1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

For Lok Sabha election, see 1984 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu.

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

24 December 1984
All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu 118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	73.47% ( 8.05%)
First party Second party   Leader M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi Party AIADMK DMK Alliance INC+ Janata alliance + Left Front Leader's seat Andipatti Did not contest Seats won 132 24 Seat change 3 13 Popular vote 8,030,809 6,362,770 Percentage 37.0% 29.3% Swing 1.8% 7.2% Alliance seats 195 34 Alliance seat change 33 25 Alliance popular vote 11,681,221 8,021,293 Alliance percentage 53.9% 37.0%
1984 election map (by constituencies)
Alliance wise Result
Chief Minister before election M. G. Ramachandran AIADMK Elected Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran AIADMK

The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary, incumbent M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was sworn in as Chief Minister, for the third time. The election victory was mainly attributed to the sympathy wave created by Indira Gandhi's assassination and M.G.R's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election M.G.R contested as he died in office in 1987. This is also the only general election which M. Karunanidhi did not contest since 1957 until his death, as he sought to avoid a direct, disadvantageous contest due to a volatile political climate. As now, this is the last election where the ruling party gained seats. All ministers from the outgoing Ramachandran cabinet, except M. Vijayasarathy, won and retained their respective constituencies.

Background

Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 October 1984. During the same time, M. G. Ramachandran was diagnosed with kidney failure and admitted to a hospital in New York City. Rajiv Gandhi assumed office immediately. Rajiv Gandhi felt that his Government required a fresh mandate from the people, and dissolved the Lok Sabha a year before its actual end of term, for fresh general elections. At the same time, Chief minister of Tamil Nadu, M.G.R. recommended dissolution of Tamil Nadu State Assembly a year ahead of end of term, to use the sympathy wave of Congress, and also check his popularity. Indian National Congress (Indira) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam formed an alliance and contested both general elections.

Parties

National parties Bharatiya Janta Party, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress and Janata Party, state parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Indian Congress (J), and registered unrecognised parties Ambedkar Kranti Dal, Gandhi Kamaraj National and Tamil Nadu Congress (K) contested the election.

Seat allocation

The allocation of seats 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. This would be the last election M.G.R contested, due to his death during his chief ministership.

Campaigning

Indira Gandhi

1917–1984

The election was held in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984, with the premature dissolution of both the Lok Sabha and the Tamil Nadu Assembly to capitalise on the ensuing sympathy wave

M. G. Ramachandran was confined to the hospital. During the campaign, DMK President M. Karunanidhi stated that he would step down if elected and hand over the government to his ailing friend, MGR, who was undergoing treatment in the United States, upon his return after recovery. At the same time, he raised serious doubts about Ramachandran’s health and his ability to govern. He also criticized the AIADMK’s seven-year rule, alleging a rise in poverty and unemployment. He also contended that the MGR's nutritious noon-meal scheme was an expansion of an initiative originally introduced by K. Kamaraj, and declared that the forthcoming election would mark a new chapter in Tamil Nadu’s history.

Launching the Tamil Nadu election campaign at Coimbatore in the absence of MGR, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi stated that India could not ignore the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils and urged the Sri Lankan government to address the crisis. AICC General Secretary G. K. Moopanar clarified that the Congress would not take part in AIADMK ministry. He emphasized that the Congress–AIADMK alliance was formed to secure a mandate against divisive and secessionist forces, adding that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had approved the arrangement based on MGR’s earlier assurances.

Reports indicated that supporters of R. M. Veerappan attempted to sideline then Rajya Sabha MP and Former Propaganda Secretary J. Jayalalithaa within the party. The statements were circulated claiming that she would not campaign. However, following discussions involving Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, she was permitted to participate, As both sides realized that open warfare would destroy the party's chances. They agreed to split responsibilities. Veerappan stayed in Chennai to handle the backend machinery, seat sharing with allies, and government logistics. On the other side, Jayalalithaa’s campaign drew large crowds, as many voters sought reassurance regarding MGR’s health. She stated, “The leader is doing well… he will return” (“Thalaivar nalamaga irukkar… meendum varuvaar”) and also appealed to voters by saying, “See MGR in my face” (“En mugathil neengal MGR-ai paarungal”). Beginning on 3 December 1984 from Andipatti Constituency, where MGR was nominated to contest after his signed authorization was obtained in the presence of Ram Dass, a consular agent of the Consulate General of India in New York, alongside Tamil Nadu Health Minister H. V. Hande on November 21 from a hospital in the United States, Jayalalithaa undertook a 21-day statewide tour covering regions including Tirunelveli, Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Erode, and Salem. She adopted a “question-and-answer” style campaign, addressing public queries and responding to claims by the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam regarding MGR’s health. Her campaign was widely reported to have helped compensate for MGR’s absence and contributed to the electoral success of the AIADMK.

"Andavane Un Paadhangalai" ("O God, at Your Feet"), an emotional prayer song from the 1968 MGR-starrer Oli Vilakku, was revived decades later and widely played across Tamil Nadu amid party workers' apprehension over a future without MGR, with the polling day approaching. Slogans such as “Thaayilla pillai-kku oru vote” (“a vote for the motherless child”), “Vaayilla pillai-kku oru vote” (“a vote for the voiceless child”), “Saavukku oru vote” (“a vote for death”), and “Novukku oru vote” (“a vote for the ailing”) were widely used by AIADMK cadres. Video coverage of M.G.R recuperating in hospital, eating meat and gesturing the AIADMK’s “Two Leaves” symbol, edited by S. P. Muthuraman along with Indira Gandhi's assassination were stitched together by AIADMK man in charge of campaigning R. M. Veerappan. He underwent a kidney transplant on 19 December 1987. The video was distributed and played across all over Tamil Nadu. AIADMK also stuck pictures on street walls showing MGR recuperating in hospital. Rajiv Gandhi visited cyclone-hit areas in Tamil Nadu which also created a major political sensation and boosted the alliance. The sympathy wave created by Indira's assassination, M.G.R's illness and Rajiv Gandhi's charisma helped the alliance sweep the election. DMK leader M. Karunanidhi did not contest this election, due to the fact that the AIADMK founder M.G.R was admitted to a hospital in the U.S. and Indira Gandhi being assassinated.

Seat Allotment

Congress-AIADMK Front

AIADMK-led Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			M. G. Ramachandran	156
	Indian National Congress			M. Palaniyandi	69+4
	Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress			Kumari Ananthan	4
	Forward Bloc			S. Andi Thevar	3
	Independent				2
Total					234

DMK Progressive Alliance

DMK Progressive Alliance
Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			M. Karunanidhi	160	168
	Indian Union Muslim League			A. K. A. Abdul Samad	6
	Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc			P. N. Vallarasu	2
	Communist Party of India			P. Manickam	17
	Janata Party			Era Sezhiyan	15 + 1
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			A. Nallasivam	15
	Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi			Narayanasamy Naidu	10
	Tamil Nadu Kamaraj Congress			Pazha. Nedumaran	5
	Independent				2
	Tamil Nadu Forward Bloc			P. K. M. Muthuramalinga Thevar	1
Total					234

List of Candidates

District	Constituency		AIADMK+			DMK+
	#	Name	Party		Candidate	Party		Candidate
Madras	1	Royapuram		GKC	K. Rajan		DMK	P. Punnurangam
	2	Harbour		ADMK	K. Liakath Ali Khan		DMK	A. Selvarasan
	3	R. K. Nagar		INC	S. Venugopal		DMK	S. P. Sargunam
	4	Park Town		IND	M. Jothi		DMK	K. Anbazhagan
	5	Perambur (SC)		ADMK	Sathiavanimuthu		DMK	Parithi Elamyazhuthi
	6	Purasawalkam		ADMK	K. Suppu		DMK	K. Manoharan Nanjil
	7	Egmore (SC)		INC	K. R. Sri Ramulu		DMK	S. Balan
	8	Anna Nagar		ADMK	V. Kothandaraman		DMK	S. M. Ramachandran
	9	Theagaraya Nagar		INC	K. Sourirajan		JP	G. Kalivaradan
	10	Thousand Lights		ADMK	K. A. Krishnasamy		DMK	M. K. Stalin
	11	Chepauk		ADMK	S. V. Marimuthu		DMK	A. Rahman Khan
	12	Triplicane		INC	K. S. G. Haja Shareeff		DMK	Abdul Samad
	13	Mylapore		ADMK	B. Valarmathi		DMK	R. S. Bharathi
	14	Saidapet		ADMK	Sa. Saidai Duraisamy		DMK	D. Purushothaman
Chengalpattu	15	Gummidipundi		ADMK	R. S. Munirathinam		DMK	K. Vezhavendan
	16	Ponneri (SC)		ADMK	K. P. K. Sekar		DMK	K. Sundaram
	17	Thiruvottiyur		INC	G. K. J. Baarathi		DMK	T. K. Palaniswamy
	18	Villivakkam		ADMK	J. C. D. Prabakaran		CPI(M)	V. P. Chintan
	19	Alandur		ADMK	R. Mohanarangam		DMK	M. Abragham
	20	Tambaram		ADMK	Ella Rajamanickam		DMK	M. A. Vaidialingam
	21	Tirupporur (SC)		ADMK	Thamizhmani		DMK	G. Chokkalingam
	22	Chengalpattu		ADMK	G. Annor Jegadesan		DMK	V. Rudrakotti
	23	Maduranthakam		INC	Sachuthanandam		DMK	G. Arumugam
	24	Acharapakkam (SC)		ADMK	K. Ethirajan		DMK	E. Ramakrishnan
	25	Uthiramerur		ADMK	K. Narasimma Pallavan		DMK	C. V. M. A. Ponmozhi
	26	Kancheepuram		ADMK	K. Balaji		DMK	C. M. Palani Raja Kumar
	27	Sriperumbudur (SC)		INC	D. Yashoda		DMK	K. M. Panchatcharam
	28	Poonamallee		INC	G. Ananthakrishna		DMK	D. Rajarathinam
	29	Tiruvallur		ADMK	S. Pattabiraman		DMK	S. R. Munirathinam
	30	Tiruttani		ADMK	R. Shanmugam		JP	C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu
	31	Pallipet		ADMK	P. N. Narasimhan		IND	A. Bakambaram
North Arcot	32	Arakkonam (SC)		ADMK	M. Vijayasarathi		DMK	V. K. Raju
	33	Sholinghur		ADMK	N. Shunmugam		DMK	K. Moorthi
	34	Ranipet		INC	M. Kadirvelu		DMK	V. M. Abdul Jabbar
	35	Arcot		ADMK	T. Palani		DMK	N. Arcot Veeraswamy
	36	Katpadi		ADMK	G. Raghupathi		DMK	Duraimurugan
	37	Gudiyatham		INC	R. Govindasamy		CPI(M)	K. R. Sundaram
	38	Pernambut (SC)		ADMK	K. Thamizharasan		DMK	V. Govindan
	39	Vaniayambadi		INC	H. Abdul Majeed		DMK	A. P. Abdul Majid
	40	Natrampalli		ADMK	T. Ambazhagan		DMK	N. K. Raja
	41	Tiruppattur		INC	Y. Shanmugam		DMK	B. Sundaram
	42	Chengam (SC)		ADMK	T. Swamikannu		JP	P. Anbalagan
	43	Thandarambattu		ADMK	E. Vachiravelu		DMK	D. Venugopal
	44	Tiruvannamalai		INC	A. S. Ravindran		DMK	S. Murugaiyan
	45	Kalasapakkam		ADMK	M. Pandurangan		DMK	P. S. Thiruvengadam
	46	Polur		INC	J. Rajababu		DMK	T. K. Subramantan
	47	Anaicut		ADMK	V. R. Krishnasamy		IND	P. N. Rajagopal
	48	Vellore		ADMK	A. K. Ranganathan		DMK	V. M. Devaraj
	49	Arni		ADMK	M. Chinnakulandai		DMK	R. Sivanandam
	50	Cheyyar		ADMK	K. Murugan		DMK	Babu Janarthanam
	51	Vandavashi (SC)		INC	A. Arumugham		DMK	V. Rajagopal
	52	Peranamallur		ADMK	R. Hari Kumar		DMK	A. Rajendran
South Arcot	53	Melmalayanur		ADMK	P. U. Shanmugam		DMK	P. R. Aranganathan
	54	Gingee		INC	T. N. Muruganandam		DMK	N. Ramachandran
	55	Tindivanam		INC	K. M. Thangamani		JP	Subramanya Kounder
	56	Vanur (SC)		ADMK	M. N. Ramajayam		DMK	A. Poopalan
	57	Kandamangalam (SC)		ADMK	V. Subramaniyan		DMK	S. Alaguvelu
	58	Villupuram		ADMK	M. Rajarathinam Mani		DMK	K. P. Palaniappan
	59	Mugaiyur		ADMK	M. Chandrasekar		DMK	A. G. Sampath
	60	Thirunavalur		ADMK	T. N. G. A. Menoharan		DMK	A. V. Balasubramanian
	61	Ulundurpet (SC)		ADMK	M. Anadan		DMK	K. Varaharajulu
	62	Nellikuppam		ADMK	Anbarasan Ramalingam		CPI(M)	Govindarajan
	63	Cuddalore		INC	V. G. Cheelappa		DMK	V. Krishnamurthy
	64	Panruti		ADMK	S. Ramachandran		DMK	K. Nandagopala Krishnan
	65	Kurinjipadi		ADMK	A. Thangarasu		DMK	C. Kuppusami
	66	Bhuvanagiri		ADMK	V. V. Swaminathan		DMK	Durai Krishnamoorthy
	67	Kattumannarkoil (SC)		INC	S. Jayachandran		DMK	K. P. Thangaswamy
	68	Chidambaram		ADMK	K. R. Ganpathi		DMK	K. S. Subramanian
	69	Vridhachalam		INC	R. Thiyagarajan		DMK	D. Rasavelu
	70	Mangalore (SC)		ADMK	S. Thangaraju		DMK	N. Muthuvel
	71	Rishivandiam		INC	S. Sivaraj		DMK	M. Natesha Udayar
	72	Chinnasalem		IND	S. Sivaraman		DMK	D. Periyasamy
	73	Sankarapuram		ADMK	S. Kalitherthan		DMK	K. Venkatapathy
Dharmapuri	74	Hosur		INC	T. Venkataraddy		JP	E. Venkatasamy
	75	Thalli		INC	K. V. Venugopal		JP	D. C. Vijayendraiah
	76	Kaveripattinam		ADMK	K. Samarasam		DMK	V. C. Govindasamy
	77	Krishnagiri		ADMK	K. R. Chinnaraju		DMK	Kanchana
	78	Bargur		ADMK	T. M. Venkatachalam		DMK	P. V. Veeramani
	79	Harur (SC)		ADMK	R. Rajamanickam		CPI(M)	M. Annamalai
	80	Morappur		INC	T. Theerthagiri Gounder		DMK	V. Samikannu
	81	Palacode		INC	P. Theertharaman		DMK	M. B. Munusamigounder
	82	Dharamapuri		ADMK	S. Aranganathan		DMK	R. Chinnasamy
	83	Pennagaram		ADMK	H. G. Arumugam		CPI	N. Nanjappan
Salem	84	Mettur		ADMK	K. P. Machimuthu		CPI(M)	M. Seerangan
	85	Taramangalam		ADMK	S. Semmalai		DMK	K. Arjunan
	86	Omalur		INC	Anbalagan		CPI	S. Kuppusamy
	87	Yercaud (ST)		INC	P. R. Thirugnanam		DMK	K. Manickam
	88	Salem-I		ADMK	G. Krishnaraj		DMK	G. K. Subasu
	89	Salem-II		ADMK	Arumugam		DMK	S. Arumugam
	90	Veerapandi		ADMK	P. Vijayalakshmi		DMK	Subramaniams
	91	Panamarathupatty		ADMK	K. Rajaram		DMK	S. R. Sivalingam
	92	Attur		INC	C. Palanimuthu		DMK	A. M. Ramaswamy
	93	Talavasal (SC)		INC	T. Rajambal		DMK	R. Ravichandar
	94	Rasipuram		ADMK	K. P. Ramalingam		DMK	P. Kaliappan
	95	Sendamangalam (ST)		ADMK	S. Sivaprakasam		DMK	S. Kalavathi
	96	Namakkal (SC)		ADMK	R. Arunachalam		DMK	K. Veluchami
	97	Kapilamalai		INC	P. Sengottaiyan		IND	K. A. Mani
	98	Tiruchengode		ADMK	C. Ponnaiyan		DMK	M. M. Kandasamy
	99	Sankari (SC)		ADMK	P. Dhanabal		DMK	S. Murugesan
	100	Edapadi		INC	Govindaswamy		DMK	P. Arumugam
Coimbatore	101	Mettupalayam		ADMK	M. Chinnaraj		DMK	M. Mathiyan
	102	Avanashi (SC)		ADMK	P. Lakshmi		CPI	M. Arumugam
	103	Thondamuthur		ADMK	Aranganayakam		CPI(M)	U. K. Vellingiri
	104	Singanallur		INC	A. Subramaniam		JP	R. Sengalippan
	105	Coimbatore West		INC	M. A. Hakkeem		DMK	M. Ramanathan
	106	Coimbatore East		ADMK	Kovai Thambi		CPI(M)	K. Ramani
	107	Perur		ADMK	K. Marudasalam		DMK	A. Natarasan
	108	Kinathukkadavu		ADMK	K. V. Kandaswamy		DMK	M. Kannappan
	109	Pollachi		ADMK	M. V. Rathinam		DMK	S. Raju
	110	Valparai (SC)		INC	V. Thangavelu		CPI	A. T. Karuppiah
	111	Udumalpet		INC	S. Thirumalaisamy Gounder		DMK	R. T. Mariyappan
	112	Dharapuram (SC)		ADMK	A. Periasamy		DMK	R. Ayyasamy
	113	Vellakoil		ADMK	Durai Ramasamy		DMK	Appan Palanisamy
	114	Pongalur		ADMK	P. Kandaswamy		IND	N. S. Palanisamy
	115	Palladam		ADMK	P. N. Paramasiva Gounder		IND	Sivasamy
	116	Tiruppur		ADMK	R. Manimaran		CPI	K. Subbarayan
	117	Kangayam		ADMK	K. C. Palanisamy		DMK	M. Sivasabapathy
Erode	118	Modakurichi		ADMK	S. Balakrishnan		DMK	A. Ganeshamurthy
	119	Perundurai		ADMK	A. Ponnusamy		CPI	T. K. Nallappan
	120	Erode		ADMK	S. Muthusamy		DMK	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
