Elections 98

State:	Tamil Nadu
Constituency:	Madras South
Total Votes Polled:	917040
Winner: DMK	Baalu T.R.	432913
Runner Up: BJP	Jana Krishnamurthi, K	412899
Margin: 20014 (5%)

Elections 96

State:	Tamilnadu
Constituency:	Madras South
Total Votes Polled:	885229
Winner: DMK	Baalu T R	538697
Runner Up: ADMK	Ganesham H	538697
Margin: 339181 (39.02%)

In 1962 started the Dravida domination. The seat returned former chief minister C N Annadurai of the DMK to Parliament in 1967 before Murasoli Maran took over in 1971. In 1977, Maran was defeated by the Congress's R Venkataraman who retained the seat in 1980. In 1984, actress Vyjayanthimala Bali was elected and in 1989 she defeated the DMK's M Arunachalam. In 1996, the DMK was elected from here after a gap of 25 years, its MP T R Balu winning 538,697 votes. Also in the fray as an Independent was actress Revathi, who won 42,906 votes.