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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996
| previous_year = 1996
| next_election = Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1999
| next_year = 1999
| election_date = February 1998
| seats_for_election = 39 seats
| image1 = [[File:J Jayalalithaa.jpg|130x130px]]
| leader1 = [[J. Jayalalithaa]]
| party1 = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance (India)
| leaders_seat1 =
| seats1 = 30
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}30
| popular_vote1 = 12,169,812
| percentage1 = 45.08%
| swing1 = {{increase}}42.18%
| image2 =[[File:M._Karunanidhi_.jpg|130x130px]]
| leader2 = [[M. Karunanidhi]]
| leaders_seat2 =
| party2 = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alliance2 = United Front (India)
| seats2 = 9
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}30
| popular_vote2 = 10,937,809
| percentage2 = 42.72%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}12.24%

| map_image = 1998 tamil nadu lok sabha election map.png
| map_size = 200px
| map_caption = 1998 Election map (by constituencies) Saffron = NDA and Red = UF

| title =
| posttitle =
| before_election =
| before_party = United Front (India)
| after_election =
| after_party = National Democratic Alliance (India)
}}
The [[1998 Indian general election]] polls in [[Tamil Nadu]] were held for 39 seats in the state. New elections were called when [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) left the [[United Front (India)|United Front]] government led by [[I. K. Gujral]], after they refused to drop the regional [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party from the government after the DMK was linked by an investigative panel to Sri Lankan separatists blamed for the killing of [[Rajiv Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-757497.html|title=Government Falls, Indian Premier Quits; Coalition Splits Amid Gandhi Assassination Debate - The Washington Post | HighBeam Research|date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054302/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-757497.html|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> The result was a landslide victory for the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance (NDA)]] winning 29 seats, which helped result in [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] being sworn in as the [[Prime Minister of India|16th Prime Minister of India]]. [[J. Jayalalithaa]] and the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]], broke off from their long alliance with [[Indian National Congress]] and formed an alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], by joining the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]]. This state proved to be very important in determining the prime minister, since the 18 seats of AIADMK proved valuable for BJP to hold power. That was short-lived, since the AIADMK left the alliance in less than a year, and BJP lost the [[vote of confidence]] resulting in fresh elections being called.

==Seat allotments==
Source: Frontline <ref name="polls">[http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl1506/15061210.htm Of Polls and Prediction]</ref>

===United Front===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[Tamil Maanila Congress]] || style="text-align:center;"| ||[[G.K. Moopanar]] || style="text-align:center;"|20
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| || [[M. Karunanidhi]] || style="text-align:center;"|17
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || [[Communist Party of India]] || style="text-align:center;"| || || style="text-align:center;"|2
|}
*Note: Even though CPI(M) originally wanted to contest in support of the United Front, it decided to contest alone when only 1 seat (Coimbatore) was offered. After the fallout, CPM wanted to contest 6 seats in Tamil Nadu on its own, but eventually only contested 2 seats and decided to support DMK-TMC front in the other 37 seats. This was done to keep out the possibility of any vote splitting that might result in NDA gaining seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980123/02350434.html|title=Piqued CPM to stay away from Front in TN}}</ref>

===National Democratic Alliance===
Source: Indian Express<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980120/02050674.html|title=Jaya grabs the lions share in TN}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| [[File:AIADMK_Two_Leaves.png|50x50px]] || [[J. Jayalalithaa]] || style="text-align:center;"|23
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] || style="text-align:center;"| Mango|| [[Dr. Ramdoss]] || style="text-align:center;"|5
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || style="text-align:center;"| Lotus|| K.N. Laxmanan || style="text-align:center;"|5
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|4. || [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"|Top || [[Vaiko]] || style="text-align:center;"|5
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|5. || [[Janata Party]] || style="text-align:center;"|Farmer
with plough

And chakra
| [[Subramanian Swamy]] || style="text-align:center;"|1
|-style="height: 55px;"
| colspan = "5" align = "center" |Unregistered party, whose candidate ran as an independent
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|6. || Thamizhaga Rajiv Congress || style="text-align:center;"|[[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]] || [[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]] || style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

