1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu 118 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1980 election map (by constituencies) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The seventh legislative assembly election to Tamil Nadu was held on May 28, 1980. Election was held two years before the end of the term of M. G. Ramachandran administration, as it was dissolved for failure of state machinery by the then President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian National Congress (Indira) (this coalition has won more than 30 seats out of 40 in 1980 Lok sabha elections held months earlier) and Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with Janata Party. Despite their victory at the 1980 Lok Sabha polls, DMK and Indira Congress failed to win the legislative assembly election. ADMK won the election and its leader and incumbent Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second time.
Background
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with Indian National Congress (Indira) in 1977 parliamentary election. However, when Janata Party won the election and Morarji Desai became the Prime Minister, M. G. Ramachandran extended unconditional support to the Janata party Government. He continued his support to the Charan Singh Government in 1979. After the fall of the Charan Singh government, fresh parliamentary elections were conducted in 1980. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam struck alliance with INC(I). ADMK and Janata Party alliance won only 2 seats in Tamil Nadu in that parliamentary election. INC(I) won the election and Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister.[1]
Dismissal of ADMK government
Congress-DMK victory in the 1980 parliamentary election emboldened their alliance and made them think that people lost their faith in M. G. Ramachandran government. DMK pressed the central government to dismiss the Tamil Nadu government using similar allegations used by MGR to dismiss DMK government in 1976. The ADMK ministry and the assembly were dismissed by the central government and fresh elections conducted in 1980.[2]
Seat allotments
After the Lok Sabha election, negotiations in seat allotments between DMK and INC(I) were heated. They finally agreed on contesting in equal number of seats. This led to the debate on who the will be the Chief Minister if the alliance wins, which led to TNCC general secretary G.K. Moopanar and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announcing that DMK president M. Karunanidhi will be the CM candidate for the alliance.[3] Even after the announcement, party leaders were under the impression that DMK must outperform INC(I), in order for Karunanidhi to get the chief ministership.[4]
AIADMK Front
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M.G. Ramachandran | 177 | |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | G. Ramakrishnan | 16 | |
| 2. | Communist Party of India | D. Pandian | 15 | |
| Congress Party |  |
10 | ||
| 5. | Indian National Congress | |
] | 3 |
| 6. | All India Forward Bloc | 2 | ||
| 7. | ADMK backed independents | |
11 |
DMK Front
| No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress (Indira) | G.K. Moopanar | 114 | |
