T. Natarajan M.Kalidoss P Chinnappan AIADMK 28,554
Phase 2 - 19.05.2019
Aravakurichi V. Senthil Balaji VV Senthil Nathan Shahul Hameed S. Mohanraj P.K.Selvam V.Senthil Balaji DMK 37,957
Sulur Pongalur N. Palanisamy V.P.Kandhasamy K.Sukumar G. Mayilsamy V.Vijaya Ragavan V.P.Kandhasamy AIADMK 10,113
Thirupparankundram P.Saravanan S.Muniyandi I.Mahendran P. Shaktivel R.Revathi P.Saravanan DMK 2,396
Ottapidaram M.C.Shanmugaiya P.Mohan R.Sundararaj M.Gandhi M.Agalya M.C.Shanmugaiya DMK 19,657

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Source - Election Commission of India[3]

Constituencywise candidate resultsEdit

PoonamalleeEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Poonamallee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Krishnaswamy 1,36,905 53.46 15.01 
AIADMK G. Vaithiyanathan 76,809 29.99 13.33 
MNM A. Jagadish Kumar 11,772 4.60 4.60 
AMMK T. A. Elumalai[4] 14,804 5.78 5.78 
NTK P. Bharathi Priya 10,871 4.24 3.17 
NOTA None of the Above 3,168 1.24 0.12 
Majority 60,096
Turnout 2,56,108 77.06
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

PeramburEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Perambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. D. Sekar 106394 56.32 14.21 
AIADMK R. S. Raajesh 38371 20.31 22.09 
MNM U. Priyadarshini 20508 10.86 10.86 
NTK S. Merlin Suganthi 8611 4.56 2.84 
AMMK P. Vetrivel 6281 3.32 3.32 
[[Pyramid Party of India|Template:Pyramid Party of India/meta/shortname]] S.Devi Dasan (Velu) 122 0.06 0.06 
style="background-color: Template:Jebamani Janata/meta/color; width: 5px;" | [[Jebamani Janata|Template:Jebamani Janata/meta/shortname]] J. Mohanraj 106 0.06 0.06 
NOTA None of the Above 2511 1.33 NA
Turnout
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

TirupporurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Thiruporur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK L. Idhayavarman 1,03,248 47.53 13.09 
AIADMK S. Arumugam 82,235 37.86 2.77 
AMMK M. Kothandapani 11,936 5.49 5.49 
NTK S. Mohanasundari 9,910 4.56 3.65 
MNM U. Karunakaran 6,039 2.78 2.78 
NOTA None of the Above 2,243 1.03 0.02 
Majority 21,013 9.67
Turnout 2,17,230 80.23
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

SholinghurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Sholingur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK G. Sampthu 1,03,545 48.00
DMK A. Asokan 87,489 40.56
AMMK T. G. Mani 12,868 5.97
NTK P. Gokulakrishnan 5,188 2.40
MNM A. Malayarajan 2,466 1.14
NOTA None of the Above 2,112 0.98
Turnout 2,15,721 800
AIADMK hold Swing

Gudiyatham (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Gudiyatham (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Kathavarayan 1,06,137 52.05
AIADMK R. Moorthy 78,296 38.4
AMMK C. Jayanthi Padmanaban 8,186 4.01
NTK R. Kalaiyenthiri 4.670 2.29
MNM S. Venkatesan 3,287 1.69
NOTA None of the Above 2,838 1.39
Turnout 2,03,918 75.31
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

AmburEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Ambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Vilwanathan 96,455 56
AIADMK J. Jothi Ramalinga Raja 58,688 34
MNM A. Kareem Basha
AMMK R. Balasubramani 8,856 5.14
NTK N. Selvamani 3,127 1.8
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

HosurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Hosur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. A. Sathya 1,15,027 50.30
AIADMK S. Jyothi 91,814 40.15
MNM Jeyapal 8,032 3.51
NTK Rajasekar 6,740 2.95
AMMK Pugazhendi 1,432 0.63
NOTA None of the Above 4,262 1.86
Majority 23,213
Turnout 2,28,674 69.87
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

PappireddipattiEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Pappireddipatti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Mani
AIADMK A. Govindasamy
MNM M. Nallathambi
AMMK D. K. Rajendran
NTK S. Sathish
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Harur (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Harur (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Krishnakumar
AIADMK V. Sampathkumar
AMMK R. Murugan
NTK P. Thileep
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout 1,96,524 83.32
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Nilakottai (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Nilakottai (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK C. Soundarapandian
AIADMK S. Thenmozhi
MNM C. Chinnadurai
AMMK R. Thangadurai
NTK A. Sanigilipandian
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout 1,84,089 80.31
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

ThiruvarurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Thiruvarur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K.Poondi Kalaivanan
AIADMK R. Jeevanandham
MNM K. Arun Chidambaram
AMMK S. Kamaraj
NTK R. Vinothini
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

ThanjavurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Thanjavur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK T. K. G. Neelamegam 1
AIADMK R. Gandhi
MNM P. Duraisamy
AMMK M. Rengasamy
NTK M. Karthi
NOTA None of the Above
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Manamadurai (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Manamadurai (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Kasilingam
AIADMK N. Sivasankari
AMMK S. Mariappan Kennady
NTK M. Shanmugapriya
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
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AndipattiEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Andipatti
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. Maharajan
AIADMK A. Logirajan
MNM G. Alagarsamy
AMMK R. Jeyakumar
NTK Aruna Devi
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Periyakulam (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Periyakulam (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Saravanakumar
AIADMK M. Mayilvel
MNM Prabhu
AMMK Kathirkamu
NTK Shobana
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

SatturEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Sattur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Srinivasan
AIADMK M. S. R. Rajavarman
MNM N. Sundararaj
AMMK S. G. Subramanian
NTK P. Sureshkumar
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Paramakudi (SC)Edit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Paramakudi (SC)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Sambathkumar
AIADMK N. Sathan Prabhakar
MNM A. Shankar
AMMK Dr. S. Muthiah
NTK Hemalatha
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

VilathikulamEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Vilathikulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Jeyakumar
AIADMK Chinappan
AMMK Jothimani
MNM Natarajan
Independent G. V. Markandayan
NTK M. Kalidoss
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

AravakurichiEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Aravakurichi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK V. Senthil Balaji 97,800 56.45
AIADMK V.V Senthil Nathan 59,843 34.54
AMMK Shahul Hameed 7,195 4.15
NTK P.K.Selvam 2,227 1.29
MNM S. Mohanraj 1,361 0.79
Tamilnadu Ilangyar Katchi R Rajkumar 138 0.08
NOTA None of the Above 904 0.52
Majority 35,693 21.85
Turnout
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

ThirupparankundramEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Thirupparankundram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK P.Saravanan 85,434 37.79
AIADMK S.Muniyandi 83,038 36.73
AMMK I.Mahendran 31,199 13.80
MNM P.Sakthivel 12,610 5.58
NTK R.Revathi 5,467 2.42
NOTA None of the Above 2,184 0.97
Majority 2,396 1.06
Turnout
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

OttapidaramEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Ottapidaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M.C.Shanmugaiya
AIADMK P.Mohan
MNM M.Gandhi (valarum thamilzhagam)
AMMK R.Sundararaj
NTK M.Ahalya
Independent
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

SulurEdit

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 2019-2020: Sulur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy
AIADMK V.P.Kandhasamy
MNM G.Mayilsamy
AMMK K.Sukumar
NTK V.Vijaya Ragavan
Independent
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Crucial by-polls to four TN constituencies on May 19". The Federal. Federal. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. Jesudasan, Dennis S. (9 April 2019). "ECI announces bypoll dates for remaining four T.N. Assembly seats". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019 - Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  4. Ramakrishnan, T (17 March 2019). "AMMK releases first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections, Assembly by-polls". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 July 2020.


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