Fifth Assembly of Tamil Nadu

1971 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election

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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
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Leader  | M. Karunanidhi | K. Kamaraj
Party  | DMK | INC(O)
Leader's seat  | Saidapet | did not contest
Seats won  | 205 | 21
Seat change  | 26  | 50
Popular vote  | 8,506,078 | 5,579,039
Percentage  | 54.30% | 37.94%

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| Chief Minister before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

| Chief Minister

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

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The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership of C N Annadurai in 1967. This was the first time M. Karunanidhi, contested as the leader of DMK party won the election, since he assumed Chief Ministership for the first time, after the death of C N Annadurai. Karunanidhi had emerged successfully in the leadership crisis with other party leaders M. G. Ramachandran, and Nedunchezhiyan, which ensued after the death of C. N. Annadurai. The main opposition party in the election was Indian National Congress (Organisation) led by K. Kamaraj, whereas the Indian National Congress (Indira) faction aligned with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. This was the last election that had only 2 major parties in Tamilnadu. After the election, MGR was slowly cornered out of DMK, and finally he formed AIADMK, which has since then been the close equal of DMK.

## Background

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The opposition party, Indian National Congress was heavily weakened due to a split that occurred in 1969. This led to the formation of Indian National Congress (Organisation) under K. Kamaraj, which was the major opposition in this election, while the Indian National Congress, supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[1] Indira Gandhi continued as Prime Minister with the support of Communist parties and DMK which had 25 seats in the Lok Sabha. It was during this time, the long-awaited Salem steel mill was approved. The ruling Congress party decided to dissolve the Lok Sabha and conduct early elections and Karunanidhi also decided to dissolve the state assembly and face the elections in alliance with Indira's Congress one year before the end of his term.[2][3]

## Parties and alliances

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed a seven party alliance called Left and Democratic Front (Progressive Front). The front was led by the DMK and comprised Indian National Congress (Indira), Communist Party of India (CPI), the Praja Socialist Party, the Forward Block, the Muslim League and M. P. Sivagnanam's Tamil National Party. The Congress party dependent on DMK votes in the Lok Sabha for survival had no influence in the seating arrangements. The Indira Congress contested in 9 out of 39 parliamentary constituencies but not in legislative assembly constituencies. Indira Gandhi instructed the leader of the Tamil Nadu Congress, Subramaniam to accept the arrangement in a sign indicative of writing off Tamil Nadu as a Congress territory.[2]

The opposition front was a coalition of Kamaraj led Indian National Congress (Organisation) (Congress (O)), Rajaji's Swatantara Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, the Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party, the Republican Party and the Coimbatore District Agriculturist Association.[3][4]

## Voting and results

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### Results

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Source: Election Commission of India[5]

Alliances  | Party  | Popular Vote  | Vote %  | Seats contested  | Seats won  | Change

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Progressive Front
Seats: 205
Seat Change: +26
Popular Vote: 8,506,078
Popular Vote %: 54.30%  | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,654,935  | 48.58%  | 203  | 184  | 47
Communist Party of India | 364,803  | 2.32%  | 10  | 8  | 6
All India Forward Bloc | 268,721  | 1.71%  | 9  | 7  | 6
Praja Socialist Party | 147,985  | 0.94%  | 4  | 4  | —
Indian Union Muslim League | 69,634  | 0.44%  | 2  | 2  | 1
Democratic Front
Seats:  21
Seat Change: -50
Popular Vote: 6,016,530
Popular Vote %: 38.18%  | Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 5,513,894  | 34.99%  | 201  | 15  | 36
Swatantra Party | 465,145  | 2.95%  | 19  | 6  | 14
Samyukta Socialist Party | 37,491  | 0.24%  | 2  | 0  | —
Others
Seats: 8
Seat Change:
Popular Vote: 1,234,193
Popular Vote %: 7.52%  | Independents | 965,379  | 6.13%  | 256  | 8  |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 259,298  | 1.65%  | 37  | 0  | 11
Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 9,516  | 0.06%  | 5  | 0  | —
Total | 11 Political Parties | 15,756,801  | 100%  | —  | 234  | —

