Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991
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The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 was held on 24 June 1991. The Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) - Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 (INC) alliance won the elections in a landslide and ADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa
J. Jayalalithaa
Jayalalithaa Jayaram ; born 24 February 1948) commonly referred to as J. Jayalalitha, is the Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. She is the incumbent general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian party. She is called Amma and Puratchi Thalaivi by her...

 became the chief minister. This was her first term in office. The united strength of ADMK (after the merger of Jayalalitha and Janaki Ramachandran
Janaki Ramachandran
Janaki Ramachandran , popularly known as V.N. Janaki , was an Indian Tamil actress and politician. She was born to Rajagopal Iyer and Narayani Amma in the town of Vaikom in Kerala State. She had a brother P. Narayanan who was an educationalist...

 factions into a single party), the alliance with the Congress and the wave of public sympathy in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi assassination
Rajiv Gandhi assassination
The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May, 1991. At least 14 others were also killed. It was carried out by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, also known as Dhanu. The attack was blamed on the...

 combined together to produce a massive victory for the ADMK. The M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

 led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 (DMK) was hurt by the public perception that it had close ties with LTTE (which was behind the Rajiv Gandhi assassination) and was routed in the elections winning only 2 out of the 234 seats.

President's rule

On 30 January 1991, the DMK government which had come to power after winning the 1989
Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989
The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office...

, was dismissed by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356
President's rule
President's rule is the term used in India when a state legislature is dissolved or suspended and the state is placed under direct federal rule...

 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 and the DMK's alleged closeness to the LTTE. The union law minister Subramanian Swamy
Subramanian Swamy
Subramanian Swamy is an Indian politician, academician, and an economist and presently the President of the Janata Party of India.-Early life and education:...

, cited (among others) the assassination of the Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front
The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front is a Sri Lankan political party and a former militant separatist group.-Militant separatists:The EPRLF was formed in 1980 by K...

 (EPRLF) office bearers in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 on 19 June 1990 by the LTTE as the proof of collusion between the DMK government and the LTTE. The Samajwadi Janata Party
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Samajwadi Janata Party is a political party in India founded by former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar and led by him until his death on July 8, 2007...

 government of Chandra Shekhar at the centre was dependent on the outside support of Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...

's Congress, which in turn was an ally of the ADMK in Tamil Nadu. The dismissal followed pressure on the Chandra Shekhar government by the Congress and ADMK to dismiss the DMK government. The Chandra Shekhar government fell on 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.

Unification of ADMK

The ADMK which had contested and lost the 1989 elections as two different factions reunited under the leadership of Jayalalitha in February 1989. The Janaki Ramachandran
Janaki Ramachandran
Janaki Ramachandran , popularly known as V.N. Janaki , was an Indian Tamil actress and politician. She was born to Rajagopal Iyer and Narayani Amma in the town of Vaikom in Kerala State. She had a brother P. Narayanan who was an educationalist...

 faction merged with the Jayalalitha faction to form a single united party and Janaki retired from politics. The reunited party regained the popular "Two Leaves" symbol of the ADMK. (The Election Commission of India had frozen the symbol for the 1989 elections due to the split). The united ADMK was able to proved its strength immediately by winning the elections held for two constituencies -Marungapuri
Marungapuri (State Assembly Constituency)
Marungapuri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu....

 and Madurai East
Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai East is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 on 11 March 1989. (for these two constituencies elections had been postponed earlier due to technical reasons).The ADMK then allied with the Congress for the 1989 Parliamentary elections
Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989
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 ADMK-Congress alliance won 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 seats in that election routing the DMK-Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 led National Front
National Front (India)
The National Front was a coalition of political parties, led by the Janata Dal, which formed India's government between 1989 and 1990 under the leadership of N. T. Rama Rao as President and V. P. Singh as Convener. The coalition's prime minister was V. P. Singh...

.

Formation of PMK

The 1991 elections was the first state elections contested by the Pattali Makkal Katchi
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

 (PMK), a Vanniyar
Vanniyar
Vanniyar , refers to a very large social group of people spread all across South India. Vanniyars primarily live in modern Tamil Nadu where they speak Tamil, while in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala they speak their native South Indian Dravidian languages namely, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam...

 caste based party. S. Ramadoss
S. Ramadoss
Dr. S. Ramadoss is the founder and president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi Indian political party. Dr Ramadass had earlier worked intensively with the Vanniyar Sangham ....

, the leader of the Vanniyar caste organisation - 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.

Formation of TMK

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
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar is an Indian politician. He joined Congress party in November 2009, before he was with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980. He served as Tamilnadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the M. G...

, K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran was the minister for Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Gopalapuram on 8-August-1949. He has finished high school education...

, S. D. Ugamchand
S. D. Ugamchand
S. D. Ugamchand is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Maduranthakam constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980, and 1989 elections. Now He Joined to Dravida Munnetra...

, V. R. Karuppasamy Pandian
V. R. Karuppasamy Pandian
V. K. Karuppasamy Pandian is an Indian politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly.He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alangulam constituency in 1977 election...

 split from the party. For the 1991 elections they formed a pact with T. Rajendar and contested as TMK candidates.

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

On 21 May 1991, leader of the Indian National Congress and its prime ministerial candidate for the 1991 general elections
Indian general election, 1991
General elections were held in India in 1991 to elect the members of the 10th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was that no party could get a majority, so a minority government was formed, resulting in a stable government for the next 5 years, under the new Prime Minister P.V...

 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. This assassination by the LTTE in Tamil Nadu, taken along with the perceived closeness of the DMK with the LTTE resulted in a massive sympathy wave in favour of the ADMK-Congress alliance and against the DMK.

Coalitions

The two main political formations in this election were the DMK and ADMK led fronts. The DMK coalition comprised the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

 (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 (CPM), Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 (JD) and Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (TMK). The ADMK front had only two major parties - itself and the Congress. The ADMK also backed the ICS (SCS) candidate Sanjay Ramasamy
Sanjay Ramasamy
Sanjay Ramasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Indian Congress - Sarat Chandra Sinha candidate from Virudhunagar constituency in 1991 election....

 in the Virudhunagar constituency
Virudhunagar (State Assembly Constituency)
Virudhunagar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

. Several smaller parties like the PMK contested the elections alone.

DMK Front

No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 
M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

 
176
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 
G.Ramakrishnan 22
3. Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 
15
4. Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam  Vijaya T. Rajendar  11
5. Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...

 
Tha. Pandian 10

AIADMK Front

No.
Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...

 
J.Jayalalithaa  168
2. Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 
G.K. Moopanar  65
3. Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha  Sarat Chandra Sinha
Sarat Chandra Sinha
Sarat Chandra Sinha was a Chief Minister of Assam and a leader of Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party. Known for his value-based politics, Sinha belonged to a rare breed of politicians who sacrificed his life for the welfare of the downtrodden people...

 
1

Voting and results

The polling for the state assembly elections were held simultaneously with the polling for the 1989 Parliamentary elections
Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989
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...

 on 24 June 1991. The voter turnout was 63.92%.

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Constituency wise results

Assembly Constituency Winner Party Runner-up Party Margin
Acharapakkam
Acharapakkam (State Assembly Constituency)
Acharapakkam is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the town, Acharapakkam. The constituency is in existence since 1962 election. Acharapakkam assembly constituency is part of Chengalpattu .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
E. Ramakrishnan
E. Ramakrishnan
E. Ramakrishnan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate...

ADMK M. Jayapal DMK 24,725
Alandur
Alandur (State Assembly Constituency)
Alandur is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city, Alandur. It is part of Chennai South .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

S. Annamalai
S. Annamalai
S. Annamalai is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alandur constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK Pammal Nallathambi
Pammal Nallathambi
Pammal Nallathambi was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tambaram constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1980 election.- References :...

