1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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All 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 118 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 63.84% (5.85%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1991 election map (by constituencies) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The tenth legislative assembly election of
Background
President's rule
On 30 January 1991, the DMK government which had come to power after winning the
Unification of AIADMK
The AIADMK which had contested and lost the 1989 elections as two different factions reunited under the leadership of Jayalalithaa in February 1989. The
Formation of PMK
The 1991 elections was the first state elections contested by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), S. Ramadoss, the leader of the Vanniyar caste organisation which demanded proportional reservation in education and employment based on population ratio of each community – the Vanniyar Sangam converted into a political party and entered electoral politics with the 1989 parliamentary elections. The emergence of PMK cut into the DMK's political base in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu.[6][10]
Formation of TMK
In 1991, the
Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
On 21 May 1991, leader of the Indian National Congress and its prime ministerial candidate for the
Coalitions
The two main political formations in this election were the DMK and AIADMK led fronts. The DMK coalition comprised the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Janata Dal (JD) and Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (TMK). The AIADMK front had only two major parties – itself and the Congress. The AIADMK also backed the ICS (SCS) candidate Sanjay Ramasamy in the Virudhunagar constituency. Several smaller parties like the PMK contested the elections alone.[14][15]
Seat allotments
AIADMK Front
No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | 168 | ||
2. | Indian National Congress | P V Narasimha Rao |
65 | ||
3. | Indian Congress | Spinning Wheel | Sarat Chandra Sinha | 1 |
DMK Front
No. |
Party | Election Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
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1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 176 | ||
2. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | A. Nallasivan | 22 | ||
3. | Janata Dal | Sivaji Ganesan | 15 | ||
4. | Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam | Vijaya T. Rajendar |
11 | ||
5. | Communist Party of India | P. Manickam | 10 |
Voting and results
The polling for the state assembly elections were held simultaneously with the polling for the
Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
Alliance/Party | Seats won | Change | Popular Vote | Vote % | Adj. %‡ | ||||
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AIADMK+ alliance | 225 | +172 | 14,738,042 | 59.8% | |||||
AIADMK | 164 | +137 | 10,940,966 | 44.4% | 61.1% | ||||
INC | 60 | +34 | 3,743,859 | 15.2% | 56.2% | ||||
ICS(SCS)† | 1 | +1 | 53,217 | 0.2% | 56.1% | ||||
DMK+ alliance | 7 | -164 | 7,405,935 | 30.0% | |||||
DMK | 2 | -148 | 5,535,668 | 22.5% | 29.9% | ||||
TMK | 2 | -1 | 371,645 | 1.5% | 31.0% | ||||
CPI(M) | 1 | -14 | 777,532 | 3.2% | 31.2% | ||||
JD | 1 | +1 | 415,947 | 1.7% | 28.3% | ||||
CPI | 1 | -2 | 305,143 | 1.2% | 29.9% | ||||
Others | 2 | -8 | 2,505,431 | 10.2% | |||||
PMK | 1 | +1 | 1,452,982 | 5.9% | 7.0% | ||||
JP | 0 | -4 | 51,564 | 0.2% | 0.7% | ||||
IND | 1 | -5 | 390,227 | 1.6% | 1.7% | ||||
Total | 234 | – | 24,649,408 | 100% | – |
†: ICS(SCS) contested in 13 different constituencies, but only the one contested by Sanjay Ramaswamy was endorsed by AIADMK.
‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India [18]
Constituency wise results
Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
Acharapakkam (SC) | E. Ramakrishnan | AIADMK | M. Jayapal | DMK | 24,725 |
Alandur | S. Annamalai | AIADMK | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 34,911 |
Alangulam | S. S. Ramasubbu | INC | S. Gurunathan | DMK | 31,150 |
Alangudi | S. Shanmuganathan | AIADMK | S. Chitrarasu | DMK | 49,701 |
Ambasamudram | R. Murugaiah Pandian | AIADMK | S. Chellappa | CPM | 29,214 |
Anaicut | K. Dharmalingam | AIADMK | S. P. Kannan | DMK | 35,533 |
Andhiyur (SC) | V. Periasamy | AIADMK | Radha Rukmani | DMK | 31,062 |
Andimadam | K. R. Thangaraju | INC | M. Gnanamoorthy | PMK | 7,672 |
Andipatti | K. Thavasi | AIADMK | P. Asaiyan
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DMK | 42,267 |
Anna Nagar | A. Chellakumar | INC | S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | 27,298 |
Arakkonam (SC) | Lata Priyakumar | INC | G. Mani | DMK | 30,982 |
Arantanki | S. Thirunavukkarasu
|
TMK | Kuzha Chelliah | AIADMK | 21,421 |
Aravakkurichi | Mariyamul Asia | AIADMK | Monjanur P. Ramasamy | DMK | 20,952 |
Arcot | G. Viswanathan | AIADMK | T. R. Gajapathi | DMK | 34,273 |
Ariyalur | S. Manimegalai | AIADMK | K. Chinnappa | DMK | 23,129 |
Arni | I. R. Jaison Jacob | AIADMK | E. Selvarasu | DMK | 34,312 |
Aruppukottai | V. G. Manimeghalai | AIADMK | R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram | DMK | 19,919 |
Attur | V. Tamilarasu | AIADMK | A. M. Ramasamy | DMK | 36,585 |
Athoor | S. M. Durai | AIADMK | I. Periyasamy | DMK | 46,097 |
Avanashi (SC) | M. Seeniammal | AIADMK | M. Arumugham | CPI | 46,149 |
Bargur | J. Jayalalitha
|
AIADMK | T. Rajendar | TMK | 37,215 |
Bhavani | S. Muthusamy | AIADMK | M. C. Duraisamy | DMK | 40,470 |
Bhavanisagar | V. K. Chinnasamy | AIADMK | O. Subramaniam | DMK | 42,587 |
Bhuvanagiri | G. Malliga | AIADMK | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | DMK | 20,634 |
Bodinayakkanur | V. Panneerselvam | AIADMK | G. Ponnu Pillai | DMK | 37,044 |
Chengalpattu | C. D. Varadarajan | AIADMK | V. Tamilmani | DMK | 16,798 |
Chengam (SC) | P. Veerapandiyan | AIADMK | K. Munusamy | JD | 37,617 |
Chepauk | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | INC | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 4,456 |
Cheranmadevi | R. Puthunainar Adithan | AIADMK | P. H. Pandian | IND | 34,468 |
Cheyyar | A. Devaraj | AIADMK | V. Anbazhagan | DMK | 35,955 |
Chidambaram | K. S. Alagiri | INC | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | DMK | 19,653 |
Chinnasalem | R. P. Paramasivam | AIADMK | R. Mookkappan | DMK | 39,042 |
Coimbatore East | V. K. Lakshmanan | INC | K. C. Karunakaran | CPM | 17,525 |
Coimbatore West | K. Selvaraj
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INC | M. Ramanathan | DMK | 16,498 |
Colachel
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A. Pauliah | INC | R. Bathakbishnan | JD | 33,015 |
Coonoor (SC) | M. Karuppasamy | AIADMK | E. M. Mahaliappan | DMK | 22,151 |
Cuddalore | P. R. S. Venkatesan | INC | E. Pugazhendhi
|
DMK | 15,175 |
Cumbum | O. R. Ramachandran | INC | P. Ramar | DMK | 24,203 |