## Karunanidhi's Cabinet

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The council of ministers in M. Karunanidhi's cabinet (in 1971).[6]

Minister  | Portfolios

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M. Karunanidhi | Chief Minister
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Education and Revenue
K. Rajaram | Backward Classes
K. Anbazhagan | Public Health
Anbil P. Dharmalingam | Agriculture
S. J. Sadiq Pasha | Public Works
Satyavani Muthu | Harijan Welfare
M. Kannappan | Religious Endowments
S. Madhavan | Industries
N. V. Natarajan | Labour
O. P. Raman | Electricity
S. P. Adithanar | Cooperation
S. Ramachandran | Transport

## List of elected members

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*  | Elected as Chief Minister of Madras State

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

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Acharapakkam | V. Balasundaram | DMK  | C. Ganesan  | NCO  | 26,359
Aduthurai | K. Rajamanickam | DMK  | A. Marimuthu  | NCO  | 1,963
Alangudy | K. V. Subbiah | DMK  | T. S. Thangavelu  | NCO  | 7,882
Alangulam | V. Arunachalam | DMK  | S. K. T. Ramachandran  | NCO  | 1,838
Ambasamudram | S. Sanmugamuthu Thevar | NCO  | R. V. Ananthakrishnan  | DMK  | 3,484
Ambur | M. Panneerselvam | DMK  | M. Adhimoolam  | NCO  | 11,488
Andhiyur | E. M. Natarasan | DMK  | K. S. Nanjappan  | NCO  | 7,815
Andimadam | S. Sadasiva Padayachi | DMK  | G. Thiyagarajan  | NCO  | 4,523
Andipatti | N. V. Gurusamy Naidu | SWA  | S. Paramasivam  | FBL  | 4,132
Arakkonam | N. S. Balaraman | DMK  | S. K. Subramanya Mudaly  | NCO  | 15,378
Aranthangi | S. Ramanathan | DMK  | Ramanathan Servaikarar  | NCO  | 12,033
Aravakurichi | Addul Jabbar | MUL  | S. Kadasamy Gounder  | SWA  | 15,305
Arcot | N. Veerasami | DMK  | N. R. Ethirajulu Naidu  | NCO  | 14,065
Ariyalur | G. Sivaperumal | DMK  | R. Sambasiva Moopanar  | NCO  | 25,580
Arni | A. C. Narasimhan | DMK  | M. Dharumarajan  | NCO  | 13,083
Aruppukottai | Sowdi Sundara Bharathi | FBL  | M. Veerasamy  | SWA  | 9,113
Athoor | A. M. T. Nachiappan | DMK  | T. P. S. Lakshmanan  | NCO  | 16,728
Attur | V. Palanivel Gounder | DMK  | C. Palanimuthu  | NCO  | 4,211
Avanashi | T. O. Periasamy | IND  | K. Thangavelu  | DMK  | 719
Basin Bridge | M. R. Kannan | DMK  | K. Ramadoss  | NCO  | 15,785
Bhavani | A. M. Raja | DMK  | P. Kuppusamy Mudaliar  | NCO  | 13,047
Bhavanisagar | V. K. Ramarasan | DMK  | M. Velusamy  | NCO  | 7,011
Bhuvanagiri | M. A. Abusali | IND  | R. Balakrishnan  | NCO  | 5,324
Bodinayakkanur | M. Surulivel | DMK  | A. Yellanna  | IND  | 16,377
Chengalpattu | C. G. Viswanathan | DMK  | S. T. Neelakantan  | NCO  | 23,659
Chengam | C. Pandurangam | DMK  | A. Arumugam  | NCO  | 15,555
Cheranmadevi | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | SWA  | S. Ratnavelpandian  | DMK  | 193
Cheyyar | K. Govindan | DMK  | Perumalsamy Nayagar  | NCO  | 8,301
Chidambaram | P. Ponchockalingam | DMK  | R. Gopalakrishnan  | NCO  | 1,679
Coimbatore East | K. Ranganathan | DMK  | A. Devaraj  | NCO  | 3,512
Coimbatore West | P. Gopal | DMK  | S. S. Krishnaswamy  | SWA  | 9,450
Colachel | A. Pauliah | NCO  | S. Retnaraj | DMK  | 7,549
Coonoor | J. Karunainathan | DMK  | N. Andy  | NCO  | 18,126
Cuddalore | R. Govindaraj | DMK  | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi  | NCO  | 4,310
Cumbum | K. P. Gopal | NCO  | P. S. Chellathurai  | DMK  | 677
Dharapuram | V. S. Palaniammal | DMK  | V. N. Gopal  | NCO  | 19,350
Dharmapuri | R. Chinnasamy | DMK  | D. N. Adivel  | NCO  | 12,027
Dindigul | O. N. Sundaram Pillai | NCO  | Jama Hussain  | IND  | 1,391
Edappadi | A. Arumugam | DMK  | M. K. Ramakrishnan  | SWA  | 4,946
Egmore | Arangannal | DMK  | M. Kothandapani  | NCO  | 4,863
Erode | M. Subramanian | DMK  | K. P. Muthusamy  | NCO  | 17,451
Gandarvakottai | Govindarasu Kalingarar | DMK  | Durai Ramachandran  | NCO  | 13,786
Gangaikondan | A. Karuppiah | DMK  | S. Koil Pillai  | NCO  | 14,756
Gingee | S. Sagadeva Gounder | DMK  | V. Perumal Nainar  | NCO  | 12,772
Gobichettipalayam | S. M. Palaniappan | DMK  | K. M. Sundaramurthy  | SWA  | 14,561
Gudalur | K. H. Bomman | SWA  | K. Putta  | CPI  | 1,941
Gudiyatham | E. K. Duraisami | DMK  | D. A. Adimoolam  | NCO  | 16,374
Gummidipundi | K. A. Vezhavendan | DMK  | P. Obul Reddy  | NCO  | 12,480
Harbour | A. M. Mohideen | IND  | G. Umapathy  | NCO  | 486
Harur | S. A. Chinnaraju | DMK  | M. Ponnusamy  | NCO  | 8,880
Hosur | B. Venkatasamy | SWA  | T. Venkata Reddy  | IND  | 13,196
Ilayangudi | V. Malaikannan | DMK  | S. Ramakrishna Thevar  | NCO  | 21,413
Jayankondam | A. Chinnasamy | DMK  | S. Ramasamy  | NCO  | 12,281
Kadaladi | C. Ramalingam | DMK  | M. Alangaram  | SWA  | 17,658
Kadambathur | A. Paranthaman | DMK  | Era. Kulasekaran  | NCO  | 19,666
Kadavur | Karuragiri Muthiah | NCO  | P. Krishnasamy  | DMK  | 1,989
Kadayanallur | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | DMK  | S. M. Abdul Majid Sahib  | NCO  | 3,570
Kalapsapakkam | S. Murugaiyan | DMK  | M. Sundaraswamy  | NCO  | 12,933
Kallakurichi | D. Kesavalu | DMK  | S. Sivaraman  | NCO  | 4,139
Kancheepuram | C. V. M. Annamalai | DMK  | D. V. Natesa Mudaliar  | NCO  | 6,312
Kandamangalam | M. Raman | DMK  | P. P. Mathavan  | NCO  | 11,665
Kangayam | Kovai Chezhiyan | DMK  | K. G. Palanisamy Gounder  | IND  | 22,042
Kaniyambadi | Thoppu Thiruvengadam | DMK  | L. Balaraman  | NCO  | 9,788
Kanyakumari | K. Rajah Pillai | DMK  | B. Mahadevan Pillai  | NCO  | 4,558
Kapilamalai | C. V. Velappan | DMK  | P. Thyagarajan  | NCO  | 9,977
Karaikudi | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK  | S. P. R. Ramaswamy  | SWA  | 13,128
Kariapatti | A. R. Perumal | FBL  | M. Muthuvel Serval  | NCO  | 9,324
Karur | Nallasamy | DMK  | T. M. Nallaswamy  | NCO  | 10,657
Katpadi | Durai Murugan | DMK  | Dhandayuthapani  | NCO  | 16,568
Kattumannarkoil | S. Perumal | DMK  | T. M. Kuppusami  | NCO  | 3,296
Kaveripattinam | V. C. Govindasamy | DMK  | E. Pattabi Naidu  | NCO  | 19,155
Killiyur | N. Dennis | NCO  | C. Russel Raj  | DMK  | 14,032
Kinathukadavu | M. Kannappan | DMK  | S. T. Duraisamy  | IND  | 25,727
Kodavasal | K. Periasamy Udayar | DMK  | Kalingaraya Dakshinamoorthy  | NCO  | 7,726
Kottur | A. K. Subbiah | CPI  | T. Rajamanickam  | NCO  | 30,110
Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | CPI  | L. Subba Naicker  | NCO  | 15,198
Krishnagiri | C. Manniappan | DMK  | T. G. Selvaraj  | NCO  | 12,974
Krishnarayapuram | P. Soundarapandian | DMK  | P. M. Thangavelraj  | NCO  | 7,157
Kulittalai | M. Kandaswamy | DMK  | P. E. Srinivasan Reddiar  | NCO  | 6,052
Kumbakonam | N. Kasiraman | NCO  | S. Padmanabhan  | DMK  | 2,619
Kunnathur | M. Gopal | DMK  | P. Appavoo  | NCO  | 22,638
Kurinjipadi | N. Rajangam | DMK  | M. Jayaraman  | NCO  | 1,526
Kuttalam | S. Ganesan | DMK  | K. K. Deen  | NCO  | 12,227
Lalgudi | V. N. Muthamil Selvan | DMK  | D. Rengasamy Udayar  | NCO  | 11,963
Madurai Central | K. Thirupathy | DMK  | P. Nedumaran | NCO  | 3,210
Madurai East | K. Ramakrishnan | DMK  | L. K. T. Muthuram  | NCO  | 2,412
Madurai West | K. T. K. Thangamani | CPI  | P. Anandam  | NCO  | 9,146
Maduranthakam | C. Arumugam | DMK  | V. Gopal Reddiar  | NCO  | 19,049
Manamadurai | T. Soniah | DMK  | S. Sankaralingam  | NCO  | 10,179
Mangalore | G. Jabamalai | DMK  | R. Perumal  | NCO  | 11,498
Mannargudi | K. Balakrishnan  | DMK  | T. S. Swaminatha Udayar  | NCO  | 7,128
Mayuram | N. Kittappa | DMK  | M. R. Krishnappa  | NCO  | 1,019
Melapalayam | M. Kather Mohideen | MUL  | C. Shanmugavel  | NCO  | 13,685
Melmalayanur | R. R. Munusami | DMK  | K. Gopal Gounder  | NCO  | 8,872
Melur North | P. Malaichamy | DMK  | M. Andi Ambalam | NCO  | 127
Melur South | O. P. Raman | DMK  | C. Karuthanan  | NCO  | 16,876
Mettupalayam | M. C. Thooyamani | DMK  | Ramaswami  | IND  | 8,460
Mettur | M. Surendran | PSP  | Karuppanna Gounder  | NCO  | 11,118
Modakkurichi | M. Chinnasami | DMK  | M. Chenniappan  | SOP  | 13,677
Mudukulathur | Kadher Batcha alias Vellaichind  | IND  | R. C. Subramaniam  | NCO  | 735
Mugaiyur | A. G. Padmavathi | DMK  | K. A. Ranganathan  | NCO  | 19,139
Musiri | P. S. Muthuselvan | DMK  | A. R. Murugaiah  | NCO  | 10,859
Mylapore | T. N. Anandanayaki | NCO  | M. P. Sivagnanam | DMK  | 7703
Nagapattinam | Rajamanickam | DMK  | Ramanatha Thevar  | NCO  | 6,402
Nagercoil | M. Moses | SWA  | G. Christopher  | DMK  | 541
Namakkal | Palanivelan | DMK  | Kaliappan  | NCO  | 9,106
Nanguneri | T. Ganapathy | DMK  | S. T. Thavasikani  | NCO  | 4,236
Nannilam | A. Devandiran | DMK  | V. S. Arunachalam  | NCO  | 15,308
Natrampalli | T. C. Thimmaraya Gounder | DMK  | K. Shanmugasundaram  | NCO  | 6,421
Nellikuppam | V. Krishnamurthi Gounder | DMK  | K. G. Kandan  | NCO  | 5,820
Nilakkottai | A. Muniyandi | DMK  | A. S. Ponnammal | NCO  | 1,043
Oddanchatram | N. Nachimuthu Gounder | DMK  | A. P. Palaniyappan  | NCO  | 13,191
Orathanad | L. Ganesan | DMK  | Dhandayudhapani  | NCO  | 22,986
Omalur | V. Selladurai | DMK  | C. Govindan  | NCO  | 10,758
Palani | C. Palanisamy | DMK  | R. Subramanian  | NCO  | 14,330
Palladam | K. N. Kumarasamy | PSP  | R. Sengaliappan  | NCO  | 13,806
Pollachi | A. P. Shanmugasundara Gounder | DMK  | A. Easwarasamy Gounder  | IND  | 18,258
Pongalur | N. Palanisamy | DMK  | A. Senapathi  | IND  | 18,431
Ottapidaram | M. Muthiah | FBL  | K. Manoharan  | SWA  | 9,710
Padmanabhapuram | A. Swamidhas Nadar | NCO  | G. C. Michael  | DMK  | 15,242
Palacode | M. V. Karivengadam | DMK  | B. K. Narasimhan  | NCO  | 3,377
Panamarathupatti | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | DMK  | P. Chinnu  | NCO  | 8,978
Papanasam | N. Ganapathy | DMK  | V. Ramakrishnan  | NCO  | 9,613
Panruti | S. Ramachandran | DMK  | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi  | NCO  | 8,985
Paramakudi | T. K. Siraimeettan | DMK  | K. V. Rakkan  | NCO  | 17,750
Park Town | H. V. Hande | SWA  | A. V. P. Asaithambi | DMK  | 5,287
Pattukkottai | A. R. Marimuthu | PSP  | N. Nagarajan  | NCO  | 18,336
Pennagaram | N. Manickam | DMK  | P. K. C. Muthuswami  | NCO  | 3,007
Perambalur | J. S. Raju | DMK  | K. Periyannan  | NCO  | 15,708
Perambur | Sathyavani Muthu | DMK  | D. Sulochana  | NCO  | 12,023
Peravurani | Chelliah | IND  | M. Krishnamoorthy  | DMK  | 2,020
Periakulam | Anbucheliyan | DMK  | Chinnasamy Chettai  | NCO  | 9,595
Pernamallur | P. Ettiappan | DMK  | Boopalan  | NCO  | 17,603
Pernambattu | N. Krishnan | DMK  | P. Rajagopal  | NCO  | 14,139
Perundurai | N. K. Palanisamy | CPI  | K. Chinnasamy Gounder  | IND  | 8,782
Perur | N. Marudachalam | CPI  | K. P. Palanisami  | NCO  | 17,963
Polur | T. P. Srinivasan | DMK  | T. R. Natesa Gounder  | NCO  | 9,496
Ponneri | p. Nagalingam | DMK  | T. P. Elumalai | NCO  | 18,133