DMK 34,911
Alangulam
Alangulam (State Assembly Constituency)
Alangulam is a state legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city, Alangulam . It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. S. Ramasubbu
S. S. Ramasubbu
S. S. Ramasubbu is an Indian politician presently serving Member of Parliament elected in 2009 from Tirunelveli and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Alangulam constituency in 1989 and 1991...

INC S. Gurunathan DMK 31,150
Alangudi
Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)
Alangudi is a state legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the city, Alangudi and is part of the Sivaganga . The constituency is in existence since the 1957 election.- Madras State :...

S. Shanmuganathan
S. Shanmuganathan
S. Shanmuganathan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alangudi constituency in 1991 election....

ADMK S. Chitrarasu DMK 49,701
Ambasamudram
Ambasamudram (State Assembly Constituency)
Ambasamudram is a constituency in Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Ambasamudram. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. In 2011 election, the constituency had 193,552 total electorate comprising 96,157 males and 97,395 females. It has a large number of Thevar,...

R. Murugaiah Pandian
R. Murugaiah Pandian
R. Murugaiah Pandian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ambasamudram constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK S. Chellappa CPM 29,214
Anaicut
Anaicut (State Assembly Constituency)
From 1977-2006, Anaicut is a constituency in the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Anaicut. It is part of the Vellore , until the Election in 2006.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

K. Dharmalingam
K. Dharmalingam
K. Dharmalingam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anaicut constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK S. P. Kannan DMK 35,533
Andhiyur (SC) V. Periasamy
V. Periasamy
V. Periasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anthiyur constituency in 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in...

ADMK Radha Rukmani DMK 31,062
Andimadam
Andimadam (State Assembly Constituency)
Andimadam is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Andimadam. It is part of the Perambalur .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:AssemblyDurationName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation...

K. R. Thangaraju
K. R. Thangaraju
K. R. Thangaraju is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Andimadam constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

INC M. Gnanamoorthy PMK 7,672
Andipatti
Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Andipatti is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Andipatti. It is part of the Periyakulam .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :AssemblyDurationName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation...

K. Thavasi
K. Thavasi
K. Thavasi was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Andipatti constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK P. Asaiyan DMK 42,267
Anna Nagar
Anna Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)
Anna Nagar is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It includes the locality, Anna Nagar, which is in Chennai. It is part of the Chennai Central parliamentary constituency.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

A. Chellakumar
A. Chellakumar
A. Chellakumar is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Anna Nagar constituency in 1991 election and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate from T. Nagar...

INC S. M. Ramachandran DMK 27,298
Arakkonam
Arakkonam (State Assembly Constituency)
Arakkonam is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Arakkonam. It is part of the Arakkonam .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
Lata Priyakumar
Lata Priyakumar
Lata Priyakumar is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Arakkonam constituency in 1991 election....

INC G. Mani DMK 30,982
Arantanki S. Thirunavukkarasu
S. Thirunavukkarasu
S. Thirunavukkarasu was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress and Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1980....

TMK Kuzha Chelliah ADMK 21,421
Aravakkurichi Mariyamul Asia ADMK Monjanur P. Ramasamy DMK 20,952
Arcot
Arcot (State Assembly Constituency)
Arcot is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Arcot. It is part of the Arakkonam .-Madras State:-Tamil Nadu:AssemblyDurationName of M.L.A.Party Affiliation...

G. Viswanathan
G. Viswanathan
G. Viswanathan, the Founder and Chancellor of VIT University in India, was born on December 9, 1940 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He has also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu...

ADMK T. R. Gajapathi DMK 34,273
Ariyalur
Ariyalur (State Assembly Constituency)
Ariyalur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Ariyalur. Until 2006, Ariyalur assembly constituency was part of Perambalur . After 2006, it is part of Chidambaram .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

S. Manimegalai ADMK K. Chinnappa DMK 23,129
Arni
Arni (State Assembly Constituency)
Arni is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Aarani. Until 2006 election, Arni assembly constituency was part of Vellore . After 2006 election, it is part of Arani .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

I. R. Jaison Jacob ADMK E. Selvarasu DMK 34,312
Aruppukottai
Aruppukottai (State Assembly Constituency)
Aruppukottai is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Aruppukkottai. Until 2006 election, Aruppukottai assembly constituency was part of Ramanathapuram . After 2006 election, it is part of Virudhunagar . This is the constituency, held by popular actor-turned politician, M.G...

V. G. Manimeghalai
V. G. Manimeghalai
V. G. Manimeghalai is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1991 election....

ADMK R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram DMK 19,919
Attur
Attur (State Assembly Constituency)
Attur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Attur. Attur assembly constituency was part of Rasipuram .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. Tamilarasu ADMK A. M. Ramasamy DMK 36,585
Athoor
Athoor (State Assembly Constituency)
Athoor is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Athoor. Athoor assembly constituency was part of Dindigul .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. M. Durai ADMK I. Periyasamy
I. Periyasamy
I. Periyasamy is the former minister for revenue and housing in the Indian state of Tamil nadu under the DMK regime from 2006-2011. He was born in Batlagundu in 6 January 1953.- Political career :*1986-1991 Chairman, Batlagundu Union...

DMK 46,097
Avanashi
Avanashi (State Assembly Constituency)
Avanashi is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Avanashi. From 1977, this seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Avanashi assembly constituency was part of Nilgiris .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
M. Seeniammal ADMK M. Arumugham CPI 46,149
Bargur
Bargur (State Assembly Constituency)
Bargur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- References :...

J. Jayalalitha ADMK T. Rajendar
T. Rajendar
Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar is a Tamil film actor and director as well as a film score composer, screenwriter, singer, comedian, dancer and playback singer. He is also a politician in Tamil Nadu, India....

TMK 37,215
Bhavani
Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)
Bhavani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.It covers Bhavani and some parts of Erode City.It is included in Tirupur Parliamentary Constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Muthusamy
S. Muthusamy
S. Muthusamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly and minister of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Erode constituency in 1977, 1980 and 1984 elections and from Bhavani constituency...

ADMK M. C. Duraisamy DMK 40,470
Bhavanisagar
Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)
Bhavanisagar is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- References :...

V. K. Chinnasamy
V. K. Chinnasamy
V. K. Chinnasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Bhavanisagar constituency in 1977, 1984 and 1991 elections and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra...

ADMK O. Subramaniam DMK 42,587
Bhuvanagiri
Bhuvanagiri (State Assembly Constituency)
Bhuvanagiri is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Bhuvanagiri. It is part of the Chidambaram .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

G. Malliga ADMK R. T. Sabapathy Mohan DMK 20,634
Bodinayakkanur
Bodinayakkanur (State Assembly Constituency)
Bodinayakkanur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. Panneerselvam ADMK G. Ponnu Pillai DMK 37,044
Chengalpattu
Chengalpattu (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. D. Varadarajan ADMK V. Tamilmani DMK 16,798
Chengam
Chengam (State Assembly Constituency)
Chengam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
P. Veerapandiyan ADMK K. Munusamy JD 37,617
Chepauk
Chepauk (State Assembly Constituency)
Chepauk is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chepauk. Chepauk assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central . This constituency is currently held by DMK leader, M...

Zeenath Sheriffdeen INC K. Anbazhagan
K. Anbazhagan
Kalyanasundaram Anbazhagan is the former finance minister of Tamil Nadu. He was re-elected as the General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam eighth time in a row. He has been elected to be a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly nine times...

DMK 4,456
Cheranmadevi
Cheranmadevi (State Assembly Constituency)
Cheranmadevi is an assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:...

R. Puthunainar Adithan
R. Puthunainar Adithan
R. Puthunainar Adithan was an Indian politician and former MLA elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1991 as an ADMK candidate from Cheranmadevi constituency. His own elder brother is Mr. R. Dhanushkodi Adithan a notable Congress leader from south Tamil Nadu and 5 times Lok Sabha Member.-...