Dharapuram (SC) | P. Eswaramurthi | AIADMK | T. Shanthakumari | DMK | 37,945 |
Dharmapuri
|
P. Ponnusamy | INC | R. Chinnasamy | DMK | 26,893 |
Dindigul | B. Nirmala | AIADMK | S. A. Thangarajan | CPM | 44,004 |
Edapadi | K. Palanisamy
|
AIADMK | P. Kolandai Gounder | PMK | 41,266 |
Egmore (SC) | Parithi Elamvazhuthi
|
DMK | D. Yasodha | INC | 1203 |
Erode | C. Manickam | AIADMK | A. Ganeshamurthy | DMK | 43,688 |
Gingee | S. S. R. Eramasass | INC | N. Ramachandran | DMK | 23,474 |
Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan | AIADMK | V. P. Shanmugadas Udayaram | DMK | 39,212 |
Gudalur | K. R. Raju | AIADMK | T. P. Kamalatchan | CPM | 12,306 |
Gudiyatham | V. Dhandaydapani | INC | R. Paramasivam | CPM | 34,899 |
Gummidipundi | R. Sakkubai | AIADMK | K. Venu | DMK | 32,919 |
Harbour | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | K. Suppu | INC | 890 |
Harur (SC) | P. Abaranji | INC | P. V. Kariyamal | PMK | 42,464 |
Hosur | K. A. Manoharan | INC | B. Venkataswamy | JD | 8,746 |
Ilayangudi | M. S. M. Ramachandran | AIADMK | N. Nallasethupathi | DMK | 24,130 |
Jayankondam | K. K. Chinnappan | INC | S. Durairaju | PMK | 16,168 |
Kadaladi | V. Sathiamoorthy | AIADMK | K. Kalimuthu | DMK | 29,454 |
Kadayanallur | S. Nagoor Meeran | AIADMK | Samsudeen alias Kathiravan | DMK | 27,710 |
Kalasapakkam | M. Sundarasami | INC | P. S. Thiruvengadam | DMK | 32,944 |
Kancheepuram | C. P. Pattabiraman | AIADMK | P. Murugesan | DMK | 27,266 |
Kandamangalam (SC) | V. Subramaniam
|
AIADMK | S. Alaguvelu | DMK | 35,280 |
Kangayam | J. Jayalalitha
|
AIADMK | N. S. Rajkumar Mandradiar | DMK | 33,291 |
Kanyakumari
|
M. Ammamuthu
|
AIADMK | C. Krishnan | DMK | 34,359 |
Kapilamalai
|
P. Saraswathi | AIADMK | S. Moorthy | DMK | 43,853 |
Karaikudi | M. Karpagam | AIADMK | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | 38,311 |
Karur | M. Chinnasamy | AIADMK | M. Vasuki | DMK | 44,092 |
Katpadi | K. M. Kalaiselvi | AIADMK | Durai Murugan | DMK | 26,139 |
Kattumannarkoil (SC) | N. R. Rajendiran | AIADMK | G. Vetriveeran | PMK | 26,318 |
Kaveripattinam | K. P. Munusamy | AIADMK | V. C. Govindasamy
|
DMK | 47,236 |
Killiyur | D. Kumaradas | JD | Pon. Robert Singh | INC | 1,168 |
Kinathukadavu | N. S. Palanisamy | AIADMK | K. Kandasamy | DMK | 32,566 |
Kolathur (SC) | S. Kulandaivelu | AIADMK | V. Raju | TMK | 65,312 |
Kovilpatti | R. Shyamala | AIADMK | L. Aiyalusamy | CPI | 28,251 |
Krishnarajapuram (SC)
|
A. Arivalagan | AIADMK | R. Natarajan | DMK | 56,436 |
Kulittalai | A. Pappa Sundaram | AIADMK | S. P. Sethuraman | DMK | 47,341 |
Kumbakonam | R. Eramanathan | AIADMK | S. Kumarasamy | JD | 36,309 |
Krishnagiri | K. Munivenkatappan | AIADMK | T. H. Mushtaq Ahmed | DMK | 39,968 |
Kurinjipadi | K. Sivasubramanian | AIADMK | N. Ganeshmoorthy | DMK | 12,471 |
Kuttalam | S. Asaimani | AIADMK | Ko. Si. Mani | DMK | 22,751 |
Lalgudi | J. Logambal | INC | K. N. Nehru | DMK | 13,517 |
Madurai Central | A. Deivanayagam | INC | M. Tamilkudimagan | DMK | 20,608 |
Madurai East | O. S. Amarnath | AIADMK | P. M. Kumar | CPM | 30,088 |
Madurai West | S. V. Shanmugam | INC | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 26,922 |
Maduranthakam | P. Chockalingam | AIADMK | S. D. Ugamchand | TMK | 18,403 |
Manamadurai (SC) | V. M. Subramaniam | AIADMK | K. Kasilingam | DMK | 38,288 |
Mangalore (SC) | S. Puratchimani | INC | V. Ganesan | DMK | 35,753 |
Mannargudi | K. Srinivasan
|
AIADMK | V. Veerasenan | CPI | 7,396 |
Marungapuri | K. Ponnusamy | AIADMK | N. Selvaraj | DMK | 41,904 |
Mayiladuturai | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | INC | A. Senguttuvan | DMK | 23,308 |
Melmalayanur | G. Janakiraman | INC | R. Panchatcharam | DMK | 26,492 |
Melur | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | INC | N. Palanisamy | CPM | 52,772 |
Mettupalayam | L. Sulochana | AIADMK | B. Arunkumar | DMK | 41,739 |
Mettur | S. Sundarambal | AIADMK | G. K. Mani | PMK | 26,543 |
Modakkurichi | Kavinilavu Dharmaraj | AIADMK | K. Elanchezhiyan | DMK | 36,475 |
Morappur | K. Singaram | AIADMK | A. Arunachalam | PMK | 29,504 |
Mudukulathur | S. Balakrishnan | INC | S. John Pandian | PMK | 11,044 |
Mugaiyur | R. Savithiri Ammal | AIADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 25,420 |
Musiri | M. Thangavel | AIADMK | R. Natarasan | DMK | 31,244 |
Mylapore | T. M. Rangarajan | AIADMK | Nirmala Suresh | DMK | 26,696 |
Nagapattinam | R. Kodimari | AIADMK | G. Veeraiyan | CPM | 9,934 |
Nagercoil | M. Moses | INC | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 30,052 |
Namakkal (SC) | S. Anbalagan | AIADMK | R. Mayavan | DMK | 49,895 |
Nanguneri | V. Natesan Paulraj
|
AIADMK | M. Mani Achiyur | DMK | 44,220 |
Nannilam (SC) | K. Gopal | AIADMK | M. Manimaran | DMK | 17,208 |
Natham | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | P. Chelliam | DMK | 47,778 |
Natrampalli | R. Indrakumari
|
AIADMK | N. K. Raja | DMK | 47,529 |
Nellikuppam | C. Damodharan | AIADMK | C. Govindarajan | CPM | 35,108 |
Nilakkottai (SC) | A. S. Ponnammal | INC | M. Arivazhagan | DMK | 37,060 |
Oddanchatram | A. T. Chellamuthu | AIADMK | T. Mohan | DMK | 42,464 |
Omalur | C. Krishnan | AIADMK | K. Sadasivam | PMK | 37,353 |
Orathanad | Alagu Thirunavukkarasu | AIADMK | L. Ganesan | DMK | 20,880 |
Ottapidaram (SC) | S. X. Rajamannar | AIADMK | C. Chelladurai | DMK | 27,325 |
Padmanabhapuram | K. Lawrence | AIADMK | S. Noor Mohammad | CPM | 23,293 |
Palacode | M. G. Sekhar | AIADMK | K. Arunachalam | JD | 39,259 |
Palani (SC) | A. Subburathinam | AIADMK | V. Balasekar | CPM | 39,813 |
Palayamkottai | P. Dharmalingam | AIADMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian
|
TMK | 6,891 |
Palladam | K. S. Duraimurugan | AIADMK | M. Kannappan | DMK | 32,724 |
Pallipet | A. Eakambara Reddy | INC | L. S. Annamalai | IND | 30,740 |
Panamarathupatti
|
K. Rajaram | AIADMK | S. R. Sivalingam | DMK | 50,355 |
Panruti | S. Ramachandran | PMK | R. Devasundaram | AIADMK | 1,122 |
Papanasam | S. Rajaraman | INC | S. Kalyanasundaram | DMK | 21,925 |
Paramakudi (SC) | S. Sundararaj | AIADMK | N. Chandran | CPI | 38,466 |
Park Town | U. Balaraman | INC | A. Rahman Khan | DMK | 11,835 |
Pattukkottai | K. Balasubramaniam
|
AIADMK | K. Annadurai | DMK | 28,736 |
Pennagaram | V. Purushothaman | AIADMK | N. M. Subramaniam | PMK | 18,828 |
Perambalur (SC) | T. Sezhiyan | AIADMK | M. Devarajan | DMK | 50,334 |
