February 8, 1997 and February 22, 1998 1999/2000 → 145,842 121,962 Start date February 8, 1997 | 3 0 41.2% 34.4% | |
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Winner Karunanidhi | ||
By-elections to Pudukottai constituency was held in Tamil Nadu on February 8, 1997. Elections for two state assembly constituencies, Coonoor and Aruppukottai were held on February 22, 1998.
The results were a sweep for the DMK. However, all three seats were held by DMK from the 1996 election, and there was a significant improvement by the AIADMK, losing by very small margins in all three constituencies.
Constituents and Results
Source: Election Commission of India
References
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-election, 1997–98 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA