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February 4, 1998

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How the South voted

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 1 1

ANDHRA PRADESH Total seats: 42
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 22 25 39
Telugu Desam Party 16 13 2
Communist Party of India 2 1 -
Communist Party of India-Marxist 1 1 -
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1 1 1
Bharatiya Janata Party - 1 -

GOA Total seats: 2
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress - 2 1
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 1 - 1
United Goans Democratic Party 1 - -
KARNATAKA Total seats: 28
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 5 23 27
Janata Dal 16 - 1
Bharatiya Janata Party 6 4 -
Karnataka Congress Party 1 - -
Samajwadi Janata Party - 1 -

KERALA Total seats: 20
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 7 13 14
Communist Party of India-Marxist 5 3 2
Communist Party of India 2 - -
Muslim League 2 2 2
Janata Dal 1 - -
Revolutionary Socialist Party 1 - -
Indian Congress Socialist - 1 1
K Congress (Mani) 1 1 -
Independents 1 - -
KEC (M) - - 1

LAKSHWADEEP Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 1 1

PONDICHERRY Total seats: 1
Party 1996
1991
1989
Indian National Congress 1 1 1

TAMIL NADU Total seats: 39
Party 1996
1991
1989
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 17 - -
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) 20 - -
Communist Party of India 2 - 1
Indian National Congress - 28 27
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - 11 11

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