ADMK P. H. Pandian
P. H. Pandian
P. H. Pandian was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Tirunelveli district. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985. He also served as Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legistlative...

IND 34,468
Cheyyar
Cheyyar (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. Devaraj ADMK V. Anbazhagan DMK 35,955
Chidambaram
Chidambaram (State Assembly Constituency)
Chidambaram is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chidambaram. It is part of the Chidambaram .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Alagiri INC M. R. K. Panneerselvam
M. R. K. Panneerselvam
M. R. K. Panneerselvam is the present minister for Health in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Muttam on 25 August 1957. He has finished Bachelors degree in Law. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly three times from Kurinjipadi constituency. He was the Minister for Backward...

DMK 19,653
Chinnasalem
Chinnasalem (State Assembly Constituency)
Chinnaselam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency was formed after the discontinuation of Kallakurichi constituency and was in existence from 1977 till 2006 elections. This constituency has been discontinued by Election Commission Of India by converting it into...

R. P. Paramasivam ADMK R. Mookkappan DMK 39,042
Coimbatore East
Coimbatore East (State Assembly Constituency)
Coimbatore East is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore East assembly constituency is a part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency. In 2009, it was renamed as Coimbatore North.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- External...

V. K. Lakshmanan
V. K. Lakshmanan
V. K. Lakshmanan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Coimbatore East constituency in 1991 election and as a Tamil Maanila Congress in 1996 and 2001...

INC K. C. Karunakaran CPM 17,525
Coimbatore West
Coimbatore West (State Assembly Constituency)
Coimbatore West is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers parts of Coimbatore. Coimbatore East assembly constituency is a part of the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency. In 2009, it was renamed as Coimbatore South.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :-External...

K. Selvaraj INC M. Ramanathan DMK 16,498
Colachel
Colachel (State Assembly Constituency)
Colachel is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu assembly :...

A. Pauliah
A. Pauliah
A. Pauliah was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Colachel constituency in 1971 election and as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1989 and 1991 elections.-...

INC R. Bathakbishnan JD 33,015
Coonoor
Coonoor (State Assembly Constituency)
Coonoor is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
M. Karuppasamy ADMK E. M. Mahaliappan DMK 22,151
Cuddalore
Cuddalore (State Assembly Constituency)
Cuddalore is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Cuddalore. Cuddalore assembly constituency is part of Cuddalore .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

P. R. S. Venkatesan
P. R. S. Venkatesan
P. R. S. Venkatesan is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Cuddalore constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984, and 1989 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 election.He also...

INC E. Pugazhendhi DMK 15,175
Cumbum
Cumbum (State Assembly Constituency)
Cumbum is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

O. R. Ramachandran
O. R. Ramachandran
O. R. Ramachandran was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Cumbum constituency in 1991 election and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in 1996 and...

INC P. Ramar DMK 24,203
Dharapuram
Dharapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Dharapuram is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Dharapuram. Dharapuram assembly constituency was part of Pollachi .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
P. Eswaramurthi ADMK T. Shanthakumari DMK 37,945
Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

P. Ponnusamy INC R. Chinnasamy DMK 26,893
Dindigul
Dindigul (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

B. Nirmala ADMK S. A. Thangarajan CPM 44,004
Edapadi
Edapadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Edapadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Palanisamy
K. Palanisamy
K. Palanisamy is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Edapadi constituency. He is currently the Minister for Highways & Minor Ports of the Government of Tamil Nadu...

ADMK P. Kolandai Gounder PMK 41,266
Egmore
Egmore (State Assembly Constituency)
Egmore is the legislative assembly, that includes the locality, Egmore, which is in Chennai. This seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Egmore assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central...

 (SC)
Parithi Elamvazhuthi DMK D. Yasodha
D. Yasodha
D. Yasodha is an Indian politician and four times Member of Legislative assembly. She was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sriperumbudur constituency 1980, 1984, 2001 and 2006 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate.- References :...

INC 1203
Erode
Erode (State Assembly Constituency)
Erode has two state assembly constituencies for the City Corporation in Tamil Nadu.* Erode East* Erode WestAlso the City Corporation area is covered by the Assembly Constituencies of* Bhavani* Modakurichi* Perundurai &* Komarapalayam...

C. Manickam ADMK A. Ganeshamurthy DMK 43,688
Gingee
Gingee (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. S. R. Eramasass INC N. Ramachandran DMK 23,474
Gobichettipalayam
Gobichettipalayam (State Assembly Constituency)
- 1957 Election results : - 1957 Election results : - 1962 Election results : - 1967 Election results : - 1971 Election results : - 1977 Election results : - 1980 Election results :...

K. A. Sengottaiyan
K. A. Sengottaiyan
K. A. Sengottaiyan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Gobichettipalayam constituency. He is currently the Minister for Information Technology, Govt. of Tamil Nadu...

ADMK V. P. Shanmugadas Udayaram DMK 39,212
Gudalur
Gudalur (State Assembly Constituency)
Gudalur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- References :...

K. R. Raju ADMK T. P. Kamalatchan CPM 12,306
Gudiyatham
Gudiyatham (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. Dhandaydapani INC R. Paramasivam CPM 34,899
Gummidipundi
Gummidipundi (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

R. Sakkubai ADMK K. Venu DMK 32,919
Harbour
Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- 1984 Election results : - 1989 Election results : *Due to the split after MGR's death, C.P...

M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

DMK K. Suppu INC 890
Harur
Harur (State Assembly Constituency)
Harur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Harur. This seat is reserved for scheduled caste. It is part of the Dharmapuri .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
P. Abaranji INC P. V. Kariyamal PMK 42,464
Hosur
Hosur (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. A. Manoharan INC B. Venkataswamy JD 8,746
Ilayangudi M. S. M. Ramachandran ADMK N. Nallasethupathi DMK 24,130
Jayankondam
Jayankondam (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. K. Chinnappan INC S. Durairaju PMK 16,168
Kadaladi
Kadaladi (State Assembly Constituency)
Kadaladi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency....

V. Sathiamoorthy
V. Sathiamoorthy
V. Sathiamoorthy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kadaladi constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK K. Kalimuthu DMK 29,454
Kadayanallur
Kadayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)
Kadayanallur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Nagoor Meeran
S. Nagoor Meeran
S. Nagoor Meeran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kadayanallur constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK Samsudeen
Samsudeen
Samsudeen is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tenkasi constituency in 1971 election and Kadayanallur constituency in 1989 election.- References :...

 alias Kathiravan
DMK 27,710
Kalasapakkam
Kalasapakkam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kalasapakkam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Sundarasami INC P. S. Thiruvengadam
P. S. Thiruvengadam
P. S. Thiruvengadam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Kalasapakkam constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977, 1980, 1989, and 1996 elections.- References :...

DMK 32,944
Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. P. Pattabiraman ADMK P. Murugesan DMK 27,266
Kandamangalam
Kandamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kandamangalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency....

 (SC)
V. Subramaniam ADMK S. Alaguvelu DMK 35,280
Kangayam
Kangayam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kangayam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :*By election- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

J. Jayalalitha ADMK N. S. Rajkumar Mandradiar DMK 33,291
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari (State Assembly Constituency)
Kanyakumari is a Tamil Nadu assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is located in the southern corner of mainland India, comprising the popular tourist destination Kanyakumari. In 2011 election, it had 237,410...

M. Ammamuthu
M. Ammamuthu
M. Ammamuthu was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kanyakumari constituency in Kanyakumari district in 1991 election....

ADMK C. Krishnan DMK 34,359
Kapilamalai
Kapilamalai (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

P. Saraswathi ADMK S. Moorthy DMK 43,853
Karaikudi
Karaikudi (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Karpagam ADMK C. T. Chidambaram DMK 38,311
Karur
Karur (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Chinnasamy
M. Chinnasamy
M. Chinnasamy iss an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Karur constituency in 1980, and 1991 elections....

