1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

For Lok Sabha election, see 1991 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu.

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
15 June 1991
All 234 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.84% ( 5.85%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance Congress alliance NF+LF
Leader's seat Bargur
(retained)
Kangayam
(vacated) 		Harbour
(vacated)
Seats won 225 7
Seat change 170 161
Popular vote 14,738,042 7,405,935
Percentage 59.79% 30.05%
Swing 9.63% 7.89%
1991 election map (by constituencies)
Alliance wise Result
CM before election

M. Karunanidhi
DMK

Elected CM

J. Jayalalithaa
AIADMK

The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 15 June 1991, to elect representatives from the 234 constituencies in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) – Indian National Congress (INC) alliance won the elections in a landslide manner and AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa became the chief minister on 24 June 1991. This was her first term in office. The united strength of AIADMK after the merger of J.Jayalalithaa, V.N Janaki Ramachandran and R.M Veerappan faction, who was made Joint General Secretary of AIADMK, the alliance with the Congress, and the wave of public sympathy in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi assassination combined to produce a massive victory for the AIADMK. The DMK could only win 2 seats. This was the worst performance of the DMK since it entered electoral politics in the 1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly elections.

Background

President's rule

On 30 January 1991, the DMK government which had come to power after winning the 1989 assembly election, was dismissed by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution. President's rule was imposed on Tamil Nadu from 31 January. The reason cited for the dismissal was the deterioration of law and order in the state. The dismissal followed pressure on the Chandra Shekhar government by the Congress and AIADMK to dismiss the DMK government. The Chandra Shekhar government fell in March 1991 after the Congress withdrew its outside support. Fresh elections for both the Indian parliament and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly were scheduled for June 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Unification of AIADMK

The AIADMK which had contested and lost the 1989 elections as two different factions reunited under the leadership of Jayalalithaa in February 1989. The V. N. Janaki Ramachandran faction merged with the Jayalalithaa faction to form a single united party and Janaki retired from politics. The reunited party regained the popular "Two Leaves" symbol of the AIADMK. (The Election Commission of India had frozen the symbol for the 1989 elections due to the split). The united AIADMK was able to prove its strength immediately by winning the elections held for two constituencies -Marungapuri and Madurai East on 11 March 1989. (for these two constituencies elections had been postponed earlier due to technical reasons).The AIADMK then allied with the Congress for the 1989 Parliamentary elections. The AIADMK-Congress alliance won 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in that election routing the DMK-Janata Dal led National Front.[8][9]

Formation of PMK

The 1991 elections was the first state elections contested by the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), S. Ramadoss, the leader of the Vanniyar caste organisation which demanded proportional reservation in education and employment based on population ratio of each community – the Vanniyar Sangam converted into a political party and entered electoral politics with the 1989 parliamentary elections. The emergence of PMK cut into the DMK's political base in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu.[6][10]

Formation of TMK

In 1991, the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (TMK) was formed by the actor-politician Vijaya T. Rajendar after he split from the DMK. Later, some of the second rung leaders of the ADMK including Su. Thirunavukkarasar, K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran, S. D. Ugamchand, V. Karuppasamy Pandian split from the party. For the 1991 elections they formed a pact with T. Rajendar and contested as TMK candidates.[11][12][13]

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Main article: Rajiv Gandhi assassination

On 21 May 1991, leader of the Indian National Congress and its prime ministerial candidate for the 1991 general elections was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber. The assassination took place at a campaign meeting at Sriperumpudur where he was campaigning for the Congress candidate Maragatham Chandrasekar.

Coalitions

The two main political formations in this election were the DMK and AIADMK led fronts. The DMK coalition comprised the Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), Janata Dal (JD) and Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam (TMK). The AIADMK front had only two major parties – itself and the Congress. The AIADMK also backed the ICS (SCS) candidate Sanjay Ramasamy in the Virudhunagar constituency. Several smaller parties like the PMK contested the elections alone.[14][15]

Seat allotments

AIADMK-led Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa 168
2. Indian National Congress

Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy 65
3. Indian Congress Sarat Chandra Sinha 1

DMK-led Alliance

No.
 Party Election Symbol Leader Seats
1. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 176
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist) A. Nallasivan 22
3. Janata Dal Sivaji Ganesan 15
4. Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam Vijaya T. Rajendar 11
5. Communist Party of India P. Manickam 10

During the 1991 election, India Today conducted a poll with MARG, predicting a win for the Jayalalithaa led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, the AIADMK–Congress alliance went on to secure a landslide victory, exceeding the poll’s projections.[16]

Voting and results

The polling for the state assembly elections were held simultaneously with the polling for the 1991 Parliamentary elections on 15 June 1991. The voter turnout was 63.92%.[17][18][14]

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Summary of the May 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
Alliance/Party Seats won Change Popular Vote Vote % Adj. %‡
AIADMK+ alliance 225 +172 14,738,042 59.8%
AIADMK 164 +137 10,940,966 44.4% 61.1%
INC 60 +34 3,743,859 15.2% 56.2%
ICS(SCS)† 1 +1 53,217 0.2% 56.1%
DMK+ alliance 7 -164 7,405,935 30.0%
DMK 2 −148 5,535,668 22.5% 29.9%
TMK 2 −1 371,645 1.5% 31.0%
CPI(M) 1 −14 777,532 3.2% 31.2%
JD 1 +1 415,947 1.7% 28.3%
CPI 1 −2 305,143 1.2% 29.9%
Others 2 -8 2,505,431 10.2%
PMK 1 +1 1,452,982 5.9% 7.0%
JP 0 −4 51,564 0.2% 0.7%
IND 1 −5 390,227 1.6% 1.7%
Total 234 – 24,649,408 100% –

†: ICS(SCS) contested in 13 different constituencies, but only the one contested by Sanjay Ramaswamy was endorsed by AIADMK.
‡: 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[19]

Constituency wise results

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Royapuram D. Jayakumar AIADMK 46,218 59.04 R. Mathivanan DMK 29,565 37.77 16,653 21.27
2 Harbour M. Karunanidhi DMK 30,932 48.66 K. M. Suppu INC 30,042 47.26 890 1.40
3 Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar E. Madhusudhnan AIADMK 66,710 60.30 V. Rajasekaran JD 41,758 37.74 24,952 22.56
4 Park Town U. Balaraman INC 37,747 55.05 A. Rahmankhan DMK 25,912 37.79 11,835 17.26
5 Perambur (SC) Dr. M. P. Sekar AIADMK 62,759 54.06 Chengai Sivam DMK 47,307 40.75 15,452 13.31
6 Purasawalkam B. Ranganathan INC 71,391 55.78 Arcot N. Veeraswamy DMK 48,559 37.94 22,832 17.84
7 Egmore (SC) Elamvazhuthi DMK 23,139 50.47 D. Yasodha INC 21,936 47.84 1,203 2.63
8 Anna Nagar A. Chellakumar INC 75,512 57.29 S. M. Ramachandran DMK 48,214 36.58 27,298 20.71
9 Theagaraya Nagar S. Jayakumar AIADMK 64,460 61.19 S. A. Ganesan DMK 33,147 31.47 31,313 29.72
10 Thousand Lights K. A. Krishnaswamy AIADMK 55,426 56.50 M. K. Stalin DMK 38,445 39.19 16,981 17.31
11 Chepauk Zeenath Sheriffdeen INC 29,605 50.62 K. Anbazhagan DMK 25,149 43.00 4,456 7.62
12 Triplicane Mohamad Asif AIADMK 39,028 55.07 Nanjil K. Manoharan DMK 26,576 37.50 12,452 17.57
13 Mylapore T. M. Rangarajan AIADMK 62,845 59.31 Nirmala Suresh DMK 36,149 34.12 26,696 25.19
14 Saidapet M. K. Balan AIADMK 63,235 57.37 R. S. Sridhar DMK 40,473 36.72 22,762 20.65
15 Gummidipundi R. Sakkubai AIADMK 61,063 54.77 K. Venu DMK 28,144 25.24 32,919 29.53
16 Ponneri (SC) E. Ravikumar AIADMK 77,374 64.74 K. Parthasarathy DMK 36,121 30.22 41,253 34.52
17 Thiruvottiyur K. Kuppan AIADMK 85,823 56.54 T. K. Pallanisamy DMK 58,501 38.54 27,322 18.00
18 Villivakkam E. Kalan INC 1,18,196 55.49 W. R. Varadarajan CPI(M) 71,963 33.79 46,233 21.70
19 Alandur S. Annamalai AIADMK 88,432 58.45 Pammal Nallathambi DMK 53,521 35.37 34,911 23.08
20 Tambaram S. M. Krishnan INC 1,11,588 57.82 M. A. Vaidiallingam DMK 64,740 33.54 46,848 24.28
21 Tirupporur (SC) M. Dhanapal AIADMK 60,262 56.55 G. Chockalingam DMK 29,698 27.87 30,564 28.68
22 Chengalpattu C. D. Vardarajan AIADMK 51,694 48.65 V. Tamilmani DMK 34,896 32.84 16,798 15.81
23 Maduranthakam P. Chockalingam AIADMK 53,752 54.11 S. D. Ogamchand TMK 35,349 35.59 18,403 18.52
24 Acharapakkam (SC) M. Ramakrishnan AIADMK 52,494 56.30 M. Jayapal DMK 27,769 29.78 24,725 26.52
25 Uthiramerur Kanchi Panneerselvam AIADMK 63,367 55.46 K. Sundar DMK 29,273 25.62 34,094 29.84
26 Kancheepuram C. P. Pattabiraman AIADMK 66,429 56.03 P. Murugesan DMK 39,163 33.03 27,266 23.00
27 Sriperumbudur (SC) Polur Varadhan INC 63,656 60.95 E. Godandam DMK 31,220 29.89 32,436 31.06
28 Poonamallee D. Sudarsanam INC 68,392 55.50 D. Rajarathanam DMK 44,240 35.90 24,152 19.60
29 Tiruvallur D. Sakkubai Devaraj AIADMK 54,267 56.91 C. Subramani DMK 27,847 29.20 26,420 27.71
