Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Madras South

Baalu T.R (DMK) won by 3,39,181 votes (39.0%).

Electors
15,72,764
Votes polled
8,85,229
Valid votes
Turnout
56.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 39.0% (median 9.4%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
23.6%(-2.0%)
Turnout
47.9%(+2.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
97.2%

Winning margin over time · Madras South

197119771980198419891991199619981999200439%

Candidates

Candidates · Madras South 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baalu T.RWinnerDMK5,38,69762.0%
2Ganesham.hADMK1,99,51623.0%
3Asha Menon @ RevathiIND42,9064.9%
4Maitreyan.v.BJP34,3564.0%
5Senguttuvan RMDMK29,8383.4%
6Sivaraman @ Saidai Siva K.V.PMK13,5401.6%
7Arun @ Kannan M.K.IND8900.1%
8Venukumar MahadevanIND7530.1%
9Deenan.iIND5630.1%
10Jayaseelan.gMELPHC4920.1%
11Ramalingam.vIND4740.1%
12Ramesh.bIND4600.1%
13Pachaiappan.kIND4010.0%
14Jayalakshmi V.K.PHK3610.0%
15Kumari JIND3570.0%
16Perusirian M.PIND3440.0%
17Mohan Bala Subramaniyan.r.SAP3350.0%
18Raghupathi.kIND3290.0%
19Kalaiyarasan.mIND3190.0%
20Kilnanakkarar Gridathi AnandarIND3130.0%
21GanesanIND2990.0%
22Nallathambi SIND2720.0%
23Alexander JIND2640.0%
24Ekambaram.gIND2520.0%
25JosephIND2500.0%
26Kiruthivasan T.VIND2490.0%
27Natarajan KIND2380.0%
28Marichami Kurumans.s.sIND2350.0%
29Natarajan A.IND2330.0%
30NavaneethanIND2210.0%
31Rajendran.bIND2090.0%
32Hariharan P.P.RAIDPF1950.0%
33Ilayapandia Alagu Thevan.pIND1940.0%
34Elumalai JIND1910.0%
35Lakshmi VIND1900.0%
36Rajendran @ Rajan.bIND1780.0%
37Kanagasaibai @ Moses Saibai.sIND1630.0%
38Kalaivan Er.IND1310.0%
39Pachaiappan Eagai.vIND1260.0%

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