Tamil Nadu assembly election, Dec 1984

234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 70.07% turnout.

Seats

234

Candidates

1,499

43 women, 8 elected

Turnout

70.07%

2.17 cr of 3.09 cr

Leading party

ADK

132 of 234 seats

Party performance

Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu

Party	Won	+/−	Contested	Votes	Share	Share +/−
ADK ADK	132	+3	155	80,30,809	37.03%	-1.72
INC Indian National Congress	61	+61	73	35,29,708	16.28%	—
DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	24	-13	167	63,62,770	29.34%	+7.24
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist)	5	-6	16	5,97,622	2.76%	-0.41
IND Independent	4	-4	994	16,19,921	7.47%	+0.29
JNP Janata Party	3	+3	16	4,93,374	2.28%	+2.26
CPI Communist Party of India	2	-7	17	5,67,527	2.62%	-0.04
GKC GKC	2	-4	4	1,20,704	0.56%	-1.15
AKD AKD	1	+1	1	47,212	0.22%	—
TNC TNC	0	0	5	1,52,315	0.70%	—
ICJ ICJ	0	0	36	1,10,121	0.51%	—
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	0	0	15	54,390	0.25%	+0.18

ADK132 (56%)
INC61 (26%)
DMK24 (10%)
CPM5 (2%)
IND4 (2%)
JNP3 (1%)
Others5 (2%)

ADK132
INC61
DMK24
CPM5
IND4
JNP3
Others5

ADK132
INC61
DMK24
CPM5
IND4
JNP3
CPI2
GKC2
Others1

Constituency performance

From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu

Closest contest

SAIDAPET

won by 190 (0.18%)

Biggest victory

YERCAUD

won by 32,002 (48.80%)

Highest turnout

VEDARANYAM

85.18%

Lowest turnout

EGMORE

49.79%

Seat change

Against Tamil Nadu's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency

Retained110 (47%)
Changed hands115 (49%)
New seat9 (4%)

110 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 115 changed hands. 9 did not exist at the previous election.

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 Vidhan Sabha election on record

