Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000
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5 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu |
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| | | Leader | M. Karunanidhi | J. Jayalalithaa | Party | DMK | AIADMK | Alliance | NDA | ADMK alliance | Leader's seat | Chepauk | None | |
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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
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
Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]
Natham
Thiruvattar
Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly[3]
Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000: Thiruvattar 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
Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000: Nellikuppam 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
Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000: Tiruchirappalli - II 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
Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000: Arantangi 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
1. ECI By-election page
References
- ^ "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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