Tamil Nadu assembly election, Jan 1989
234 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, 68.18% turnout.
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
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
- DMK
- ADKJL
- INC
- CPM
Assembly seat results
All 234 seats, alphabetical · showing 201–234 of 234
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRUPPUR | CPMGOVINDASAMY, C. | CPISUBBARAYAN, K. | 17,37910.78% | 72.5% |
| TIRUTHURAIPUNDI | CPIPALANISAMY G. | DMKKUPPUSAMY N. | 8,2787.17% | 78.2% |
| TIRUTTANI | DMKNATARAJAN, P. | ADKJLMUNU ADHI | 9,12310.75% | 61.4% |
| TIRUVADANAI | INCERAMASAMY AMBALAM KR. | DMKMURUGAPPAN S. | 1,8501.72% | 65.9% |
| TIRUVAIYARU | DMKCHANDRASEHARAN DURAI | INDSVAJIGANESAN ALIAS GANESAN V.C. | 10,64311.02% | 75.6% |
| TIRUVALLUR | DMKS.R. MUNIRATHINAM | ADKJLM. SELVARAJ | 22,23923.27% | 70.2% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | DMKPITCHANDI, K. | INCRAVINDRAN, A.S. | 34,40232.64% | 70.1% |
| TIRUVARUR | CPMTHAMBUSAMY V. | ADKJLNAGOORAN RAJA | 26,02023.66% | 76.3% |
| TRIPLICANE | DMKNANJIL K. MANOHARAN | ADKJLHANDE, H.V. | 9,97212.56% | 68.9% |
| TUTICORIN | DMKN. PERIASAMY | INCV. SHUNMUGAM | 5470.44% | 68.8% |
| UDUMALPET | DMKSADIQPASHA, S.J. | ADKJLKOLANDAIVELU, P. | 8,4056.90% | 75.4% |
| ULUNDURPET | DMKK. ANGAMUTHU | INCV. SELVARAJ | 11,90511.16% | 67.0% |
| UPPILIAPURAM | ADKJLR. MOOKKAN | DMKM. VARADARAJAN | 4,5604.20% | 72.8% |
| USILAMPATTI | DMKVALLARASU, P.N. | INCPANDIAN, V. | 13,59115.75% | 62.1% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | DMKSUNDAR, K. | ADKJLSUNDAR RAMAN, P. | 11,12912.34% | 59.9% |
| VALANGIMAN | DMKYASOTHA CHELLAPPA | ADKJLVIVEKANANDA | 9,89810.53% | 97.9% |
| VALPARAI | ADKJLP. LAKSHMI | DMKD.M. SHANMUGAM | 6,6727.41% | 72.2% |
| VANDAVASI | DMKDHANARAJ, V. | INCGOVINDAN, T.S. | 14,08817.40% | 54.8% |
| VANIAYAMBADI | DMKABDUL SAMAD, P. | ADKJLKULASEKARA PANDIYAN N. | 17,10917.74% | 65.7% |
| VANUR | DMKMARIMUTHU, A. | INCKRISHNAN, C. | 22,01224.79% | 59.0% |
| VARAHUR | DMKANNADURAI, K. | ADKJLPONNUVELU E. T. | 7,3248.71% | 61.0% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | INCESWARAN, R. | CPMKRISHNAN, R. | 4110.43% | 70.5% |
| VEDARANYAM | INCP. V. RAJENDIRAN | DMKM. MEENASHISUNDARAM | 5,2245.19% | 78.7% |
| VEDASANDUR | ADKJRP. MUTHUSAMY | INDS. GANDHIRAJAN | 8900.70% | 70.8% |
| VEERAPANDI | DMKVENKATACHALAM, P. | ADKJLSELVAM, S.K. | 4,1413.97% | 61.8% |
| VELLAKOIL | ADKJLDURAI RAMASAMY | DMKRAMASAMY, V.V. | 5,3804.82% | 77.0% |
| VELLORE | DMKDEVARAJ, V.M. | ADKJLNEELAKANDAN, P. | 19,36018.17% | 64.7% |
| VILATHIKULAM | ADKJLK.K. S.S. RAMACHANDRAN | DMKS. KUMARAGURUBARA RAMANATHAN | 7,9968.62% | 69.0% |
| VILAVANCODE | INCSUNDARADAS, M. | CPMMONY, D. | 1,2141.25% | 62.9% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | CPMVARADARAJAN, W.R. | ADKJLBALASUBRAMANIAM, D. | 59,42127.91% | 62.0% |
| VILLUPURAM | DMKDEIVASIGAMANI (A) PONMUDI, K. | INCABDUL LATHEEF, S. | 22,76523.79% | 61.3% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | INCCHOKKAR, R. | JNPARUMUGAM, A.S.A. | 5,5585.21% | 70.9% |
| VRIDHACHALAM | JNPBHUVARAHAN, G. | ADKJLARANGANATHAN, R.D. | 14,53615.62% | 62.9% |
| YERCAUD | ADKJLC. PERUMAL | DMKV. DHANAKODI | 6,4418.85% | 57.4% |
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.