| 2. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 112 | |
| Unregistered parties, whose candidates ran as an independent | ||||
| 3. | Indian Union Muslim League | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 6 | |
| 4. | DMK backed independents | |
2 | |
Voting and Results
Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
Template:Tamil Nadu legislative election results by alliance 1980
Constituency wise results
List of winners and runners-up by constituency
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
| Acharapakkam (SC) | C. Ganesan | ADMK | C. M. Manavalan | DMK | 119 |
| Alandur | K. M. Abdul Razack | ADMK | N. P. L. Sampath | INC(I) | 5,839 |
| Alangudi | P. Thirumaran | ADMK | T. Pushparajau | INC(I) | 14,601 |
| Alankulam | R. Navaneetha Krishna Pandian | GKC | E. Dorai Singh | DMK | 6,684 |
| Ambasamudram | Easwaramurthy alias Sornam | CPM | S. Sanmugamuthu Devaram | INC(I) | 4,287 |
| Anaicut | G. Viswanathan | ADMK | R. Jeevarathinam | INC(I) | 5,955 |
| Andhiyur (SC) | P. Guruswamy | ADMK | T. G. Vadivel | DMK | 13,836 |
| Andimadam | S. Krishnamoorthy | ADMK | S. Sivasubramanian | DMK | 708 |
| Andipatti | S. S. Rajendran | ADMK | K. Kandasamy | INC(I) | 27,982 |
| Anna Nagar | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | H. V. Hande | ADMK | 699 |
| Arakkonam (SC) | M. Vijayasarathy | ADMK | G. Jayaraj | INC(I) | 921 |
| Arantanki | S. Thirunavukkarasu | ADMK | M. Mohammad Mashood | IND | 14,273 |
| Aravakkurichi | P. S. Kandasamy alias Sennimalai | ADMK | K. Shanmugam | INC(I) | 4,912 |
| Arcot | A. M. Sethuraman | ADMK | B. Akber Pasha | INC(I) | 1,940 |
| Ariyalur | T. Arumugam | DMK | Asokan | ADMK | 9,204 |
| Arni | A. C. Shanmugam | ADMK | E. Selvarasu | DMK | 5,051 |
| Aruppukkottai | M. Pitchai | ADMK | V. Thangapandian | DMK | 11,685 |
| Athoor | A. Vellaisamy | ADMK | Rajambal | DMK | 16,369 |
| Attur | C. Palanimuthu | INC(I) | P. Kandasami | ADMK | 6,891 |
| Avanashi (SC) | M. Arumugam | CPI | S. N. Palanisamy | INC(I) | 9,671 |
| Bargur | B. N. S. Doraisamy | ADMK | K. Murugesan | DMK | 10,848 |
| Bhavani | P. G. Narayanan | ADMK | M. P. V. Madeswaran | INC(I) | 21,226 |
| Bhavanisagar | G. K. Subramaniam | ADMK | Sampoornam Swaminathan | DMK | 10,705 |
| Bhuvanagiri | V. V. Swaminathan | ADMK | K. S. Asanudeen | IND | 6,324 |
| Bodinayakkanur | K. M. S. Subramanian | ADMK | K. S. M. Ramachandran | INC(I) | 16,959 |
| Chengalpattu | P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan | ADMK | K. Natarajan | INC(I) | 5,152 |
| Chengam (SC) | T. Swamikannu | ADMK | A. Arumugam | INC(I) | 836 |
| Cheranmadevi | P. H. Pandian | ADMK | V. Ratnasabhapathy | INC(I) | 12,110 |
| Chepauk | A. Rahman Khan | DMK | M. S. Abdul Khader | ADMK | 9,226 |
| Cheyyar | Babu Janarthanan | DMK | K. A. Vizhi Vendan | ADMK | 8,250 |
| Chidambaram | K. R. Ganapathy | ADMK | Durai Kaliyamoorthy | DMK | 3,267 |
| Chinnasalem | S. Sivaraman | INC(I) | A. Ambayiram | ADMK | 5,247 |
| Coimbatore (East) | K. Ramani | CPM | Ganga Nair | INC(I) | 133 |
| Coimbatore (West) | C. Aranganayagam | ADMK | M. Ramanathan | DMK | 2,427 |
| Colachel | S. Retnaraj | DMK | M. Santhosam | ADMK | 21,822 |
