1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Election to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu

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
Turnout| 63.84% ( 5.85%)
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Leader  | J. Jayalalithaa | M. Karunanidhi
Party  | AIADMK | DMK
Alliance  | Congress alliance | NF+LF
Leader's seat  | Bargur
(retained)
Kangayam
(vacated)  | Harbour
(vacated)
Seats won  | 225 | 7
Seat change  |  170  |  161
Popular vote  | 14,738,042 | 7,405,935
Percentage  | 59.79% | 30.05%
Swing  |  9.63%  |  7.89%

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1991 election map (by constituencies)

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| CM before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

| Elected CM

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

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The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 15 June 1991. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) – Indian National Congress (INC) alliance won the elections in a landslide manner and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa became the chief minister. This was her first term in office. The united strength of AIADMK after the merger of J.Jayalalithaa, V.N Janaki Ramachandran and R.M Veerappan faction, who was made Joint General Secretary of AIADMK, the alliance with the Congress, and the wave of public sympathy in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi assassination combined to produce a massive victory for the AIADMK. The DMK could only win 2 seats. This was the worst performance of the DMK since it entered electoral politics in the 1957.

## Background

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### President's rule

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On 30 January 1991, the DMK government which had come to power after winning the 1989 assembly election, was dismissed by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution. President's rule was imposed on Tamil Nadu from 31 January. The reason cited for the dismissal was the deterioration of law and order in the state. The dismissal followed pressure on the Chandra Shekhar government by the Congress and AIADMK to dismiss the DMK government. The Chandra Shekhar government fell in March 1991 after the Congress withdrew its outside support. Fresh elections for both the Indian parliament and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly were scheduled for June 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

### Unification of AIADMK

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The AIADMK which had contested and lost the 1989 elections as two different factions reunited under the leadership of Jayalalithaa in February 1989. The V. N. Janaki Ramachandran faction merged with the Jayalalithaa faction to form a single united party and Janaki retired from politics. The reunited party regained the popular "Two Leaves" symbol of the AIADMK. (The Election Commission of India had frozen the symbol for the 1989 elections due to the split). The united AIADMK was able to prove its strength immediately by winning the elections held for two constituencies -Marungapuri and Madurai East on 11 March 1989. (for these two constituencies elections had been postponed earlier due to technical reasons).The AIADMK then allied with the Congress for the 1989 Parliamentary elections. The AIADMK-Congress alliance won 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in that election routing the DMK-Janata Dal led National Front.[8][9]

### Formation of PMK

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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

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In 1991, the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (TMK) was formed by the actor-politician Vijaya T. Rajendar after he split from the DMK. Later, some of the second rung leaders of the ADMK including Su. Thirunavukkarasar, K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran, S. D. Ugamchand, V. Karuppasamy Pandian split from the party. For the 1991 elections they formed a pact with T. Rajendar and contested as TMK candidates.[11][12][13]

### Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

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Main article: Rajiv Gandhi assassination

On 21 May 1991, leader of the Indian National Congress and its prime ministerial candidate for the 1991 general elections was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber. The assassination took place at a campaign meeting at Sriperumpudur where he was campaigning for the Congress candidate Maragatham Chandrasekar.

### Coalitions

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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

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### AIADMK Front

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No.
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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

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No.
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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

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The polling for the state assembly elections were held simultaneously with the polling for the 1991 Parliamentary elections on 15 June 1991. The voter turnout was 63.92%.[16][17][14]

### Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

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Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Summary of the May 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results

Alliance/Party  |  | Seats won  | Change  | Popular Vote  | Vote %  | Adj. %‡
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

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{{|title = List of winners and runners-up by constituency |titlestyle = background:lightblue; }}

Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin

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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 | 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 | INC  | M. Ramanathan  | DMK  | 16,498
Colachel | 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

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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

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* Elections in Tamil Nadu
* Legislature of Tamil Nadu
* Government of Tamil Nadu

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