1989
1984198019771971Total Constituencies: 39
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election 1989 covered all 39 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 39.89% and won 27 seats, while the DMK received 26.68% of the vote and won 0 seats. The ADK won 11 seats with 17.13% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Tamil Nadu.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 27 | 39.89% | 55.81% | 1,05,24,027 | |
| 31 | 0 | 26.68% | 33.24% | 70,38,849 | |
| ADK | 11 | 11 | 17.13% | 60.07% | 45,18,649 |
| PMK | 32 | 0 | 5.82% | 7.08% | 15,36,350 |
| CPM | 4 | 0 | 3.66% | 35.40% | 9,65,838 |
| IND | 38 | 0 | 2.27% | 2.33% | 5,99,759 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Madras North | D. Pandian | INC | 4,45,197 | N. V. M. Somu | DMK | 3,31,426 | 1,13,771 | 14.05 |
| Madras Central | Anbarasu Era | INC | 3,29,739 | Kalinidhi A. | DMK | 2,63,333 | 66,406 | 10.76 |
| Madras South | Vyjayantimala Bali | INC | 4,45,864 | Arunachalam Alias Aladi Aruna | DMK | 3,20,020 | 1,25,844 | 15.24 |
| Sriperumbudur (Sc) | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | INC | 3,87,795 | Ganesan, K. | DMK | 2,33,244 | 1,54,551 | 21.93 |
| Chengalpattu | Kanchee Paneer | ADK | 3,38,711 | Ramu. M. V. | DMK | 2,15,844 | 1,22,867 | 17.85 |
| Arakkonam | Jeevarathinam, R. | INC | 2,99,587 | Murthy, K. | DMK | 2,37,194 | 62,393 | 8.91 |
| Vellore | Abdul Samad, A. K. A. | INC | 3,56,637 | Abdul Latheef, M. | DMK | 1,95,787 | 1,60,850 | 24.51 |
| Tiruppattur | Jayamohan, A. | INC | 3,76,733 | Alagiri, K. C. | DMK | 2,41,900 | 1,34,833 | 19.97 |
| Vandavasi | Balaraman, L. | INC | 3,13,160 | Venugopal, D. | DMK | 2,12,988 | 1,00,172 | 15.09 |
| Tindivanam | Eramadass, R. | INC | 2,99,184 | Dhayanithi, N. | DMK | 1,98,469 | 1,00,715 | 15.57 |
| Cuddalore | P. R. S. Venkatesan | INC | 3,31,617 | G. Bhaskaran | DMK | 2,14,782 | 1,16,835 | 17.82 |
| Chidambaram (Sc) | Vallalperuman, P. | INC | 2,05,229 | Ayyasamy, A. | DMK | 1,76,946 | 28,283 | 4.27 |
| Dharmapuri | Sekhar, M. G. | ADK | 3,15,921 | Elangovan, B. D. | PMK | 2,02,901 | 1,13,020 | 16.64 |
| Krishnagiri | Ramamoorthy, K. | INC | 3,62,376 | Venkataswamy, B. | JD | 1,60,882 | 2,01,494 | 33.94 |
| Rasipuram (Sc) | Devarajan, B. | INC | 4,21,674 | Mayavan, R. | DMK | 1,69,699 | 2,51,975 | 40.19 |
| Salem | Rangarajan Kumarmangalam | INC | 4,00,936 | Karthikeyan M. | DMK | 1,59,166 | 2,41,770 | 36.69 |
| Tiruchengode | Palanisamy, K.C. | ADK | 5,09,847 | Poongothi Thirumathi C. | DMK | 2,37,576 | 2,72,271 | 33.73 |
| Nilgiris | Prabhu, R. | INC | 4,55,411 | Mahalingam, S.A. | DMK | 2,81,640 | 1,73,771 | 23.46 |
| Gobichettipalayam | Narayanan, P.G. | ADK | 4,00,932 | Pariasamy, N.K.K. | DMK | 1,74,975 | 2,25,957 | 36.44 |
| Coimbatore | Kuppusamy, C.K. | INC | 4,26,721 | Umanath, R. | CPM | 2,86,653 | 1,40,068 | 18.61 |
| Pollachi (Sc) | Raja Ravi Varma, B. | ADK | 4,28,704 | Aurmugham, M | CPI | 1,97,395 | 2,31,309 | 36.3 |
| Palani | Senapathi Gounder, A. | INC | 3,16,938 | Rajkumar Mandradiar | DMK | 2,36,025 | 80,913 | 12.97 |
| Dindigul | Srinivasan, C. | ADK | 4,34,966 | Varatharajan, N | CPM | 1,99,598 | 2,35,368 | 36.38 |
| Madurai | A.G.S. Ram Babu | INC | 4,56,442 | V.Velusamy | DMK | 2,42,664 | 2,13,778 | 30.07 |
| Periyakulam | Mothiah, R. | ADK | 4,02,691 | Mahandiran, A.K.Cumbum | DMK | 1,81,287 | 2,21,404 | 33.73 |
| Karur | Thambithurai, M. | ADK | 4,84,492 | Palanisamy. K.C. | DMK | 2,45,741 | 2,38,751 | 32.33 |
| Tiruchirappalli | L.Adaikalaraj | INC | 4,29,185 | T.K.Rengarajan | CPM | 2,59,219 | 1,69,966 | 24.29 |
| Perambalur (Sc) | Asokaraj, A. | ADK | 3,57,565 | Panovaikaruthazhan, S. | DMK | 2,21,389 | 1,36,176 | 20.34 |
| Mayiladuturai | Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M | INC | 3,52,492 | Kalyanam, P. | DMK | 2,50,547 | 1,01,945 | 15.16 |
| Nagapattinam (Sc) | Selvarasu, M | CPI | 3,41,921 | Veeramurasu, N.S. | INC | 3,20,398 | 21,523 | 3.1 |
| Thanjavur | Singravadivel, S | INC | 3,71,967 | Palanimanickam, S. | DMK | 2,74,820 | 97,147 | 14.73 |
| Pudukkottai | Sundaraja, N. | INC | 5,18,762 | Selvaraj, A. | DMK | 2,47,626 | 2,71,136 | 34.83 |
| Sivaganga | Chidambaram, P. | INC | 4,30,290 | Ganesan, A. | DMK | 2,10,738 | 2,19,552 | 33.6 |
| Ramanathapuram | Rajeshwaran, V. | INC | 3,98,145 | Thangavelan, S.P | DMK | 2,18,601 | 1,79,544 | 28.67 |
| Sivakasi | K.Kalimuthu | ADK | 4,50,376 | V.Gopalsamy | DMK | 3,13,308 | 1,37,068 | 17.75 |
| Tirunelveli | Janartanan | ADK | 3,94,444 | D.S.A. Sivaprakasam | DMK | 2,03,309 | 1,91,135 | 31.5 |
| Tenkasi (Sc) | M.Arunachalam | INC | 3,93,075 | R.Krishan | CPM | 2,20,368 | 1,72,707 | 27.46 |
| Tiruchendur | Dhanuskodi Athithan R. | INC | 3,85,656 | Karthikeyan A. | DMK | 1,73,585 | 2,12,071 | 37.25 |
| Nagercoil | N.Dennis | INC | 2,92,817 | D.Kumaradhass | JD | 2,14,020 | 78,797 | 14.32 |
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