Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 1984
39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 69.82% turnout.
Seats
39
Candidates
214
5 women, 2 elected
Turnout
69.82%
2.16 cr of 3.1 cr
Leading party
INC
25 of 39 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 25 | +25 | 26 | 87,55,871 | 40.51% | — |
| ADKADK | 12 | +10 | 12 | 39,68,967 | 18.36% | -7.02 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -14 | 27 | 55,97,507 | 25.90% | +2.89 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9,11,931 | 4.22% | -3.74 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,38,106 | 3.41% | -0.17 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6,14,893 | 2.84% | -0.37 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | -1 | 129 | 5,93,382 | 2.75% | -1.67 |
| GKCGKC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,17,104 | 1.00% | — |
| TNCTNC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,44,076 | 0.67% | — |
| ICJICJ | 0 | 0 | 6 | 56,704 | 0.26% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15,462 | 0.07% | — |
- INC25 (64%)
- ADK12 (31%)
- DMK2 (5%)
- INC25
- ADK12
- DMK2
- INC25
- ADK12
- DMK2
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
NAGAPATTINAM
won by 2,289 (0.38%)
Biggest victory
TIRUCHENDUR
won by 2,23,427 (46.11%)
Highest turnout
NAGAPATTINAM
79.76%
Lowest turnout
MADRAS NORTH
50.63%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained4 (10%)
- Changed hands35 (90%)
4 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 35 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Tamil Nadu, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- ADK
- DMK
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | INCR. JEEVARATHINAM | DMKPULAVAR K. GOVINDAN | 60,94210.87% | 74.0% |
| CHENGALPATTU | ADKS. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN | DMKM.V.RAMU | 58,20910.59% | 74.6% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | INCVALLALPERUMAN P. | DMKKANNAPIRAN S. | 1,20,89122.43% | 73.4% |
| COIMBATORE | INCKUPPUSWAMY C. K. | CPMUMANATH R. | 1,02,51916.66% | 68.2% |
| CUDDALORE | INCVENKATESAN P.R.S. | DMKRAMU T. ALIAS KILLIVALAVAN | 1,31,95424.66% | 73.0% |
| DHARMAPURI | ADKM. THAMBI DURIAI | CPIPARVATHI KRISHNAN | 1,51,25228.73% | 67.5% |
| DINDIGUL | ADKK.R. NATARAJAN | DMKK.MAYA THEVAR | 1,41,31825.42% | 68.3% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | ADKKHOLANDAIVELU P. | DMKSAMINATHAN P.A. | 1,60,62730.62% | 71.5% |
| KARUR | INCMURUGAIAH A. R. | DMKKANDASWAMY, M. | 2,35,56338.94% | 74.0% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | INCK. RAMAMURTHI | DMKT. CHANDRASEKARAN | 1,66,36635.33% | 65.0% |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | DMKKALANIDHI A. | GKCEARNEST PAUL E. | 96,74417.94% | 62.5% |
| MADRAS NORTH | DMKN.V.N.SOMU | INCG.LAKSHMANAN | 36,4507.26% | 50.6% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | INCVYJAYANTHIMALA | JNPERA SEZHIYAN | 48,0177.41% | 63.6% |
| MADURAI | INCSUBBURAMAN A.G. | CPMSANKARIAH N. | 1,73,01129.65% | 68.1% |
| MAYILADUTURAI | INCPAKEER MOHAMED E.S.M. | DMKKALAYANAM P. | 1,19,64321.49% | 77.2% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | ADKMAHALINGAM, M. | CPIMURUGAIYAN K. | 2,2890.38% | 79.8% |
| NAGERCOIL | INCN. DENNIS | JNPP. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 11,6372.47% | 65.3% |
| NILGIRIS | INCR.PRABHU | DMKC.T. DHANDAPANI | 1,31,93923.28% | 68.5% |
| PALANI | INCSENAPATHY GOUNDER A. | TNCVELUSAMY S.R. | 2,64,02846.10% | 70.7% |
| PERAMBALUR | ADKS. THANGARAJU | DMKC. THIYAGARAJAN | 1,52,76927.70% | 74.3% |
| PERIYAKULAM | ADKSELVENDRAN P. | DMKAGNIRAJU S. | 1,58,61328.59% | 69.2% |
| POLLACHI | ADKANNA NAMBI R. | DMKKRISHNASWAMY K. | 1,01,43018.54% | 71.2% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | INCSUNDARARAJ N. | DMKVEERIAH K. | 2,64,90442.48% | 77.3% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | INCV. RAJESHWARAN | DMKM.S.K. SATHIYENDREN | 1,00,14418.61% | 66.4% |
| RASIPURAM | INCDEVARAJAN B. | DMKDURAISAMI P. | 2,01,40637.78% | 67.5% |
| SALEM | INCRANGARAJAN KUMAR MANGALAM | JNPKANDASAMY M.A. | 2,36,17545.43% | 67.8% |
| SIVAGANGA | INCP. CHIDAMBARAM | DMKTHA KRUTINAN | 2,12,53338.38% | 70.6% |
| SIVAKASI | ADKN. SOUNDARARAJAN | CPIA. SRINIVASAN | 66,47811.02% | 72.0% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | INCMARAGATHAM CHANDRASEKHAR | DMKNAGARATNAM T. | 1,09,47419.60% | 70.9% |
| TENKASI | INCM. ARUNACHALAM | CPMR. KRISHNAN | 1,91,56736.18% | 72.0% |
| THANJAVUR | INCSINGARAVADIVEL | DMKPALANIMANICKAM S. | 89,32116.14% | 76.3% |
| TINDIVANAM | INCS.S. ERAMASAMY PADAYATCHI | JNPM.R. LAKSHMINARAYANAN | 2,01,85838.81% | 70.5% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | INCK.T. KOSALRAM | JNPJAWAHARLAL | 2,23,42746.11% | 64.7% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | ADKKANNAN P. | DMKKANDASWAMY M. | 1,58,06622.57% | 70.2% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | INCADAIKALARAJ | DMKN. SELVARASU | 1,02,90517.68% | 73.2% |
| TIRUNELVELI | ADKM.R. JANARDHANAN | DMKD.S.A. SIVAPRAKASAM | 85,94616.69% | 68.0% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | INCJAYAMOHAN A. | DMKABDUL LATHEEF M. | 1,21,78722.71% | 71.4% |
| VANDAVASI | INCBALARAMAN L. | DMKPANDIAN R.K. | 1,34,89224.63% | 71.8% |
| VELLORE | ADKA.C. SHANMUGAM | DMKA.M. RAMALINGAM | 74,72313.91% | 71.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Tamil Nadu alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.