Tamil Nadu assembly election, Dec 1984
The 4th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
234
118 needed for a majority
Largest party
ADK
132 seats · majority
Candidates
1,499
43 women, 8 elected
Turnout
70.07%
2.17 cr of 3.09 cr
The house
234 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- ADK132
- INC61
- DMK24
- CPM5
- IND4
- JNP3
- CPI2
- GKC2
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Tamil Nadu assembly election (1980)
DMK
-13
CPI
-7
CPM
-6
IND
-4
GKC
-4
ADK
+3
JNP
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADKADK | 132 | +3 | 155 | 54.3% | 80,30,809 | 37.03% | -1.72 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 61 | — | 73 | 54.5% | 35,29,708 | 16.28% | — | 2 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 24 | -13 | 167 | 40.8% | 63,62,770 | 29.34% | +7.24 | 0 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 5 | -6 | 16 | 39.6% | 5,97,622 | 2.76% | -0.41 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -4 | 994 | 1.7% | 16,19,921 | 7.47% | +0.29 | 964 |
| JNPJanata Party | 3 | +3 | 16 | 36.4% | 4,93,374 | 2.27% | +2.26 | 1 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 2 | -7 | 17 | 35.5% | 5,67,527 | 2.62% | -0.04 | 0 |
| GKCGKC | 2 | -4 | 4 | 40.4% | 1,20,704 | 0.56% | -1.15 | 1 |
| AKDAKD | 1 | — | 1 | 57.2% | 47,212 | 0.22% | — | 0 |
| TNCTNC | 0 | — | 5 | 34.9% | 1,52,315 | 0.70% | — | 0 |
| ICJICJ | 0 | — | 36 | 3.2% | 1,10,121 | 0.51% | — | 35 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.7% | 54,390 | 0.25% | +0.18 | 14 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Tamil Nadu at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Dec 1984
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YERCAUD | Tamil Nadu | INCTHIRUGNANAM P.R. | DMKMANICKAM, K | 32,00248.80% |
| NATHAM | Tamil Nadu | INCANDI AMBALAMA M. | TNCALAGIRISAMY, T. | 39,21046.93% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | Tamil Nadu | INCTHANGAVELRAJ, P. M. | DMKKRISHNAN, K. | 40,31543.05% |
| MARUNGAPURI | Tamil Nadu | ADKK. SHOLAIRAJ | INDP. RAMASAMY | 38,52142.65% |
| TARAMANGALAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKSEMMALAI S. | DMKARJUNAN K. | 37,97841.74% |
| KUMBAKONAM | Tamil Nadu | INCKRISHNAMOORTHY, K. | DMKKALIYANASUDARAM, S. | 37,66841.70% |
| THIRUMAIYAM | Tamil Nadu | INCPUSHPARAJU T. | DMKPAWANAN, R. | 38,68341.29% |
| THOTTIAM | Tamil Nadu | INCPERIYASAMY | DMKVADIVEL S. R. | 39,51640.86% |
| ANDHIYUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKMATHAIYAN U.P. | DMKLAKSHMI S. | 31,34640.62% |
| BARGUR | Tamil Nadu | ADKT.M.VENKATACHALAM | DMKVEERAMANI P.V. | 32,81139.86% |
Closest results of Dec 1984
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDAPET | Tamil Nadu | ADKSAIDAI DURAISAMY, SA. | DMKPURUSHOTHAMAN, D. | 1900.18% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | Tamil Nadu | CPMCHINTAN, V. P. | ADKPRABAKARAN, J. C. D. | 1,0460.62% |
| COLACHEL | Tamil Nadu | ADKF.M. RAJARETHNAM | BJPM.R. GANDHI | 5890.69% |
| ALANDUR | Tamil Nadu | DMKABRAGHAM, M. | ADKMOHANARANGAM, R. | 9060.73% |
| TIRUPPUR | Tamil Nadu | CPISUBBARAYAN K. | ADKMANIMARAN, R. | 1,2400.98% |
| COIMBATORE EAST | Tamil Nadu | CPMRAMANI K. | ADKKOVAI THAMBI | 1,0591.25% |
| VEDARANYAM | Tamil Nadu | DMKMEENAKSHI SUNDARAM | INCRAJENDRAN, P.V. | 1,2761.28% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | Tamil Nadu | INCS.JAYACHANDRAN | DMKK.P.THANGASWAMY | 1,1321.34% |
| CHENGALPATTU | Tamil Nadu | ADKJEGADESAN, ANNOR, G. | DMKRUDRAKOTTI, V. | 1,2201.35% |
| NAGERCOIL | Tamil Nadu | DMKRETNARAJ, S. | ADKJAGATHEESON, S. | 1,2711.46% |