Back Pemilihan umum Majelis Legislatif Tamil Nadu 1996 ID தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றத் தேர்தல், 1996 Tamil 1996 తమిళనాడు శాసనసభ ఎన్నికలు Tegulu
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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu 118 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.95%
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 1996 election map (by constituencies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] The incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government was defeated in a landslide manner with its general secretary and outgoing chief minister J. Jayalalithaa losing the election from the Bargur constituency. She became the first Incumbent Chief Minister since M. Bakthavatsalam in 1967 to lose her own constituency.
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