Tamil Nadu assembly election, Jan 1989
234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 68.18% turnout.
Seats
234
Candidates
3,046
70 women, 9 elected
Turnout
68.18%
2.41 cr of 3.54 cr
Leading party
DMK
150 of 234 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Tamil Nadu
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 150 | +126 | 202 | 80,01,222 | 33.18% | +3.84 |
| ADKJLADKJL | 27 | +27 | 198 | 50,98,687 | 21.15% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -35 | 214 | 47,80,714 | 19.83% | +3.55 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 15 | +10 | 21 | 8,51,351 | 3.53% | +0.78 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +1 | 2123 | 21,64,484 | 8.98% | +1.51 |
| JNPJanata Party | 4 | +1 | 10 | 2,82,647 | 1.17% | -1.10 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +1 | 13 | 2,95,170 | 1.22% | -1.39 |
| ADKJRADKJR | 2 | +2 | 175 | 22,14,965 | 9.19% | — |
| ADKADK | 2 | -130 | 4 | 1,48,630 | 0.62% | -36.41 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86,912 | 0.36% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 31 | 84,865 | 0.35% | +0.10 |
| IFTIFT | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43,505 | 0.18% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30,657 | 0.13% | — |
| TNCKTNCK | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23,152 | 0.10% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,728 | 0.01% | — |
| ICJBGICJBG | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,522 | 0.01% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 0.00% | — |
- DMK150 (64%)
- ADKJL27 (12%)
- INC26 (11%)
- CPM15 (6%)
- IND5 (2%)
- JNP4 (2%)
- Others7 (3%)
- DMK150
- ADKJL27
- INC26
- CPM15
- IND5
- JNP4
- Others7
- DMK150
- ADKJL27
- INC26
- CPM15
- IND5
- JNP4
- CPI3
- ADKJR2
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 234 results in Tamil Nadu
Closest contest
KADALADI
won by 409 (0.38%)
Biggest victory
HARBOUR
won by 31,991 (45.92%)
Highest turnout
VALANGIMAN
97.87%
Lowest turnout
TARAMANGALAM
40.68%
Seat change
Against Tamil Nadu's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained33 (14%)
- Changed hands192 (82%)
- New seat9 (4%)
33 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 192 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
- DMK
- ADKJL
- INC
- CPM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 234 seats, alphabetical · showing 151–200 of 234
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALEM-II | DMKARUMUGAM, S. | ADKJLNATESAN, M. | 20,76519.92% | 65.8% |
| SAMAYANALLUR | DMKN. SOUNDARAPANDIAN | ADKJLO.P. ERAMAN | 15,95011.38% | 65.9% |
| SANKARANAYANARKOIL | DMKTHANGAVELU, S. | ADKJLMARUTHA KARUPPAN, K. | 21,98920.63% | 72.2% |
| SANKARAPURAM | DMKMUTHAIYAN, M. | ADKJRKALITHEERATHAN, S. | 10,0179.35% | 74.3% |
| SANKARI | DMKVARADARAJAN, R. | ADKJLDHANAPAL R. | 7,8697.57% | 59.6% |
| SATHYAMANGALAM | DMKSUBRAMANIAM, T.K. | ADKJLPALANISAMY, S.K. | 1,0871.13% | 71.8% |
| SATTANGULAM | INCKUMARI ANATHAN | DMKDURAI RAJ P. | 1,1961.38% | 63.3% |
| SATTUR | DMKS.S. KARUPPASAMY | ADKJLR. KOTHANARAMAN | 16,06212.83% | 72.6% |
| SEDAPATTI | DMKATHIYAMAN, A. | ADKJLMUTHIAH, R. | 6,5367.01% | 69.2% |
| SENDAMANGALAM | ADKJLCHINNASAMY, K. | DMKALAGAPPAN, C. | 5,0375.17% | 62.6% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | DMKRADHAKRISHNAN, D. | ADKJLMANIAN, P.S. | 5,2595.34% | 74.2% |
| SHOLINGHUR | INCA.M. MUNIRATHINAM | DMKC. MANICKAM | 5,2586.17% | 59.5% |
| SINGANALLUR | DMKERA MOHAN | INCSUBBIAH, P.L. | 38,23829.60% | 70.5% |
| SIRKALI | DMKPANNEERSELVAM M. | INCRAMASAMY N. | 22,77525.43% | 66.6% |
