In the 1996 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 29 constituencies and won 0 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 4,965,364 votes, accounting for 24.89% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, INC secured 18.26% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 29 |
| Seats won | 0 |
| Total votes received | 49,65,364 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 24.89% |
| Overall vote share | 18.26% |
The table below lists INC 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 | Raviram.R | 2 | 1,61,129 | 22.34 |
| Chengalpattu | Krishnan.S.M | 2 | 1,74,826 | 24.73 |
| Chidambaram | Vallal Peruman P | 3 | 1,44,478 | 20.93 |
| Coimbatore | Kuppuswamy C.K. | 2 | 2,01,020 | 24.61 |
| Cuddalore | Santhamurthy V | 2 | 1,84,456 | 26.6 |
| Dharmapuri | Subramaniyam.M.P | 2 | 1,65,920 | 23.82 |
| Krishnagiri | Elankovan. E.V.K.S. | 2 | 1,76,333 | 26.59 |
| Madras Central | G.K.J.Bharathi | 2 | 1,23,400 | 21.09 |
| Madras North | Pandian.D | 2 | 1,69,431 | 20.04 |
| Madurai | Boominathan V.K | 3 | 1,37,978 | 19.19 |
| Mayiladuturai | Mani Shankar Aiyar | 2 | 2,14,234 | 32.45 |
| Nagapattinam | Kannivannan M | 2 | 1,72,984 | 24.9 |
| Nagercoil | Kumari Ananthan | 4 | 51,726 | 9.21 |
| Nilgiris | R.Prabhu | 2 | 1,94,139 | 25.68 |
| Perambalur | Subramanian P.V | 2 | 1,84,832 | 27.41 |
| Pudukkottai | Swaminathan, V.N. | 2 | 2,20,336 | 27.92 |
| Ramanathapuram | Rajeshwaran V | 2 | 1,35,945 | 21.76 |
| Rasipuram | Jayakumar K | 2 | 2,15,613 | 32.57 |
| Salem | Thangkabalu K.V | 2 | 1,94,392 | 29.02 |
| Sivaganga | Gowrishankaran M. | 2 | 1,71,472 | 26.53 |
| Sriperumbudur | Lata Priyakumar | 2 | 1,86,208 | 24.98 |
| Tenkasi | Selvaraj V. | 2 | 1,94,737 | 30.14 |
| Thanjavur | Thulasiah Vandayar K | 2 | 1,89,582 | 28.58 |
| Tindivanam | Ramamurthee K | 2 | 1,77,032 | 25.69 |
| Tiruchendur | Justin S. | 2 | 1,14,232 | 19.97 |
| Tiruchirappalli | Gopal K | 2 | 1,69,441 | 24.45 |
| Tiruppattur | Anbarasu.R | 2 | 1,90,502 | 27.22 |
| Vandavasi | Krishnaswamy.M | 2 | 1,68,880 | 24.84 |
| Vellore | Akber Pasha.B | 2 | 1,80,106 | 26.49 |