VOTE SHARE

TURNOUT

Assembly seat results

All 234 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–150 of 234

Assembly seat	Winner	Runner-up	Margin	Turnout
NAMAKKAL	ADKR.ARUNACHALAM	DMKK.VELUCHAMI	17,29016.93%	68.3%
NANGUNERI	ADKJOHN VINCENT M.	DMKNAMDI, E.	14,01817.74%	64.4%
NANNILAM	DMKMANIMARAN, M.	ADKANBARASAN, S.	4,5084.66%	78.4%
NATHAM	INCANDI AMBALAMA M.	TNCALAGIRISAMY, T.	39,21046.93%	68.7%
NATRAMPALLI	ADKT. AMBAZHAGAN	DMKN. K. RAJA	29,21030.27%	70.3%
NELLIKUPPAM	ADKANBARASAN ALIAS RAMALINGAM	CPMGOVINDARAJAN	21,37725.25%	72.1%
NILAKOTTAI	ADKA.BULUCHAMY	DMKM.ARIVAZHAGAN	29,84934.03%	67.2%
ODDANCHATRAM	ADKKUPPUSAMY K.	INDCHELLAMUTHU K.	2,4812.66%	70.2%
OMALUR	INCANBALAGAN	CPIKUPPUSAMY S.	28,74236.71%	62.8%
OOTACAMUND	INCKALLAN K.	DMKMAHALINGAM S.A.	22,80027.54%	66.8%
ORATHANAD	ADKT. VEERASWAMY	DMKL. GANESAN	4,0694.03%	78.9%
OTTAPIDARAM	INCR.S. ARUMUGAM	CPIM.APPADURAI	25,32237.22%	61.3%
PADMANABHAPURAM	INDV.BALACHANDRAN	ADKM. VINCENT	4,3175.73%	68.3%
PALACODE	INCTHEERTHARAMAN P.	DMKMUNUSAMIGOUNDER M.B.	29,41434.97%	66.9%
PALANI	INCA.S. PONNAMMAL	CPMN. PALANIVEL	31,55033.54%	70.3%
PALAYAMCOTTAI	DMKSHAMSULALAM, V.S.T.	ADKKARUPPASAMI PANDIAN V.	4,2054.83%	68.4%
PALLADAM	ADKPARAMASIVA GOUNDER, P.N.	INDSIVASAMY	10,57311.17%	68.5%
PALLIPET	ADKNARASIMHAN, P. N.	INDBAKAMBARAM, A.	6,2117.10%	72.3%
PANAMARATHUPATTY	ADKRAJARAM K.	DMKSIVALINGAM, S.R.	20,91625.91%	66.8%
PANRUTI	ADKS.RAMACHANDRAN	DMKK.NANDAGOPALA KRISHNAN	7,6377.94%	81.9%
PAPANASAM	INCRAJARAMAN, S.	DMKSACHIDHANANDAM, S.	17,27819.37%	77.7%
PARAMAKUDI	ADKBALAUCHAMY, K.	DMKSIRAIMEETAN, T.K.	16,92118.10%	70.1%
PARK TOWN	DMKK. ANBAZHAGAN	INDJOTHI, M.	2,9273.97%	61.7%
PATTUKKOTTAI	ADKRAMACHANDRAN P. N.	DMKSUBRAMANIAN, A. V.	15,11715.28%	76.6%
PENNAGARAM	ADKH.G. ARUMUGAM	CPINANJAPPAN N.	19,09823.54%	64.2%
PERAMBALUR	INCK. NALLAMUTHU	DMKT. SAROJINI	29,27032.79%	68.3%
PERAMBUR	DMKPARITHI ELAMYAZHUTHI	ADKSATHIAVANIMUTHU	7,2047.17%	60.8%
PERANAMALLUR	ADKR. HARI KUMAR	DMKA. RAJENDRAN	11,99213.15%	71.3%
PERAVURANI	ADKGOVENDHAN, M. R.	CPIGOPU, A. M.	27,26728.70%	78.4%
PERIYAKULAM	ADKMOHAMMED SALEEM T.	DMKMAYA THEVAR ALIAS MAYAN P.N.	26,46728.75%	68.8%
PERNAMBUT	ADKK. THAMIZHARASAN	DMKV. GOVINDAN	11,39313.38%	71.5%
PERUNDURAI	ADKA. PONNUSAMY	CPIT.K. NALLAPPAN	28,36530.00%	70.5%
PERUR	DMKA.NATARASAN	ADKK.MARUDASALAM	7,0616.37%	68.7%
POLLACHI	ADKM.V. RATHINAM	DMKS.RAJU	6,8106.59%	70.9%
POLUR	INCRAJABABU, J.	DMKSUBRAMANTAN, T. K.	22,11826.32%	72.1%
PONGALUR	ADKKANDASWAMY P.	INDPALANISAMY N.S.	15,60119.37%	69.7%
PONNERI	ADKK. P. K. SEKAR ALIAS K. P. KULASEKARAN	DMKK. SUNDARAM	19,90419.09%	72.8%
POOMPUHAR	ADKVIJAYABALAN, N.	DMKJAMA IMOIDEEN PAPA	3,0803.45%	77.6%
POONAMALLEE	INCG. ANANTHAKRISHNA	DMKD. RAJARATHINAM	14,56714.79%	64.9%
PUDUKKOTTAI	INCJ.MOHAMED GANI	CPIK.R. SUBBIAH	37,66336.77%	74.6%
PURASAWALKAM	DMKMANOHARAN NANJIL K.	ADKSUPPU. K.	4,5103.77%	64.7%
RADHAPURAM	GKCKUMARI ANANTHAN	INDSUBRAMANIA NADAR, B.	15,13820.32%	60.0%
RAJAPALAYAM	INCRAMAN, K.	CPIPAULRAJ-I	9,7469.71%	71.0%
RAMANATHAPURAM	ADKT. RAMASAMY	DMKM.S. ABDUL RAHEEM	20,72722.04%	72.1%
RANIPET	INCM. KADIRVELU	DMKABDUL JABBAR V. M.	22,73122.54%	72.7%
RASIPURAM	ADKRAMALINGAM K.P.	DMKKALIAPPAN, P.	10,47810.66%	71.7%
RISHIVANDIAM	INCS.SIVARAJ	DMKM.NATESHA UDAYAR	5,1216.12%	74.5%
ROYAPURAM	DMKP. PUNNURANGAM	GKCK. RAJAN	1,2951.60%	68.3%
SAIDAPET	ADKSAIDAI DURAISAMY, SA.	DMKPURUSHOTHAMAN, D.	1900.18%	64.3%
SALEM-I	ADKG.KRISHNARAJ	DMKG.K. SUBASU	5,8865.57%	74.5%

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.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.

Who won the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Dec 1984?

ADK won 132 of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, a clear majority.

What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Dec 1984?

Turnout was 70.07% — 2.17 cr of 3.09 cr registered electors voted.

How many assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?

Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats.