In the 1989 Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Election, Indian National Congress (INC) contested 28 constituencies and won 27 seats. Across these constituencies, INC candidates received 10,524,027 votes, accounting for 55.81% of the votes cast in the constituencies it contested. Across all 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu, INC secured 39.89% vote share.
| INC Overall performance | Result |
|---|---|
| Constituencies contested | 28 |
| Seats won | 27 |
| Total votes received | 1,05,24,027 |
| Vote share in contested constituencies | 55.81% |
| Overall vote share | 39.89% |
The table below lists INC candidates, their total votes, vote share within each constituency, and final position. Select a constituency to explore the complete election results.
| Constituency | Candidate | Position | Votes Received | Party Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | Jeevarathinam, R. | 1 | 2,99,587 | 42.77 |
| CHIDAMBARAM (SC) | Vallalperuman, P. | 1 | 2,05,229 | 30.98 |
| COIMBATORE | Kuppusamy, C.K. | 1 | 4,26,721 | 56.68 |
| CUDDALORE | P. R. S. Venkatesan | 1 | 3,31,617 | 50.58 |
| KRISHNAGIRI | Ramamoorthy, K. | 1 | 3,62,376 | 61.04 |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | Anbarasu Era | 1 | 3,29,739 | 53.42 |
| MADRAS NORTH | D. Pandian | 1 | 4,45,197 | 54.99 |
| MADRAS SOUTH | Vyjayantimala Bali | 1 | 4,45,864 | 54.01 |
| MADURAI | A.G.S. Ram Babu | 1 | 4,56,442 | 64.2 |
| MAYILADUTURAI | Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M | 1 | 3,52,492 | 52.42 |
| NAGAPATTINAM (SC) | Veeramurasu, N.S. | 2 | 3,20,398 | 46.22 |
| NAGERCOIL | N.Dennis | 1 | 2,92,817 | 53.2 |
| NILGIRIS | Prabhu, R. | 1 | 4,55,411 | 61.49 |
| PALANI | Senapathi Gounder, A. | 1 | 3,16,938 | 50.81 |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | Sundaraja, N. | 1 | 5,18,762 | 66.65 |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | Rajeshwaran, V. | 1 | 3,98,145 | 63.57 |
| RASIPURAM (SC) | Devarajan, B. | 1 | 4,21,674 | 67.26 |
| SALEM | Rangarajan Kumarmangalam | 1 | 4,00,936 | 60.85 |
| SIVAGANGA | Chidambaram, P. | 1 | 4,30,290 | 65.86 |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR (SC) | Maragatham Chandrasekhar | 1 | 3,87,795 | 55.03 |
| TENKASI (SC) | M.Arunachalam | 1 | 3,93,075 | 62.5 |
| THANJAVUR | Singravadivel, S | 1 | 3,71,967 | 56.37 |
| TINDIVANAM | Eramadass, R. | 1 | 2,99,184 | 46.27 |
| TIRUCHENDUR | Dhanuskodi Athithan R. | 1 | 3,85,656 | 67.73 |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | L.Adaikalaraj | 1 | 4,29,185 | 61.34 |
| TIRUPPATTUR | Jayamohan, A. | 1 | 3,76,733 | 55.79 |
| VANDAVASI | Balaraman, L. | 1 | 3,13,160 | 47.17 |
| VELLORE | Abdul Samad, A. K. A. | 1 | 3,56,637 | 54.33 |