ADMK M. Vasuki DMK 44,092
Katpadi
Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.- Madras State:- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. M. Kalaiselvi ADMK Durai Murugan
Durai Murugan
Durai Murugan is an Indian lawyer and politician. He qualified as BL and MA and is an advocate by profession....

DMK 26,139
Kattumannarkoil
Kattumannarkoil (State Assembly Constituency)
Kattumannarkoil is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Kattumannarkoil. It is part of the Chidambaram .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
N. R. Rajendiran ADMK G. Vetriveeran PMK 26,318
Kaveripattinam
Kaveripattinam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kaveripattinam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu....

K. P. Munusamy
K. P. Munusamy
Kaveripattinam Poongavanam Munusamy is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Krishnagiri Constituency. Munusamy completed his Bachelor of Arts from Govt. Arts College, Krishnagiri during 1971-1974 and later graduated Bachelor of Law from Government...

ADMK V. C. Govindasamy DMK 47,236
Killiyur
Killiyur (State Assembly Constituency)
Killiyur is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore - Cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :- References :...

D. Kumaradas
D. Kumaradas
D. Kumaradas is a politician from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to Tamil Nadu assembly four times from Killiyur constituency in 1984 as a Janata Party candidate, 1991 as Janata Dal candidate, and 1996 and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate. He floated a new party Tamil Maanila Kamarajar...

JD Pon. Robert Singh INC 1,168
Kinathukadavu
Kinathukadavu (State Assembly Constituency)
Kinathukadavu is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the few parts of South of Coimbatore city.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

N. S. Palanisamy ADMK K. Kandasamy DMK 32,566
Kolathur
Kolathur (State Assembly Constituency)
Kolathur, கொளத்தூர் is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Formed in the year 1977, it was a part of Pudukkottai till the Delimitation of Constituencies, 2008. In 2006 assembly election, it had a total of 1,97,012 voters out of which 97,346 were male and 99,666 were female voters...

 (SC)
S. Kulandaivelu ADMK V. Raju TMK 65,312
Kovilpatti
Kovilpatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Kovilpatti is an Assembly Constituency and was part of Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the Tamil Nadu, the Kovilpatti assembly constituency has been a segment of the new Thoothukkudi .[3]...

R. Shyamala
R. Shyamala
R. Shyamala is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK L. Aiyalusamy CPI 28,251
Krishnarajapuram (SC) A. Arivalagan
A. Arivalagan
A. Arivalagan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Krishnarayapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

ADMK R. Natarajan DMK 56,436
Kulittalai A. Pappa Sundaram
A. Pappa Sundaram
A. Pappa Sundaram is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Kulithalai constituency. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Kulithalai constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989 election, and...

ADMK S. P. Sethuraman DMK 47,341
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kumbakonam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

R. Eramanathan ADMK S. Kumarasamy JD 36,309
Krishnagiri
Krishnagiri (State Assembly Constituency)
Krishnagiri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is included in the Krishnagiri Parliamentary constituency. This constituency is delimited in the year 2008 and it consists of the following areas....

K. Munivenkatappan ADMK T. H. Mushtaq Ahmed DMK 39,968
Kurinjipadi
Kurinjipadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Kurinjipadi is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Kurinjipadi. It is part of the Cuddalore . Before 1977, Kurinjipadi constituency was reserved for scheduled caste.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Sivasubramanian ADMK N. Ganeshmoorthy DMK 12,471
Kuttalam
Kuttalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Kuttalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

S. Asaimani ADMK Ko. Si. Mani DMK 22,751
Lalgudi
Lalgudi (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

J. Logambal INC K. N. Nehru
K. N. Nehru
K. N. Nehru is the Former minister for Transport in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Neikulam on 09-November-1952. He has finished his school education...

DMK 13,517
Madurai Central
Madurai Central (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai Central is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. Deivanayagam
A. Deivanayagam
A. Deivanayagam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Madurai Central constituency in 1984, and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress ...

INC M. Tamilkudimagan DMK 20,608
Madurai East
Madurai East (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai East is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

O. S. Amarnath ADMK P. M. Kumar CPM 30,088
Madurai West
Madurai West (State Assembly Constituency)
Madurai West is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. V. Shanmugam INC Pon. Muthuramalingam
Pon. Muthuramalingam
Pon. Muthuramalingam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Madurai West constituency in 1984 and 1989 elections....

DMK 26,922
Maduranthakam
Maduranthakam (State Assembly Constituency)
Madhuranthakam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

P. Chockalingam ADMK S. D. Ugamchand TMK 18,403
Manamadurai
Manamadurai (State Assembly Constituency)
Manamadurai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
V. M. Subramaniam ADMK K. Kasilingam DMK 38,288
Mangalore
Mangalore (State Assembly Constituency)
Mangalore or Mangalur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Mangalore. This seat is reserved for scheduled caste. It was part of the Chidambaram until 2009.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

 (SC)
S. Puratchimani INC V. Ganesan DMK 35,753
Mannargudi
Mannargudi (State Assembly Constituency)
Mannargudi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Srinivasan
K. Srinivasan
Kasturi Srinivasan was an Indian journalist and businessman. He was the eldest son of S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar.- Biography :...

ADMK V. Veerasenan CPI 7,396
Marungapuri
Marungapuri (State Assembly Constituency)
Marungapuri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu....

K. Ponnusamy
K. Ponnusamy
K. Ponnusamy is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Dharapuram constituency. He represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

ADMK N. Selvaraj DMK 41,904
Mayiladuturai M. M. S. Abul Hassan
M. M. S. Abul Hassan
M. M. S. Abul Hassan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mayiladuthurai constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1991 election, and as Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in...

INC A. Senguttuvan DMK 23,308
Melmalayanur G. Janakiraman INC R. Panchatcharam DMK 26,492
Melur
Melur (State Assembly Constituency)
Melur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. V. V. Rajamanickam
K. V. V. Rajamanickam
K. V. V. Rajamanickam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Melur constituency in 1989, and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate in...

INC N. Palanisamy CPM 52,772
Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam (State Assembly Constituency)
Mettupalayam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

L. Sulochana ADMK B. Arunkumar DMK 41,739
Mettur
Mettur (State Assembly Constituency)
Mettur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Sundarambal
S. Sundarambal
S. Sundarambal is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Mettur constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1991, and 2001 elections....

ADMK G. K. Mani
G. K. Mani
G. K. Mani is the president of Pattali Makkal Katchi and Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly elected from Mettur constituency in 2006 and twice from Pennagaram constituency in 1996 and 2001.- References :...

PMK 26,543
Modakkurichi
Modakkurichi (State Assembly Constituency)
Modakkurichi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It Covers Sivagiri, Modakkurichi & some parts of Erode City.It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

Kavinilavu Dharmaraj ADMK K. Elanchezhiyan DMK 36,475
Morappur
Morappur (State Assembly Constituency)
Morappur is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Morappur. It is part of the Dharmapuri .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

K. Singaram ADMK A. Arunachalam PMK 29,504
Mudukulathur
Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)
Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Balakrishnan
S. Balakrishnan (Mudukulathur MLA)
S. Balakrishnan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Mudukulathur constituency in 1977 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress candidate...

INC S. John Pandian PMK 11,044
Mugaiyur
Mugaiyur (State Assembly Constituency)
Mugaiyur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. After delimitation of constituencies in 2009, It was reorganised into Tirukkoyilur constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

R. Savithiri Ammal ADMK A. G. Sampath DMK 25,420
Musiri
Musiri (State Assembly Constituency)
Musiri is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Thangavel
M. Thangavel
M. Thangavel is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Musiri constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989 election, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate 1991...