	121	Bhavani		ADMK	P. G. Narayanan		DMK	N. K. K. Periasmy
	122	Andhiyur (SC)		ADMK	U. P. Mathaiyan		DMK	S. Lakshmi
	123	Gobichettipalayam		ADMK	K. A. Sengottyan		DMK	M. Andamuthu
	124	Bhavanisagar		ADMK	V. K. Chinnsammy		JP	S. Vellingiri
	125	Sathyamangalam		INC	E. V. K. S. Elankovan		DMK	T. K. Subramaniam
Nilgiris	126	Coonoor (SC)		ADMK	M. Sivakumar		DMK	M. Ranganathan
	127	Ootacamund		INC	K. Kallan		DMK	S. A. Mahalingam
	128	Gudalur		ADMK	K. Hutchi Gowder		DMK	K. Karuppusamy
Madurai	129	Palani (SC)		INC	A. S. Ponnammal		CPI(M)	N. Palanivel
	130	Oddanchatram		ADMK	K. Kuppusamy		IND	K. Chellamuthu
	131	Periyakulam		ADMK	T. Mohammed Saleem		DMK	P. N. Maya Thevar
	132	Theni		ADMK	V. R. Jeyaraman		CPI	K. T. K. Thagamani
	133	Bodinayakkanur		INC	K. S. M. Ramachandran		DMK	Muthu Manoharan
	134	Cumbum		ADMK	S. Subburayar		DMK	N. Ramakrishnan
	135	Andipatti		ADMK	M. G. Ramachandran		DMK	Thangaraj Vallarasu
	136	Sedapatti		ADMK	R. Muthiah		IND	S. S. Rajendran
				INC	N. S. Selvaraj
	137	Thirumangalam		INC	N. S. V. Chitthan		DMK	A. Athiyanan
	138	Usilampatti		IND	S. Andi Thever		IND	P. K. M. Muthuramalingam
	139	Nilakottai (SC)		ADMK	A. Buluchamy		DMK	M. Arivazhagan
	140	Sholavandan		INC	A. Chandrasekaran		JP	S. P. Rajangam
	141	Tirupparankundram		ADMK	M. Marimuthu		DMK	A. Ayyanan Ambalam
	142	Madurai West		ADMK	S. Pandian		DMK	Pon Muthuramalingam
	143	Madurai Central		INC	A. Deivanyagam		TNC	P. Nedumaran
	144	Madurai East		ADMK	K. Kalimuthu		CPI(M)	P. M. Kumar
	145	Samayanallur (SC)		ADMK	A. Sivakumar		DMK	S. Selvaraj
	146	Melur		ADMK	K. Thiyagarajan		INC(J)	A. M. Paramasivan
				INC	D. V. Veeranamabalam
	147	Natham		INC	M. Andi Ambalama		TNC	T. Alagirisamy
	148	Dindigul		ADMK	A. Premkumar		CPI	N. Varadarajan
	149	Athoor		ADMK	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan		DMK	K. Rajambal
	150	Vedasandur		ADMK	V. P. Balasubramaniam		IND	P. Muthusamy
				INC	G. S. Veerappan
Tiruchirapalli	151	Aravakurichi		ADMK	S. Jegatheesan		DMK	P. Ramasami
	152	Karur		ADMK	K. Vadivel		DMK	K. V. Ramasamy
	153	Krishnarayapuram (SC)		INC	P. M. Thangavelraj		DMK	K. Krishnan
	154	Marungapuri		ADMK	K. Sholairaj		IND	P. Ramasamy
	155	Kulithalai		ADMK	P. Musiri Puppnan		CPI	B. Karuppaiah
	156	Thottiam		INC	Periyasamy		DMK	S. R. Vadivel
	157	Uppiliapuram (ST)		ADMK	R. Saroja		DMK	R. Mookkayee
	158	Musiri		ADMK	S. Rathinavelu		DMK	R. Natarajan
	159	Lalgudi		INC	K. Venkatachalam		TNC	A. Swaminkan
	160	Perambalur (SC)		INC	K. Nallamuthu		DMK	T. Sarojini
	161	Varahur (SC)		ADMK	A. Arunachalam		DMK	K. Kanaga Sabai
	162	Ariyalur		ADMK	S. Purushothaman		DMK	T. Arumugam
	163	Andimadam		ADMK	Adhimoolam Gandhi		DMK	S. Sivasubramaniyan
	164	Jayankondam		INC	N. Masilamani		JP	J. Pannirselvam
	165	Srirangam		ADMK	R. Soudararajan		JP	C. Ramasamy Udayar
	166	Tiruchirappalli-I		INC	R. Perumal		DMK	A. Malaramannan
	167	Tiruchirappalli-II		ADMK	N. Nallusamy		DMK	Anbil Dharmalingam
	168	Thiruverambur		ADMK	M. Guruswamy		CPI(M)	Pappa Umanath
Thanjavur	169	Sirkali (SC)		ADMK	K. Balasubramaniam		DMK	K. Paneerselvam
	170	Poompuhar		ADMK	N. Vijayabalan		DMK	Jama Imoideen Papa
	171	Mayuram		ADMK	M. Thangamani		DMK	K. Satiyaseelan
	172	Kuttalam		ADMK	Pappa Subbramanian		DMK	R. Rajamanickam
	173	Nannilam (SC)		ADMK	S. Anbarasan		DMK	M. Manimaran
	174	Tiruvarur (SC)		INC	P. Selvadurai		CPI(M)	M. Sellamuthu
	175	Nagapattinam		ADMK	S. Thenkovan		CPI(M)	G. Veeraiyan
	176	Vedaranyam		INC	P. V. Rajendran		DMK	Meenakshi Sundaram
	177	Thiruthuraipundi (SC)		ADMK	J. Archunan		CPI	P. Uthirapathi
	178	Mannargudi		ADMK	S. Gnanasundaram		CPI	P. Ramalingam
	179	Pattukkottai		ADMK	P. N. Ramachandran		DMK	A. V. Subramanian
	180	Peravurani		ADMK	M. R. Govendhan		CPI	A. M. Gopu
	181	Orathanad		ADMK	T. Veeraswamy		DMK	L. Ganesan
	182	Thiruvonam		INC	V. Sivagnanam		DMK	M. Ramachandran
	183	Thanjavur		INC	Durai Krishnamurthy		DMK	P. S. Thangamuthu
	184	Thiruvaiyaru		ADMK	Durai Govindarajan		TNC	A. Ramamurthy
	185	Papanasam		INC	S. Rajaraman		DMK	S. Sachidhanandam
	186	Valangiman (SC)		ADMK	Gomathi Srinivasan		DMK	N. Somasundaram Sithmalli
	187	Kumbakonam		INC	K. Krishnamoorthy		DMK	S. Kaliyanasudaram
							JP	R. Padmanthan
	188	Thiruvidamarudur		INC	M. Rajangam		DMK	S. Ramalingam
Pudukottai	189	Thirumaiyam		INC	T. Pushparaju		DMK	R. Pawanan
	190	Kolathur (SC)		ADMK	T. Marimuthu		DMK	A. Tamilselvan Keerai
	191	Pudukkottai		INC	J. Mohamed Gani		CPI	K. R. Subbiah
	192	Alangudi		ADMK	Venkatachalam		DMK	A. Periannan
	193	Arantangi		ADMK	S. Thirunvukkarasu		DMK	S. Ramanathan
Ramanathapuram	194	Tiruppattur		ADMK	S. Madhavan		DMK	Pr. Algu
	195	Karaikudi		ADMK	S. P. Durairasu		DMK	C. T. Chidambaram
	196	Tiruvadanai		INC	K. Sornalingam		IND	M. Gnanaprakasam
	197	Ilayangudi		ADMK	P. Anbalangan		DMK	V. Malaikannan
	198	Sivaganga		INC	O. Subramanian		CPI	V. R. Ayyadurai
	199	Manamadurai (SC)		INC	K. Paramalai		TNC	V. Gopal
	200	Paramakudi (SC)		ADMK	K. Balauchamy		DMK	T. K. Siraimeetan
	201	Ramanathapuram		ADMK	T. Ramasamy		DMK	M. S. Abdul Raheem
	202	Kadaladi		IND	V. Sivathavilli Thevar		DMK	A. Piranavanathan
	203	Mudukulathur		IND	K. Muthuvel		DMK	S. Kather Batcha
	204	Aruppukottai		ADMK	M. Pitchai		DMK	V. Thangapandian
	205	Sattur		ADMK	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran		DMK	S. S. Karuppasamy
	206	Virudhunagar		ADMK	M. Sudararajan		JP	A. S. A. Arumugam
	207	Sivakasi		ADMK	V. Balakrishnan		IND	N. Perumal Samy
	208	Srivilliputhur		ADMK	R. Thamaraikkani		DMK	P. Senivasan
	209	Rajapalayam (SC)		INC	K. Raman		CPI	I. Paulraj
Tirunelveli	210	Vilathikulam		ADMK	R. K. Perumal		DMK	S. Kumara Gurubara
	211	Ottapidaram (SC)		INC	R. S. Arumugam		CPI	M. Appadurai
	212	Koilpatti		INC	R. Rangasamy		CPI	S. Alagarsamy
	213	Sankaranayanarkoil (SC)		ADMK	S. Sangaralingam		DMK	S. Thangavelu
	214	Vasudevanallur (SC)		INC	R. Eswaran		CPI(M)	M. S. Periasamy
	215	Kadayanallur		ADMK	T. Perumal		DMK	Kathiravan Samsudden
	216	Tenkasi		INC	T. R. Venkataramanan		DMK	M. Kuthalingam
	217	Alangulam		ADMK	N. Shanmuchiah Pendian		DMK	P. Thambi Thurai
	218	Tirunelveli		ADMK	S. Narayanan		DMK	A. L. Subramanian
	219	Palayamcottai		ADMK	V. Karuppasami Pandian		DMK	V. S. T. Shamsulalam
	220	Cheranmahadevi		ADMK	P. H. Pandian		DMK	P. S. Pandian
	221	Ambasamudram		ADMK	Balasubramanian		CPI(M)	A. Nallasivan
				INC	M. Eramasamy
	222	Nanguneri		ADMK	M. John Vincent		DMK	E. Namdi
	223	Radhapuram		GKC	Kumari Ananthan		IND	B. Subramania Nadar
	224	Sattangulam		GKC	S. N. Ramasami		JP	M. A. Ganesapandian
	225	Tiruchendur		ADMK	Subramanai Anthithan		DMK	K. P. Kandasamy
	226	Srivaikuntam		INC	S. Daniel Raj		DMK	S. P. Muthu
	227	Tuticorin		ADMK	S. N. Rajendran		DMK	A. Ayyasamy
Kanyakumari	228	Kanniyakumari		ADMK	K. Perumal Pillay		DMK	M. Sankaraligom
	229	Nagercoil		ADMK	S. Jagatheeson		DMK	S. Retnaraj
	230	Colachel		ADMK	F. M. Rajarethnam		DMK	N. Paramonydhas
	231	Padmanabhapuram		ADMK	M. Vincent		JP	P. D. S. Mony
	232	Thiruvattar		GKC	S. Natarajan		CPI(M)	J. Hemachandran
	233	Vilavancode		INC	M. Sundardas		CPI(M)	D. Mony
	234	Killiyoor		INC	A. Pauliah		JP	D. Kumaradhas

Voting and results

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left

Summary of the 1984 December Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly election results

Alliance/Party		Seats won	Change	Popular Vote	Vote %	Adj. %‡
AIADMK+ alliance		195	+33	11,681,221	53.9%
AIADMK		132	+3	8,030,809	37.0%	54.3%
INC(I)		61	+30	3,529,708	16.3%	54.5%
GKC		2	-4	120,704	0.6%	40.4%
DMK+ alliance		34	-25	8,021,293	37.0%
DMK		24	-13	6,362,770	29.3%	40.8%
CPI(M)		5	-6	597,622	2.8%	39.6%
JNP		3	+1	493,374	2.3%	36.4%
CPI		2	-7	567,527	2.6%	35.5%
Others		5	-4	1,983,959	9.1%
IND		4	-4	1,619,921	7.5%	7.9%
AKD		1	–	47,212	0.7%	57.2%
TNC		0	–	152,315	0.7%	34.9%
ICJ		0	–	110,121	0.5%	3.2%
BJP		0	–	54,390	0.3%	3.7%
Total		234	–	21,686,473	100%	–

‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India

Results by district

Number of seats secured by the alliances in each district of Tamil Nadu (1984)

District	Total Seats	AIADMK+	DMK+	OTH
Chengalpattu	17	14	3	0
Madras	14	5	9	0
North Arcot	21	19	2	0
South Arcot	21	20	0	1
Dharmapuri	10	8	1	1
Salem	17	17	0	0
Coimbatore	17	12	5	0
Erode	8	8	0	0
Nilgiris	3	3	0	0
Tiruchirapalli	18	17	1	0
Thanjavur	20	15	5	0
Pudukottai	5	5	0	0
Ramanathapuram	16	13	2	1
Madurai	22	20	1	1
Tirunelveli	18	16	2	0
Kanyakumari	7	3	3	1
Total	234	195	34	5

By Region

Alliance-wise Results

Region	Total Seats	AIADMK-led Alliance	DMK-led Alliance
Northern Tamil Nadu	73	58 / 73 (79%)	14 / 73 (19%)
Western Tamil Nadu	55	48 / 55 (87%)	6 / 55 (11%)
Southern TamilNadu	63	52 / 63 (83%)	8 / 63 (13%)
Central TamilNadu	43	37 / 43 (86%)	6 / 43 (14%)

By constituency

• Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency

District	Assembly Constituency		Winner					Runner Up					Margin
	#k	Name	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%
Madras	1	Royapuram	P. Punnurangam		DMK	40,727	50.26	K. Rajan		GKC	39,432	48.66	1,295
	2	Harbour	A. Selvarasan		DMK	38,953	55.3	K. Liakath Ali Khan		AIADMK	30,649	43.51	8,304
	3	Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar	Venugopal S.		INC	54,334	50.71	S. P. Sarguna Pandian		DMK	50,483	47.12	3,851
	4	Park Town	K. Anbazhagan		DMK	37,540	50.89	Jothi. M.		IND	34,613	46.92	2,927
	5	Perambur	Parithi Ilamvazhuthi		DMK	53,325	53.04	Sathyavani Muthu		AIADMK	46,121	45.87	7,204
	6	Purasawalkam	Nanjil K. Manoharan		DMK	61,246	51.14	Suppu. K.		AIADMK	56,736	47.37	4,510
	7	Egmore	S. Balan		DMK	29,795	51.84	Sri Ramulu K. R.		INC	27,246	47.41	2,549
	8	Anna Nagar	S. M. Ramachandran		DMK	63,854	52.59	Kothandaraman V.		AIADMK	56,128	46.22	7,726
	9	Thiyagaraya Nagar	K. Sourirajan		INC	49,038	49.26	G. Kalivaradan		JP	40,154	40.34	8,884
	10	Thousand Lights	K. A. Krishnaswamy		AIADMK	46,246	50.36	M. K. Stalin		DMK	43,954	47.86	2,292
	11	Chepauk	A. Rahman Khan		DMK	36,234	56.26	Sri Ramulu K. R.		INC	27,246	47.41	8,988
	12	Triplicane	Abdul Samad		DMK	36,410	50.52	K. S. G. Haja Shareef		INC	30,302	42.05	6,108
	13	Mylapore	B. Valarmathi		AIADMK	51,870	51.68	Bharathi. R. S.		DMK	46,396	46.22	5,474
	14	Saidapet	Saidai Duraisamy		AIADMK	52,869	49.35	Purushothaman. D.		DMK	52,679	49.17	190
Chengalpattu	15	Gummidipoondi	R. S. Munirathinam		AIADMK	55,221	55.56	K. Vezhavendan		DMK	43,174	43.44	12,047
	16	Ponneri	K. P. K. Sekar Alias K. P. Kulasekaran		AIADMK	61,559	59.05	K. Sundaram		DMK	41,655	39.96	19,904
	17	Thiruvottiyur	G. K. J. Baarathi		INC	65,194	54.26	T. K. Palaniswamy		DMK	53,684	44.68	11,510
	18	Villivakkam	V. P. Chintan		CPI(M)	81,595	48.21	J. C. D. Prabhakar		AIADMK	80,549	47.59	1,046
	19	Alandur	M. Abraham		DMK	61,300	49.14	Mohanarangam. R.		AIADMK	60,394	48.41	906
	20	Tambaram	Ella Rajamanickam		AIADMK	75,155	51.75	M. A. Vaithyalingam		DMK	68,009	46.83	7,146
	21	Thiruporur	Thamizhmani		AIADMK	38,075	47.28	Chokkalingam. G.		DMK	31,641	39.29	6,434
	22	Chengalpattu	P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan		AIADMK	45,423	50.14	Rudrakotti. V.		DMK	44,203	48.8	1,220
	23	Maduranthakam	C. Arumugam		DMK	40,105	46.21	Sachuthanandam		INC	37,745	43.49	2,360
	24	Acharapakkam	K. Ethirajan		AIADMK	43,323	54.66	E. Ramakrishnan		DMK	34,744	43.83	8,579
	25	Uthiramerur	Narasimma Pallavan. K.		AIADMK	57,797	57.21	Ponmozhi. C. V. M. A.		DMK	40,007	39.6	17,790
	26	Kancheepuram	K. Balaji		AIADMK	60,363	55.31	Palani Raja Kumar. C. M.		DMK	47,362	43.4	13,001
	27	Sriperumbudur	D. Yasodha		INC	46,421	53.94	Panchatcharam. K. M.		DMK	34,601	40.21	11,820
	28	Poonamallee	G. Ananthakrishna		INC	55,129	55.97	D. Rajarathinam		DMK	40,562	41.18	14,567
	29	Thiruvallur	S. Pattabiraman		AIADMK	44,461	51.73	S. R. Munirathinam		DMK	39,908	46.43	4,553
	30	Tiruttani	R. Shanmugam		AIADMK	41,669	50.48	Chiranjeevulu Naidu. C.		JP	37,740	45.72	3,929
	31	Pallipet	Narasimhan. P. N.		AIADMK	34,935	39.96	Bakambaram. A.		IND	28,724	32.85	6,211
North Arcot	32	Arakkonam	V. K. Raju		DMK	52,657	52.24	M. Vijayasarathy		AIADMK	46,344	45.98	6,313
	33	Sholingur	N. Shanmugam		AIADMK	47,967	51.38	K. Moorthi		DMK	43,918	47.05	4,049
	34	Ranipet	M. Kadirvelu		INC	56,068	55.6	Abdul Jabbar V. M.		DMK	33,337	33.06	22,731
	35	Arcot	T. Palani		AIADMK	52,222	58.96	Arcot N. Veerasamy		DMK	34,509	38.96	17,713
	36	Katpadi	G. Raghupathi		AIADMK	53,077	57.08	Durai Murugan		DMK	36,839	39.62	16,238
	37	Gudiyatham	R. Govindasamy		INC	32,077	39.15	A. K. Sundararajan		IND	25,630	31.28	6,447
	38	Pernambut	K. Thamizharasan		AIADMK	47,813	56.17	V. Govindan		DMK	36,420	42.78	11,393
	39	Vaniyambadi	H. Abdul Majeed		INC	39,141	45.36	A. P. Abdul Majid		DMK	37,856	43.87	1,285
	40	Natrampalli	T. Anbazhagan		AIADMK	56,503	58.55	N. K. Raja		DMK	27,293	28.28	29,210
	41	Tirupattur (Vellore)	Shanmugam Y.		INC	46,884	49.02	B. Sundaram		DMK	28,781	30.09	18,103
	42	Chengam	T. Swamikannu		AIADMK	45,770	61.42	P. Anbalagan		JP	21,039	28.23	24,731
	43	Thandarambattu	E. Vachiravelu		AIADMK	53,422	58.96	D. Venugopal		DMK	34,649	38.24	18,773
	44	Tiruvannamalai	A. S. Ravindran		INC	49,782	51.31	S. Murugaiyan		DMK	44,409	45.77	5,373
	45	Kalasapakkam	Pandurangan. M.		AIADMK	54,969	58.78	P. S. Thiruvengadam		DMK	35,303	37.75	19,666
	46	Polur	Rajababu. J.		INC	52,437	62.4	Subramantan. T. K.		DMK	30,319	36.08	22,118
	47	Anaikattu	V. R. Krishnasamy		AIADMK	45,312	58.42	Rajagopal. P. N.		IND	26,692	34.42	18,620
	48	Vellore	Devaraj. V. M.		DMK	54,453	54.01	A. K. Ranganathan		AIADMK	44,430	44.07	10,023
	49	Arani	M. Chinnakulandai		AIADMK	54,653	54.83	R. Sivanandam		DMK	43,620	43.76	11,033
	50	Cheyyar	K. Murugan		AIADMK	53,945	58.46	Babu Janarthanam		DMK	37,405	40.53	16,540
	51	Vandavasi	A. Arumugham		INC	48,712	53.29	V. Rajagopal		DMK	38,326	41.93	10,386
	52	Peranamallur	R. Hari Kumar		AIADMK	49,591	54.39	A. Rajendran		DMK	37,599	41.24	11,992
South Arcot	53	Melmalayanur	P. U. Shanmugam		AIADMK	61,289	67.63	P. R. Aranganathan		DMK	27,343	30.17	33,946
	54	Gingee	Muruganandam. T. N.		INC	56,156	60.61	Ramachandran. N.		DMK	34,054	36.76	22,102
	55	Tindivanam	K. M. Thangamani		INC	45,404	58.67	Subramanya Kounder		JP	26,088	33.71	19,316
	56	Vanur	M. N. Ramajayam		AIADMK	58,196	64.54	A. Poopalan		DMK	31,980	35.46	26,216
	57	Kandamangalam	V. Subramanian		AIADMK	53,211	58.01	Alaguvelu S.		DMK	38,514	41.99	14,697
	58	Villupuram	Rajarathinam Mani M.		AIADMK	50,156	52.71	Palaniappan K. P.		DMK	36,302	38.15	13,854
	59	Mugaiyur	Chandrasekar. M.		AIADMK	45,863	56.87	Sampath. A. G.		DMK	31,128	38.6	14,735
	60	Thirunavalur	Menoharan T. N. G. A.		AIADMK	40,539	49.79	Balasubramanian A. V.		DMK	32,566	40	7,973
	61	Ulundurpet	K. Murugesan Anandan		AIADMK	56,200	63.18	K. Varaharajulu		DMK	29,318	32.96	26,882
	62	Nellikuppam	Anbarasan Alias Ramalingam		AIADMK	48,018	56.71	Govindarajan		CPI(M)	26,641	31.46	21,377
	63	Cuddalore	V. G. Cheelappa		INC	53,759	58.02	V. Krishnamurthy		DMK	37,063	40	16,696
	64	Panruti	S. Ramachandaran		AIADMK	51,900	53.97	K. Nandagopala Krishnan		DMK	44,263	46.03	7,637
	65	Kurinjipadi	A. Thangarasu		AIADMK	45,400	49.9	C. Kuppusami		DMK	34,434	37.85	10,966
	66	Bhuvanagiri	V. V. Swaminathan		AIADMK	51,922	56.2	Durai Krishnamoorthy		DMK	39,621	42.89	12,301
	67	Kattumannarkoil	S. Jayachandran		INC	42,928	50.67	K. P. Thangaswamy		DMK	41,796	49.33	1,132
	68	Chidambaram	K. R. Ganapathi		AIADMK	47,067	54.55	K. S. Subramanian		DMK	37,824	43.84	9,243
	69	Vriddhachalam	R. Thiyagarajan		INC	53,731	57.33	D. Rasavelu		DMK	35,609	37.99	18,122
	70	Mangalore	S. Thangaraju		AIADMK	55,408	61.4	N. Muthuvel		DMK	32,273	35.76	23,135
	71	Rishivandiyam	S. Sivaraj		INC	43,439	51.95	M. Natesha Udayar		DMK	38,318	45.82	5,121
	72	Chinnasalem	S. Sivaraman		IND	53,630	63.65	Periyasamy D.		DMK	30,633	36.35	22,997
	73	Sankarapuram	S. Kalitheerthan		AIADMK	53,162	59.49	K. Venkatapathy		DMK	29,131	32.6	24,031
Dharmapuri	74	Hosur	T. Venkata Reddy		INC	35,293	48.37	E. Venkatasamy		JP	15,096	20.69	20,197
	75	Thalli	K. V. Venugopal		INC	36,441	49.05	D. C. Vijayendraiah		JP	34,017	45.79	2,424
	76	Kaveripattinam	K. Samarasam		AKD	47,212	57.18	V. C. Govindasamy Gounder		DMK	31,533	38.19	15,679
	77	Krishnagiri	Chinnaraju K. R.		AIADMK	40,585	54.83	Kanchana		DMK	29,570	39.95	11,015
	78	Bargur	T. M. Venkatachalam		AIADMK	57,388	69.71	Veeramani P. V.		DMK	24,577	29.86	32,811
	79	Harur	R. Rajamanickam		AIADMK	60,106	66.96	Annamalai M.		CPI(M)	27,799	30.97	32,307
	80	Morappur	Theerthagiri Gounder T.		INC	39,779	50.77	Samikannu V.		DMK	27,453	35.04	12,326
	81	Palacode	Theertharaman P.		INC	55,459	65.93	Munusamigounder M. B.		DMK	26,045	30.96	29,414
	82	Dharmapuri	R. Chinnasamy		DMK	46,383	54.21	Aranganathan S.		AIADMK	37,929	44.33	8,454
	83	Pennagaram	H. G. Arumugam		AIADMK	44,616	54.98	Nanjappan N.		CPI	25,518	31.45	19,098
Salem	84	Mettur	Machimuthu K. P.		AIADMK	46,083	48.15	Gurusamy K.		IND	28,253	29.52	17,830
	85	Taramangalam	S. Semmalai		AIADMK	63,407	69.68	Arjunan K.		DMK	25,429	27.95	37,978
	86	Omalur	Anbalagan		INC	51,703	66.04	Kuppusamy S.		CPI	22,961	29.33	28,742
	87	Yercaud	Thirugnanam P. R.		INC	48,787	74.4	Manickam. K		DMK	16,785	25.6	32,002
	88	Salem-I	G. Krishnaraj		AIADMK	54,749	51.8	G. K. Subasu		DMK	48,863	46.24	5,886
	89	Salem-Ii	Arumugam		AIADMK	49,339	53.79	Veerapandy S. Arumugam		DMK	41,333	45.07	8,006
	90	Veerapandi	P. Vijayalakshmi		AIADMK	61,609	63.7	Subramaniams		DMK	33,549	34.69	28,060
	91	Panamarathupatty	Rajaram K.		AIADMK	48,726	60.35	Sivalingam. S. R.		DMK	27,810	34.45	20,916
	92	Attur	C. Palanimuthu		INC	55,927	66.53	A. M. Ramaswamy		DMK	24,804	29.51	31,123
	93	Talavasal	T. Rajambal		INC	53,104	64.73	R. Ravichandar		DMK	25,291	30.83	27,813
	94	Rasipuram	Ramalingam K. P.		AIADMK	51,565	52.45	Kaliappan. P.		DMK	41,087	41.79	10,478
	95	Sendamangalam	S. Sivaprakasam		AIADMK	54,129	64.17	Kalavathi. S.		DMK	26,277	31.15	27,852
	96	Namakkal	R. Arunachalam		AIADMK	58,158	56.93	K. Veluchami		DMK	40,868	40.01	17,290
	97	Kapilamalai	P. Sengottaiyan		INC	51,233	53.52	K. A. Mani		IND	40,090	41.88	11,143
	98	Tiruchengodu	Ponnaiyan C.		AIADMK	77,659	55.38	Kandasamy. M. M.		DMK	58,437	41.67	19,222
	99	Sankari	P. Dhanapal		AIADMK	58,276	56.99	Murugesan. S.		DMK	41,906	40.98	16,370
	100	Edapadi	Govindaswamy		INC	68,583	64.78	Arumugam. P.		DMK	27,860	26.32	40,723
Coimbatore	101	Mettupalayam	Chinnaraj. M.		AIADMK	61,951	59.6	Mathiyan. M.		DMK	41,527	39.95	20,424
	102	Avanashi	Lakshmi P.		AIADMK	58,677	67.3	Arumugam. M.		CPI	24,504	28.11	34,173
	103	Thondamuthur	Aranganayakam		AIADMK	67,679	57.48	Vellingiri. U. K.		CPI(M)	45,353	38.52	22,326
	104	Singanallur	Sengalippan R.		JP	54,787	49.37	Subramaniam. A.		INC	49,856	44.92	4,931
	105	Coimbatore (West)	M. Ramanathan		DMK	44,542	51.91	Hakkeem M. A.		INC	37,650	43.87	6,892
	106	Coimbatore (East)	K. Ramani		CPI(M)	40,891	48.14	Kovai Thambi		AIADMK	39,832	46.89	1,059
	107	Perur	A. Natarasan		DMK	58,302	52.63	K. Marudasalam		AIADMK	51,241	46.26	7,061
	108	Kinathukadavu	K. V. Kandaswamy		AIADMK	50,375	56.69	M. Kannappan		DMK	38,492	43.31	11,883
	109	Pollachi	M. V. Rathinam		AIADMK	54,337	52.6	S. Raju		DMK	47,527	46.01	6,810
	110	Valparai	V. Thangavelu		INC	48,779	63.46	A. T. Karuppiah		CPI	26,109	33.97	22,670
	111	Udumalaipettai	S. Thirumalaisamy Gounder		INC	56,004	53.3	R. T. Mariyappan		DMK	46,526	44.28	9,478
	112	Dharapuram	Periasamy. A.		AIADMK	51,919	59.09	Ayyasamy. R.		DMK	35,951	40.91	15,968
	113	Vellakoil	Durai Ramasamy		AIADMK	54,188	55.82	Appan Palanisamy		DMK	42,881	44.18	11,307
	114	Pongalur	Kandaswamy P.		AIADMK	46,535	57.77	Palanisamy N. S.		IND	30,934	38.4	15,601
	115	Palladam	P. N. Paramasiva Gounder		AIADMK	51,083	53.97	Sivasamy		IND	40,510	42.8	10,573
	116	Tiruppur	K. Subbarayan		CPI	51,874	40.92	Manimaran. R.		AIADMK	50,634	39.94	1,240
	117	Kangayam	K. C. Palanisamy		AIADMK	54,252	57.78	M. Sivasabapathy		DMK	37,495	39.94	16,757
Erode	118	Modakkurichi	S. Balakrishnan		AIADMK	65,641	56.56	A. Ganeshamurthy		DMK	48,315	41.63	17,326
	119	Perundurai	A. Ponnusamy		AIADMK	60,830	64.34	T. K. Nallappan		CPI	32,465	34.34	28,365
	120	Erode	S. Muthusamy		AIADMK	71,722	53.5	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan		DMK	60,075	44.81	11,647
	121	Bhavani	P. G. Narayanan		AIADMK	58,350	63.3	N. K. K. Periasamy		DMK	33,116	35.93	25,234
	122	Anthiyur	U. P. Mathaiyan		AIADMK	53,825	69.75	Lakshmi S.		DMK	22,479	29.13	31,346
	123	Gobichettipalayam	K. A. Sengottaiyan		AIADMK	56,884	63.08	Andamuthu M.		DMK	31,879	35.35	25,005
	124	Bhavanisagar	V. K. Chinnasamy		AIADMK	52,539	59.06	Vellingiri S. Alias Giri S. V.		JP	35,743	40.18	16,796
	125	Sathyamangalam	E. V. K. S. Elangovan		INC	50,725	62.97	Subramaniam T. K.		DMK	25,006	31.04	25,719
Nilgiris	126	Coonoor	M. Sivakumar		AIADMK	47,113	56.7	M. Ranganathan		DMK	34,990	42.11	12,123
	127	Udhagamandalam	K. Kallan		INC	52,145	62.99	Mahalingam S. A.		DMK	29,345	35.45	22,800
	128	Gudalur	K. Hutchi Gowder		AIADMK	52,470	57.8	K. Karuppusamy		DMK	36,013	39.67	16,457
Madurai	129	Palani	A. S. Ponnammal		INC	62,344	66.27	N. Palanivel		CPI(M)	30,794	32.73	31,550
	130	Oddanchatram	K. Kuppuswamy		AIADMK	46,466	49.86	Chellamuthu K.		IND	43,985	47.19	2,481
	131	Periyakulam	Mohammed Saleem T.		AIADMK	58,021	63.04	Maya Thevar Alias Mayan P. N.		DMK	31,554	34.28	26,467
	132	Theni	V. R. Jayaraman		AIADMK	56,970	57.36	K. T. K. Thangamani		CPI	40,611	40.89	16,359
	133	Bodinayakkanur	K. S. M. Ramachandran		INC	54,231	61	Muthu Manoharan		DMK	34,359	38.65	19,872
	134	Cumbum	S. Subburayar		AIADMK	52,228	52.17	N. Eramakrishnan		DMK	47,005	46.95	5,223
	135	Andipatti	M. G. Ramachandran		AIADMK	60,510	67.4	Thangaraj Alias Vallarasu		DMK	28,026	31.22	32,484
	136	Sedapatti	Sedapatti Muthiah		AIADMK	38,808	47.29	N. S. Selvaraj		INC	33,810	41.2	4,998
	137	Tirumangalam	N. S. V. Chitthan		INC	46,146	55.23	A. Athiyanan		DMK	35,304	42.26	10,842
	138	Usilampatti	Muthuramalingam. P. K. M.		IND	50,876	60.9	Andi Thever S.		IND	30,135	36.07	20,741
	139	Nilakottai	A. Baluchamy		AIADMK	55,162	62.88	M. Arivazhagan		DMK	25,313	28.86	29,849
	140	Sholavandan	Chandrasekaran A.		INC	44,464	53.35	Rajagopal. P. N.		IND	26,692	34.42	17,772
	141	Thiruparankundram	M. Marimuthu		AIADMK	58,559	53.47	Ayyanan Ambalam		DMK	45,886	41.9	12,673
	142	Madurai West	Pon. Muthuramalingam		DMK	48,247	51.24	Pandian S.		AIADMK	45,131	47.93	3,116
	143	Madurai Central	Deivanyagam A.		INC	41,272	50.76	Nedumaran P.		TNC(K)	39,012	47.98	2,260
	144	Madurai East	K. Kalimuthu		AIADMK	43,210	51.08	P. M. Kumar		CPI(M)	36,972	43.71	6,238
	145	Samayanallur	Sivakumar. A.		AIADMK	65,883	58.44	Selvaraj. S.		DMK	45,746	40.58	20,137
	146	Melur	Veeranambalam. D. V.		INC	60,794	60.11	Thiyagarajan. K.		AIADMK	33,748	33.37	27,046
	147	Natham	M. Andi Ambalam		INC	57,214	68.48	Alagirisamy. T.		TNC(K)	18,004	21.55	39,210
	148	Dindigul	A. Premkumar		AIADMK	67,718	62.68	N. Varadarajan		CPI	34,952	32.35	32,766
	149	Athoor	V.R. Nedunchezhiyan		AIADMK	67,178	63.16	Rajambal K.		DMK	37,605	35.35	29,573
	150	Vedasandur	V. P. Balasubramanian		AIADMK	60,583	55.48	P. Muthusamy		IND	32,714	29.96	27,869
Tiruchirapalli	151	Aravakurichi	S. Jegatheesan		AIADMK	57,887	55.72	P. Ramasamy		DMK	44,273	42.62	13,614
	152	Karur	K. Vadivel		AIADMK	65,363	54.35	K. V. Ramasamy		DMK	53,160	44.2	12,203
	153	Krishnarayapuram	P. M. Thangavelraj		INC	65,928	70.4	Krishnan. K.		DMK	25,613	27.35	40,315
	154	Marungapuri	K. Sholairaj		AIADMK	62,656	69.36	P. Ramasamy		IND	24,135	26.72	38,521
	155	Kulithalai	P. Musiri Puppnan		AIADMK	62,165	64.05	B. Karuppaiah		CPI	32,317	33.3	29,848
	156	Thottiam	Periyasamy		INC	66,131	68.39	Vadivel S. R.		DMK	26,615	27.52	39,516
	157	Uppiliapuram	R. Saroja		AIADMK	59,347	60.61	R. Mookkayee		DMK	37,249	38.04	22,098
