2006–07 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 2006-07
	11 October 2006 and 26 June 2007[1]
2 vacant seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister before election; M. Karunanidhi; DMK	Chief Minister ; M. Karunanidhi; DMK

By-elections to two state assembly constituencies were held in Tamil Nadu, India, in two separate phases. Election for Madurai Central was held on 11 October 2006 and for Madurai West was held on 26 June 2007. The election results were not expected to change the prospects of the party in power, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and its Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

Both phases of this by-election resulted in a big victory for DMK and Indian National Congress, who were part of the Democratic Progressive Alliance. Even though in 2006 assembly elections, AIADMK and its allies got more votes than DPA, when all the constituencies in Madurai are taken into account, the victory in both Madurai constituencies shows the increase in support by the people of Madurai for the DMK government and its policies since 2006.

Results by alliance

These results reflect alliances that were present after the second by-election in 2007.

DPA	SEATS	AIADMK+	SEATS	OTHERS	SEATS
DMK	96	AIADMK	60 (-1)	DMDK	1
INC	35 (+1)	MDMK	6	Ind	1
PMK	18
CPI(M)	9
CPI	6
VCK	2
TOTAL (2007)	166	TOTAL (2007)	66	TOTAL (2007)	2
TOTAL (2006)	163	TOTAL (2006)	69	TOTAL (2006)	2

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 2006, represents, the alliance, when the VCK/DPI allied with the AIADMK.

First by-election

This election was necessitated due to the death of P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan of the DMK, who was a Minister in the current DMK government.

Madurai Central

Source: Arasiyal Talk and ThatsTamil[2][3]

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 2006-07: Madurai Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Syed Ghouse Basha	50,994	56.11%	+10.28%
	AIADMK	V.V. Rajan Chellappa	19,909	21.91%	-16.29%
	DMDK	M.R. Paneerselvam	17,394	19.14%	+6.36%
	DMK hold		Swing
Majority			31,085	n/a	n/a
Turnout			90,887	68.72%	n/a

Second by-election

The election was necessitated by the death of AIADMK MLA, S.V. Shanmugam.

Madurai West

Source: Arasiyal Talk[2]

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 2006-07: Madurai West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K.S.K. Rajendiran	60,933	51.68%	+10.67
	AIADMK	S. Raju	29,818	25.59%	-15.72
	DMDK	Siva Muthukumaran	21,272	18.04%	+6.95
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing
Majority			31,115	n/a	n/a
Turnout			117,904	n/a	n/a

References

"Press Releases - Archives" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"TamilNadu Politics, Alliance, Election, News etc.. - ByElection". www.arasiyaltalk.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
"மதுரை இடைத் தேர்தலில் திமுக அமோக வெற்றிதிமுக-50994: அதிமுக-19909: தேமுதிக-17394". oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

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[1] "Press Releases - Archives" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[ArasiyalTalk-2] "TamilNadu Politics, Alliance, Election, News etc.. - ByElection". www.arasiyaltalk.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[3] "மதுரை இடைத் தேர்தலில் திமுக அமோக வெற்றிதிமுக-50994: அதிமுக-19909: தேமுதிக-17394". oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2018.