Indian general election, 1989 (Tamil Nadu)
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| 1989 election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (won all the seats) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Indian general election, 1989 polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the dominance of INC-ADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam failed to win a single seat, resulting in the party's downturn in national and state politics for the coming years. Because National Front won at the national level, Rajya Sabha member Murasoli Maran got a cabinet berth in the new V. P. Singh administration.
Voting and Results
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Election Map (Results reflected as %seats won by districts)
ADMK-INC alliance won all the seats in this district
DMK-JP-CPI alliance won the lone seat in this district (Nagapattinam)
Results by Alliance
| INC+ | SEATS | NF | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 27 | DMK | 0 | PMK | 0 |
| ADMK | 11 | CPI | 1 | IND | 0 |
| CPM | 0 | ||||
| JD | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL (1989) | 38 | TOTAL (1989) | 1 | TOTAL (1989) | 0 |
| TOTAL (1984) | 37 | TOTAL (1984) | 2* | TOTAL (1984) | 0 |
- The two seats won in 1984 represents seats won by DMK.
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras North | D. Pandian | INC | 113,771 | N. V. N. Somu | DMK |
| Madras Central | Era. Anbarasu | INC | 66,406 | A. Kalanidhi | DMK |
| Madras South | Vyjayanthimala | INC | 125,844 | Aladi Aruna | DMK |
| Sriperumbudur | Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC | 154,551 | K. Ganesan | DMK |
| Chengalpattu | Kanchi Panneerselvam | ADMK | 122,867 | M. V. Ramu | DMK |
| Arakkonam | R. Jeevarathinam | INC | 62,393 | K. Murthy | DMK |
| Vellore | A. K. A. Abdul Samad | INC | 160,850 | M.Abdul Lathief | DMK |
| Tiruppattur | A. Jayamohan | INC | 134,833 | K. C. Alagiri | DMK |
| Vandavasi | L. Balaraman | INC | 100,172 | D. Venugopal | DMK |
| Tindivanam | R. Ramadoss | INC | 100,715 | N. Dayanidhi | DMK |
| Cuddalore | P. R. S. Venkatesan | INC | 116,835 | G. Bhaskaran | DMK |
| Chidambaram | P. Vallalperuman | INC | 28,283 | A. Ayyasamy | DMK |
| Dharmapuri | M. G. Sekhar | ADMK | 113,020 | B. D. Elangovan | PMK |
| Krishnagiri | K. Ramamurthy | INC | 201,494 | B. Venkataswamy | JD |
| Rasipuram | B. Devarajan | INC | 251,975 | R. Mayavan | DMK |
| Salem | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | INC | 241,770 | M. Karthikeyan | DMK |
| Tiruchengode | K. C. Palanisamy | ADMK | 272,271 | C. Poongothai | DMK |
| Nilgiris | R. Prabhu | INC | 173,771 | S. A. Mahalingam | DMK |
| Gobichettipalayam | P. G. Narayanan | ADMK | 225,957 | N. K. K. Periasamy | DMK |
| Coimbatore | C. K. Kuppuswamy | INC | 140,068 | R. Umanath | CPM |
| Pollachi | B. Raja Ravi Varma | ADMK | 231,309 | M. Arumugham | CPI |
| Palani | A. Senapathi Gounder | INC | 80,913 | Rajkumar Mandradiar | DMK |
| Dindigul | C. Srinivasan | ADMK | 235,368 | N. Varatharajan | CPM |
| Madurai | A. G. S. Ram Babu | INC | 213,778 | V. Velusamy | DMK |
| Periyakulam | R. Muthiah | ADMK | 221,404 | Cumbum A. K. Mahendiran | DMK |
| Karur | M. Thambi Thurai | ADMK | 238,751 | K. C. Palanisamy | DMK |
| Tiruchirappalli | L. Adaikalaraj | INC | 169,966 | T. Rangarajan | CPM |
| Perambalur | A. Asokaraj | ADMK | 136,176 | S. Panovaikaruthazhvan | DMK |
| Mayiladuthurai | E. S. M. Pakeer Mohammad | INC | 101,945 | P. Kalyanam | DMK |
| Nagapattinam | M. Selvarasu | CPI | 21,523 | N. S. Veeramurasu | INC |
| Thanjavur | S. Singaravadivel | INC | 97,147 | S. Palnimanickam | DMK |
| Pudukkottai | N. Sundararaj | INC | 271,136 | A. Selvaraj | DMK |
| Sivaganga | P. Chidambaram | INC | 219,552 | A. Ganesan | DMK |
| Ramanathapuram | V. Rajeshwaran | INC | 179,544 | S. P. Thangavelan | DMK |
| Sivakasi | K. Kalimuthu | ADMK | 137,068 | V. Gopalsamy | DMK |
| Tirunelveli | M. R. Janardhanan | ADMK | 191,135 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK |
| Tenkasi | M. Arunachalam | INC | 172,707 | R. Krishnan | CPM |
| Tiruchendur | R. Dhanushkodi Adithan | INC | 212,071 | A. Karthikeyan | DMK |
| Nagercoil | N. Dennis | INC | 78,797 | D. Kumaradoss | JD |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Source: New York Times[1]
Due to the fact, that the DMK-JD were routed in Tamil Nadu, VP Singh had to choose Rajya Sabha member, Murasoli Maran to represent Tamil Nadu in his cabinet.
Cabinet Ministers
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murasoli Maran | DMK | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Urban Development |
See also
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