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The 2004 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a victory for the Democratic Progressive Alliance, which included the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and its allies the Left Front which won all 39 seats in the state.
Note: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi were all part of the National Democratic Alliance, in 1999, but joined the United Progressive Alliance in 2004.
To constitute India's 14th Lok Sabha, general elections were held in April–May 2004. The results were announced on 13 May 2004. The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent National Democratic Alliance and the Opposition Congress+ led by Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress respectively.
MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election 219 18 March 2012 Sankarankoil: C. Karuppasamy: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: V. M. Rajalakshmi: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam: 180 12 June 2012 Sankarankoil: S. P. Muthukumaran: Communist Party of India: V. R. Karthik Thondaiman
General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. [1] Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governments. They were the first elections fully carried out with electronic voting machines.
The Governor of Tamil Nadu is the ceremonial head of the state. However, it is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who is the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the state elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. The chief minister is the leader of the executive branch of the government of Tamil Nadu.
Indian general election in Manipur, 2004; Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 2004; 2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election; 2004 Maharashtra state assembly elections; State Assembly elections in India, 2004
The 2004 general elections defied the predictions made by pre-poll predictions and exit polls and allowed the newly formed UPA alliance led by Sonia Gandhi, to come to power. This election also saw the rise of marginalized parties like the left, to join forces with the opposition, which led to a major realignment in social and political power.