1999–2000 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections explained

Election Name:	Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1999/2000
Country:	India
Type:	parliamentary
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1997/98
Previous Year:	1997-98
Next Election:	2002 Tamil Nadu assembly by-election
Next Year:	2002-03
Election Date:	5 and 11 September 1999 and 17 February 2000
Seats For Election:	5 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
Leader1:	M. Karunanidhi
Party1:	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Alliance1:	National Democratic Alliance (India)
Leaders Seat1:	Chepauk
Seats1:	3
Seat Change1:	-
Leader2:	J. Jayalalithaa
Leaders Seat2:	None
Party2:	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Alliance2:	ADMK alliance
Seats2:	1
Seat Change2:	-
Chief Minister
Posttitle:	Chief Minister
Before Election:	M. Karunanidhi
Before Party:	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
After Election:	M. Karunanidhi
After Party:	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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	bgcolor=white	TOTAL (2000)	bgcolor=white	38	bgcolor=gray	TOTAL (2000)	bgcolor=gray	14
TOTAL (1996)	221	TOTAL (1996)	8	bgcolor=white	TOTAL (1996)	bgcolor=white	n/a	bgcolor=gray	TOTAL (1996)	bgcolor=gray	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]}

Thiruvattar

Source: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly^[3]

Arantangi

See also

1. ECI By-election page

References

1. Web site: 1999 by-elections.
2. Web site: 2000 by-elections.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 24 December 2009 . 5 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110105101057/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/sessions/resumes/13_08.pdf . dead .