Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 1996

1991 ← 2 May 1996 → 2001

All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu   First party Second party   Leader M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa Party DMK AIADMK Alliance UF INC+ Leader's seat Chepauk Bargur (lost) Seats won 221 4 Seat change 219 216 Popular vote 14,600,748 7,354,723 Percentage 53.77% 27.08% Swing 23.72% 32.71%

1996 election map (by constituencies)

Chief Minister before election J. Jayalalithaa AIADMK Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi DMK

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

The eleventh legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 2 May 1996. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the chief minister.This was his fourth term in office. S.Balakrishnan, also known as So.Balakrishnan, of Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) became the Leader of the Opposition. The incumbent Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) government was defeated in a landslide with its leader and outgoing chief minister J. Jayalalitha losing the election from the Bargur constituency.

The J. Jayalalithaa led Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) government, which had been in power since 1991 was beset with corruption scandals and public discontent. A series of corruption scandals, a growing reputation for high handedness and an extravagant public wedding for Jayalalitha's foster son Sudhakaran all combined together to erode the ADMK support base and the goodwill she had enjoyed with the electorate in the 1991 elections.

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