| Coonoor (SC) | M. Ranganathan | DMK | C. Periasamy | ADMK | 11,668 |
| Cuddalore | Babu Govindarajan | DMK | A. Raghupathi | ADMK | 3,141 |
| Cumbum | R. T. Gopalan | ADMK | Cumbum A. K. Mahendiran | DMK | 12,182 |
| Dharapuram (SC) | A. Periasamy | ADMK | V. P. Palaniammal | DMK | 10,432 |
| Dharmapuri | S. Aranganathan | ADMK | D. N. Vadivel | INC(I) | 1,505 |
| Dindigul | N. Varadarajan | IND | N. Abdul Khader | INC(I) | 11,519 |
| Edappadi | I. Ganesan | ADMK | T. Natarajan | IND | 5,819 |
| Egmore (SC) | L. Ellayaperumal | INC(I) | D. R. Sivanesan | INC(U) | 14,756 |
| Erode | S. Muthusamy | ADMK | R. Sainathan | INC(I) | 18,503 |
| Gingee | N. Ramachandran | DMK | G. Krishnasamy | ADMK | 1,633 |
| Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan | ADMK | K. M. Subramaniam | INC(I) | 15,013 |
| Gudalur | K. Hutchi Gowder | DMK | M. S. Narayanan Nair | CPI | 13,144 |
| Gudiyatham | K. R. Sundaram | CPM | K. A. Wahab | IND | 9,940 |
| Gummidipundi | R. S. Munirathinam | ADMK | K. Venu | DMK | 7,826 |
| Harbour | A. Selvarasan | DMK | Habibullah Baig | ADMK | 11,015 |
| Harur (SC) | C. Sabapathy | ADMK | T. V. Natesan | INC(I) | 12,608 |
| Hosur | T. Venkata Reddy | INC(I) | K. S. Kothandaramaiah | IND | 4,412 |
| Ilayangudi | S. Sivasamy | CPI | V. Malaikannan | DMK | 56 |
| Jayankondam | P. Thangavelu | INC(I) | T. Selvarajan | ADMK | 4,907 |
| Kadaladi | S. Sathiamoorthy | ADMK | T. S. O. Abdul Cadir | IND | 3,236 |
| Kadayanallur | A. Shahul Hameed | IND | A. M. Gani alias A. Mohideen Pitchai |
ADMK | 1,871 |
| Kalasapakkam | P. S. Thiruvengadam | DMK | C. N. Viswanathan | ADMK | 11,951 |
| Kancheepuram | P. Venkatasubramanian | ADMK | V. Sambandan | DMK | 2,192 |
| Kandamangalam (SC) | M. Kannan | ADMK | P. Madhavan | INC(I) | 2,357 |
| Kanyakumari | S. Muthukrishnan | ADMK | A. Mathevan Pillai | INC(I) | 7,098 |
| Kangayam | K. G. Krishnaswamy | ADMK | M. Sivasabapathi | DMK | 11,609 |
| Kapilamalai | C. V. Velappan | ADMK | P. Sengottaiyan | INC(I) | 5,401 |
| Karaikudi | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | P. Kaliappan | ADMK | 3,893 |
| Karur | M. Chinnasamy | ADMK | S. Nallasamy | DMK | 8,306 |
| Katpadi | N. A. Poongavanam | CPI | A. K. Shanmugasundaram | INC(I) | 5,279 |
| Kattumannarkoil (SC) | E. Ramalingam | DMK | P. S. Mahalingam | CPM | 14,662 |
| Kaveripattinam | K. Samarasam | ADMK | S. Venkatesan | DMK | 3,523 |
| Killiyur | Pon. Vijayaraghavan | JNP(JP) | C. Russel Raj | DMK | 14,830 |
| Kinathukadavu | K. V. Kandasamy | ADMK | S. T. Doraisamy | INC(I) | 5,729 |
| Kolathur (SC) | T. Marimuthu | ADMK | A. Keerai Thamizhselvan | DMK | 13,610 |
| Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | CPI | V. Jayalakshmi | INC(I) | 8,650 |
| Krishnagiri | K. R. Chinnarasu | ADMK | M. Kamalanathan | DMK | 1,797 |
| Krishnarayapuram (SC) | P. M. Thangavelraj | INC(I) | O. Rengaraju | ADMK | 9,039 |
| Kulittalai | R. Karuppiah | CPI | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC(I) | 8,189 |
| Kumbakonam | E. S. M. Pakeer Mohammad | INC(I) | S. R. Radha | ADMK | 9,623 |
| Kurinjipadi | A. Thangarasu | ADMK | M. Selvarasu | DMK | 2,959 |
| Kuttalam | R. Rajamanickam | DMK | G. Veeraiyan | CPM | 10,890 |