	158	Musiri	Rathinavelu. S.		AIADMK	65,759	59.75	Natarajan. R.		DMK	42,086	38.24	23,673
	159	Lalgudi	K. Venkatachalam		INC	61,590	60.09	A. Swaminkan		TNC(K)	36,468	35.58	25,122
	160	Perambalur	K. Nallamuthu		INC	57,021	63.88	T. Sarojini		DMK	27,751	31.09	29,270
	161	Varahur	A. Arunachalam		AIADMK	50,012	56.92	K. Kanaga Sabai		DMK	37,302	42.45	12,710
	162	Ariyalur	S. Purushothaman		AIADMK	56,815	58.36	T. Arumugam		DMK	39,045	40.11	17,770
	163	Andimadam	Adhimoolam Alias Gandhi		AIADMK	43,911	52.92	S. Sivasubramanian		DMK	37,895	45.67	6,016
	164	Jayankondam	Masilamani. N.		INC	57,468	62.94	J. Pannirselvam		JP	22,778	24.95	34,690
	165	Srirangam	R. Soudararajan		AIADMK	58,861	56.52	C. Ramasamy Udayar		JP	38,399	36.87	20,462
	166	Tiruchirappalli I	A. Malarmannan		DMK	37,802	50.84	Perumal. R.		INC	34,909	46.95	2,893
	167	Tiruchirappalli Ii	N. Nallusamy		AIADMK	46,589	51.63	Anbil P. Dharmalingam		DMK	41,908	46.44	4,681
	168	Thiruverumbur	M. Guruswamy Alias Annadasan		AIADMK	47,900	47.84	Pappa Umanath		CPI(M)	43,421	43.36	4,479
Thanjavur	169	Sirkazhi	K. Balasubramanian		AIADMK	51,438	55.65	M. Panneerselvam		DMK	40,152	43.44	11,286
	170	Poompuhar	Vijayabalan. N.		AIADMK	44,860	50.22	Jama Imoideen Papa		DMK	41,780	46.77	3,080
	171	Mayiladuthurai	M. Thangamani		AIADMK	47,119	51.87	K. Satiyaseelan		DMK	42,948	47.28	4,171
	172	Kuttalam	Pappa Subbramanian		AIADMK	53,214	55.63	Rajamanickam. R.		DMK	41,454	43.33	11,760
	173	Nannilam	M. Manimaran		DMK	50,072	51.72	Anbarasan. S.		AIADMK	45,564	47.06	4,508
	174	Thiruvarur	M. Sellamuthu		CPI(M)	56,273	55.99	P. Selvadurai		INC	44,227	44.01	12,046
	175	Nagapattinam	G. Veeraiyan		CPI(M)	43,684	48.24	S. Thenkovan		AIADMK	38,698	42.74	4,986
	176	Vedaranyam	M. Meenakshi Sundaram		DMK	49,922	50.23	Rajendran. P. V.		INC	48,646	48.94	1,276
	177	Thiruthuraipoondi	P. Uthirapathy		CPI	59,834	54.44	J. Archunan		AIADMK	49,019	44.6	10,815
	178	Mannargudi	S. Gnanasundaram		AIADMK	49,471	47.96	P. Ramalingam		CPI	45,044	43.67	4,427
	179	Pattukkottai	Ramachandran P. N.		AIADMK	50,493	51.04	Subramanian. A. V.		DMK	35,376	35.76	15,117
	180	Peravurani	Govendhan. M. R.		AIADMK	52,690	55.46	Gopu. A. M.		CPI	25,423	26.76	27,267
	181	Orathanadu	T. Veeraswamy		AIADMK	46,717	46.28	L. Ganesan		DMK	42,648	42.24	4,069
	182	Thiruvonam	Sivagnanam. V.		INC	46,777	48.25	M. Ramachandran		DMK	35,707	36.83	11,070
	183	Thanjavur	Durai Krishnamurthy		INC	48,065	49.9	Thangamuthu. P. S.		DMK	46,304	48.08	1,761
	184	Thiruvaiyaru	Durai Govindarajan		AIADMK	46,974	55.75	Ramamurthy A.		TNC(K)	33,885	40.21	13,089
	185	Papanasam	S. Rajaraman		INC	52,202	58.52	Sachidhanandam. S.		DMK	34,924	39.15	17,278
	186	Valangiman	Gomathi Srinivasan		AIADMK	46,618	55.78	Somasundaram Sithmalli. N.		DMK	34,347	41.1	12,271
	187	Kumbakonam	K. Krishnamurthy		INC	58,334	64.57	Kaliyanasudaram. S.		DMK	20,666	22.88	37,668
	188	Thiruvidaimarudur	Rajangam. M		INC	50,002	51.18	Ramalingam. S.		DMK	36,539	37.4	13,463
Pudukottai	189	Thirumayam	Pushparaju T.		INC	65,043	69.42	Pawanan. R.		DMK	26,360	28.13	38,683
	190	Kolathur	Marimuthu. T.		AIADMK	62,391	62.72	Tamilselvan Keerai. A.		DMK	34,544	34.73	27,847
	191	Pudukkottai	J. Mohamed Gani		INC	63,877	62.37	K. R. Subbiah		CPI	26,214	25.6	37,663
	192	Alangudi	A. Venkatachalam		AIADMK	74,202	65.86	A. Periyannan		DMK	37,173	32.99	37,029
	193	Aranthangi	S. Thirunavukkarasu		AIADMK	70,101	62.68	Ramanathan. S.		DMK	40,197	35.94	29,904
Ramanathapuram	194	Tiruppattur (Sivaganga)	S. Madhavan		AIADMK	51,581	59.99	Algu. Pr.		DMK	29,673	34.51	21,908
	195	Karaikudi	S. P. Durairasu		AIADMK	47,760	48.98	C. T. Chidambaram		DMK	38,101	39.08	9,659
	196	Tiruvadanai	Sornalingam. K.		INC	47,618	47.8	Gnanaprakasam. M.		IND	28,801	28.91	18,817
	197	Ilayangudi	Anbalangan. P.		AIADMK	40,974	48.64	Malaikannan. V.		DMK	36,771	43.65	4,203
	198	Sivaganga	O. Subramanian		INC	49,407	55.92	Ayyadurai. V. R.		CPI	25,582	28.95	23,825
	199	Manamadurai	K. Paramalai		INC	52,587	61.67	V. Gopal		TNC(K)	24,946	29.25	27,641
	200	Paramakudi	K. Baluchamy		AIADMK	54,401	58.19	T. K. Siraimeettan		DMK	37,480	40.09	16,921
	201	Ramanathapuram	T. Ramasamy		AIADMK	56,342	59.91	M. S. Abdul Raheem		DMK	35,615	37.87	20,727
	202	Kadaladi	A. Piranavanathan		DMK	37,399	39.81	V. Sivathavilli Thevar		IND	30,697	32.67	6,702
	203	Mudukulathur	K. Muthuvel		IND	32,199	37.33	Kadher Batcha Alias S. Vellaichamy		DMK	23,611	27.38	8,588
	204	Aruppukottai	M. Pitchai		AIADMK	39,839	45.32	V. Thangapandian		DMK	36,405	41.42	3,434
	205	Sattur	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran		AIADMK	58,745	51.03	S. S. Karuppasamy		DMK	51,338	44.6	7,407
	206	Virudhunagar	A. S. A. Arumugam		JP	42,852	45.36	M. Sundararajan		AIADMK	35,776	37.87	7,076
	207	Sivakasi	V. Balakrishnan		AIADMK	41,731	38.73	Perumal Samy. N.		IND	30,930	28.71	10,801
	208	Srivilliputhur	R. Thamaraikani		AIADMK	54,458	53.35	Senivasan. P.		DMK	46,245	45.31	8,213
	209	Rajapalayam	K. Raman		INC	54,670	54.49	Paulraj-I		CPI	44,924	44.78	9,746
Tirunelveli	210	Vilathikulam	S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan		DMK	32,481	40.52	R. K. Perumal		AIADMK	26,143	32.62	6,338
	211	Ottapidaram	R. S. Arumugam		INC	46,190	67.89	M. Appadurai		CPI	20,868	30.67	25,322
	212	Kovilpatti	R. Rangasamy		INC	45,623	55.75	S. Alagarsamy		CPI	28,327	34.61	17,296
	213	Sankarankoil	S. Sankaralingam		AIADMK	48,411	54.45	S. Thangavelu		DMK	36,028	40.52	12,383
	214	Vasudevanallur	R. Eswaran		INC	50,303	62.34	Periasamy. M. S.		CPI(M)	27,875	34.55	22,428
	215	Kadayanallur	T. Perumal		AIADMK	49,186	53.44	Samusudeen Alias Kathiravan		DMK	41,584	45.18	7,602
	216	Tenkasi	T. R. Venkataraman		INC	57,011	60.45	M. Kuthalingam		DMK	35,383	37.52	21,628
	217	Alangulam	N. Shanmugiah Pandian		AIADMK	48,109	54.49	Thambi Thurai. P.		DMK	27,076	30.67	21,033
	218	Tirunelveli	S. Narayanan		AIADMK	56,409	59.57	A. L. Subramanian		DMK	37,547	39.65	18,862
	219	Palayamkottai	V. S. T. Shamsulalam		DMK	45,209	51.92	V. Karuppasamy Pandian		AIADMK	41,004	47.09	4,205
	220	Cheranmahadevi	P. H. Pandian		AIADMK	55,898	67.45	Pandian. P. S.		DMK	26,225	31.64	29,673
	221	Ambasamudram	Balasubramanian		AIADMK	44,707	54.75	Nallasivan A.		CPI(M)	36,041	44.14	8,666
	222	Nanguneri	M. John Vincent		AIADMK	45,825	58	Namdi. E.		DMK	31,807	40.25	14,018
	223	Radhapuram	Kumari Ananthan		GKC	40,213	53.99	Subramania Nadar. B.		IND	25,075	33.66	15,138
	224	Sattangulam	S. N. Ramasamy		GKC	37,892	53.69	Ganesapandian. M. A.		JP	29,275	41.48	8,617
	225	Tiruchendur	S. R. Subramania Adityan		AIADMK	45,953	50.7	K. P. Kandasamy		DMK	43,565	48.07	2,388
	226	Srivaikuntam	S. Daniel Raj		INC	41,513	53.76	S. P. Muthu		DMK	34,140	44.21	7,373
	227	Thoothukkudi	S. N. Rajendran		AIADMK	59,622	56.54	A. Ayyasamy		DMK	37,549	35.61	22,073
Kanyakumari	228	Kanniyakumari	K. Perumal Pillai		AIADMK	45,353	54.05	Sankaraligom. M.		DMK	37,696	44.92	7,657
	229	Nagercoil	S. Retnaraj		DMK	41,572	47.86	Jagatheeson. S.		AIADMK	40,301	46.39	1,271
	230	Colachel	F. M. Rajarathnam		AIADMK	33,585	39.33	M. R. Gandhi		BJP	32,996	38.64	589
	231	Padmanabhapuram	V. Balachandran		IND	28,465	37.77	M. Vincent		AIADMK	24,148	32.05	4,317
	232	Thiruvattar	J. Hemachandran		CPI(M)	26,851	36.97	M. Mohndahs		IND	22,762	31.34	4,089
	233	Vilavancode	M. Sundardas		INC	47,169	57.49	D. Moni		CPI(M)	34,876	42.51	12,293
	234	Killiyoor	D. Kumaradas		JP	36,944	58.24	Pauliah. A.		INC	25,458	40.14	11,486