Perambur (SC) | M. P. Sekar | AIADMK | Chengai Sivam | DMK | 15,452 |
Peravurani | R. Singaram | INC | M. R. Govindhan | DMK | 44,542 |
Periyakulam | M. Periyaveeran | AIADMK | L. Mookiah | DMK | 42,042 |
Pernamallur | A. K. Srinivasan | AIADMK | G. Subramanian | DMK | 27,172 |
Pernambut (SC) | J. Parandaman | AIADMK | V. Govindan | DMK | 42,498 |
Perundurai | V. N. Subramanian | AIADMK | T. K. Naliappan | CPI | 53,217 |
Perur | K. P. Raju | AIADMK | A. Natarasan | DMK | 29,659 |
Pollachi | V. P. Chandrasekar | AIADMK | M. N. Nachimuthu | DMK | 32,541 |
Polur | T. Vediyappan | AIADMK | A. Rajendran | DMK | 38,625 |
Pongalur | S. R. Balasubramaniyam
|
INC | P. Vijayalakshmi | DMK | 41,062 |
Poompuhar | M. Poorasamy | AIADMK | M. Mohammad Siddik | DMK | 19,371 |
Ponneri (SC) | E. Ravikumar | AIADMK | K. Parthasarathy | DMK | 41,253 |
Poonamallee | D. Sudarsanam | INC | D. Rajarathnam
|
DMK | 24,152 |
Pudukkottai | C. Swaminathan | INC | V. N. Mani | DMK | 43,399 |
Purasawalkam | B. Ranganathan | INC | Arcot N. Veerasamy
|
DMK | 22,832 |
Radhakrishnan Nagar | E. Madhusudhanan | AIADMK | V. Rajasekaran | JD | 24,952 |
Radhapuram | Ramani Nallathambi | INC | N. Sargunaraj | DMK | 32,731 |
Rajapalayam (SC) | T. Sathiah | AIADMK | D. Danushkodi | DMK | 31,488 |
Ramanathapuram | M. Thennavan | AIADMK | M. A. Kader | DMK | 30,369 |
Ranipet | N. G. Venugopal | AIADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | DMK | 32,872 |
Rasipuram | K. Palaniammal | AIADMK | B. A. R. Elangovan | DMK | 50,230 |
Rishivandiyam | M. Govindaraju | AIADMK | M. Thangam | DMK | 33,131 |
Royapuram | D. Jayakumar | AIADMK | R. Mathivanan | DMK | 16,653 |
Saidapet | M. K. Balan | AIADMK | R. S. Sridhar | DMK | 22,762 |
Salem – I
|
S. R. Jayaraman | INC | G. K. Subash | DMK | 41,094 |
Salem – II
|
M. Natesan | AIADMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 39,907 |
Samayanallur (SC) | M. Kalirajan | AIADMK | N. Soundarapandian | DMK | 55,456 |
Sankarankoil (SC) | V. Gopalakrishnan | AIADMK | S. Thangavelu | DMK | 26,848 |
Sankari (SC)
|
V. Saroja | AIADMK | R. Varadarajan | DMK | 51,959 |
Sankarapuram | C. Ramaswamy | AIADMK | S. Arunachalam | DMK | 45,078 |
Sathankulam | Kumari Ananthan | INC | M. A. Ganesa Pandiyan | JD | 35,825 |
Sathyamangalam | A. T. Saraswathy | AIADMK | T. K. Subramaniam | DMK | 36,938 |
Sattur | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
|
TMK | Sannasi Karuppasamy | DMK | 2,239 |
Sedapatti | R. Muthiah
|
AIADMK | A. Athiyaman | DMK | 24,469 |
Sendamangalam (ST) | K. Chinnasamy | AIADMK | S. Sivaprakasam | TMK | 55,561 |
Sholavandan | A. M. Paramasivan | AIADMK | A. M. M. Ambikapathy | DMK | 35,313 |
Sholinghur | A. M. Munirathinam | INC | C. Manickam | DMK | 34,110 |
Singanallur | P. Govindaraj | AIADMK | R. Sengaliappan | JD | 21,970 |
Sirkazhi (SC) | T. Moorthy | AIADMK | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | 33,984 |
Sivaganga | K. R. Muruganandam | AIADMK | B. Manoharan | DMK | 45,871 |
Sivakasi | J. Balaganghadaran
|
AIADMK | B. Boopathy Rajaram | DMK | 47,726 |
Sriperumbudur (SC) | Polur Varadhan | INC | E. Godandam | DMK | 32,436 |
Srirangam | P. A. Krishnan | AIADMK | R. Jayabalan | JD | 51,544 |
