Elections to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Turnout 69.69% 1989 election map (by constituencies) *Note: The Infobox does not include the 2 seats won by merged ADMK coalition in March bye-election.
The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi , became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office. The DMK was in power only for a short term, as it was dismissed on 31 January 1991 by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 (Otherwise) of the Indian Constitution.
The ninth legislative assembly election is the first election to the body after the death of the most prominent
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,
M. G. Ramachandran .
After the death of M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) in December 1987, his wife V. N. Janaki Ramachandran took over as Chief Minister. She lasted less than a month in power. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) split into two factions, one led by Janaki and the other by J. Jayalalithaa . The undivided AIADMK legislature party had a strength of 132 including the Speaker P. H. Pandian . 97 of them supported the Janaki faction while 33 backed the Jayalalithaa group. Speaker Pandian was a supporter of Janaki. He did not recognize the Jayalalithaa group as a separate party. On 28 January 1988, Janaki sought a vote of confidence in the Assembly. The Jayalalithaa group abstained from the assembly and Pandian disqualified all of them. Earlier in December 1986, 10 MLAs of the DMK had been expelled from the Assembly by Pandian for their participation in the anti-Hindi agitation of 1986 , bringing down the strength of the house to 224. The disqualification of the 33 MLAs of the Jayalalithaa group by P.H.Pandian further reduced the assembly's strength to 191. This enabled Janaki to win the vote of confidence with the support of only 99 members (with 8 opposing votes and 3 neutrals). Other opposition parties boycotted the vote - only 111 members were present during the motion.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Though she won the vote of confidence, her government was dismissed by prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on 30 January citing the disruptions in the assembly.[ 4] After a year of President's rule , elections were again held in January 1989. Both the AIADMK factions claimed to be the official AIADMK and requested the election commission to grant the "two leaves" symbol of the AIADMK to them. However, the election commission refused to recognize either of them as the official AIADMK and temporarily froze the "two leaves" symbol on 17 December 1988. Instead it awarded the "cock" symbol to the Jayalalithaa faction (AIADMK(J)), while the Janaki faction (AIADMK(JA)) was given the "two doves" symbol.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
The Tamil Nadu unit of the Indian National Congress initially decided to ally with the Jayalalithaa faction.[ 10] This move was opposed by actor and Congress leader Sivaji Ganesan . On 10 February 1988, he left the party along with his supporters to form a new party Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani .[ 10] [ 11] Ganesan's party allied itself with the Janaki faction. Eventually, the Congress also contested the elections alone.
The DMK was part of the Janata Dal led National Front . The front initially included both the Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).[ 4] However, in the election only Janata Dal and CPM had a seat sharing agreement with the DMK. The CPI allied itself with the AIADMK(J).[citation needed ]
This election attracted unusually high level of attention at the national level. It was seen as a precursor for the General election of 1989 , a test of Rajiv Gandhi's popularity and P.H.Pandian's popularity as a speaker claiming Sky High Powers. The Tamil Nadu Congress (under G. K. Moopanar ) was contesting elections alone after a gap of twelve years and Rajiv Gandhi campaigned extensively making multiple campaign visits to Tamil Nadu. V. P. Singh and Jyoti Basu , the national leaders of Janata Dal and CPM respectively also campaigned for the DMK led front in Tamil Nadu.[ 4]
AIADMK (Jayalalithaa) Front[ edit ] †: The four seats that were delayed were contested by a united AIADMK front (AIADMK(J) & AIADMK(JA)), under the leader Jayalalithaa in a bye-election.