Pudukkottai | M. Sathiamoorthy | NCO  | K. R. Subbiah  | CPI  | 1,287
Purasawalkam | K. Anbazhagan | DMK  | Bashyam Reddy  | NCO  | 12,166
Radhapuram | V. Karthesan | DMK  | K. P. Karuthiah  | NCO  | 2,189
Rajapalayam | K. Suppu | CPI  | K. R. Srirenga Raja  | NCO  | 664
Ramanathapuram | M. S. K. Sathiyendan | DMK  | R. Balagangadharan  | NCO  | 21,041
Ranipet | K. A. Wahab | IND  | A. G. Ranganatha Naicker  | NCO  | 5,335
Rasipuram | R. Nainamalai | DMK  | P. Ganapathy  | NCO  | 9,918
Rishivandiyam | N. Dharmalingam | DMK  | K. Mappan  | NCO  | 2,108
Saidapet | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | N. Kamalingam  | NCO  | 12,511
Sankarapuram | N. Natichiyappan | DMK  | Durai. Muthusamy  | NCO  | 72
Sathankulam | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK  | T. Martin  | NCO  | 4,918
St. Thomas Mount | M. G. Ramachandran | DMK  | T. L. Raghupathy  | NCO  | 24,632
Salem - I | K. Jayaraman | DMK  | P. Thiagarajan  | NCO  | 3,395
Salem - II | K. Rajaram | DMK  | R. Ramakrishnan  | NCO  | 5,308
Sankarankoil | S. Subbiah | DMK  | M. Jame  | NCO  | 13,658
Sankari | V. Muthur | DMK  | P. T. Seerangan  | NCO  | 10,319
Sathyamangalam | S. K. Subramaniam | DMK  | P. G. Karuthiruman  | NCO  | 8,986
Sattur | S. Alagu Thevar | FBL  | R. Dorairaj Naicker  | SWA  | 8,394
Sedapatti | V. Thavamani Thevar | FBL  | M. K. Ramakrishnan  | SWA  | 4,946
Sembanarkoil | T. V. Sampath | DMK  | K. R. Sambandam  | NCO  | 14,490
Sendamangalam | Chinna Velaiya Gounder | DMK  | Vellaya Gounder  | NCO  | 13,055
Sholavandan | P. S. Maniyan | DMK  | R. Sundararajan Servai  | NCO  | 8,712
Sholinghur | A. M. Ponnurangam | NCO  | K. M. Natarajan  | DMK  | 7,155
Singanallur | A. Subramaniam | PSP  | P. L. Subbian  | NCO  | 15,040
Sirkazhi | S. Vadivel | CPI  | K. B. S. Mani | NCO  | 6,310
Sivaganga | S. Sethuraman | DMK  | O. Subramanian  | NCO  | 17,666
Sivakasi | K. Kalimuthu | DMK  | N. Sundarraj Naicker  | SWA  | 14,368
Sriperumbudur | D. Rajarathinam | DMK  | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar  | NCO  | 14,416
Srirangam | Jothi Venkatachalam | NCO  | R. Kamatchiammal  | DMK  | 2,933
Srivaikuntam | Adithanar | DMK  | R. A. R. Annamalai  | NCO  | 9,605
Srivilliputhur | K. Surusamy | DMK  | S. P. Dharmaraj  | NCO  | 17,486
Talavasal | Moo. Marimuthu | DMK  | T. R. Sappan  | NCO  | 3,182
Taramangalam | Paramasivam | DMK  | Ramasamy Gounder  | NCO  | 12,693
Tenkasi | Kathiravan alias Samshudeen | DMK  | I. C. Iswaran  | NCO  | 7,960
Thandarambattu | M. S. Radhakrishnan | DMK  | K. Sahadeva Gounder  | NCO  | 11,391
Thanjavur | S. Natarajan | DMK  | A. Y. Arokiasamy Nadar  | NCO  | 7,865
Theni | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | DMK  | Ramasamy  | NCO  | 20,037
T. Nagar | K. M. Subramaniam | NCO  | D. V. Narayanasamy  | DMK  | 879
Thirumangalam | M. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar | FBL  | N. S. V. Chithan | NCO  | 8,920
Thirumayam | A. Thiagarajan | DMK  | P. R. Ramanathan  | NCO  | 14,277
Thirupparankundram | C. Kaverimaniam | DMK  | I. Pandy Thevar  | NCO  | 12,230
Thiruthuraipundi | C. Manali Kandasami | CPI  | G. Thazamanavan  | NCO  | 18,596
Thiruvadanai | P. R. Shanmugham | DMK  | K. R. Kariamanickam Ambalam  | SWA  | 6,960
Thiruvaiyaru | G. Ilangovan | DMK  | K. B. Palani  | NCO  | 7,326
Thiruvarambur | Kamaichi | DMK  | V. Swaminathan  | NCO  | 4,975
Thiruvarur | M. Karunanidhi | DMK  | V. Vedaiyan  | NCO  | 12,142
Thiruvattar | J. James | NCO  | J. Hemachandran | CPM  | 21,782
Thondamuthur | R. Manickavasakam | DMK  | M. Nataraj  | IND  | 21,492
Thottiyam | S. K. Vadivelu | DMK  | K. M. Shanmughasundaram  | NCO  | 2,244
Thousand lights | K. A. Mathiazhagan | DMK  | N. M. Mani Varma  | NCO  | 11,559
Tindivanam | G. Rajaram | DMK  | K. Ramamurthy  | NCO  | 11,885
Tiruchendur | Edmund | DMK  | Ganesa Sundaram  | NCO  | 5,929
Tiruchengode | S. Kandappan | DMK  | V. Kumarasamy  | NCO  | 19,260
Tiruchy - I | V. Krishnamurthy | DMK  | A. S. G. Lourdusamy Pillai  | NCO  | 4,649
Tiruchy - II | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | DMK  | Subramanian  | NCO  | 9,298
Tirukkoilur | A. S. Kumarasamy | DMK  | A. Vadivel  | NCO  | 7,349
Tirunelveli | P. Padmanabhan | DMK  | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | NCO  | 16,952
Tiruppattur (41) | G. Ramasamy | DMK  | Y. Shanmugam  | NCO  | 7,400
Tiruppattur (191) | S. Madhavan | DMK  | S. Sethuramalingam  | NCO  | 31,070
Tirupporur | M. Munu Adhi | DMK  | T. M. dhanapal  | NCO  | 15,237
Tiruppur | S. Doraisamy | DMK  | S. A. Khader  | IND  | 7,767
Tiruttani | E. S. Thyagarajan | DMK  | A. Eakambara Reddz  | NCO  | 16,498
Tiruvallur | S. M. Dorairaj | DMK  | V. S. Arunachalam  | NCO  | 18,737
Tiruvannamalai | P. U. Shanmugham | DMK  | D. Annamalai Pillai  | NCO  | 18,310
Tiruvottiyur | M. V. Narayanaswamy | DMK  | Venkatesalu Naidu  | NCO  | 16,096
Triplicane | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | DMK  | K. Vinayakam  | NCO  | 1,039
Tuticorin | R. Ramalingam | DMK  | Naorojiammal  | NCO  | 9,557
Udagamandalam | M. Devarajan | DMK  | M. B. Nanjan  | SWA  | 11,239
Uddanapalle | K. S. Kothandaramaiah | IND  | N. Ramachandra Reddy  | NCO  | 470
Udumalpet | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK  | T. Malayappa Gounder  | IND  | 19,482
Ulundurpet | V. Subramaniam | DMK  | N. Ponnambalam  | NCO  | 10,955
Uppiliyapuram | T. P. Alagamuthu | DMK  | R. Periasami  | NCO  | 6,807
