The 1989 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the dominance of INC-AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam failed to win a single seat, resulting in the party's downturn in national and state politics for the coming years. Because National Front won at the national level, Rajya Sabha member Murasoli Maran got a cabinet berth in the new V. P. Singh administration.

Seat Allotment

Congress Front colspan="8" AIADMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats Rajiv Gandhi 2628 A. K. A. Abdul Samad 1 D. Pandian 1 J. Jayalalithaa11 Total39

National Front colspan="8" DMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol LeaderSeats M. Karunanidhi 3031 M. Abdul Lathief 1 A. Nallasivam4 Era Sezhiyan2 P. Manickam2 Total39

PMK Front colspan="6" PMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Dr. Ramdoss 32 Total32

List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+PMK # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Madras North D. Pandian N. V. N. Somu Rama Muthukumar 2 Madras Central Era. Anbarasu A. Kalanithi K. Raghunathan 3 Madras South Vyjayanthimala Aladi Aruna V. Sivaraman 4 Sriperumbudur (SC) M. Chandrasekar K. Ganesan 5 Chengalpattu K. Panneerselvam M. V. Ramu 6 Arakkonam J. Rangaswamy K. Murthy S. Subramaniam 7 Vellore A. K. A. Abdul Samad M. Abdul Lathief R. Mohan 8 Tiruppattur A. Jayamohan K. C. Alagiri 9 Vandavasi L. Balaraman D. Venugopal D. Kasilingam 10 Tindivanam R. Eramadass N. Dhayanithi S. Shanmugham 11 Cuddalore P. R. S. Venkatesan G. Bhaskaran V. R. Dhandapani 12 Chidambaram (SC) P. Vallalperuman A. Ayyasamy Dalit Ezhilmalai 13 Dharmapuri M. G. Sekhar M. Kandasamy B. D. Elangovan 14 Krishnagiri K. Ramamurthy B. Venkataswamy C. Arumugam 15 Rasipuram (SC) B. Devarajan R. Mayavan P. Jayabal 16 Salem R. Kumaramangalam M. Karthikeyan K. Sadasivam 17 Tiruchengode K. C. Palanisamy C. Poongothi Thirumathi K. Chandrashekar 18 Nilgiris R. Prabhu S. A. Mahalingam 19 Gobichettipalayam P. G. Narayanan N. K. K. Periasamy V. Ramanathan 20 Coimbatore C. K. Kuppuswamy R. Umanath V. Rangan 21 Pollachi (SC) B. Raja Ravi Varma M. Aurmugham T. Subramaniam 22 Palani A. Senapathi Gounder Rajkumar Mandradiar K. Ponnaiah 23 Dindigul C. Sreenivasan N. Varatharajan K. Raithinasamy 24 Madurai A. G. S. Ram Babu V. Velusamy K. Ponniah 25 Periyakulam R. Muthiah A. K. Cumbum Mahandiran S. Gunesekaran 26 Karur M. Thambidurai K. C. Palanisamy M. Sakthivel 27 Tiruchirappalli L. Adaikalaraj T. K. Rangarajan R. Packiam 28 Perambalur (SC) A. Asokraj S. Panovaikaruthazhan B. John Pandian 29 Mayiladuthurai E. S. M. Packeer Md. P. Kalyanam K. Kottravamoorthy 30 Nagapattinam (SC) N. S. Veeramurasu M. Selvarasu V. S. Thagaraju 31 Thanjavur S. Singaravadivel S. S. Palanimanickam Kothai Kesavan 32 Pudukkottai N. Sundarraj A. Selvaraj A. Sivaperumal 33 Sivaganga P. Chidambaram A. Ganesan A. P. Raju 34 Ramanathapuram V. Rajeshwaran Suba Thangavelan 35 Sivakasi K. Kalimuthu Vaiko J. S. Balaiah 36 Tirunelveli R. Janarthanan D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 37 Tenkasi (SC) M. Arunachalam R. Krishan 38 Tiruchendur R. Dhanuskodi A. Karthikeyan C. Papanasam 39 Nagercoil N. Dennis D. Kumaradas S. Kennady Peter

Voting and results

AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat ChangeAIADMK+Indian National Congress10,524,02739.86%0.65%272All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,518,64917.12%1.24%111Total15,042,67656.98%1.89%381National FrontCommunist Party of India539,3162.04%1.37%11Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam7,038,84926.66%0.76%02Communist Party of India (Marxist)965,8383.66%0.82%0Janata Dal374,9021.42%new party0new partyTotal8,918,90533.78%1.63%11Pattali Makkal Katchi1,536,3505.82%new party0new partyIndependents599,7592.27%0.49%0Other Parties (14 parties)302,0401.15%0Total26,399,730100.00%39Valid Votes26,399,73098.64%Invalid Votes364,0581.36%Total Votes26,763,788100.00%Registered Voters/Turnout40,027,21266.86%6.12%

The two seats won in 1984 represents seats won by DMK.