AIADMK (Janaki) Front[ edit ] The election for 232 constituencies was held on 21 January 1989. The turnout among registered voters was 69.69%. Elections could not be held for two constituencies -Marungapuri and Madurai East - due to technical reasons. For these two elections were conducted later on 11 March 1989. Since the two AIADMK factions had merged in February 1989 under the leadership of Jayalalitha, the Election Commission restored the "Two Leaves" symbol to the unified AIADMK for these elections. The unified AIADMK won both the seats.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Results by Pre-Poll Alliance [ edit ] Summary of the 1989 January Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results Alliance/Party Seats won Change† Popular Vote Vote % Adj. %‡ DMK+ alliance 169 +137 9,135,220 37.9% DMK 150 +126 8,001,222 33.2% 38.7% CPI(M) 15 +10 851,351 3.5% 36.5% JNP 4 +1 282,647 1.2% 29.1% AIADMK(J)+ alliance 30 -5 5,393,857 22.4% AIADMK(J) 27 -6 5,098,687 22.2% 25.0% CPI 3 +1 295,170 1.2% 21.3% Others 33 -132 9,160,163 38.0% INC 26 -37 4,780,714 19.8% 21.8% AIADMK(JA) 2 -95 2,214,965 9.2% 12.2% IND 5 +1 2,164,484 9.0% 9.1% Total 232 – 24,111,468 100% –
Sources: Election Commission of India [ 15]
Assembly Constituency Winner Party Runner Up Party Margin Andipatti P. Asayan DMK V. Panneerselvam AIADMK(JL) AIADMK(JA) 4,221 Anna Nagar K. Anbazhagan DMK V. Sukumar Babu AIADMK(JL) 32,407 Arakkonam V. K. Raju DMK P. Rajakumar INC 21,973 Arantanki S. Thirunavukkarasu AIADMK(JL) M. Shanmugasundaram DMK 21,703 Aravakurichi Ramasamy Monjabor DMK S. Jagadeesan AIADMK(JL) 18,154 Arcot T. R. Gajapathy DMK K. V. Ramdoss AIADMK(JL) 14,305 Ariyalur T. Arumugam DMK P. Elavazhagan AIADMK(JL) 18,111 Arni A. C. Dayalan DMK D. Karunakaran AIADMK(JL) 7,667 Aruppukottai V. Thangapandian DMK V. S. Panchavarnam AIADMK(JL) 15,523 Athoor I. Periasamy DMK N. Abdul Kadhar INC 3,736 Attur A. M. Ramasamy DMK M. P. Subramaniam AIADMK(JL) 5,825 Avanashi R. Annnambi AIADMK(JL) C. T. Dhanapandi DMK 2,158 Bargur K. R. Rajendran AIADMK(JL) E. G. Sugavanam DMK 1,029 Bhavani G. G. Gurumoorthy IND P. S. Kiruttinasamy DMK 16,853 Bhavanisagar V. K. Chinnasamy AIADMK(JL) P. A. Swaminathan DMK 7,420 Bhuvanagiri S. Sivalogam DMK R. Radhakrishnan IND 21,877 Bodinayakkanur J. Jayalalitha AIADMK(JL) Muthu Manoharan DMK 28,731 Chengalpattu V. Tamil Mani DMK C. D. Varadarajan AIADMK(JL) 16,341 Chengam M. Settu JD P. Veerapandiyan AIADMK(JL) 3,912 Chepauk M. A. Latheef DMK S. M. Hidayadullah INC 18,353 Cheranmadevi P. H. Pandian AIADMK (JR) R. Avudaiyappan DMK 700 Cheyyar V. Anbalagan DMK M. Krishnaswamy INC 23,383 Chidambaram D. Krishnamurthy DMK A. Radhakrishnan INC 16,720 Chinnasalem T. Udhayasuriyan DMK K. R. Ramalingam AIADMK(JL) 13,538 Coimbatore East K. Ramani CPI(M) E. Ramakrishnan INC 8,125 Coimbatore West M. Ramanathan DMK T. S. Balasubramaniam AIADMK(JL) 25,685 Colachel A. Pauliah INC R. Sambath Chandra DMK 12,197 Coonoor N. Thangavel DMK P. Arumugam INC 11,160 Cuddalore E. Pugazhenthi DMK M. Radhakrishnan INC 20,382 Cumbum E. Ramakrishnan DMK R. T. Gopalan