Usilampatti | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | FBL  | S. Andi Thevar  | IND  | 32,383
Uthankarai | K. R. Krishnan | DMK  | M. Raman  | NCO  | 11,864
Uthiramerur | E. M. rajagopal | DMK  | C. Ramasamy  | NCO  | 28,566
Vadamadurai | K. Nagarajan | DMK  | S. Rajendran  | NCO  | 10,719
Valangiman | N. Somasundaram | DMK  | V. Thangavelu  | NCO  | 14,168
Valparai | E. Ramaswamy | DMK  | M. Kuppuswamy  | NCO  | 24,051
Vandavasi | V. Rajagopal | DMK  | D. Dasarathan  | NCO  | 17,987
Vaniyambadi | M. A. Latheef | IND  | R. C. Samanna Gounder  | NCO  | 8,817
Vanur | N. Muthuvel | DMK  | A. Venkatachalam  | NCO  | 14,815
Varahur | K. Palanivelan | DMK  | K. C. Periyasamy  | NCO  | 16,690
Vasudevanallur | A. Velladurai | DMK  | A. Gopa Thevar  | NCO  | 8,785
Vedaranyam | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | DMK  | P. C. Velayudhan  | NCO  | 24,309
Vedasandur | P. Muthusamy | DMK  | S. Nanjunda Rao  | NCO  | 13,739
Veerapandy | S. Arumugam | DMK  | T. V. Thirumalai  | NCO  | 22,920
Vellakoil | M. Palanisamy | DMK  | S. M. Ramasamy Gounder  | IND  | 25,836
Vellore | Ma. Pa. Sarathy | DMK  | A. K. Lalalajapathy  | NCO  | 6,567
Vilathikulam | M. Rathinasabapathy | DMK  | K. Subba Reddiar  | NCO  | 10,486
Vilavancode | R. Ponnappan Nadar | NCO  | G. Gnanaraj Christopher  | DMK  | 20,969
Villupuram | M. Shanmugam | DMK  | V. P. Sarangapani Gounder  | NCO  | 7,276
Viralimalai | V. S. Lenchezhiyan | DMK  | A. Karuppiah Udayar  | NCO  | 11,539
Virudhunagar | P. Seenivasan | DMK  | V. Seenivasaga Naidu  | SWA  | 1,577
Vridachalam | M. Selvaraj | DMK  | B. Thiyagarajan  | NCO  | 7,198
Washermanpet | M. Vedachalam | DMK  | Ananthan  | NCO  | 6,758
Yercaud | V. Chinnusamy | DMK  | K. Chinna Gounden  | NCO  | 10,378

## See also

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* Legislature of Tamil Nadu
* Government of Tamil Nadu

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Krishna, Sankaran (1999). Postcolonial insecurities: India, Sri Lanka, and the question of nationhood. University of Minnesota Press. p. 87\. ISBN 9781452903873.
2. ^ a b Pillai, S. Devasam (1976). Aspects of Changing India. pp. 116–119. ISBN 81-7154-157-7.
3. ^ a b Duncan Forrester (1976). "Factions and Filmstars: Tamil Nadu Politics since 1971". Asian Survey. 16 (3): 283–296. doi:10.2307/2643545. JSTOR 2643545.
4. ^ Mitra, Subrata Kumar (2006). The puzzle of India's governance: culture, context and comparative theory. Routledge. pp. 118–20. ISBN 0-415-34861-7.
5. ^ 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India accessed 19 April 2009
6. ^ Careers digest, Volume 8. 1971. p. 447.

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