Srivaikuntam | S. Daniel Raj | INC | S. David Selvin | DMK | 27,314 |
Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani
|
IND | R. Vinayagamoorthi | AIADMK | 1,169 |
Talavasal (SC) | K. Kandasamy | INC | S. Gunasekaran | DMK | 53,447 |
Tambaram | S. M. Krishnan | INC | M. A. Vaidialingam | DMK | 46,848 |
Taramangalam | R. Palanisamy | INC | S. Ammasi | PMK | 8,334 |
Tenkasi | S. Peter Alphonse | INC | S. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 36,879 |
Thalli | M. Venkatarama Reddy | INC | V. Ranga Reddy | BJP | 10,561 |
Thandarambattu | M. K. Sundaram | AIADMK | D. Ponmudi | DMK | 36,863 |
Thanjavur | S. D. Somasundaram | AIADMK | S. N. M. Ubayadullah | DMK | 19,861 |
Theni | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | AIADMK | L. S. R. Krishnan | DMK | 41,300 |
T. Nagar | S. Jayakumar | AIADMK | S. A. Ganesan | DMK | 31,313 |
Thirumangalam | T. K. Radhakrishnan | AIADMK | R. Saminathan | DMK | 31,262 |
Thirumayam | S. Regupathy | AIADMK | Rama Govindarasan | TMK | 44,731 |
Thirunavalur | J. Pannerselvam | AIADMK | A. V. Balasubramaniyam | DMK | 27,986 |
Thirupparankundram | S. Andi Thevar | AIADMK | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 30,257 |
Thiruthuraipundi (SC) | G. Palanisamy | CPI | V. Vedaiyan | INC | 12,066 |
Thiruvadanai | Ramasamy Ambalam | INC | Sornalingam | JD | 30,536 |
Thiruvaiyaru | P. Kaliaperumal | AIADMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 20,399 |
Thiruvarambur | T. Rathinavel | AIADMK | Pappa Umanath | CPM | 26,522 |
Thiruvarur (SC) | V. Thambusamy | CPM | M. Ramasamy | INC | 5,247 |
Thiruvattar | R. Nadesan | INC | J. Hemachandran | CPM | 16,829 |
Thiruvidaimarudhur | N. Panneerselvam | INC | S. Ramalingam | DMK | 25,131 |
Thiruvonam | K. Thangamuthu | AIADMK | M. Ramachandran | DMK | 34,968 |
Thondamuthur | C. Aranganayagam | AIADMK | U. K. Vellingiri | CPM | 47,144 |
Thottiam | N. R. Sivapathi | AIADMK | K. Kannaiyan | DMK | 52,726 |
Thousand Lights | K. A. Krishnaswamy | AIADMK | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 16,981 |
Tindivanam | S. Panneerselvam | INC | R. Masilamani | DMK | 19,035 |
Tiruchendur | A. Chelladurai | AIADMK | A. S. Pandian | DMK | 22,648 |
Tiruchengode | T. M. Selvaganapathi
|
AIADMK | V. Ramasamy | CPM | 78,659 |
Tiruchy – I
|
S. Arokiasamy | AIADMK | A. Malaramannan | DMK | 14,935 |
Tiruchy – II
|
G. R. Mala Selvi | AIADMK | Anbil Poyyamozhi | DMK | 20,544 |
Tirunelveli | D. Veliah | AIADMK | A. L. Subramanian | DMK | 30,285 |
Tiruppattur (41) | A. K. C. Sundarvel | AIADMK | B. Sundaram | DMK | 35,904 |
Tiruppattur (194) | S. Kannappan
|
AIADMK | S. Seventhiappan | DMK | 31,456 |
Tirupporur (SC) | M. Dhanapal | AIADMK | G. Chockalingam | DMK | 30,564 |
Tiruppur | V. Palanisamy | AIADMK | C. Govindasamy | CPM | 36,641 |
Tiruttani | K. Thanigai Babu alias Rasan babu | AIADMK | C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu | JD | 22,192 |
Tiruvallur | D. Sakkubai Devaraj | AIADMK | C. Subramani | DMK | 26,420 |
Tiruvannamalai | V. Kannan | INC | K. Pitchandi | DMK | 28,919 |
Tiruvottiyur | K. Kuppan | AIADMK | T. K. Palanisamy | DMK | 27,322 |
Triplicane | Mohammad Asif
|
AIADMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | DMK | 12,452 |