AIADMK(JL) 15,385 Dharapuram T. Santhakumari DMK A. Periasamy AIADMK(JL) 1,436 Dharmapuri R. Chinnasamy DMK P. Ponnuswamy INC 12,551 Dindigul S. A. Thiagarajan CPI(M) M. Sadhana Mary INC 17,802 Edapadi K. Palaniswami AIADMK(JL) L. Palanisamy DMK 1,364 Egmore Parithi Ellam Vazhuthi DMK Polur Varadhan INC 20,969 Erode Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK S. Muthusamu AIADMK (JR) 22,198 Gingee N. Ramachandran DMK V. Ranganathan IND 22,630 Gobichettipalayam K. A. Sengottaiyan AIADMK(JL) T. Geetha JP 14,244 Gudalur M. K. Kareem INC T. P. Kamalatchan CPI(M) 1,280 Gudiyatham K. R. Sundaram CPI(M) R. Venugopal AIADMK(JL) 2,079 Gummidipundi K. Venu DMK K. Gopal AIADMK(JL) 3,530 Harbour M. Karunanidhi DMK K. A. Wahab IUML 31,991 Harur M. Annamalai CPI(M) A. Anbazhagan AIADMK(JL) 1,877 Hosur N. Ramachandra Reddy INC B. Venkatasamy JP 2,061 Ilayangudi M. Sathiah DMK S. Palanichamy INC 19,222 Jayankondam K. C. Ganesan DMK Muthukumarasamy IND 4,867 Kadaladi A. M. Ameeth Ibrahim DMK S. Balakrishnan INC 409 Kadayanallur Samsuddin alias Kathiravan DMK S. R. Dubramanian INC 6,879 Kalasapakkam P. S. Thiruvengadam DMK S. Krishnamurthy AIADMK(JL) 21,695 Kancheepuram P. Murugesan DMK S. S. Thirunavukkarasu AIADMK(JL) 21,413 Kandamangalam S. Alaguvelu DMK M. Kannan AIADMK (JR) 25,191 Kangayam P. Marappan AIADMK(JL) P. Rathingamy DMK 7,671 Kanyakumari K. Subramania Pillai DMK V. Arumugham Pillai INC 2,339 Kapilamalai K. A. Mani AIADMK(JL) K. S. Moorthy DMK 8,466 Karaikudi R. M. Narayanan DMK S. P. Durairasu AIADMK (JR) 24,485 Karur K. V. Ramasamy DMK M. Chinnasamy AIADMK(JL) 4,502 Katpadi Durai Murugan DMK R. Margabandu AIADMK(JL) 19,837 Kattumannarkoil A. Thangaraju IND E. Ramalingam DMK 3,841 Kaveripattinam V. C. Govindasami DMK P. Minisamy AIADMK(JL) 3,984 Killiyur Pon. Vijayaraghavan IND A. Jeyaraj DMK 9,831 Kinathukidavu K. Kandasamy DMK N. Appadurai AIADMK(JL) 14,073 Kolathur V. Raju AIADMK(JL) Selvaraj alias Kavithai Pithan DMK 12,205 Kovilpatti S. Alagarsamy CPI S. Radhakrishnan DMK 3,284 Krishnarayapuram A. Arivalagan AIADMK(JL) S. Masilamalai DMK 10,684 Kulittalai A. Pappa Sundaram AIADMK(JL) A. Sivaraman DMK 11,810 Kumbakonam K. S. Mani DMK K. Krishnamoorthy INC 7,692 Kurinjipadi N. Ganeshmurthy DMK R. Rasendran AIADMK(JL) 28,844 Kuttalam R. Rajamanickam DMK S. Dhinakaran INC 24,950 Lalgudi K. N. Nehru DMK Sami Thirunavukkarasu AIADMK(JL) 23,188 Madurai Central S. Paulraj DMK A. Deivanayagam INC 11,146 Madurai East S. R. Radha AIADMK N. Sankaraiah CPI(M) 13,323 Madurai West Pon. Muthuramalingam DMK R. V. S. Premkumar INC 19,492 Maduranthakam S. D. Ugamchand AIADMK(JL) C. Arumugam DMK 3,508 Manamadurai P. Duraipandi DMK V. M. Subramaniam AIADMK(JL) 3,452 Mangalore V. Ganesan DMK K. Ramalingam AIADMK(JL) 20,759 Mannargudi K. Ramachandaran DMK V. Veerasenan CPI 2,725 Marungapuri K. Ponnusamy AIADMK B. Senguttuvan DMK 11,023 Mayiladuturai A. Senguttuvan DMK M. M. S. Abul Hasan INC 12,759 Melmalayanur R. Panchatcharam DMK P. U. Shanmugam AIADMK (JR) 12,787 Melur K. V. V. Rajamanickam INC K. R. Thiagarajan DMK 8,650 Mettupalyam V. Gopalakrishnan INC