1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
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39 (of 521) seats in the Lok Sabha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 39,917,777 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 25,514,736 (63.92%)  2.94% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1991 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (Won all the seats) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1991 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a repeat landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of the National Front, lost heavily, not winning a single seat. During this election, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, when campaigning for Margatham Chandrasekar for the Indian National Congress, in the Sriperumbudur constituency.
Seat sharing of parties
| Alliance | Party | Flag | Election symbol | Leader | Photo | Contesting seats | ||
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| AIADMK-led Alliance | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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J. Jayalalithaa | 
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11 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 
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Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy | 
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28 | |||
| National Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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M. Karunanidhi | 
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28 | ||
| Janata Dal | 
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Sivaji Ganesan | 
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5 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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A. Nallasivam |
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3 | |||
| Communist Party of India | 
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P. Manickam |
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2 | |||
Voting and results
AIADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in TN. Below is a breakdown by parties within coalition:
INC won all the seats in the district
INC won 67% the seats in the district
INC won half the seats in the district
ADMK won all the seats in the district
| Alliance | Party | Popular Vote | Percentage | Swing | Seats won | Seat Change | ||
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| AIADMK+ | Indian National Congress | 10,510,569 | 42.57% |  2.71%
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28 | 1
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4,470,542 | 18.10% | 0.98%
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11 | 
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| Total | 14,981,111 | 60.67% | 3.69%
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39 | 1
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| National Front | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,601,597 | 22.69% | 3.97%
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0 |
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| Janata Dal | 718,222 | 2.91% | 1.49%
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0 |
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| Communist Party of India | 503,762 | 2.04% |
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0 | 1
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| Total | 6,823,581 | 27.64% | 2.48%
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0 | 1
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 1,269,690 | 5.14% | 0.68%
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0 |
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| Independents | 353,719 | 1.43% | 0.84%
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0 |
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| Other Parties (16 parties) | 1,264,233 | 5.12% | 0.31%
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0 |
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| Total | 24,692,334 | 100.00% |
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| Valid Votes | 24,692,334 | 96.78% | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 822,402 | 3.22% | ||||||
| Total Votes | 25,514,736 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Registered Voters/Turnout | 39,917,777 | 63.92% | 2.94%
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List of Elected MPs
c-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1989–1991)
Key positions held by elected members of parliament
Union ministers of state (independent charge)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Political party | |||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
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P. Chidambaram (1945–) |
Sivaganga | Ministry of Commerce | 21 June 1991 | 9 July 1992 | 2 years, 71 days | Indian National Congress | |
| 10 February 1995 | 3 April 1996 | ||||||||
| 2 |
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Valappaddy K. Ramamurthy (1940–2002) |
Krishnagiri | Ministry of Labour | 21 June 1991 | 30 July 1991 | 39 days | ||
Union ministers of state
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected constituency | Portfolio | Term in office | Political party | Cabinet Minister | ||||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||||
| 1 | 
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M. Arunachalam (1944–2004) |
Tenkasi | Ministry of Urban Development | 21 June 1991 | 18 January 1993 | 1 year, 211 days | Indian National Congress | Sheila Kaul | ||
| Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro Industries | 18 January 1993 | 3 April 1996 | 3 years, 76 days | K. Karunakaran | |||||||
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Rangarajan Kumaramangalam (1952–2000) |
Salem | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Ghulam Nabi Azad | |||
| Ministry of Law and Justice and Company Affairs | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | ||||||||||
| Ministry of Science and Technology | 2 July 1992 | 2 December 1993 | 1 year, 153 days | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |||||||
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ghulam Nabi Azad
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