In the 1996 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested 37 constituencies and won 0 seats. Across these constituencies, BJP candidates received 795,797 votes, accounting for 3.08% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, BJP secured 2.93% vote share.
| BJP Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 37 |
| Seats won | 0 |
| Total votes received | 7,95,797 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 3.08% |
| Overall vote share | 2.93% |
The table below lists BJP candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkonam | Manoharan.N | 5 | 6,596 | 0.91 |
| Chengalpattu | Ragavan K.T | 5 | 11,112 | 1.57 |
| Chidambaram | Kirubanidhi S.P | 5 | 7,954 | 1.15 |
| Coimbatore | Natarajan K.S. | 4 | 43,289 | 5.3 |
| Cuddalore | Apparsamy N | 5 | 7,845 | 1.13 |
| Dharmapuri | Arumugam P.S | 7 | 6,060 | 0.87 |
| Gobichettipalayam | Chandrasekar A | 5 | 11,104 | 1.67 |
| Karur | Madhukumar.R.K | 4 | 5,870 | 0.8 |
| Krishnagiri | Thimmi Chetty | 5 | 25,864 | 3.9 |
| Madras Central | G.Kumaravelu | 4 | 19,948 | 3.41 |
| Madras North | Mohan V. Bharathamatha | 4 | 19,113 | 2.26 |
| Madras South | Maitreyan.V. | 4 | 34,356 | 3.95 |
| Madurai | Kalaiselvan V | 5 | 13,238 | 1.84 |
| Nagapattinam | Rajamani S | 4 | 16,582 | 2.39 |
| Nagercoil | Radhakrishnan P. | 2 | 1,69,885 | 30.25 |
| Nilgiris | Mathan M. @ Master Mathan | 4 | 32,185 | 4.26 |
| Palani | Thirumalaisamy .K | 4 | 8,873 | 1.26 |
| Perambalur | Moorthy R | 4 | 7,778 | 1.15 |
| Periyakulam | Periaswamy Thevar M | 4 | 20,035 | 3.01 |
| Pollachi | Elangandhi .E.K | 4 | 15,123 | 2.31 |
| Pudukkottai | Shanmuganathan.K. | 5 | 16,147 | 2.05 |
| Ramanathapuram | Nagarajan Sp. | 6 | 16,709 | 2.67 |
| Rasipuram | Dheenadayalan R | 4 | 5,109 | 0.77 |
| Salem | Rajamani.N | 4 | 9,538 | 1.42 |
| Sivaganga | Pattabiramasamy P. | 4 | 6,739 | 1.04 |
| Sivakasi | Mohan Rajulu S. | 5 | 18,941 | 2.45 |
| Sriperumbudur | Arjunan.K | 5 | 10,861 | 1.46 |
| Tenkasi | Arumugam S. | 4 | 52,120 | 8.07 |
| Thanjavur | Arunachalam S. | 7 | 6,015 | 0.91 |
| Tindivanam | Baskaran S\ | 5 | 6,047 | 0.88 |
| Tiruchendur | Chandra Bose,N.S. | 3 | 79,051 | 13.82 |
| Tiruchengode | Ramalingam S.T. | 5 | 10,264 | 1.23 |
| Tiruchirappalli | Dhanabalan D | 4 | 14,778 | 2.13 |
| Tirunelveli | Ponniah A.R. | 5 | 25,545 | 3.94 |
| Tiruppattur | Vijayan.S | 5 | 10,555 | 1.51 |
| Vandavasi | Munuswamy.K.R | 5 | 4,986 | 0.73 |
| Vellore | Karnaker.C.M | 5 | 19,582 | 2.88 |