V. Jayaraman AIADMK(JL) 7,160 Mettur N. Sreerangan CPI(M) K. Gurusamy AIADMK (JR) 1,128 Modakurichi A. Ganesamoorthy DMK S. Balakrishnan AIADMK(JL) 16,007 Morappur V. Mullai Vendan DMK M. G. Sekhar AIADMK(JL) 8,507 Mudukulathur S. Vellachamy alias Kather Batcha DMK P. K. Krishnan INC 10,404 Mugaiyur A. G. Sampath DMK M. Longan INC 13,986 Musiri M. Thangavel AIADMK(JL) N. Selvaraju DMK 1,449 Mylapore N. Ganapathy DMK Sarojini Varadappan AIADMK(JL) 18,195 Nagapattinam G. Veeraiyan CPI(M) Pon Palanivelu INC 13,797 Nagercoil M. Moses INC P. Dharmaraj DMK 6,865 Namakkal P. Duraisamy DMK S. Raju AIADMK(JL) 4,343 Nanguneri Achiyur M. Mani DMK P. Sironmani INC 1,493 Nannilam M. Manimaran DMK A. Kalaiyarasan AIADMK(JL) 19,855 Natham M. Andi Ambalam INC R. Visvanathan AIADMK(JL) 5,452 Natrampalli R. Mahendran DMK A. R. Rajendran AIADMK(JL) 9,581 Nellikuppam S.Krishnamoorthy DMK N. V. Jayaseelan IND 11,429 Nilakottai A. S. Ponnammal INC R. Paranthaman DMK 692 Oddanchatram P. Kaliappan DMK P. Balasubramani AIADMK(JL) 5,841 Omalur C. Krishnan AIADMK(JL) K. Chinnaraju DMK 10,482 Orathanad L. Ganesan DMK K. Srinivasan AIADMK(JL) 21,978 Ottapidaram M. Muthiah DMK O. S. Veluchami INC 1,743 Padmanabhapuram S. Noor Mohammad CPI(M) A. T. C. Joseph INC 1,314 Palacode K. Madhapan AIADMK(JL) T. Chandrasekar DMK 4,500 Palani N. Palanivel CPI(M) B. Panneerselvam INC 2,855 Palayamkottai S. Gurunathan DMK S. A. Khaja Mohideen IUML 2,431 Palladam M. Kannappan DMK K. Sivaraj AIADMK(JL) 13,576 Pallipet A. Eakambara Reddy INC P. M. Narasimhan AIADMK(JL) 4,377 Panamarathuypatti S. R. Sivalingam DMK P. Thangavelan AIADMK(JL) 1,825 Panruti K. Nanda Gopalakiruttinan DMK R. Devasundaram AIADMK(JL) 34,908 Papanasam G. Karuppiah Moopanar INC S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 1,092 Paramakudi S. Sundararaj AIADMK(JL) K. V. R. Kandasamy DMK 3,414 Park Town A. Rahman Khan DMK Babuji Gautam AIADMK(JL) 20,413 Pattukottai K. Annadurai DMK A. R. Marimuthu INC 14,681 Pennagaram N. Nanjappan IND P. Srinivasan AIADMK(JL) 943 Perambalur R. Pitchaimuthu CPI M. Devaraj DMK 431 Perambur Chengai Sivam DMK P. Viswanathan INC 39,990 Peravurani R. Singaram INC M. Krishnamoorthy DMK 751 Periyakulam L. Mookiah DMK S. Sheik Abdul Khader INC 5,593 Pernambut V. Govindan DMK I. Tamilarasan AIADMK(JL) 11,446 Pernamallur E. Ettiyappan DMK Jaison Jacob AIADMK(JL) 17,320 Perundurai V. N. Subramanian AIADMK(JL) R. Arumugam INC 14,698 Perur A. Natarajan DMK V. D. Balasubramanian IND 29,933 Pollachi V. P. Chandrasekar AIADMK(JL) P. T. Balu DMK 3,774 Polur A. Rajendran DMK S. Kannan AIADMK(JL) 10,144 Pongalur S. R. Balasubramaniam INC N. S. Palanisamy AIADMK(JL) 440 Ponneri K. Sundaram DMK K. Tamizharasan AIADMK(JL) 7,607 Poompuhar M. Mohammad Siddik DMK R. Rajamannar AIADMK(JL) 23,818 Poonamallee T. R. Masilamani DMK G. Anathakrishna INC 29,295 Pudukottai A. Periyannan DMK Rama Veerappan AIADMK 19,280 Purasawalkam Arcot N. Veerasami DMK B. Ranganathan AIADMK(JL) 38,264 Radhakrishnan Nagar S. P. Sarkunam DMK E. Madhusudhanan AIADMK(JL) 24,256 Radhapuram Ramani Nallathambi INC V. Karthesan