===Congress alliance===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="height: 50px;"
! scope="col" style="width:40px;"| No. 
! scope="col" style="width:300px;"| Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;"| Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Leader
! scope="col" style="width:60px;"| Seats
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|1. || [[Indian National Congress]] || style="text-align:center;"| || || style="text-align:center;"|35
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|2. || [[MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] || style="text-align:center;"| || [[Su. Thirunavukkarasar]] || style="text-align:center;"|3
|- style="height: 55px;"
| style="text-align:right;"|3. || [[United Communist Party of India]] || style="text-align:center;"| || [[D. Pandian|Tha. Pandian]] || style="text-align:center;"|1
|}

==Voting and results==

===Results by Alliance===
[[File:1998 tamil nadu lok sabha election map by parties.png|thumb|Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left]]
[[File: Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 1998.png|thumb|Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts) {{legend|#FF7F2A|AIADMK-BJP alliance won all the seats in this district}}
 {{legend|#FFB380|AIADMK-BJP alliance won 67% of the seats (Vellore)}} {{legend|black|DMK-TMC-CPI alliance won all the seats in this district}}]]
{{Election table|title=Summary of the 1998 February [[Lok Sabha]] [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998|election results]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]]}}
|-
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2 |Alliance/Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Change†
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Popular vote
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Vote %
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Adj. %‡
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|NDA
| '''30'''
| '''+30'''
| '''12,272,434'''
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"| '''47.9%'''
|-
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
! style="background-color: #009900" |
| 18
| +18
| 6,731,550
| 26.3%
| 46.9%
|-
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]
! style="background-color: #800080" |
| 4
| +4
| 1,548,976
| 6.0%
| 47.9%
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! style="background-color: #FF9933" |
| 3
| +3
| 1,757,645
| 6.9%
|
|-
|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]
! style="background-color: #FF00FF" |
| 3
| +3
| 1,602,504
| 6.3%
| 45.8%
|-
|[[Janata Party|JP]]
! style="background-color: #FFFF00" |
| 1
| +1
| 266,202
| 1.0%
| 40.5%
|-
|[[Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress|IND]]
! style="background-color: lime" |
| 1
| +1
| 365,557
| 1.4%
| 55.5%
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#FF0000; color:white"|UF
| '''9'''
| '''-30'''
| '''10,937,809'''
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"| '''42.7%'''
|-
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
! style="background-color: #FF0000" |
| 5
| -12
| 5,140,266
| 20.1%
| 43.6%
|-
|[[Tamil Maanila Congress|TMC(M)]]
! style="background-color: teal" |
| 3
| -17
| 5,169,183
| 20.2%
| 41.6%
|-
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
! style="background-color: #0000FF" |
| 1
| -1
| 628,360
| 2.5%
|
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#009900; color:white"|INC+
| '''0'''
| '''–'''
| '''1,511,444'''
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"| '''5.9%'''
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! style="background-color: " |
| 0
| –
| 1,223,102
| 4.8%
|
|-
|[[MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MADMK]]
! style="background-color: " |
| 0
| –
| 278,324
| 1.1%
| 14.2%
|-
|[[United Communist Party of India|UCPI]]
! style="background-color: " |
| 0
| –
| 10,018
| 0.03%
| 1.6%
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:gray; color:white"|Others
| '''0'''
| '''–'''
| '''984,733'''
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"| '''3.8%'''
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
! style="background-color: " |
| 0
| –
| 161,452
| 0.6%
|
|-
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
! style="background-color: " |
| 0
| –
| 265,029
| 1.0%
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |'''Total'''
! style="background-color: " |
| 39
| –
| 25,603,798
| 100%
| style="text-align:center;" | –
|-
|}{{refbegin}}
'''†:''' Seat change represents seats won in terms of the current alliances, which is considerably different from the last election. '''‡''': Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate in Tamil Nadu that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
 Sources: Election Commission of India<ref name="eci-website">{{cite web|title=ECI: Statistical Report 1998|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf|access-date=2011-06-14}}</ref>
{{refend}}