30 Tiruttani K. Rasanbabu Alias Thanigai Babu AIADMK 50,037 53.20 C. Chinrajeevulu Naidu JD 27,845 29.61 22,192 23.59
31 Pallipet A. Eakambara Reddy INC 48,516 50.24 L. S. Annamalai IND 17,776 18.41 30,740 31.83
32 Arkonam (SC) Lata Priyakumar INC 61,314 55.24 G. Mani DMK 30,332 27.33 30,982 27.91
33 Sholinghur A. M. Munirathinam INC 58,563 53.90 C. Manickam DMK 24,453 22.51 34,110 31.39
34 Ranipet N. G. Venugopal AIADMK 65,204 53.29 M. Abdul Latheef DMK 32,332 26.42 32,872 26.87
35 Arcot G. Viswanathan AIADMK 61,712 61.16 T. R. Gajapathi DMK 27,439 27.20 34,273 33.96
36 Katpadi K. M. Kalaiselvi AIADMK 63,005 56.43 Duraimurugan DMK 36,866 33.02 26,139 23.41
37 Gudiyatham V. Dhandayudapani INC 63,796 64.41 R. Paramasivam CPI(M) 28,897 29.17 34,899 35.24
38 Pernambut (SC) J. Parandaman AIADMK 67,398 67.54 V. Govindan DMK 24,900 24.95 42,498 42.59
39 Vaniayambadi E. Sampath INC 53,354 54.98 A. Abdul Hameed DMK 33,523 34.54 19,831 20.44
40 Natrampalli R. Indrakumari AIADMK 81,446 68.05 N. K. Raja DMK 33,917 28.34 47,529 39.71
41 Tiruppattur A. K. C. Sundarvel AIADMK 69,402 62.24 B. Sundaram DMK 33,498 30.04 35,904 32.20
42 Chengam (SC) P. Veera Pandiyan AIADMK 54,611 59.31 K. Munusamy JD 16,994 18.46 37,617 40.85
43 Thandarambattu M. K. Sundaram AIADMK 69,433 64.26 D. Ponmudi DMK 32,570 30.14 36,863 34.12
44 Tiruvannamalai V. Kannan INC 67,034 58.94 K. Pitchandi DMK 38,115 33.51 28,919 25.43
45 Kalasapakkam M. Sundarasami INC 65,096 57.35 P. S. Thiruvengadam DMK 32,152 28.33 32,944 29.02
46 Polur T. Vediyappan AIADMK 60,262 62.13 A. Rejendran DMK 21,637 22.31 38,625 39.82
47 Anaicut K. Dharamalingam AIADMK 54,413 57.59 S. P. Kannan DMK 18,880 19.98 35,533 37.61
48 Vellore C. Gnanasekaran INC 60,698 58.30 A. M. Ramalingam DMK 37,632 36.15 23,066 22.15
49 Arni I. R. Jaison Jacob AIADMK 66,355 58.51 E. Selvarasu DMK 32,043 28.26 34,312 30.25
50 Cheyyar A. Devaraj AIADMK 66,061 60.59 V. Anbazhagan DMK 30,106 27.61 35,955 32.98
51 Vandavasi (SC) C.K. Thamazharasan AIADMK 55,990 53.34 V. Rajagopal DMK 26,496 25.24 29,494 28.10
52 Peranamallur A.K. Srinivasan AIADMK 56,653 54.55 G. Subramaniyan DMK 29,481 28.39 27,172 26.16
53 Melmalayanur G. Janakiramam INC 56,864 52.95 R. Panchatcharam DMK 30,372 28.28 26,492 24.67
54 Gingee S.S.R. Eramasass INC 57,390 51.75 N. Ramachandaran DMK 33,916 30.58 23,474 21.17
55 Tindivanam S. Pannirselvam INC 48,317 50.58 R. Masilamani DMK 29,282 30.65 19,035 19.93
56 Vanur (SC) S. Arumugam AIADMK 60,128 56.30 N.V. Jayaseelan DMK 23,659 22.15 36,469 34.15
57 Kandamangalam (SC) V. Subramaniam AIADMK 60,628 57.16 S. Alaguvelu DMK 25,348 23.90 35,280 33.26
58 Villupuram D. Janaardhanan AIADMK 55,105 48.82 K. Deivasigamani Alias Ponmudi DMK 37,665 33.37 17,440 15.45
59 Mugaiyur R. Savithiri Ammal AIADMK 56,118 55.91 A.G. Sampath DMK 30,698 30.58 25,420 25.33
