1997–98 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election

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.

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98

8 February 1997 and 22 February 1998
3 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
First party Second party   Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa Party DMK AIADMK Alliance UF ADMK+ Leader's seat Chepauk None Seats won 3 0 Seat change - - Popular vote 145,842 121,962 Percentage 41.2% 34.4%
Chief Minister before election M. Karunanidhi DMK Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi DMK

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

Source: Election Commission of India[1][2]

Pudukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Pudukottai

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

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Coonoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	M. Ranganathan	47,850	48.2%
	AIADMK	S. Karuppusamy	37,945	38.2%
	INC	P. Arumugam	7,189	7.2%
	ATMK	G. Guruswami Siddhan	1,144	1.2%
Majority			9,905	10.0%
Turnout			99,348	58.5%
	DMK hold		Swing

Aruppukottai

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98: Aruppukottai

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	DMK	Thangam Thenarasu	40,223	36.5%
	AIADMK	V.S. Panchavarnam	38,272	89.40
	PT	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

1. ECI By-election page

References

1. 1997 By-elections
2. 1998 By-elections