| Lalgudi | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | DMK | A. Swamickan | IND | 2,800 |
| Madurai Central | P. Nedumaran | IND | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | DMK | 14,134 |
| Madurai East | N. Sankaraiah | CPM | M. A. Ramamoorthy | INC(I) | 5,939 |
| Madurai West | M. G. Ramachandran | ADMK | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 21,066 |
| Maduranthakam | S. D. Ugamchand | ADMK | C. Arumugam | DMK | 11,809 |
| Manamadurai (SC) | K. Paramalai | IND | U. Krishnan | INC(I) | 1,611 |
| Mangalore (SC) | P. Kaliamoorthy | ADMK | S. Kamaraj | INC(I) | 1,183 |
| Mannargudi | M. Ambikapathy | CPI | M. Gopalsamy Thenkondar | INC(I) | 18,322 |
| Marungapuri | M. A. Rajkumar | ADMK | V. Ramanathan | INC(I) | 3,577 |
| Mayuram | N. Kittappa | DMK | Bala Velayudham | ADMK | 670 |
| Melmalayanur | A. chinnadurai | ADMK | V. Perumal Nainar | INC(I) | 198 |
| Melur | K. V. Veeranambalam | INC(I) | A. M. Paramasivan | ADMK | 12,154 |
| Mettupalayam | S. Palanisamy | ADMK | K. Vijayan | INC(I) | 15,955 |
| Mettur | K. P. Nachimuthu | ADMK | S. Kandappan | DMK | 18,868 |
| Modakkurichi | S. Balakrishnan | ADMK | A. Ganesamoorthy | DMK | 17,647 |
| Morappur | N. Kuppusamy | ADMK | R. Balasubramanian | INC(I) | 13,129 |
| Mudukulathur | K. Dhanushkodi Thevar | IND | S. Balakrishnan | INC(I) | 5,536 |
| Mugaiyur | R. Sundaramurthy | INC(I) | G. Ragothuman | ADMK | 7,601 |
| Musiri | M. K. Rajamanickam | ADMK | R. Natarajan | DMK | 4,526 |
| Mylapore | T. K. Kapali | ADMK | K. Manoharan | DMK | 3,316 |
| Nagapattinam | R. Umanath | CPM | S. S. R. Ramanatha Thevar | INC(I) | 2,367 |
| Nagercoil | M. Vincent | ADMK | A. Thiraviam | DMK | 9,283 |
| Namakkal (SC) | R. Arunachalam | ADMK | K. Veluswamy | DMK | 3,893 |
| Nanguneri | M. John Vincent | ADMK | J. Thangaraj | INC(I) | 4,049 |
| Nannilam (SC) | A. Kalaiarasan | ADMK | M. Manimaran | DMK | 5,140 |
| Natham | M. Andi Ambalam | INC(I) | T. Alagarsamy | IND | 4,388 |
| Natrampalli | T. Anbazhagan | ADMK | N. K. Raja | DMK | 6,625 |
| Nellikuppam | V. Krishnamurthi | DMK | C. Govindarajan | CPM | 12,111 |
| Nilakkottai (SC) | A. S. Ponnammal | IND | A. Manivasagam | DMK | 18,412 |
| Oddanchatram | K. Kuppuswamy | ADMK | S. K. Palaniswamy | INC(I) | 11,387 |
| Omalur | M. Sivaperumal | ADMK | C. Marimuthu | DMK | 11,952 |
| Orathanad | T. Veerasamy | INC(I) | T. M. Thailappan | ADMK | 1,619 |
| Pottapidaram (SC) | M. Appadurai | CPI | O. S. Veluchami | INC(I) | 2,678 |
| Padmanabhapuram | P. Mohammad Ismail | JNP(JP) | K. Lawrence | GKC | 2,324 |
| Palacode | M. B. Munusamy | ADMK | R. Balasubramaniam | INC(I) | 4,135 |
| Palani (SC) | N. Palanivel | CPM | S. R. P. Mani | INC(I) | 6,228 |
| Palayamkottai | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | ADMK | Suba Seetharaman | DMK | 12,369 |
| Palladam | Paramasiva Gounder | ADMK | K. N. Kumarasamy | INC(I) | 7,960 |
| Pallipet | P. M. Narasimhan | ADMK | A. Eakambara Reddy | INC(I) | 410 |
| Panamarathupatti | K. Rajaram | ADMK | P. M. Santhanantham | INC(I) | 12,604 |
| Panruti | S. Ramachandran | ADMK | K. Nanda Gopalakrishnan | DMK | 4,487 |
| Papanasam | S. Rajaraman | INC(I) | Govi Narayanaswamy | ADMK | 2,949 |