60 Thirunavalur J. Panneerselvam AIADMK 56,353 58.80 A.V. Balasubramaniyam DMK 28,367 29.60 27,986 29.20
61 Ulundurpet (SC) M. Anandan AIADMK 71,785 65.19 Pon Mayilvahanan DMK 26,500 24.06 45,285 41.13
62 Nellikuppam C. Damotharan AIADMK 57,373 59.61 C. Govindarajan CPI(M) 22,265 23.13 35,108 36.48
63 Cuddalore P.R.S. Venkatesan INC 51,459 48.60 E. Pugazhendhi DMK 36,284 34.27 15,175 14.33
64 Panruti S. Ramachandaran PMK 39,911 37.51 R. Devasundaram AIADMK 38,789 36.45 1,122 1.06
65 Kurinjipadi K. Sivasubramanian AIADMK 51,313 46.92 N. Ganeshmoorthy DMK 38,842 35.52 12,471 11.40
66 Bhuvanagiri G. Malliga AIADMK 48,164 46.38 R.T. Sabapathy Mohan DMK 27,530 26.51 20,634 19.87
67 Kattumannarkoil (SC) N.R. Rajendiran AIADMK 48,103 52.11 G. Vetriveeran PMK 21,785 23.60 26,318 28.51
68 Chidambaram S. Alagiri INC 48,767 51.20 M.R.K. Panneerselvam DMK 29,114 30.57 19,653 20.63
69 Vridhachalam R.D. Aranganathan AIADMK 51,931 45.05 A. Rajendiran Alias Deeran PMK 37,634 32.65 14,297 12.40
70 Mangalore (SC) S. Puratchimani INC 62,302 55.63 V. Ganesan DMK 26,549 23.71 35,753 31.92
71 Rishivandiam M. Govindasraju AIADMK 58,030 61.56 M. Thangam DMK 24,899 26.41 33,131 35.15
72 Chinnasalem R.P. Paramasivam AIADMK 66,942 64.43 R. Mookkappan DMK 27,900 26.85 39,042 37.58
73 Sankarapuram C. Ramaswamy AIADMK 71,688 68.06 S. Arunachalam DMK 26,610 25.26 45,078 42.80
74 Hosur K.A. Manoharan INC 47,346 47.64 B. Venkataswamy JD 38,600 38.84 8,746 8.80
75 Thalli M. Venkataramareddy INC 38,831 45.88 V. Rangareddy BJP 28,270 33.41 10,561 12.47
76 Kaveripattinam K.P. Munusamy AIADMK 70,136 69.67 V.C. Govindasamy DMK 22,900 22.75 47,236 46.92
77 Krishnagiri K. Munivektatappan AIADMK 63,729 69.92 T.H. Musta Ahmed DMK 23,761 26.07 39,968 43.85
78 Bargur J. Jayalalitha AIADMK 67,680 65.18 T. Rajhendher TMK 30,465 29.34 37,215 35.84
79 Harur (SC) P. Abaranji INC 66,636 58.56 P.V. Kariyamal PMK 24,172 21.24 42,464 37.32
80 Morappur K. Singaram AIADMK 53,477 53.29 A. Arunachalam PMK 23,973 23.89 29,504 29.40
81 Palacode M.G. Sekhar AIADMK 63,170 62.17 K. Arunachalam JD 23,911 23.53 39,259 38.64
82 Dharmapuri P. Ponnusamy INC 53,910 51.11 R. Chinnasamy DMK 27,017 25.61 26,893 25.50
83 Pennagaram V. Purushothaman AIADMK 49,585 51.79 N.M. Subramaniam PMK 30,757 32.12 18,828 19.67
84 Mettur S. Sundarambal AIADMK 53,368 49.30 G.K. Mani PMK 26,825 24.78 26,543 24.52
85 Taramangalam R. Palanisamy INC 50,538 47.66 S. Ammasi PMK 42,204 39.80 8,334 7.86
86 Omalur C. Krishnan AIADMK 60,783 65.78 K. Sadasivam PMK 23,430 25.36 37,353 40.42
87 Yercaud (ST) C. Perumal AIADMK 59,324 72.33 Dhanakodi Vedan DMK 13,745 16.76 45,579 55.57
88 Salem-I S.R. Jayaraman INC 72,792 65.97 G.K. Subash DMK 31,698 28.73 41,094 37.24
89 Salem-II M. Natesan AIADMK 66,904 63.90 S. Arumugam DMK 26,997 25.79 39,907 38.11
90 Veerapandi K. Arjunan AIADMK 79,725 68.12 P. Venkatachalam DMK 23,451 20.04 56,274 48.08