| SIVAGANGA | DMKMANOHARAN, B. | INCSUDARSANA NATCHIAPPAN E.M. | 1,7681.77% | 69.5% |
| SIVAKASI | DMKSEENIVSAN, P. | INCAYYAPPAN, K. | 5,9154.50% | 70.7% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | DMKE. KOTHANDAM | ADKJLARULUPUGAZHENTHI | 6,3907.01% | 63.6% |
| SRIRANGAM | JNPVENKATESWARA DIKSHIDAR Y. | ADKJLKRISHNAN KU. PA. | 8,0086.58% | 72.6% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | INCDENIEL RAJ, S. | DMKJEGAVEERAPANDIAN, C. | 3,4724.00% | 68.0% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | DMKTHANGAM, A. | ADKJRTHAMARAIKANI, R. | 13,49511.43% | 75.6% |
| TALAVASAL | DMKS. GUNASEKARAN | ADKJLT. RAJAMBAL | 6,0796.38% | 63.3% |
| TAMBARAM | DMKVAITHLYALIGAM, M.A. | INCDOSS, A.J. | 46,26124.17% | 62.7% |
| TARAMANGALAM | ADKJLARJUNAN, K. | INDKANDASAMY, P. | 1,6532.66% | 40.7% |
| TENKASI | INCPETER ALPHONSE, S. | DMKPANDIVALAVAN, V. | 6,5946.04% | 75.9% |
| THALLI | JNPD.C. VIJAYENDRIAH | INCK.V.V. VENUGOPAL | 20,96324.22% | 64.8% |
| THANDARAMBATTU | DMKPONNUMUDI, D. | ADKJRVELU, K.F. | 19,52918.54% | 77.2% |
| THANJAVUR | DMKUBAYADULLAH S.N.M | ADKJLTHIRUGNANAM DURAI | 34,85331.07% | 70.4% |
| THEAGARAYA NAGAR | DMKGANESAN, S.A. | INCSOUIRAJAN, K. | 22,10419.11% | 64.7% |
| THENI | DMKPONNU PILLAI, G. | INCALAGARAJA, N.R. | 7800.67% | 74.5% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | DMKSAMINATHAN, R. | INCCHITTHAN, N.S.V. | 4,0554.23% | 66.7% |
| THIRUMAYAM | DMKV. SOBIAH | INCC. SWAMINATHAN | 5,7445.38% | 70.3% |
| THIRUNAVALUR | DMKBALASUBRAMANIYAN, A.V. | ADKJLKANNAN, P. | 17,30818.42% | 72.8% |
| THIRUVATTAR | INCR, NADESAN | CPMJ. HEMACHANDRAN | 8,1099.39% | 66.9% |
| THIRUVERAMBUR | CPMPAPPA UMANATH | INCSWAMINATHAN V. | 22,20917.69% | 68.1% |
| THIRUVIDAMARUDUR | DMKRAMALINGAM, S. | INCRAJANGAM, M. | 20,05719.88% | 72.1% |
| THIRUVONAM | DMKM. RAMACHANDRAN | ADKJLK. THANGAMUTHU | 12,74911.15% | 80.1% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | DMKPALANISAMY, T.K. | ADKJLRAMA CHANDRAN, J. | 21,07214.16% | 66.1% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | CPMVELLINGIRI, U.K. | ADKJLSHANMUGAM, P. | 21,60314.58% | 76.6% |
| THOTTIAM | DMKKANNAIYAN K. | ADKJLKATHAMUTHU, K. P. | 1,1371.06% | 74.5% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | DMKSTALIN, M.K. | ADKJLTHAMBIDURAI, S.S.R. | 20,63420.54% | 66.9% |
| TINDIVANAM | DMKMASILAMANI, R. | INCRAMAMURTHI, K. | 10,75513.08% | 63.3% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | DMKKANDASAMY, K.P. | INCSHUNMUGASUNDARAM KASIMARI, K. | 17,18117.34% | 64.5% |
| TIRUCHENGODE | CPMRAMASAMY, V. | ADKJLRAJAN, R. | 18,08811.84% | 65.7% |
| TIRUCHIRAPALLI-I | DMKMALARAMANNAN A. | INCSHIVARAJ KA | 5,7447.20% | 70.5% |
| TIRUCHIRAPALLI-II | DMKANBIL POYYAMOZHI | INDKADER MOHIDEEN K. M. | 9,7939.68% | 65.6% |
| TIRUNELVELI | DMKSUBRAMANIAN, A.L. | INCNELLAI KANNAN N.S.S. | 9,5218.91% | 71.5% |
| TIRUPPARANKUNDRAM | DMKC. RAMACHANDRAN | ADKJLV. RAJAN CHELLAPPA | 29,97620.20% | 68.3% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | DMKTHENNARASU S.S. | INCARUNAGIRI R. | 10,89311.14% | 71.9% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | DMKSUNDARAM, B. | INCMANAVALAN, S.P. | 13,45711.79% | 71.5% |
| TIRUPPORUR | DMKTHIRUMURTHY, D. | ADKJLGOVINDARAJAN, M. | 3,5124.24% | 58.9% |
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, Jan 1989?
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 150 of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Tamil Nadu assembly election, Jan 1989?
Turnout was 68.18% — 2.41 cr of 3.54 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Tamil Nadu have?
Tamil Nadu has 234 assembly seats.