| Paramakudi (SC) | R. Thavasi | ADMK | A. Elamaran | DMK | 8,834 |
| Park Town | N. V. N. Somu | DMK | S. Lalchand Daga | GKC | 14,898 |
| Pattukkottai | S. D. Somasundaram | ADMK | A. R. Marimuthu | INC(I) | 10,598 |
| Pennagaram | P. Theertha Raman | GKC | K. Marumuthu | DMK | 7,109 |
| Perambalur (SC) | J. S. Raju | DMK | M. Angamuthu | ADMK | 4,456 |
| Perambur (SC) | S. Balan | DMK | V. Murugaiyan | CPM | 8,280 |
| Peravurani | M. R. Govindan | ADMK | A. Palanivel | INC(I) | 16,377 |
| Periyakulam | K. Gopalakrishnan | ADMK | K. Sheik Abdul Kader | INC(I) | 8,836 |
| Pernamallur | P. M. Venkitesan | ADMK | R. Margabandhu | INC(I) | 878 |
| Pernambut (SC) | G. Moorthy | ADMK | C. Rajarathinam | INC(I) | 5,335 |
| Perundurai | T. K. Nallappan | CPI | N. K. P. Jaganathan | INC(I) | 11,667 |
| Perur | Kovaithami | ADMK | A. Natarasan | DMK | 485 |
| Pollachi | M. V. Rathinam | ADMK | M. Kannappan | DMK | 13,036 |
| Polur | L. Balaraman | INC(I) | A. Selvan | ADMK | 2,153 |
| Pongalur | P. Kandaswamy | ADMK | S. R. Balasubramaniam | INC(I) | 13,696 |
| Ponneri (SC) | R. Chakrapani | ADMK | P. Nagalingam | DMK | 14,918 |
| Poompuhar | N. Vijayabalan | ADMK | S. Gansean | DMK | 5,705 |
| Poonamallee | D. Rajarathinam | DMK | Sambandan | GKC | 11,088 |
| Pudukkottai | Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman | INC(I) | K. R. Subbiah | CPI | 1,273 |
| Purasawalkam | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | Valampuri John | ADMK | 5,708 |
| Radhakrishnan Nagar | V. Rajasekaran | INC(I) | Isari D. Velan | ADMK | 7,188 |
| Radhapuram | S. Muthu Ramalingam | GKC | Nellai Nedumaran | DMK | 6,636 |
| Rajapalayam (SC) | P. Mokkian | IND | K. Pottu Pottan | INC(I) | 8,581 |
| Ramanathapuram | T. Ramasamy | ADMK | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | INC(I) | 14,232 |
| Ranipet | Durai Murugan | DMK | N. Renu | ADMK | 7,254 |
| Rasipuram | K. P. Ramalingam | ADMK | P. T. Muthu | DMK | 15,604 |
| Rishivandiyam | M. Sundaram | INC(I) | M. Deiveekan | ADMK | 4,921 |
| Royapuram | P. Ponnurangam | DMK | D. Pandian | CPI | 935 |
| Saidapet | D. Purushothaman | DMK | S. Saithai Duraisamy | ADMK | 1,697 |
| Salem - I | G. Krishnaraj | ADMK | Amanullah Khan | IND | 19,231 |
| Salem - II | M. Arumugam | ADMK | K. Anbalagan | INC(I) | 4,740 |
| Samayanallur (SC) | A. Baluchamy | ADMK | P. Subash Channdra Bose | DMK | 7,654 |
| Sankarankoil (SC) | P. Durairaj | ADMK | K. Madan | DMK | 2,382 |
| Sankarapuram | S. Kalitheerthan | ADMK | D. Muthusami | INC(I) | 3,541 |
| Sankari | P. Dhanapal | ADMK | R. Varadarajan | DMK | 12,555 |
| Sathankulam | S. N. Ramasamy | GKC | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | INC(I) | 1,012 |
| Sathyamangalam | R. Rangasamy | ADMK | C. R. Rasappa | INC(I) | 60 |
| Sattur | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | ADMK | S. Saudi Sundara Bharati | DMK | 10,925 |
| Sedapatti | R. Muthiah | ADMK | R. S. Thangarasan | DMK | 13,855 |
| Sendamangalam (ST) | S. Sivaprakasam | ADMK | Vadama Gounder | INC(I) | 7,034 |
| Sholavandan | A. Chandrasekaran | INC(I) | P. S. Manian | ADMK | 465 |
| Sholinghur | C. Gopal | ADMK | K. Moorthy | DMK | 157 |
