Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Madras South

Baalu T.R. (DMK) won by 20,014 votes (2.2%).

Electors
19,36,771
Votes polled
9,17,040
Valid votes
Turnout
47.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 2.2% (median 7.6%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1998 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 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baalu T.R.WinnerDMK4,32,91348.2%
2Jana Krishnamurthi, KBJP4,12,89945.9%
3Subramanyam, M.PINC44,5495.0%
4Nagappan, MIND3,2940.4%
5Kanakasabai, NIND2,0120.2%
6Mohanraj, JTLJ1,2760.1%
7Vivekananda, SIND7440.1%
8Srinivasan, SIND5740.1%
9Ganesan P.S.IND5370.1%

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