ADMK R. Natarasan DMK 31,244
Mylapore
Mylapore (State Assembly Constituency)
Mylapore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mylapore assembly constituency was part of Chennai South .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

T. M. Rangarajan ADMK Nirmala Suresh DMK 26,696
Nagapattinam
Nagapattinam (State Assembly Constituency)
Nagapattinam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

R. Kodimari ADMK G. Veeraiyan CPM 9,934
Nagercoil
Nagercoil (State Assembly Constituency)
Nagercoil is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :...

M. Moses
M. Moses
M. Moses is an Indian politician. He was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly four times from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1971, 1989, 1991 and 1996.- External links :****...

INC S. Retnaraj
S. Retnaraj
S. Retnaraj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Colachel constituency in 1980 election and Nagercoil constituency in the 1984 election.Currently he is a member of...

DMK 30,052
Namakkal
Namakkal (State Assembly Constituency)
Namakkal is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
S. Anbalagan
S. Anbalagan
Shri S. Anbalagan is a politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.-External links:*...

ADMK R. Mayavan DMK 49,895
Nanguneri
Nanguneri (State Assembly Constituency)
Nanguneri is an assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

V. Natesan Paulraj ADMK M. Mani Achiyur DMK 44,220
Nannilam
Nannilam (State Assembly Constituency)
Nannilam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
K. Gopal
K. Gopal
K. Gopal was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Karur constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1971 and 1977 election.- References :...

ADMK M. Manimaran DMK 17,208
Natham
Natham (State Assembly Constituency)
Natham is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- References :...

M. Andi Ambalam
M. Andi Ambalam
M. Andi Ambalam is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Natham constituency in, 1977, 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections and as an Indian National Congress ...

INC P. Chelliam DMK 47,778
Natrampalli
Natrampalli (State Assembly Constituency)
Natrampalli is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

R. Indrakumari ADMK N. K. Raja DMK 47,529
Nellikuppam C. Damodharan ADMK C. Govindarajan
C. Govindarajan
C. Govindarajan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Nellikuppam constituency in 1977 and 1989 elections.- References :...

CPM 35,108
Nilakkottai (SC) A. S. Ponnammal
A. S. Ponnammal
A. S. Ponnammal in an Indian politician. She was a member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from 1957 to 1967 elected from sholavandan consistuency,madurai [dt] She is a member of the Congress Party. Then she was elected to Tamil Nadu assembly in 1980 as an Independent candidate. In 1984, she was...

INC M. Arivazhagan DMK 37,060
Oddanchatram
Oddanchatram (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. T. Chellamuthu ADMK T. Mohan DMK 42,464
Omalur
Omalur (State Assembly Constituency)
Omalur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. Krishnan ADMK K. Sadasivam PMK 37,353
Orathanad
Orathanad (State Assembly Constituency)
Orathanad is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- References :...

Alagu Thirunavukkarasu ADMK L. Ganesan DMK 20,880
Ottapidaram
Pottapidaram (State Assembly Constituency)
Ottapidaram is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

 (SC)
S. X. Rajamannar
S. X. Rajamannar
S. X. Rajamannar was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ottapidaram constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK C. Chelladurai DMK 27,325
Padmanabhapuram
Padmanabhapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Padmanabhapuram is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :- References :...

K. Lawrence
K. Lawrence
K. Lawrence was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Padmanabhapuram constituency in 1991 elections.- References :...

ADMK S. Noor Mohammad CPM 23,293
Palacode
Palacode (State Assembly Constituency)
Palacode is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- References :...

M. G. Sekhar ADMK K. Arunachalam JD 39,259
Palani
Palani (State Assembly Constituency)
Palani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
A. Subburathinam ADMK V. Balasekar CPM 39,813
Palayamkottai
Palayamkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
Palayamkottai is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- References :...

P. Dharmalingam ADMK V. Karuppasamy Pandian TMK 6,891
Palladam
Palladam (State Assembly Constituency)
Palladam is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Palladam. Palladam assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore . The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. S. Duraimurugan ADMK M. Kannappan DMK 32,724
Pallipet A. Eakambara Reddy INC L. S. Annamalai IND 30,740
Panamarathupatti
Panamarathupatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Panamarathupatti is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

K. Rajaram
K. Rajaram
K. Rajaram was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1985.Rajaram rose to prominence in 1962 when...

ADMK S. R. Sivalingam DMK 50,355
Panruti
Panruti (State Assembly Constituency)
Panruti is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Panruti. It is part of the Cuddalore . This constituency is notable for Mr. Panruti Ramachandran or Panruttiar, who was elected to this constituency 6 times, under 3 different parties, DMK, AIADMK and PMK...

S. Ramachandran PMK R. Devasundaram ADMK 1,122
Papanasam
Papanasam (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Rajaraman
S. Rajaraman
S. Rajaraman is an idiotic Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate Papanasam constituency in 1980 election, as an Indian National Congress candidate from in 1984,...

INC S. Kalyanasundaram DMK 21,925
Paramakudi
Paramakudi (State Assembly Constituency)
Paramakudi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
S. Sundararaj
S. Sundararaj
S. Sundararaj is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Paramakudi constituency. He is currently the Minister for Handlooms and Textiles of the Govt. of Tamil Nadu...

ADMK N. Chandran CPI 38,466
Park Town
Park Town (State Assembly Constituency)
Park Town is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Chennai. Park Town assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central parliamentary constituency till 2008.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

U. Balaraman INC A. Rahman Khan
A. Rahman Khan
A. Rahman Khan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Chepauk constituency in 1977, 1980 1984 elections. He was elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

DMK 11,835
Pattukkottai
Pattukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
Pattukottai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Balasubramaniam ADMK K. Annadurai DMK 28,736
Pennagaram
Pennagaram (State Assembly Constituency)
Pennagaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. Purushothaman ADMK N. M. Subramaniam PMK 18,828
Perambalur
Perambalur (State Assembly Constituency)
Perambalur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
T. Sezhiyan ADMK M. Devarajan DMK 50,334
Perambur
Perambur (State Assembly Constituency)
Perambur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Perambur. This seat is reserved for Schedule Caste. Perambur assembly constituency was part of Chennai North .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
M. P. Sekar ADMK Chengai Sivam DMK 15,452
Peravurani
Peravurani (State Assembly Constituency)
Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- References :...

R. Singaram
R. Singaram
R. Singaram is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Peravurani constituency in 1989, and 1991 elections....

INC M. R. Govindhan DMK 44,542
Periyakulam
Periyakulam (State Assembly Constituency)
Periyakulam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Periyaveeran ADMK L. Mookiah DMK 42,042
Pernamallur A. K. Srinivasan ADMK G. Subramanian DMK 27,172
Pernambut
Pernambut (State Assembly Constituency)
Pernambut is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

 (SC)
J. Parandaman ADMK V. Govindan DMK 42,498
Perundurai
Perundurai (State Assembly Constituency)
Perundurai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It covers Perundurai and some parts of Erode City. It is included in Tirupur Parliamentary Constituency. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election....

V. N. Subramanian
V. N. Subramanian
V. N. Subramanian is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Perundurai constituency in 1989 election, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

ADMK T. K. Naliappan CPI 53,217
Perur
Perur (State Assembly Constituency)
Perur is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Perur. Perur was reserved for scheduled caste from 1967-77. Perur assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Parliamentary constituency.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

K. P. Raju ADMK A. Natarasan DMK 29,659
Pollachi
Pollachi (State Assembly Constituency)
Pollachi is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Pollachi. Attur assembly constituency was part of Pollachi .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. P. Chandrasekar
V. P. Chandrasekar
V. P. Chandrasekar is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Pollachi constituency in 1989 election, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

ADMK M. N. Nachimuthu DMK 32,541
Polur
Polur (State Assembly Constituency)
Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

T. Vediyappan ADMK A. Rajendran DMK 38,625
Pongalur
Pongalur (State Assembly Constituency)
Pongalur is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Pongalur. Pongalur assembly constituency was part of Pollachi Parliamentary constituency.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...

S. R. Balasubramaniyam INC P. Vijayalakshmi DMK 41,062
Poompuhar M. Poorasamy ADMK M. Mohammad Siddik DMK 19,371
Ponneri
Ponneri (State Assembly Constituency)
Ponneri is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
E. Ravikumar ADMK K. Parthasarathy DMK 41,253
Poonamallee
Poonamallee (State Assembly Constituency)
Poonamallee is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below:- References :...

D. Sudarsanam
D. Sudarsanam
D. Sudarsanam was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.- Early political life as Congress MLA :...

INC D. Rajarathnam DMK 24,152
Pudukkottai
Pudukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
Pudukottai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Election was not held in year 1957.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. Swaminathan INC V. N. Mani DMK 43,399
Purasawalkam
Purasawalkam (State Assembly Constituency)
Purusawalkam is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Purasawalkam. Purasawalkam assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

B. Ranganathan
B. Ranganathan
B. Ranganathan is an Indian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Purasawalkam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1991, and 1996 elections. He was elected as a Dravida Munnetra...

INC Arcot N. Veerasamy DMK 22,832
Radhakrishnan Nagar
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (State Assembly Constituency)
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was part of Chennai North .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

E. Madhusudhanan
E. Madhusudhanan
E. Madhusudhanan is a politician and minister from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in 1991 election. He served as Handloom minister in Jayalalitha cabinet...

ADMK V. Rajasekaran JD 24,952
Radhapuram Ramani Nallathambi
Ramani Nallathambi
Raman Nallathambi is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Radhapuram constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...

INC N. Sargunaraj DMK 32,731
Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam (State Assembly Constituency)
Rajapalayam is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:Rajapalayam moved to Tenkasi after 2009.- References :...

 (SC)
T. Sathiah
T. Sathiah
T. Sathiah was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rajapalayam constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK D. Danushkodi DMK 31,488
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Ramanathapuram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. Thennavan
M. Thennavan
M. Thennavan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ramanathapuram constituency in 1991 election....

ADMK M. A. Kader DMK 30,369
Ranipet
Ranipet (State Assembly Constituency)
Ranipet is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :-External links:...

N. G. Venugopal ADMK M. Abdul Latheef DMK 32,872
Rasipuram
Rasipuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Rasipuram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Palaniammal ADMK B. A. R. Elangovan DMK 50,230
Rishivandiyam
Rishivandiyam (State Assembly Constituency)
Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is part of Cuddalore Lok Sabha constituency. In 2011 election, it had 204,469 total number of voters. It included 30% Vanniars, 24% Adi Dravidars, 13% Mudaliars, 12% Yadavas, 5% Muslims and 7% Christians.Elections and winners in the...

M. Govindaraju ADMK M. Thangam DMK 33,131
Royapuram
Royapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Royapuram is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the locality, Royapuram. Royapuram assembly constituency is part of Chennai North Parliamentary constituency.- 1984 Election results :...

D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar
D. Jayakumar is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He is the speaker of the current tamil nadu legislative assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Royapuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in...

ADMK R. Mathivanan DMK 16,653
Saidapet
Saidapet (State Assembly Constituency)
Saidapet is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Saidapet. Saidapet assembly constituency was part of Chennai South .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

M. K. Balan ADMK R. S. Sridhar DMK 22,762
Salem - I
Salem - I (State Assembly Constituency)
Salem-I is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- Post Delimitaion :...

S. R. Jayaraman INC G. K. Subash DMK 41,094
Salem - II
Salem - II (State Assembly Constituency)
Salem-II is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- Post Delimitaion :...

M. Natesan ADMK Veerapandy S. Arumugam DMK 39,907
Samayanallur
Samayanallur (State Assembly Constituency)
Samayanallur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
M. Kalirajan ADMK N. Soundarapandian DMK 55,456
Sankarankoil (SC) V. Gopalakrishnan
V. Gopalakrishnan
V. Gopalakrishnan is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sankaranayanarkoil constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK S. Thangavelu DMK 26,848
Sankari
Sankari (State Assembly Constituency)
Sankari is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
V. Saroja
V. Saroja
V. Saroja is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Rasipuram constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1998, and 1999 elections.- References :...

ADMK R. Varadarajan DMK 51,959
Sankarapuram
Sankarapuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Sankarapuram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. Ramaswamy ADMK S. Arunachalam DMK 45,078
Sathankulam
Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)
Sathankulam is an assembly constituency located in Tiruchendur Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:...

Kumari Ananthan
Kumari Ananthan
- Member of Parliament :He was a Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election, but was defeated in 1996 and 1998 elections...

INC M. A. Ganesa Pandiyan JD 35,825
Sathyamangalam
Sathyamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Sathyamangalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

A. T. Saraswathy ADMK T. K. Subramaniam DMK 36,938
Sattur
Sattur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sattur is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran was the minister for Backward Classes in Tamil Nadu state of India. He was born in Gopalapuram on 8-August-1949. He has finished high school education...

TMK Sannasi Karuppasamy DMK 2,239
Sedapatti
Sedapatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Sedapatti is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

R. Muthiah
R. Muthiah
Sedapatti R. Muthiah is an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was one of the Top Leaders of AIADMK right from its creation and was Second in command in AIADMK till 1998...

ADMK A. Athiyaman DMK 24,469
Sendamangalam
Sendamangalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Vanur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (ST)
K. Chinnasamy
K. Chinnasamy
K. Chinnasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sendamangalam constituency in 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

ADMK S. Sivaprakasam TMK 55,561
Sholavandan
Sholavandan (State Assembly Constituency)
Sholavandan is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. M. Paramasivan ADMK A. M. M. Ambikapathy DMK 35,313
Sholinghur
Sholinghur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sholinghur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. M. Munirathinam INC C. Manickam DMK 34,110
Singanallur
Singanallur (State Assembly Constituency)
Singanallur is a legislative assembly constituency, that includes the city, Singanallur. Singanallur assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore Parliamentray constituency.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

P. Govindaraj ADMK R. Sengaliappan JD 21,970
Sirkazhi
Sirkazhi (State Assembly Constituency)
Sirkazhi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
T. Moorthy ADMK M. Panneerselvam DMK 33,984
Sivaganga
Sivaganga (State Assembly Constituency)
Sivaganga is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. R. Muruganandam ADMK B. Manoharan DMK 45,871
Sivakasi
Sivakasi (State Assembly Constituency)
Sivakasi is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

J. Balaganghadaran ADMK B. Boopathy Rajaram DMK 47,726
Sriperumbudur
Sriperumbudur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sriperubudur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
Polur Varadhan
Polur Varadhan
Polur M. Varadhan was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Chengam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections and from Sriperumbudur constituency in 1991...

INC E. Godandam DMK 32,436
Srirangam
Srirangam (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

P. A. Krishnan ADMK R. Jayabalan JD 51,544
Srivaikuntam
Srivaikuntam (State Assembly Constituency)
Srivaikuntam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

S. Daniel Raj
S. Daniel Raj
S. Daniel Raj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Srivaikuntam constituency in 1984, 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...

INC S. David Selvin DMK 27,314
Srivilliputhur
Srivilliputhur (State Assembly Constituency)
Srivilliputhur is an assembly constituency located in Sivakasi Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja, former Chief Minister of Madras State was defeated in this constituency in 1952 election.- Madras State assembly:...

R. Tamaraikani IND R. Vinayagamoorthi ADMK 1,169
Talavasal
Talavasal (State Assembly Constituency)
Talavasal is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Election was not held in year 1957.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
K. Kandasamy
K. Kandasamy
K. Kandasamy was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Andipatti constituency in the 1977 election....

INC S. Gunasekaran
S. Gunasekaran
S. Gunasekaran is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Sivaganga constituency. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Communist Party of India candidate from the same Sivaganga constituency in 2006 election....

DMK 53,447
Tambaram
Tambaram (State Assembly Constituency)
Tambaram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- References :...