List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Madras NorthD. PandianINC445,19754.84N. V. M. SomuDMK331,42640.83113,77114.012Madras CentralEra AnbarasuINC329,73953.35A. KalinidhiDMK263,33342.6166,40610.743Madras SouthVyjayantimala BaliINC445,86453.91Aladi ArunaDMK320,02038.70125,84415.214Sriperumbudur (SC)M. ChandrasekarINC387,79554.90K. GanesanDMK233,24433.02154,55121.885ChengalpattuKanchee PaneerADMK338,71149.12M. V. RamuDMK215,84431.30122,86717.826ArakkonamR. JeevarathinamINC299,58742.77K. MurthyDMK237,19433.8662,3938.917VelloreA. K. A. Ab. SamadINC356,63754.20M. Abdul LatheefDMK195,78729.75160,85024.458TiruppatturA. JayamohanINC376,73355.79K. C. AlagiriDMK241,90035.82134,83319.979VandavasiL. BalaramanINC313,16047.17D. VenugopalDMK212,98832.08100,17215.0910TindivanamR. EramadassINC299,18446.19N. DhayanithiDMK198,46930.64100,71515.5511CuddaloreP. R. S. VenkatesanINC331,61750.58G. BhaskaranDMK214,78232.76116,83517.8212Chidambaram (SC)P. VallalperumanINC205,22930.98A. AyyasamyDMK176,94626.7128,2834.2713DharmapuriM. G. SekharADMK315,92146.52B. D. ElangovanPMK202,90129.88113,02016.6414KrishnagiriK. RamamoorthyINC362,37661.04B. VenkataswamyJD160,88227.10201,49433.9415Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanINC421,67467.01R. MayavanDMK169,69926.97251,97540.0416SalemR. KumarmangalamINC400,93660.85M. KarthikeyanDMK159,16624.16241,77036.6917TiruchengodeK. C. PalanisamyADMK509,84763.16C. Poongothi ThirumathiDMK237,57629.43272,27133.7318NilgirisR. PrabhuINC455,41161.49S. A. MahalingamDMK281,64038.03173,77123.4619GobichettipalayamP. G. NarayananADMK400,93264.65N. K. K. PariasamyDMK174,97528.21225,95736.4420CoimbatoreC. K. KuppusamyINC426,72156.68R. UmanathCPI(M)286,65338.07140,06818.6121Pollachi (SC)B. Raja Ravi VarmaADMK428,70467.28M. AurmughamCPI197,39530.98231,30936.3022PalaniA. Senapathi GounderINC316,93850.68Rajkumar MandradiarDMK236,02537.7480,91312.9423DindigulC. SrinivasanADMK434,96667.24N. VaratharajanCPI(M)199,59830.86235,36836.3824MaduraiA. G. S. Ram BabuINC456,44264.12V. VelusamyDMK242,66434.09213,77830.0325PeriyakulamR. MothiahADMK402,69161.35A. K. MahandiranDMK181,28727.62221,40433.7326KarurM. ThambithuraiADMK484,49265.60K. C. PalanisamyDMK245,74133.27238,75132.3327TiruchirappalliL. AdaikalarajINC429,18561.06T. K. RengarajanCPI(M)259,21936.88169,96624.1828Perambalur (SC)A. AsokarajADMK357,56553.41S. PanovaikaruthazhanDMK221,38933.07136,17620.3429MayiladuthuraiE. S. M. Packeer Md.INC352,49252.42P. KalyanamDMK250,54737.26101,94515.1630Nagapattinam (SC)M. SelvarasuCPI341,92149.32N. S. VeeramurasuINC320,39846.2221,5233.1031ThanjavurS. SingravadivelINC371,96756.37S. PalanimanickamDMK274,82041.6497,14714.7332PudukkottaiN. SundarajaINC518,76266.65A. SelvarajDMK247,62631.82271,13634.8333SivagangaP. ChidambaramINC430,29065.86A. GanesanDMK210,73832.26219,55233.6034RamanathapuramV. RajeshwaranINC398,14563.57S. P. ThangavelanDMK218,60134.90179,54428.6735SivakasiK. KalimuthuADMK450,37658.21V. GopalsamyDMK313,30840.50137,06817.7136TirunelveliJanartananADMK394,44465.01D. S. A. SivaprakasamDMK203,30933.51191,13531.5037Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamINC393,07562.50R. KrishanCPI(M)220,36835.04172,70727.4638TiruchendurR. Dhanuskodi AthithanINC385,65667.73A. KarthikeyanDMK173,58530.48212,07137.2539NagercoilN. DennisINC292,81753.20D. KumaradhassJD214,02038.8878,79714.32

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu Source: New York Times Due to the fact, that the DMK-JD were routed in Tamil Nadu, VP Singh had to choose Rajya Sabha member, Murasoli Maran to represent Tamil Nadu in his cabinet.

Cabinet ministers Minister Party Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha PortfoliosMurasoli Maran DMKRajya SabhaMinister of Urban Development

See also Elections in Tamil Nadu

Bibliography Volume I, 1989 Indian general election, 9th Lok Sabha

Notes

References

External links Website of Election Commission of India CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History