91 Panamarathupatty K. Rajaram AIADMK 70,025 69.12 S.R. Sivalingam DMK 19,670 19.42 50,355 49.70
92 Attur V. Tamilarasu AIADMK 61,060 64.49 A.M. Ramasamy DMK 24,475 25.85 36,585 38.64
93 Talavasal (SC) K. Kandasamy INC 74,204 73.74 S. Gunasekaran DMK 20,757 20.63 53,447 53.11
94 Rasipuram K. Palaniammal AIADMK 75,855 72.15 B.A.R. Elangoavan DMK 25,625 24.37 50,230 47.78
95 Sendamangalam (ST) K. Chinnasamy AIADMK 72,877 76.19 S. Sivappirakasam TMK 17,316 18.10 55,561 58.09
96 Namakkal (SC) S. Anbalagan AIADMK 79,683 70.72 R. Mayavan DMK 29,788 26.44 49,895 44.28
97 Kapilamalai P. Saraswathi AIADMK 72,903 67.03 S. Moorthy DMK 29,050 26.71 43,853 40.32
98 Tiruchengode T.M. Selvaganapathi AIADMK 1,13,545 74.10 V. Ramasamy CPI(M) 34,886 22.77 78,659 51.33
99 Sankari (SC) V. Saroja AIADMK 79,039 70.01 R. Varadarajan DMK 27,080 23.99 51,959 46.02
100 Edapadi K. Palanisamy AIADMK 72,379 58.24 P. Kolandai Gounder PMK 31,113 25.03 41,266 33.21
101 Mettupalayam L. Sulochana AIADMK 72,912 60.82 B. Arunkumar DMK 31,173 26.01 41,739 34.81
102 Avanashi (SC) M. Seeniammal AIADMK 69,774 69.67 M. Arumugham CPI 23,625 23.59 46,149 46.08
103 Thondamuthur C. Aranganayagam AIADMK 92,362 61.95 U.K. Vellingiri CPI(M) 45,218 30.33 47,144 31.62
104 Singanallur P. Govindaraj AIADMK 68,069 55.46 R. Sengaliappan JD 46,099 37.56 21,970 17.90
105 Coimbatore West K. Selvaraj INC 41,194 51.08 M. Ramanathan DMK 24,696 30.63 16,498 20.45
106 Coimbatore East V.K. Lakshmanan INC 46,544 55.56 K.C. Karunakaran CPI(M) 29,019 34.64 17,525 20.92
107 Perur K.P. Raju AIADMK 76,676 57.55 A. Natarasan DMK 47,017 35.29 29,659 22.26
108 Kinathukkadavu N.S. Palanisamy AIADMK 64,358 65.88 K. Kandasamy DMK 31,792 32.54 32,566 33.34
109 Pollachi V.P. Chandrasekar AIADMK 72,736 63.32 M.N. Andu Alias Nachimuthu DMK 40,195 34.99 32,541 28.33
110 Valparai (SC) A. Sridharan AIADMK 55,284 60.71 A.T. Karuppaiah CPI 34,100 37.45 21,184 23.26
111 Udumalpet K.P. Manivasagam AIADMK 75,262 60.42 R.T. Mariappan DMK 44,990 36.12 30,272 24.30
112 Dharapuram (SC) P. Eswaramurthi AIADMK 66,490 65.49 T. Shanthakumari DMK 28,545 28.11 37,945 37.38
113 Vellakoil Dhurai Ramaswammy AIADMK 68,225 62.85 Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan DMK 38,638 35.59 29,587 27.26
114 Pongalur S.R. Balasubramaniyam INC 64,588 67.09 P. Vijayalakshmi DMK 23,526 24.44 41,062 42.65
115 Palladam K.S. Duraimurugan AIADMK 69,803 61.03 M. Kannappan DMK 37,079 32.42 32,724 28.61
116 Tiruppur V. Palanisamy AIADMK 92,509 57.92 C. Govindasamy CPI(M) 55,868 34.98 36,641 22.94
117 Kangayam J. Jayalalitha AIADMK 69,050 63.44 N.S. Rajkumar Mandradiar DMK 35,759 32.85 33,291 30.59
118 Modakurichi Kavinilavu Dharmaraj AIADMK 78,653 61.98 K. Elanchezhian DMK 42,178 33.24 36,475 28.74
119 Perundurai V.N. Subramanian AIADMK 77,277 70.28 T.K. Naliappan CPI 24,060 21.88 53,217 48.40