| Singanallur | A. D. Kulasekar | DMK | R. Venkatasamy | CPM | 3,221 |
| Sirkazhi (SC) | K. Balasubramanian | ADMK | K. Subravelu | DMK | 13,280 |
| Sivaganga | O. Subramanian | INC(I) | N. Natarajasamy | IND | 11,452 |
| Sivakasi | V. Balakrishnan | ADMK | S. Alagu Thevar | DMK | 25,733 |
| Sriperumbudur (SC) | D. Yasodha | INC(I) | S. Jaganathan | ADMK | 6,029 |
| Srirangam | R. Soundararajan | ADMK | V. Swaminathan | INC(I) | 6,399 |
| Srivaikuntam | E. Ramasubramanian | ADMK | V. Shanmugam | INC(I) | 2,098 |
| Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani | ADMK | P. Karuppiah Thevar | INC(I) | 17,66 |
| Talavasal (SC) | T. Rajambal | INC(I) | M. Devarajan | ADMK | 3,499 |
| Tambaram | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | Munu Adhi | ADMK | 6,185 |
| Taramangalam | S. Semmalai | IND | R. Naryanan | INC(I) | 22,383 |
| Tenkasi | A. K. Sattanatha Karayalar | ADMK | T. R. Venkataraman | INC(I) | 675 |
| Thandarambattu | D. Venugopal | DMK | U. Kasinathan | GKC | 21,069 |
| Thanjavur | S. Natarajan | DMK | A. Ramamurthy | IND | 979 |
| T. Nagar | K. Sourirajan | GKC | R. E. Chandran Jayapal | DMK | 6,466 |
| Theni | V. R. Jeyaraman | ADMK | N. R. Alagan Raja | INC(I) | 10,119 |
| Thirumangalam | N. S. V. Chithan | INC(I) | A. R. Perumal | FBL | 3,502 |
| Thirumayam | N. Sundararaj | INC(I) | Pulavar Ponnambalam | ADMK | 223 |
| Thirunavalur | V. Subramanian | DMK | T. N. G. A. Mahoharan | ADMK | 173 |
| Thirupparankundram | K. Kalimuthu | ADMK | P. Seeni Thevar | DMK | 22,507 |
| Thiruthuraipundi (SC) | P. Uthirapathi | CPM | V. Vedaiyan | INC(I) | 22,706 |
| Thiruvarambur | N. Annadasan alias Gurusamy | ADMK | K. S. Murugesan | DMK | 11,965 |
| Thiruvattar | J. Hemachandran | CPM | P. Thobias | INC(I) | 12,364 |
| Thiruvaiyaru | M. Subramanian | ADMK | G. Elangovan | DMK | 9,669 |
| Thiruvidaimaruthur | S. ramalingam | DMK | K. Rajamanickam | ADMK | 5,832 |
| Thiruvonam | N. Sivagnanam | INC(I) | Durai Govindarajan | ADMK | 62 |
| Thiruvottiyur | Kumari Ananthan | GKC | T. Loganathan | INC(I) | 3,458 |
| Thalli | D. R. Rajaram Naidu | INC(I) | D. R. Vijayendriah | JNP(JP) | 2,957 |
| Thondamuthur | Chinnaraj | ADMK | R. Manickavachagam | DMK | 15,149 |
| Thottiam | R. Periasami | INC(I) | T. P. K Jayaraj | IND | 307 |
| Thousand Lights | K. A. Krishnasamy | ADMK | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK | 307 |
| Tindivanam | K. M. Thangamani Gounder | INC(I) | Rajaram Reddy | ADMK | 5,476 |
| Tiruchendur | S. Kesava Adithan | ADMK | Samsudeen alias Kathiravan | DMK | 1,205 |
| Tiruchengode | C. Ponnaiyan | ADMK | T. M. Kaliyannan | INC(I) | 17,076 |
| Tiruchy - I | P. Musiri Puthan | ADMK | A. V. Krishnamurthi | DMK | 2,178 |
| Tiruchy - II | K. Soundararajan | ADMK | M. K. Kader Mohideen | IND | 8,562 |
| Tirunelveli | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | ADMK | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | INC(I) | 14,196 |
| Tiruppattur (41) | B. Sundaram | DMK | G. Ramasamy | ADMK | 8,104 |
| Tiruppattur (194) | V. Valmigi | INC(I) | S. Madhavan | IND | 14,226 |
| Tirupporur (SC) | G. Chockalingam | DMK | M. Govindarasan | ADMK | 2,297 |
| Tiruppur | R. Manimaran | ADMK | P. Kandasamy Gounder | INC(I) | 24,095 |
