The 1984 Indian general elections in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 37 out of 39 seats. The other 2 seats were won by the opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. This marks the start of the dominance of INC-AIADMK, for the next decade winning 38 seats in 1989 election and all 39 seats in 1991 election. The allocation of seats were done what was later dubbed, "The M.G.R formula". Where the regional party would contest 70% of the assembly seats and the national party would be given 70% of the Lok Sabha seats.

Seat Allotment Congress-AIADMK Front colspan="6" AIADMK-led Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Rajiv Gandhi 26 M. G. Ramachandran 12Kumari Ananthan 1 Total39

DMK Progressive Alliance colspan="7" DMK Progressive Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats M. Karunanidhi 2627 M. Abdul Lathief 1 Era Sezhiyan5 A. Nallasivam 3 P. Manickam3 Pazha. Nedumaran1 Total 39

List of Candidates ConstituencyAIADMK+DMK+ # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Madras North G. Lakshmanan N. V. N. Somu 2 Madras Central E. Earnest Paul A. Kalanithi 3 Madras South Vyjayanthimala Era Sezhiyan 4 Sriperumbudur (SC) M. Chandrasekar T. Nagaratnam 5 Chengalpattu S. Jagathrakshakan M. V. Ramu 6 Arakkonam J. Rangaswamy Pulavar K. Govindan 7 Vellore A. C. Shanmugam A. M. Ramalingam 8 Tiruppattur A. Jayamohan M. Abdul Lathief 9 Vandavasi L. Balaraman R. K. Pandian 10 Tindivanam S. S. Ramasami M. R. Lakshminarayanan 11 Cuddalore P. R. S. Venkatesan T. Ramu Alias Killivalavan 12 Chidambaram (SC) P. Vallalperuman S. Kannapiran 13 Dharmapuri M. Thambidurai Parvathi Krishnan 14 Krishnagiri K. Ramamurthy T. Chandrasekaran 15 Rasipuram (SC) B. Devarajan P. Duraisami 16 Salem R. Kumaramangalam M. A. Kandasamy 17 Tiruchengode P. Kannan M. Kandaswamy 18 Nilgiris R. Prabhu C. T. Dhandapani 19 Gobichettipalayam P. Kholandaivelu P. A. Saminathan 20 Coimbatore C. K. Kuppuswamy R. Umanath 21 Pollachi (SC) R. Anna Nambi K. Krishnaswamy 22 Palani A. Senapathi Gounder S. R. Velusamy 23 Dindigul K. R. Natarajan Maya Thevar 24 Madurai A. G. Subburaman N. Sankariah 25 Periyakulam P. Selvendran S. Agniraju 26 Karur A. R. Murugaiah M. Kandaswamy 27 Tiruchirappalli L. Adaikalaraj N. Selvaraj 28 Perambalur (SC) S. Thangaraju C. Thiyagarajan 29 Mayiladuthurai E. S. M. Packeer Md. P. Kalayanam 30 Nagapattinam (SC) M. Mahalingam K. Murugaiyan 31 Thanjavur S. Singaravadivel S. Palanimanickam 32 Pudukkottai N. Sundarraj K. Veeriah 33 Sivaganga P. Chidambaram Tha. Kiruttinan 34 Ramanathapuram V. Rajeshwaran M. S. K. Sathyendran 35 Sivakasi N. Soundararajan A. Srinivasan 36 Tirunelveli R. Janarthanan D. S. A. Sivaprakasam 37 Tenkasi (SC) M. Arunachalam R. Krishnan 38 Tiruchendur K. T. Kosalram Jawaharlal 39 Nagercoil N. Dennis P. Vijayaraghavan

Voting and results

AlliancePartyPopular VotePercentageSwingSeats wonSeat ChangeAIADMK+Indian National Congress8,755,87140.51%8.89%255All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,968,96718.36%7.02%1210Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress217,1041.00%new party0new partyTotal12,941,94259.87%2.87%3715DMK+Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,597,50725.90%2.89%214Janata Party911,9314.22%3.74%0Communist Party of India738,1063.41%0.18%0Communist Party of India (Marxist)614,8932.84%0.37%0Tamil Nadu Congress144,0760.67%new party0new partyTotal8,006,51337.04%0.73%214Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)56,7040.26%new party0new partyBharatiya Janata Party15,4620.07%new party0new partyIndependents593,3822.76%1.65%01Total21,614,003100.00%39Valid Votes21,614,00395.67%Invalid Votes977,9404.33%Total Votes22,591,943100.00%Registered Voters/Turnout30,958,08072.98%6.22% The seats from 1980 election represent the seats of the coalition in this election, and the seats represented from Congress is from the Indira faction.