DMK 4,502 Rajapalayam V. P. Rajan DMK M. Arunachalam INC 4,015 Ramanathapuram M. S. K. Rajenthiran DMK S. Sekar AIADMK(JL) 14,111 Ranipet J. Hassain IND M. Kuppusami DMK 3,940 Rasipuram A. Subbu DMK V. Thamilarasu AIADMK(JL) 460 Rishivandiyam Ekal M. Natesa Odayar DMK S. Sivaraj INC 5,961 Royapuram R. Mathivanan DMK K. Arumugaswamy IND 11,766 Saidapet R. S. Sridhar DMK Saidai S. Duraisamy AIADMK (JR) 32,589 Salem - I K. R. G. Dhanabalan DMK C. N. K. A. Periasamy IND 22,661 Salem - II Veerapandy S. Arumugam DMK M. Natesan AIADMK(JL) 20,765 Samayanallur N. Soundrapandian DMK O. P. Raman AIADMK(JL) 15,960 Sankarankoil S. Thangavelu DMK K. Marutha Karuppan AIADMK(JL) 21,989 Sankarapuram M. Muthiyan DMK S. Kalitheerthan AIADMK (JR) 10,017 Sankari R. Varadarajan DMK R. Dhanapal AIADMK(JL) 7,869 Sathankulam Kumari Ananthan INC P. Durairaj DMK 1,196 Sathyamangalam T. K. Subramaniam DMK S. K. Palanisamy AIADMK(JL) 1,087 Sattur S. S. Karuppasamy DMK R. Kothandaraman AIADMK(JL) 16,061 Sedapatti A. Athiyaman DMK R. Muthiah AIADMK(JL) 6,536 Sendamangalam K. Chinnasamy AIADMK(JL) C. Alagappan DMK 5,037 Sholavandan D. Radhakrishnan DMK P. S. Manian AIADMK(JL) 5,259 Sholinghur A. M. Munirathinam INC C. Manickam DMK 5,258 Singanallur Era. Mohan DMK P. L. Subbiah INC 38,238 Sirkazhi M. Panneerselvam DMK N. Ramasamy INC 22,775 Sivaganga B. Manoharan DMK E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan INC 1,768 Sivakasi P. Seenivasan DMK K. Ayyappan INC 5,915 Sriperumbudur E. Kothandam DMK Arul Pugazhenthi AIADMK(JL) 6,390 Srirangam Y. Venkadeswara Dikshidar JD Ku. Pa. Krishnan AIADMK(JL) 8,008 Srivaikuntam S. Daniel Raj INC C. Jegaveerapandian DMK 3,472 Srivilliputhur A. Thangam DMK R. Thamaraikani AIADMK (JR) 13,495 Talavasal S. Gunasekaran DMK T. Rajambal AIADMK(JL) 6,079 Tambaram M. A. Vaithiyalingam DMK A. J. Doss INC 46,261 Taramangalam K. Arjunan AIADMK(JL) P. Kandasamy IND 1,653 Tenkasi S. Peter Alphonse INC V. Pandivelan DMK 6,594 Thalli D. C. Vijeyandriah JD K. V. V. Venugopal INC 20,963 Thandarambattu D. Ponmudi DMK K. F. Velu AIADMK (JR) 19,529 Thanjavur S. N. M. Ubayadullah DMK Durai Thirugnanam AIADMK(JL) 34,853 Theni G. Ponnu Pillai DMK N. R. Alagaraja INC 780 T. Nagar S. A. Ganesan DMK K. Sourirajan INC 22,104 Thirumangalam R. Saminathan DMK N. S. V. Chithan INC 4,055 Thirumayam V. Sobiah DMK C. Swaminathan INC 5,744 Thirunavalur A. V. Balasubramanian DMK P. Kannan AIADMK(JL) 17,308 Thirupparankundram C. Ramachandran DMK V. Rajan Chellappa AIADMK(JL) 29,976 Thiruthuraipundi G. Palanisamy CPI N. Kuppusamy DMK 8,278 Thiruvadanai K. R. Ramasamy Ambalam INC S. Murugappan DMK 1,850 Thiruvarambur Pappa Umanath CPI(M) V. Swaminathan INC 22,209 Thiruvadaimarudhur S. Ramalingam DMK M. Rajangam INC 20,057 Thiruvaiyaru Durai Chandrasekaran DMK Sivaji Ganesan IND 10,643 Thiruvattar R. Nadesan INC J. Hemachandran CPI(M) 8,109 Thiruvarur V. Thambusamy CPI(M) Raja Nagooran AIADMK(JL) 26,020 Thiruvonam M. Ramachandran DMK K. Thangamuthu AIADMK(JL) 12,749 Thondamuthur U. K. Vellingiri CPI(M) P. Shanmugam AIADMK(JL) 21,603 Thottiam K. Kannaiyan DMK