| Tiruttani | R. Shanmugam | ADMK | T. Namashivayam | INC(I) | 10,091 |
| Tiruvadanai | S. Anguchamy | ADMK | A. T. M. Ramanathan Thevar | INC(I) | 1,986 |
| Tiruvallur | S. Pattabiraman | ADMK | R. Purushothaman | INC(I) | 5,536 |
| Tiruvannamalai | K. Narayanasamy | INC(I) | P. U. Shanmugam | ADMK | 18,385 |
| Tiruvarur (SC) | M. Sellamuthu | CPM | Kovi Kuppusamy | DMK | 1,598 |
| Triplicane | K. S. G. Haja Shereef | INC(I) | V. K. Sridharan | INC(U) | 6,878 |
| Tuticorin | S. N. Rajendran | ADMK | R. Krishnan | DMK | 14,806 |
| Udagamandalam | K. Kallan | INC(I) | B. Gopalan | ADMK | 9,900 |
| Udumalpet | P. Kolandaivelu | ADMK | R. T. Mariappan | DMK | 4,521 |
| Ulundurpet (SC) | K. Rangasamy | DMK | Karu Natesan | ADMK | 9,955 |
| Uppiliapuram (ST) | V. Rengarajan | ADMK | R. Palanimuthu | INC(I) | 2,266 |
| Usilampatti | S. Andi Thevar | FBL | P. K. M. Muthuramalingam | IND | 12,323 |
| Uthiramerur | S. Jagathrakshakan | ADMK | S. Ramadoss | INC(I) | 1,586 |
| Valangiman (SC) | Gomathy Srinivasan | ADMK | A. Chellappa | DMK | 11,165 |
| Valparai (SC) | A. T. Karuppiah | CPI | Kovai Thangam | INC(I) | 13,052 |
| Vandavasi (SC) | C. Kuppusami | ADMK | C. Kanniappan | DMK | 2,482 |
| Vaniyambadi | N. Kulasekara Pandiyan | ADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | IND | 3,674 |
| Vanur (SC) | N. Muthuvel | DMK | M. N. Ramajayam | ADMK | 5,248 |
| Varahur (SC) | N. Perumal | ADMK | P. Chinnaian | INC(I) | 6,199 |
| Vasudevanallur (SC) | R. Krishnan | CPM | R. Eswaran | INC(I) | 3,186 |
| Vedaranyam | M. S. Manickam | ADMK | M. Meenatchisundaram | DMK | 19,655 |
| Vedasandur | V. P. Balasubramanian | ADMK | G. P. V. Raju | INC(I) | 25,271 |
| Veerapandi | P. Vijayalakshmi | ADMK | K. P. Srinivasan | DMK | 15,973 |
| Vellakoil | D. Ramasami | ADMK | N. Nallasenapathy Mandradiar | INC(I) | 24,951 |
| Vellore | V. M. Devaraj | DMK | A. K. Ranganathan | ADMK | 4,507 |
| Vilathikulam | R. K. Perumal | ADMK | S. Kumaragurubara Ramanathan | DMK | 6,640 |
| Vilavancode | D. Moni | CPM | P. Davis Raj | DMK | 8,822 |
| Villivakkam | J. C. D. Prabakaran | ADMK | K. Suppu | DMK | 703 |
| Villupuram | K. P. Palaniappan | DMK | M. Rajarathinam | ADMK | 5,160 |
| Virudhunagar | M. Sundararajan | ADMK | P. Srinivasan | DMK | 10,620 |
| Vridachalam | R. Thiyagarajan | INC(I) | C. Ramanathan | ADMK | 4,148 |
| Yercaud (ST) | Tiruman | ADMK | R. Natesan | DMK | 1,849 |
Key:
| Blue: | Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| Green: | Independents that supported the ADMK alliance |
| Red: | Independent that supported the DMK alliance |
| (SC) | Seat is reserved for scheduled caste. |
| (ST) | Seat is reserved for scheduled tribe. |
Cabinet
Nedunchezhiyan became the finance minister in MGR's second Cabinet.
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Attar Chand (1988). M G Ramachandran: My Blood Brother. Gian Publishing House. p. 7.
- ^ G. Palanithurai (June 1991). Role Perception of the Legislators: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu. Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division. pp. 26–27. ISBN 81-220-0227-7.
- ^ A long and troubled affair
- ^ THE ART OF SURVIVAL