S. M. Krishnan INC M. A. Vaidialingam DMK 46,848
Taramangalam
Taramangalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Taramangalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

R. Palanisamy INC S. Ammasi PMK 8,334
Tenkasi
Tenkasi (State Assembly Constituency)
Tenkasi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Peter Alphonse
S. Peter Alphonse
S. Peter Alphonse is an India politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly twice from Tenkasi constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate...

INC S. Ramakrishnan DMK 36,879
Thalli
Thalli (State Assembly Constituency)
Thalli is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- References :...

M. Venkatarama Reddy INC V. Ranga Reddy BJP 10,561
Thandarambattu
Thandarambattu (State Assembly Constituency)
Thandarambattu is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

M. K. Sundaram ADMK D. Ponmudi DMK 36,863
Thanjavur
Thanjavur (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. D. Somasundaram
S. D. Somasundaram
Thiru S.D.Somasundaram,, popularly known as S.D.S is a veteran political leader and administrator who served as a Cabinet Minister in the State Government. Hailing from a hamlet of Sendankadu near Pattukottai town from an agricultural family, Thiru Somasundaram was an active social worker and was...

ADMK S. N. M. Ubayadullah DMK 19,861
Theni
Theni (State Assembly Constituency)
Theni is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
V.R. Nedunchezhiyan was a former finance minister of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was also the acting chief minister of Tamil Nadu in two tenures .He was born at Thirukkannapuram in a Hindu Mudaliar family...

ADMK L. S. R. Krishnan DMK 41,300
T. Nagar S. Jayakumar ADMK S. A. Ganesan DMK 31,313
Thirumangalam
Thirumangalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Tirumangalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

T. K. Radhakrishnan ADMK R. Saminathan DMK 31,262
Thirumayam S. Regupathy
S. Regupathy
S. Regupathy was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Pudukkottai constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party....

ADMK Rama Govindarasan TMK 44,731
Thirunavalur J. Pannerselvam ADMK A. V. Balasubramaniyam DMK 27,986
Thirupparankundram
Thirupparankundram (State Assembly Constituency)
Thirupparankundram is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Andi Thevar ADMK C. Ramachandran DMK 30,257
Thiruthuraipundi (SC) G. Palanisamy
G. Palanisamy
G. Palanisamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruthuraipundi constituency in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 2001 elections.- References :...

CPI V. Vedaiyan INC 12,066
Thiruvadanai Ramasamy Ambalam INC Sornalingam JD 30,536
Thiruvaiyaru P. Kaliaperumal ADMK Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 20,399
Thiruvarambur T. Rathinavel ADMK Pappa Umanath CPM 26,522
Thiruvarur (SC) V. Thambusamy
V. Thambusamy
V. Thambusamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruvarur constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections....

CPM M. Ramasamy INC 5,247
Thiruvattar
Thiruvattar (State Assembly Constituency)
Thiruvattar is an assembly constituency located in Nagercoil Lok Sabha Constituency in Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :...

R. Nadesan
R. Nadesan
R. Nadesan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Thiruvattar constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections.- References :...

INC J. Hemachandran
J. Hemachandran
J. Hemachandran was an Indian politician and trade unionist. He was a leading personality of the Communist Party of India in the state of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from the Thiruvattar constituency four times, in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 2001...

CPM 16,829
Thiruvidaimarudhur N. Panneerselvam INC S. Ramalingam DMK 25,131
Thiruvonam
Thiruvonam (State Assembly Constituency)
Thiruvonam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below....

K. Thangamuthu ADMK M. Ramachandran DMK 34,968
Thondamuthur
Thondamuthur (State Assembly Constituency)
Thondamuthur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Thondamuthur. Thondamuthur assembly constituency was part of Pollachi . It was a part of Nilgiris till 2007...

C. Aranganayagam
C. Aranganayagam
C. Aranganayagam is a politician from India. He was elected the member of Tamil Nadu Legilative assembly four times, twice from Thondamuthur constituency and twice from Coimbatore West constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He also served as a minister of Education in the...

ADMK U. K. Vellingiri CPM 47,144
Thottiam
Thottiam (State Assembly Constituency)
Thottiam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu....

N. R. Sivapathi
N. R. Sivapathi
N. R. Sivapathi is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Musiri constituency. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

ADMK K. Kannaiyan DMK 52,726
Thousand Lights
Thousand Lights (State Assembly Constituency)
Thousand Lights is the legislative assembly of Chennai. The Thousand Lights assembly constituency was part of Chennai Central .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. A. Krishnaswamy
K. A. Krishnaswamy
K. A. Krishnaswamy was an Indian politician and minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He is the younger brother of K. A. Mathiazhagan. Initially he belonged to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and was a Member of the Rajya Sabha.In 1972 when M. G...

ADMK M. K. Stalin DMK 16,981
Tindivanam
Tindivanam (State Assembly Constituency)
Tindivanam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Panneerselvam INC R. Masilamani DMK 19,035
Tiruchendur
Tiruchendur (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruchendur assembly constituency is part of Tiruchendur till 2009. Later from May 2009,after dissolution of Tiruchendur Loksabha constituency this constituency was aligned with Tuticorin Loksabha constituency.- Madras State assembly:...

A. Chelladurai
A. Chelladurai
A. Chelladurai was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruchendur constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK A. S. Pandian DMK 22,648
Tiruchengode
Tiruchengode (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruchencode is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

T. M. Selvaganapathi ADMK V. Ramasamy CPM 78,659
Tiruchy - I
Tiruchirappalli - I (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruchirapalli-I is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- Post Delimitaion :Tiruchirappalli – I has been renamed as Tiruchirappalli East after the constituency delimitaions 2008.- References :...

S. Arokiasamy ADMK A. Malaramannan DMK 14,935
Tiruchy - II
Tiruchirappalli - II (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruchirapalli-II is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- Post Delimitation :Tiruchirappalli – II has been renamed as Tiruchirappalli West after the constituency delimitaions 2008.- References :...

G. R. Mala Selvi ADMK Anbil Poyyamozhi DMK 20,544
Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)
Tirunelveli is an assembly constituency located in Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the oldest assembly segments in Tamil Nadu since Independence.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

D. Veliah
D. Veliah
D. Veliah was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tirunelveli constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK A. L. Subramanian DMK 30,285
Tiruppattur (41)
Tiruppattur (41) (State Assembly Constituency)
Tirupattur 41 is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

A. K. C. Sundarvel ADMK B. Sundaram DMK 35,904
Tiruppattur (194)
Tiruppattur (194) (State Assembly Constituency)
Tirupattur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Kannappan ADMK S. Seventhiappan DMK 31,456
Tirupporur
Tirupporur (State Assembly Constituency)
Tirupporur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

 (SC)
M. Dhanapal ADMK G. Chockalingam DMK 30,564
Tiruppur
Tiruppur (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruppur is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Tiruppur. Tiruppur assembly constituency was part of Coimbatore parliamentary constituency. It was a two-member constituency in 1952 election.- Winners :...

V. Palanisamy ADMK C. Govindasamy CPM 36,641
Tiruttani
Tiruttani (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruttani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Thanigai Babu alias Rasan babu ADMK C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu JD 22,192
Tiruvallur
Tiruvallur (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruvallur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

D. Sakkubai Devaraj ADMK C. Subramani DMK 26,420
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai (State Assembly Constituency)
Tiruvannamalai is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

V. Kannan INC K. Pitchandi DMK 28,919
Tiruvottiyur K. Kuppan
K. Kuppan
K. Kuppan is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thiruvottiyur constituency. He represents the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...

ADMK T. K. Palanisamy DMK 27,322
Triplicane
Triplicane (State Assembly Constituency)
Triplicane is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Triplicane. Triplicane assembly constituency was part of Chennai South .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

Mohammad Asif
Mohammad Asif (Tamil Nadu minister)
Mohammad Asif is a politician and minister from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Triplicane constituency in 1991 election. He served as rural industries minister in Jayalalitha cabinet formed...