K. P. Kathamuthu AIADMK(JL) 1,137 Thousand Lights M. K. Stalin DMK S. S. R. Thambidurai AIADMK(JL) 20,634 Tindivanam R. Masilamani DMK K. Ramamurthi INC 10,755 Tiruchengode V. Ramasamy CPI(M) R. Rajan AIADMK(JL) 18,088 Tiruchy - I A. Malaramannan DMK Ka. Shivaraj INC 5,744 Tiruchy - II Anbil Poyyamozhi DMK K. M. Kader Mohideen IND 9,793 Tirunelveli A. L. Subramanian DMK Nellai N. S. S. Kannan INC 9,521 Tiruppattur (41) B. Sundaram DMK S. P. Manavalan INC 13,457 Tiruppattur (194) S. S. Thennarasu DMK R. Arunagiri INC 10,893 Tirupporur D. Thirumurthy DMK M. Govindarajan AIADMK(JL) 3,512 Tiruppur C. Govindasamy CPI(M) K. Subbarayan CPI 17,379 Tiruttani P. Natarajan DMK Munu Adhi AIADMK(JL) 9,123 Tiruvallur S. R. Munirathinam DMK M. Selvaraj AIADMK(JL) 22,239 Tiruvannamalai K. Pitchandi DMK A. S. Ravindran INC 34,402 Tiruvottiyur T. K. Palanisamy DMK J. Ramachandran AIADMK(JL) 21,072 Triplicane Nanjil K. Manoharan DMK H. V. Hande AIADMK(JL) 9,972 Tuticorin N. Periasamy DMK V. Shanmugam INC 547 Udagamandalam H. M. Raju INC T. Gundan alias Gunda Gowder DMK 806 Udumalpet S. J. Sadiq Pasha DMK P. Kolandaivelu AIADMK(JL) 8,405 Ulundurpet K. Angamuthu DMK V. Selvaraj INC 11,905 Uppiliapuram R.Saroja AIADMK(JL) M. Varadarajan DMK 4,560 Usilambatti P. N. Vallarasu DMK V. Pandian INC 1,591 Uthiramerur K. Sundar DMK P. Sundar Raman AIADMK(JL) 11,129 Valangiman Yasodha Chellappa DMK Vivekananda AIADMK(JL) 9,898 Valparai P. Lakshmi AIADMK(JL) D. M. Shanmugam DMK 6,672 Vandavasi V. Dhanaraj DMK T. S. Govindan INC 14,088 Vaniyambadi P. Abdul Samad DMK N. Kulasekara Pandiyan AIADMK(JL) 17,109 Vanur A. Marimuthu DMK C. Krishnan INC 22,012 Varahur K. Annadurai DMK E. T. Ponnuvelu AIADMK(JL) 7,324 Vasudevanallur R. Eswaran INC R. Krishnan CPI(M) 411 Vedaranyam P. V. Rajendiran INC M. Meenakshisundaram DMK 5,224 Vellakoil Durai Ramasamy AIADMK(JL) V. V. Ramasamy DMK 5,380 Vedasandur P. Muthusamy AIADMK (JR) S. Gandhirajan IND 890 Veerapandi P. Venkatachalam DMK S. K. Selvam AIADMK(JL) 4,141 Vellore V. M. Devaraj DMK P. Neelakandan AIADMK(JL) 19,360 Vilathikulam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran AIADMK(JL) S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan DMK 7,996 Vilavancode M. Sundaradas INC D. Mony CPI(M) 1,214 Villivakkam W. R. Varadarajan CPI(M) D. Balasubramaniam AIADMK(JL) 59,421 Villupuram K. Ponmudi DMK S. Abdul Latheef INC 22,765 Virudhunagar R. Chokkar INC A. S. A. Arumugam JP 5,558 Vridachalam G. Bhuvarahan JD R. D. Aranganathan AIADMK(JL) 14,536 Yercaud C. Perumal AIADMK(JL) V. Dhanakodi DMK 6,441
* Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
The split in the AIADMK and the Congress contesting alone split the opposition votes, while the DMK retained its vote bank and won a comfortable majority.[ 8] VN Janaki, contesting from Andipatti , lost to DMK's P. Asayan by less than a 5000 vote margin, in a four-way contest between AIADMK (Janaki), AIADMK (Jayalalithaa), Congress, and DMK.
|Ninth |1989-91 |S. Krishnamoorthy |Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |-
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