List of Elected MPs Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1Madras NorthN. V. N. SomuDMK261,94152.20G. LakshmananINC225,49144.9336,4507.272Madras CentralA. KalanidhiDMK313,84858.21E. Earnest PaulGKC217,10440.2796,74417.943Madras SouthVyjayanthimalaINC336,35351.92Era SezhiyanJP288,33644.5148,0177.414Sriperumbudur (SC)Maragatham ChandrasekharINC332,46859.54T. NagaratnamDMK222,99439.93109,47419.615ChengalpattuS. JagathrakshakanADMK297,41554.09M. V. RamuDMK239,20643.5058,20910.596ArakkonamR. JeevarathinamINC292,60652.20K. Govindan PulavarDMK231,66441.3360,94210.877VelloreA. C. ShanmugamADMK284,41652.93A. M. RamalingamDMK209,69339.0274,72313.918TiruppatturA. JayamohanINC298,15955.59M. Abdul LatheefDMK176,37232.88121,78722.719VandavasiL. BalaramanINC341,26762.32R. K. PandianDMK206,37537.68134,89224.6410TindivanamS. S. Ramasamy PadayatchiINC356,12768.47M. R. LakshminarayananJP154,26929.66201,85838.8111CuddaloreP. R. S. VenkatesanINC327,39361.18T. Ramu Alias KillivalavanDMK195,43936.52131,95424.6612Chidambaram (SC)P. VallalperumanINC329,89261.22S. KannapiranDMK209,00138.78120,89122.4413DharmapuriM. Thambi DuraiADMK333,42763.33Parvathi KrishnanCPI182,17534.60151,25228.7314KrishnagiriK. RamamurthiINC304,85464.74T. ChandrasekaranDMK138,48829.41166,36635.3315Rasipuram (SC)B. DevarajanINC367,27668.89P. DuraisamiDMK165,87031.11201,40637.7816SalemRangarajan KumaramangalamINC359,81969.21M. A. KandasamyJP123,64423.78236,17545.4317TiruchengodeP. KannanADMK426,64860.93M. KandaswamyDMK268,58238.35158,06622.5818NilgirisR. PrabhuINC341,82460.31C. T. DhandapaniDMK209,88537.03131,93923.2819GobichettipalayamP. KholandaiveluADMK338,24364.49P. A. SaminathanDMK177,61633.86160,62730.6320CoimbatoreC. K. KuppuswamyINC355,52557.77R. UmanathCPI(M)253,00641.11102,51916.6621Pollachi (SC)R. Anna NambiADMK324,20059.27K. KrishnaswamyDMK222,77040.73101,43018.5422PalaniA. Senapathy GounderINC408,10471.26S. R. VelusamyTNC144,07625.16264,02846.1023DindigulK. R. NatarajanADMK343,57161.79K. Maya ThevarDMK202,25336.38141,31825.4124MaduraiA. G. SubburamanINC365,94862.72N. SankariahCPI(M)192,93733.07173,01129.6525PeriyakulamP. SelvendranADMK348,90362.90S. AgnirajuDMK190,29034.30158,61328.6026KarurA. R. MurugaiahINC413,53368.36M. KandaswamyDMK177,97029.42235,56338.9427TiruchirappalliAdaikalarajINC337,78658.05N. SelvarasuDMK234,88140.37102,90517.6828Perambalur (SC)S. ThangarajuADMK350,54963.57C. ThiyagarajanDMK197,78035.87152,76927.7029MayiladuthuraiE. S. M. Pakeer MohamedINC335,03360.16P. KalayanamDMK215,39038.68119,64321.4830Nagapattinam (SC)M. MahalingamADMK300,91249.91K. MurugaiyanCPI298,62349.532,2890.3831ThanjavurSingaravadivelINC306,35155.35S. PalanimanickamDMK217,03039.2189,32116.1432PudukkottaiN. SundararajINC426,71768.43K. VeeriahDMK161,81325.95264,90442.4833SivagangaP. ChidambaramINC377,16068.10Tha KrutinanDMK164,62729.73212,53338.3734RamanathapuramV. RajeshwaranINC274,92251.09M. S. K. SathiyendrenDMK174,77832.48100,14418.6135SivakasiN. SoundararajanADMK323,78653.69A. SrinivasanCPI257,30842.6766,47811.0236TirunelveliM. R. JanardhananADMK296,89757.64D. S. A. SivaprakasamDMK210,95140.9585,94616.6937Tenkasi (SC)M. ArunachalamINC360,51768.09R. KrishnanCPI(M)168,95031.91191,56736.1838TiruchendurK. T. KosalramINC345,38171.27JawaharlalJP121,95425.17223,42746.1039NagercoilN. DennisINC235,36550.01P. VijayaraghavanJP223,72847.5411,6372.47

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu SI No. Name Constituency Designation Department From ToParty1Maragatham ChandrasekarSriperumbudur (SC)Minister of State (Independent Charge)Women and Social Welfare31 December198425 September 19852P. ChidambaramSivagangaDeputy MinisterCommerce25 September 198527 September 1985Textiles27 September 19854 October 1985Personnel, Administrative Reforms, Training, Public Grievances and Pensions4 October 198520 January 1986Minister of StatePersonnel, Public Grievances and Pensions20 January 19862 December 1989Home Affairs24 June 19862 December 19893M. ArunachalamTenkasi (SC)Minister of StateIndustry (Industrial Development)25 September 19852 December 19894R. PrabhuNilgirisAgriculture (Fertilizers)22 October 19862 September 1989

Bypolls (1984-1989) DistrictConstituencyWinnerRunner upMargin No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %TuticorinTiruchendurR. Dhanuskodi Athithan169,71062.0% Pon. Vijayaraghavan93,89134.3% 75,819Bypoll held on 1985 following the death of the incumbent member K.T. Kosalram from Indian National Congress on 27 January 1985.

See also Elections in Tamil Nadu

Notes

Bibliography Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha

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