ADMK Nanjil K. Manoharan
Nanjil K. Manoharan
Nanjil K. Manoharan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was Tamil Nadu's minister of Finance during 1977-80 and minister of Revenue during 1996-2000.- Personal life :...

DMK 12,452
Tuticorin
Tuticorin (State Assembly Constituency)
Tuticorin is an assembly constituency located in Tuticorin Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu. Before 2009 Genral elections, Tuticorin assembly constituency was part of Tirunelveli Lok Sabha Constituency- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:...

V. P. R. Ramesh
V. P. R. Ramesh
V. P. R. Ramesh was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tuticorin constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK N. Periasamy DMK 41,395
Udagamandalam
Udagamandalam (State Assembly Constituency)
Udagamandalam is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

H. M. Raju
H. M. Raju
H. M. Raju iss an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Udagamandalam constituency in 1989, 1991 and 2001 elections....

INC H. Nataraj DMK 25,887
Udumalpet
Udumalpet (State Assembly Constituency)
Udumalpet is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Udumalpet. Udumalpet assembly constituency was part of Pollachi .- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. P. Manivasagam ADMK R. T. Mariappan DMK 30,272
Ulundurpet
Ulundurpet (State Assembly Constituency)
Ulundurpet is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :Ulundurpettai taluk is a taluk of Viluppuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu...

 (SC)
M. Anandan
M. Anandan
M. Anandan is an Indian politician and incumbent member of the Parliament of India from Villupuram Constituency. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ulundurpet constituency in 1984, and 1991 elections.- References :...

ADMK Pon Mayil Vahanan DMK 45,285
Uppiliapuram (ST) V. Ravichandran ADMK M. Sundaravadanam DMK 37,356
Usilambatti R. Pandiammal ADMK P. N. Vallarasu FBL 3,194
Uthiramerur
Uthiramerur (State Assembly Constituency)
Uthiramerur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

Kanchi Panneerselvam
Kanchi Panneerselvam
Kanchi Panneerselvam is an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chengalpattu constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989 and 1998 elections....

ADMK K. Sundar DMK 34,094
Valangiman
Valangiman (State Assembly Constituency)
Valangiman is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below....

 (SC)
K. Panchavarnam ADMK S. Senthamil Chelvan DMK 27,688
Valparai
Valparai (State Assembly Constituency)
Valparai is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Valparai. This seat is reserved for scheduled caste. Valparai assembly constituency was part of Pollachi .-Members of the Legislative Assembly:- References :...

 (SC)
A. Sridharan ADMK A. T. Karuppiah CPI 21,184
Vandavasi (SC) C. K. Thamizharasan ADMK V. Rajagopal DMK 29,494
Vaniyambadi
Vaniyambadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Vaniyambadi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

E. Sampath INC A. Abdul Hameed DMK 19,831
Vanur
Vanur (State Assembly Constituency)
Vanur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (SC)
S. Arumugam ADMK N. V. Jayaseelan DMK 36,469
Varahur
Varahur (State Assembly Constituency)
Varahur is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency....

 (SC)
E. T. Ponnuvelu ADMK C. Thiyagarajan DMK 28,229
Vasudevanallur
Vasudevanallur (State Assembly Constituency)
Vasudevanallur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below. It is part of the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency.- Madras State :...

 (SC)
R. Eswaran
R. Eswaran
R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Vasudevanallur constituency in 1984, 1989, 1991 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate and 1996 and 2001 elections as Tamil Maanila Congress ...

INC R. Krishnan CPM 20,314
Vedaranyam
Vedaranyam (State Assembly Constituency)
Vedaranyam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

P. V. Rajendran
P. V. Rajendran
P. V. Rajendran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Vedaranyam constituency in 1989 and 1991 elections....

INC M. Meenakshi Sundaram DMK 16,868
Vedasandur
Vedasandur (State Assembly Constituency)
Vedasandur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

S. Gandhirajan
S. Gandhirajan
S. Gandhirajan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to represent the constituency Vedasandur, a town in district of Dindigul, in the elections of 1989, 1991, and 1996...

ADMK P. Muthusamy DMK 67,090
Vellakoil
Vellakoil (State Assembly Constituency)
Vellakoil is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...

Durai Ramasamy
Durai Ramasamy
D. Ramasamy is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.He joined the congress under the then mass leader K.Kamaraj. He rose to power steadily being the Vellakovil Panchayat board president for a period of 10 yrs and then the union chairman for 15 yrs and...

ADMK Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK 29,587
Veerapandi
Veerapandi (State Assembly Constituency)
Veerapandi is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

K. Arjunan ADMK P. Venkatachalam DMK 56,274
Vellore
Vellore (State Assembly Constituency)
Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

C. Gnanasekaran INC A. M. Ramalingam DMK 23,066
Vilathikulam
Vilathikulam (State Assembly Constituency)
Vilathikulam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the most backward constituency in Tuticorin district. Farming is the major occupation of the constituents and Chilli is the major crop.- Madras State assembly:...

N. C. Kanagavalli
N. C. Kanagavalli
N. C. Kanagavalli was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vilathikulam constituency in 1991 election.- References :...

ADMK S. Mavelraj DMK 21,709
Vilavancode
Vilavancode (State Assembly Constituency)
Vilavancode is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Travancore-cochin assembly :- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly :- References :...

M. Sundaradas INC D. Mony CPM 11,309
Villivakkam
Villivakkam (State Assembly Constituency)
Villivakkam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- References :...

E. Kalan INC W. R. Varadarajan CPM 46,233
Villupuram
Villupuram (State Assembly Constituency)
Villupuram is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

D. Janardhanan ADMK K. Deivasigamoni alias Ponmudi DMK 17,440
Virudhunagar
Virudhunagar (State Assembly Constituency)
Virudhunagar is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State assembly:- Tamil Nadu assembly:- References :...

Sanjay Ramaswamy ICS(SCS) G. Veerasamy JD 19,401
Vridachalam R. D. Aranganathan ADMK A. Rajendiran PMK 14,297
Yercaud
Yercaud (State Assembly Constituency)
Yercaud is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency. The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 (ST)
C. Perumal
C. Perumal
C. Perumal is an Indian politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Yercaud constituency. He also served as a Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the...

ADMK Dhanushkodi Vedan DMK 45,579
* Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu


Analysis

The ADMK 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
M. Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N...

. Though Karunanidhi won from the Harbour constituency
Harbour (State Assembly Constituency)
- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- 1984 Election results : - 1989 Election results : *Due to the split after MGR's death, C.P...

, he resigned his seat immediately. The victory of ADMK-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 ADMK votes under the unified ADMK party, successful projection by Jayalalitha as the true political heir to M. G. Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials , was an Indian film actor, director, producer and politician....

 (MGR), successful portrayal of DMK as anti-woman (by playing up the events in the Assembly on 25 March 1989) and pro-LTTE 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
Panruti (State Assembly Constituency)
Panruti is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Panruti. It is part of the Cuddalore . This constituency is notable for Mr. Panruti Ramachandran or Panruttiar, who was elected to this constituency 6 times, under 3 different parties, DMK, AIADMK and PMK...

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See also

  • Elections in Tamil Nadu
    Elections in Tamil Nadu
    Elections in Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the Lok Sabha. There are 234 assembly constituencies and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies...

  • Legislature of Tamil Nadu
    Legislature of Tamil Nadu
    The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is the sole house of the unicameral Tamil Nadu Legislature. The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly alone has powers to legislate laws covering state subjects in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It has a strength of 235 members of whom 234 are democratically elected...

  • Government of Tamil Nadu
    Government of Tamil Nadu
    The Government of Tamil Nadu, headquartered at Chennai is the governing authority for the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at the Fort St. George...


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