Tuticorin | V. P. R. Ramesh | AIADMK | N. Periasamy | DMK | 41,395 |
Udagamandalam | H. M. Raju | INC | H. Nataraj | DMK | 25,887 |
Udumalpet | K. P. Manivasagam | AIADMK | R. T. Mariappan | DMK | 30,272 |
Ulundurpet (SC) | M. Anandan
|
AIADMK | Pon Mayil Vahanan | DMK | 45,285 |
Uppiliapuram (ST) | V. Ravichandran | AIADMK | M. Sundaravadanam | DMK | 37,356 |
Usilambatti | R. Pandiammal | AIADMK | P. N. Vallarasu | FBL | 3,194 |
Uthiramerur | Kanchi Panneerselvam | AIADMK | K. Sundar | DMK | 34,094 |
Valangiman (SC) | K. Panchavarnam | AIADMK | S. Senthamil Chelvan | DMK | 27,688 |
Valparai (SC) | A. Sridharan | AIADMK | A. T. Karuppiah | CPI | 21,184 |
Vandavasi (SC) | C. K. Thamizharasan | AIADMK | V. Rajagopal | DMK | 29,494 |
Vaniyambadi | E. Sampath | INC | A. Abdul Hameed | DMK | 19,831 |
Vanur (SC) | S. Arumugam | AIADMK | N. V. Jayaseelan | DMK | 36,469 |
Varahur (SC) | E. T. Ponnuvelu | AIADMK | C. Thiyagarajan | DMK | 28,229 |
Vasudevanallur (SC) | R. Eswaran | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM | 20,314 |
Vedaranyam | P. V. Rajendran | INC | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | DMK | 16,868 |
Vedasandur | S. Gandhirajan | AIADMK | P. Muthusamy | DMK | 67,090 |
Vellakoil | Durai Ramasamy | AIADMK | Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan
|
DMK | 29,587 |
Veerapandi | K. Arjunan | AIADMK | P. Venkatachalam | DMK | 56,274 |
Vellore | C. Gnanasekaran
|
INC | A. M. Ramalingam | DMK | 23,066 |
Vilathikulam | N. C. Kanagavalli | AIADMK | S. Mavelraj | DMK | 21,709 |
Vilavancode | M. Sundaradas
|
INC | D. Mony
|
CPM | 11,309 |
Villivakkam | E. Kalan | INC | W. R. Varadarajan | CPM | 46,233 |
Villupuram | D. Janardhanan | AIADMK | K. Deivasigamoni alias Ponmudi | DMK | 17,440 |
Virudhunagar | Sanjay Ramaswamy
|
ICS(SCS) | G. Veerasamy | JD | 19,401 |
Vridachalam | R. D. Aranganathan | AIADMK | A. Rajendiran | PMK | 14,297 |
Yercaud (ST) | C. Perumal | AIADMK | Dhanushkodi Vedan | DMK | 45,579 |
* | Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
Analysis
The AIADMK coalition won a massive victory in this election capturing 225 of 234 seats. The DMK coalition was routed with only 7 victories. DMK itself could win only 2 seats including that of its leader M. Karunanidhi. Though Karunanidhi won from the Harbour constituency, he resigned his seat immediately. The victory of AIADMK-Congress has been attributed mainly to the sympathy wave following the Rajiv Gandhi assassination. Other factors which helped their victory were the consolidation of the AIADMK votes under the unified AIADMK party, successful projection by Jayalalithaa as the true political heir to M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R), successful portrayal of DMK as anti-woman (by playing up the events in the Assembly on 25 March 1989) and the PMK cutting into the DMK's vote bank in the northern districts. This election saw the first electoral success of the PMK, when its candidate Panruti Ramachandran was elected from the Panruti constituency.[1][6][19][20]
See also
- Elections in Tamil Nadu
- Legislature of Tamil Nadu
- Government of Tamil Nadu
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