Third Ramachandran cabinet

Main article: Third Ramachandran ministry

After the General Elections held in December 1984, the Governor appointed Dr. M. G. Ramachandran as Chief Minister heading the new Government with effect from the forenoon of 10 February 1985. The Governor, on the advice of Hon. Chief Minister appointed 16 more Ministers on 14 February 1985.

Janaki's cabinet

Main article: V. N. Janaki ministry

S.no	Name	Designation	Party
Chief Minister
1.	V. N. Janaki	Chief Minister	AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
2.	R. M. Veerappan	Minister for Local Administration	AIADMK
3.	P. U. Shanmugam	Minister for Health
4.	C. Ponnaiyan	Minister for Education and Law
5.	S. Muthusamy	Minister for Transport
6.	V. V. Swaminathan	Minister for Tourism, Prohibition and Electricity
7.	T. Ramasamy	Minister for Commercial Taxes
8.	A. Arunachalam	Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare

After MGR's death, VR Neduncheziyan was sworn in as Acting Chief Minister. But, one week later, the party majority led by R.M.Veerappan supported MGR's widow Janaki to become Chief minister and she was sworn in as Chief minister. Janaki doubled as the finance minister in her Cabinet. The Governor gave V. N. Janaki Ramachandran 30 days time to prove majority support in the house. This was a problem because, 30 MLAs of her own party were supporting J. Jayalalithaa to become the new Chief minister. Hence Janaki had the support of only 105 MLAs in the house of 234, as VR Neduncheziyan's 10 supporters chose to remain neutral and boycott the voting.

Hence, on the day of voting, Speaker PH pandiyan disqualified and dismissed 20 MLAs of opposition party DMK and 15 MLAs of AIADMK (Jayalalithaa faction ) from their MLA posts, due to demeaning behaviour in the house and thus announced that the majority was reduced to a mere 100, as the house then had only 199 members.

Before commencement of oral voting, violence erupted in the house and the speaker was injured. With bleeding head, he announced that Janaki had proved her majority with 105 MLAs and adjourned the house immediately. Then the members of the assembly were escorted out.

The Governor of state refused to accept this voting which was done under suspicious environment and recommended the Central government to dismiss the legislature and hold fresh general elections. The central government accepted the recommendation and the legislature was dissolved by the President.

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu
• Legislature of Tamil Nadu
• Government of Tamil Nadu

External links

• Election Commission of India