==List of Elected MPs==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Sl.No.
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Constituency
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Winner
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Party
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Alliance
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Margin
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Runner-up
! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Party
|-
|1
|[[Chennai North (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai North]]
|[[C. Kuppusami]]
|DMK
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|69,093
|[[R. T. Sabapathy Mohan]]
|MDMK
|-
|2
|[[Chennai Central (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai Central]]
|[[Murasoli Maran]]'''c'''
|DMK
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|71,727
|[[D. Jayakumar]]
|AIADMK
|-
|3
|[[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]]
|[[T. R. Baalu]]'''c'''
|DMK
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|20,014
|[[K. Jana Krishnamurthy]]
|BJP
|-
|4
|[[Sriperumbudur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sriperumbudur]]
|[[K. Venugopal]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|23,795
|[[T. Nagarathinam]]
|DMK
|-
|5
|[[Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chengalpattu]]
|[[Kanchi Panneerselvam]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|22,916
|[[K. Parasuraman]]
|DMK
|-
|6
|[[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arakkonam]]
|[[C. Gopal]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|49,488
|[[A. M. Velu]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|7
|[[Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vellore]]
|[[N. T. Shanmugam]]
|PMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|26,405
|[[T. A. Mohammad Saqhy]]
|DMK
|-
|8
|[[Tiruppattur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruppattur]]
|[[D. Venugopal]]'''c'''
|DMK
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|274
|[[S. Krishnamoorthy]]
|AIADMK
|-
|9
|[[Vandavasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vandavasi]]
|[[M. Durai]]
|PMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|65,075
|[[L. Balaraman]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|10
|[[Tindivanam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tindivanam]]
|[[N. Ramachandran Gingee]]
|MDMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|31,453
|[[G. Venkataraman]]
|DMK
|-
|11
|[[Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Cuddalore]]
|[[M. C. Dhamodaran]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|27,129
|[[P. R. S. Venkatesan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|12
|[[Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chidambaram]]
|[[R. Elumalai]]
|PMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|7,955
|[[V. Ganesan]]
|DMK
|-
|13
|[[Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dharmapuri]]
|[[K. Pary Mohan]]
|PMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|99,427
|[[P. Theertharaman]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|14
|[[Krishnagiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Krishnagiri]]
|[[K. P. Munisamy]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|49,349
|[[D. R. Rajaram Naidu]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|15
|[[Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rasipuram]]
|[[V. Saroja]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|54,377
|[[K. Kandasamy]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|16
|[[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salem]]
|[[Vazhappady Ramamurthy]]
|[[Independent (politician)|IND]]/[[Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress|TRC]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|135,880
|[[R. Devadass]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|17
|[[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode]]
|[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|104,809
|[[K. P. Ramalingam]]
|DMK
|-
|18
|[[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nilgiris]]
|[[M. Master Mathan]]
|BJP
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|60,385
|[[S. R. Balasubramanian]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|19
|[[Gobichettipalayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gobichettipalayam]]
|[[V. K. Chinnasamy]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|114,642
|[[N. Ramasamy]]
|DMK
|-
|20
|[[Coimbatore (Lok Sabha constituency)|Coimbatore]]
|[[C. P. Radhakrishnan]]
|BJP
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|144,676
|[[K. R. Subbian]]
|DMK
|-
|21
|[[Pollachi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pollachi]]
|[[M. Thiyagarajan]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|95,401
|[[Kovai Thangam]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|22
|[[Palani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palani]]
|[[A. Ganeshamurthi]]
|MDMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|27,437
|[[S. K. Kaarvendhan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|23
|[[Dindigul (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dindigul]]
|[[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C. Sreenivasan]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|15,199
|[[N. S. V. Chithan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|24
|[[Madurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Madurai]]
|[[Subramanian Swamy]]
|JP
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|20,897
|[[A. G. S. Rambabu]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|25
|[[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|[[R. Muthiah]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|70,580
|[[R. Gandhimathy]]
|DMK
|-
|26
|[[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|43,673
|[[K. Natrayan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|27
|[[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli]]
|[[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]]
|BJP
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|11,455
|[[L. Adaikalaraj]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|28
|[[Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Perambalur]]
|[[Rajarethinam]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|60,436
|[[A. Raja]]
|DMK
|-
|29
|[[Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mayiladuturai]]
|[[K. Krishnamoorthy]]
|TMC
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|42,456
|[[P. D. Arulmozhi]]
|PMK
|-
|30
|[[Nagapattinam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagapattinam]]
|[[M. Selvarasu]]
|CPI
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|131,303
|[[K. Gopal]]
|AIADMK
|-
|31
|[[Thanjavur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thanjavur]]
|[[S. S. Palanimanickam]]'''c'''
|DMK
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|48,204
|[[L. Ganesan]]
|MDMK
|-
|32
|[[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukkottai]]
|[[Raja Paramasivam]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|30,520
|[[P. N. Siva]]
|DMK
|-
|33
|[[Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivaganga]]
|[[P. Chidambaram]]'''c'''
|TMC
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|59,141
|[[K. Kalimuthu]]
|AIADMK
|-
|34
|[[Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ramanathapuram]]
|[[V. Sathiamoorthy]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|24,092
|[[S. P. Udayappan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|35
|[[Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi]]
|[[Vaiko]]
|MDMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|134,923
|[[V. Alagirisamy]]
|CPI
|-
|36
|[[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|[[M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|6,904
|[[R. Sarath Kumar]]
|DMK
|-
|37
|[[Tenkasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenkasi]]
|[[S. Murugesan]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|97,267
|[[M. Arunachalam (Tenkasi MP)|M. Arunachalam]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|38
|[[Tiruchendur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchendur]]
|[[Ramarajan]]
|AIADMK
|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]
|46,855
|[[R. Dhanushkodi Adithan]]
|TMC(M)
|-
|39
|[[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagercoil]]
|[[N. Dennis]]'''c'''
|TMC
|[[United Front (India)|UF]]
|29,185
|[[Pon. Radhakrishnan]]
|BJP
|-
|}
'''c'''-indicates sitting/incumbent M.P. from previous Lok Sabha (1996–1998)

==Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu==
Source: The Tribune<ref name="rediff.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/19bjp.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: Elections '98: Finance for Sinha, defence for Fernandes|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/mar/20bjp1.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT Elections '98: Vajpayee shows a generous hand to Jayalalitha in new portfolio allocation|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

===Cabinet Ministers===
{| class="wikitable" width="80%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white; width:180px"|Minister
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Portfolios
|---
|[[Rangarajan Kumaramangalam]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli]]
|[[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
|---
|[[M. Thambidurai]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[Karur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karur]]
|[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)|Minister of Law, Justice, and Company Affairs]]
|---
|[[R. Muthiah]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[Periyakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Periyakulam]]
|[[Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways (India)|Minister of Surface Transport]]
|---
|[[Vazhappady Ramamurthy]]
|[[Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress|TRC]]
|[[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salem]]
|[[Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (India)|Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas]]
|---
|}
* Note: R. Muthiah resigned in just 20 days in office, due to his assets coming into question by the high court in Madras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/apr/08muth.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: Union surface transport minister quits|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> In a year, cabinet ministers M. Thambidurai resigned along with M.R. Janarthanam, who was the replacement of R. Muthiah, as part of AIADMK's withdrawal from NDA, to start up fresh elections in 1999. Vazhappady Ramamurthy also refused to quit his cabinet ministership, and quit his relationship with AIADMK while keeping its relationship with NDA.<ref name="rediff.com"/>

===Ministers of State (Independent charge)===
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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white; width:180px"|Minister
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Portfolios
|---
|[[R. Elumalai|Dalit Elumalai]]
|[[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]]
|[[Chidambaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chidambaram]]
|[[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
|---
|}

===Ministers of State===
{| class="wikitable"width="80%" style="font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white; width:180px"|Minister
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Portfolios
|---
|[[M. R. Kadambur Janarthanan]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[Tirunelveli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
|[[Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (India)|Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension]]
|---
|[[R. K. Kumar]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]
|[[Rajya Sabha (Tamil Nadu)]]
|[[Ministry of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]]
|---
|}

==See also==
*[[Elections in Tamil Nadu]]

==Bibliography==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf Volume I, 1998 Indian general election, 12th Lok Sabha]
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==External links==
* [http://eci.nic.in/ Website of Election Commission of India]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040541/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/stats.php CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History]
* [http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1506/15061210.htm Of Polls and Prediction]

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