Tamil Nadu, Lok Sabha election 1989
39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 65.95% turnout.
Seats
39
Candidates
506
11 women, 2 elected
Turnout
65.95%
2.64 cr of 4 cr
Leading party
INC
27 of 39 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 27 | +2 | 28 | 1,05,24,027 | 39.86% | -0.65 |
| ADKADK | 11 | -1 | 11 | 45,18,649 | 17.12% | -1.25 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 2 | 5,39,316 | 2.04% | -1.37 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | -2 | 31 | 70,38,849 | 26.66% | +0.76 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | 0 | 0 | 32 | 15,36,350 | 5.82% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,65,838 | 3.66% | +0.81 |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 335 | 5,99,759 | 2.27% | -0.47 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3,74,902 | 1.42% | — |
| HPIHPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,20,197 | 0.46% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76,511 | 0.29% | +0.22 |
| TMMTMM | 0 | 0 | 33 | 63,942 | 0.24% | — |
| TRMTRM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12,859 | 0.05% | — |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12,572 | 0.05% | — |
| LKDBLKDB | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6,994 | 0.03% | — |
| PWAPWA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,964 | 0.01% | — |
| IPFIPF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,477 | 0.01% | — |
| IJPIJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,428 | 0.01% | — |
| BMCBMC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,357 | 0.01% | — |
| DNCDNC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,332 | 0.01% | — |
| MPPMPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 694 | 0.00% | — |
| SLLSLL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 391 | 0.00% | — |
| KDCKDC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 0.00% | — |
- INC27 (69%)
- ADK11 (28%)
- CPI1 (3%)
- INC27
- ADK11
- CPI1
- INC27
- ADK11
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 39 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
NAGAPATTINAM
won by 21,523 (3.10%)
Biggest victory
RASIPURAM
won by 2,51,975 (40.04%)
Highest turnout
NAGAPATTINAM
74.39%
Lowest turnout
NAGERCOIL
57.76%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Lok Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained34 (87%)
- Changed hands5 (13%)
34 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 5 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
- CPI
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 39 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–39 of 39
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARAKKONAM | INCJEEVARATHINAM, R. | DMKMURTHY, K. | 62,3938.91% | 71.8% |
| CHENGALPATTU | ADKKANCHEE PANEER | DMKRAMU. M. V. | 1,22,86717.82% | 72.0% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | INCVALLALPERUMAN, P. | DMKAYYASAMY, A. | 28,2834.27% | 70.6% |
| COIMBATORE | INCKUPPUSAMY, C.K. | CPMUMANATH, R. | 1,40,06818.60% | 64.1% |
| CUDDALORE | INCP. R. S. VENKATESAN | DMKG. BHASKARAN | 1,16,83517.82% | 68.4% |
| DHARMAPURI | ADKSEKHAR, M. G. | PMKELANGOVAN, B. D. | 1,13,02016.64% | 67.4% |
| DINDIGUL | ADKSRINIVASAN, C. | CPMVARATHARAJAN, N | 2,35,36836.39% | 62.6% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | ADKNARAYANAN, P.G. | DMKPARIASAMY, N.K.K. | 2,25,95736.43% | 67.9% |
| KARUR | ADKTHAMBITHURAI, M. | DMKPALANISAMY. K.C. | 2,38,75132.32% | 70.3% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | INCRAMAMOORTHY, K. | JDVENKATASWAMY, B. | 2,01,49433.94% | 61.9% |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | INCANBARASU ERA | DMKKALINIDHI A. | 66,40610.74% | 60.2% |
| MADRAS NORTH | INCD. PANDIAN | DMKN. V. M. SOMU | 1,13,77114.02% | 60.4% |
| MADRAS SOUTH | INCVYJAYANTIMALA BALI | DMKARUNACHALAM ALIAS ALADI ARUNA | 1,25,84415.22% | 59.2% |
| MADURAI | INCA.G.S. RAM BABU | DMKV.VELUSAMY | 2,13,77830.03% | 62.6% |
| MAYILADUTURAI | INCPAKEER MOHAMED HAJEE E.S.M | DMKKALYANAM, P. | 1,01,94515.16% | 73.9% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | CPISELVARASU, M | INCVEERAMURASU, N.S. | 21,5233.10% | 74.4% |
| NAGERCOIL | INCN.DENNIS | JDD.KUMARADHASS | 78,79714.32% | 57.8% |
| NILGIRIS | INCPRABHU, R. | DMKMAHALINGAM, S.A. | 1,73,77123.46% | 67.0% |
| PALANI | INCSENAPATHI GOUNDER, A. | DMKRAJKUMAR MANDRADIAR | 80,91312.94% | 60.5% |
| PERAMBALUR | ADKASOKARAJ, A. | DMKPANOVAIKARUTHAZHAN, S. | 1,36,17620.34% | 71.1% |
| PERIYAKULAM | ADKMOTHIAH, R. | DMKMAHANDIRAN, A.K.CUMBUM | 2,21,40433.73% | 64.6% |
| POLLACHI | ADKRAJA RAVI VARMA, B. | CPIAURMUGHAM, M | 2,31,30936.30% | 66.0% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | INCSUNDARAJA, N. | DMKSELVARAJ, A. | 2,71,13634.84% | 73.8% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | INCRAJESHWARAN, V. | DMKTHANGAVELAN, S.P | 1,79,54428.67% | 60.5% |
| RASIPURAM | INCDEVARAJAN, B. | DMKMAYAVAN, R. | 2,51,97540.04% | 62.3% |
| SALEM | INCRANGARAJAN KUMARMANGALAM | DMKKARTHIKEYAN M. | 2,41,77036.69% | 63.8% |
| SIVAGANGA | INCCHIDAMBARAM, P. | DMKGANESAN, A. | 2,19,55233.60% | 65.2% |
| SIVAKASI | ADKK.KALIMUTHU | DMKV.GOPALSAMY | 1,37,06817.72% | 71.4% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | INCMARAGATHAM CHANDRASEKHAR | DMKGANESAN, K. | 1,54,55121.88% | 68.1% |
| TENKASI | INCM.ARUNACHALAM | CPMR.KRISHAN | 1,72,70727.46% | 67.4% |
| THANJAVUR | INCSINGRAVADIVEL, S | DMKPALANIMANICKAM, S. | 97,14714.72% | 71.7% |
| TINDIVANAM | INCERAMADASS, R. | DMKDHAYANITHI, N. | 1,00,71515.55% | 67.6% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | INCDHANUSKODI ATHITHAN R. | DMKKARTHIKEYAN A. | 2,12,07137.24% | 59.8% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | ADKPALANISAMY, K.C. | DMKPOONGOTHI THIRUMATHI C. | 2,72,27133.73% | 63.6% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | INCL.ADAIKALARAJ | CPMT.K.RENGARAJAN | 1,69,96624.18% | 66.7% |
| TIRUNELVELI | ADKJANARTANAN | DMKD.S.A. SIVAPRAKASAM | 1,91,13531.50% | 62.5% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | INCJAYAMOHAN, A. | DMKALAGIRI, K. C. | 1,34,83319.97% | 68.1% |
| VANDAVASI | INCBALARAMAN, L. | DMKVENUGOPAL, D. | 1,00,17215.09% | 67.8% |
| VELLORE | INCABDUL SAMAD, A. K. A. | DMKABDUL LATHEEF, M. | 1,60,85024.44% | 65.1% |
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.