120 Erode C. Manickam AIADMK 96,226 63.11 A. Ganeshamurthy DMK 52,538 34.46 43,688 28.65
121 Bhavani S. Muthusamy AIADMK 61,337 61.24 M.C. Duraisamy DMK 20,867 20.84 40,470 40.40
122 Andhiyur (SC) V. Periasamy AIADMK 52,592 59.68 Eradharukmani DMK 21,530 24.43 31,062 35.25
123 Gobichettipalayam K.A. Sengottayan AIADMK 66,423 68.18 V.P. Shanmogasundaram DMK 27,211 27.93 39,212 40.25
124 Bhavanisagar V.K. Chinnasamy AIADMK 63,474 62.74 O. Subramaniam DMK 20,887 20.65 42,587 42.09
125 Sathyamangalam A.T. Saraswathi AIADMK 63,739 67.21 T.K. Subramaniam DMK 26,801 28.26 36,938 38.95
126 Coonoor (SC) M. Karuppusamy AIADMK 53,608 59.40 E.M. Mahaliappan DMK 31,457 34.86 22,151 24.54
127 Ootacamund H.M. Raju INC 53,389 60.79 H. Natraj DMK 27,502 31.31 25,887 29.48
128 Gudalur K.R. Raju AIADMK 54,766 48.46 T.P. Kamalatchan CPI(M) 42,460 37.57 12,306 10.89
129 Palani (SC) A. Subburathinam AIADMK 70,404 68.14 V. Balasekar CPI(M) 30,591 29.61 39,813 38.53
130 Oddanchatram A.T. Chellamuthu AIADMK 72,669 69.83 T. Mohan DMK 30,205 29.02 42,464 40.81
131 Periyakulam M. Periyaveeran AIADMK 70,760 67.45 L. Mookiah DMK 28,718 27.37 42,042 40.08
132 Theni V.R. Nedunchezhian AIADMK 67,739 61.51 L.S.R. Krishnan DMK 26,439 24.01 41,300 37.50
133 Bodinayakkanur V. Panneer Selvam AIADMK 63,297 62.98 G. Ponnu Pillai DMK 26,253 26.12 37,044 36.86
134 Cumbum O.R. Ramachandaran INC 59,263 57.21 P. Eramar DMK 35,060 33.84 24,203 23.37
135 Andipatti K. Thavasi AIADMK 66,110 64.25 P. Asaiyan DMK 23,843 23.17 42,267 41.08
136 Sedapatti R. Muthiah AIADMK 52,627 58.85 A. Athiyaman DMK 28,158 31.49 24,469 27.36
137 Thirumangalam T.K. Radhakrishnan AIADMK 62,774 64.87 R. Saminathan DMK 31,511 32.56 31,263 32.31
138 Usilampatti R. Pandiammal AIADMK 41,654 50.30 P.N. Vallarasu FBL 38,460 46.44 3,194 3.86
139 Nilakottai (SC) A.S. Ponnammal INC 62,110 65.75 M. Arivazhagan DMK 25,050 26.52 37,060 39.23
140 Sholavandan A.M. Paramasivan AIADMK 66,100 67.34 A.M.M. Ambikapathy DMK 30,787 31.36 35,313 35.98
141 Tirupparankundram S. Andi Thevar AIADMK 83,180 59.60 C. Ramachandran DMK 52,923 37.92 30,257 21.68
142 Madurai West S.V. Shanmugam INC 59,586 63.35 Ponmuthuramalingam DMK 32,664 34.73 26,922 28.62
143 Madurai Central A. Deivanayagam INC 47,325 62.27 M. Tamilkudimagan DMK 26,717 35.16 20,608 27.11
144 Madurai East O.S. Amarnath AIADMK 50,336 64.00 P.M. Kumar CPI(M) 20,248 25.74 30,088 38.26
145 Samayanallur (SC) M. Kalirajan AIADMK 93,161 69.98 N. Soundrapandian DMK 37,705 28.32 55,456 41.66
146 Melur K.V.V. Rajamanickam INC 80,348 72.33 N. Palanisamy CPI(M) 27,576 24.82 52,772 47.51
147 Natham M. Andi Ambalam INC 71,902 73.02 P. Cheliam DMK 24,124 24.50 47,778 48.52
148 Dindigul B. Nirmala AIADMK 80,795 64.00 S.A. Thangarajan CPI(M) 36,791 29.14 44,004 34.86
149 Athoor S.M. Durai AIADMK 81,394 68.74 I. Periyasamy DMK 35,297 29.81 46,097 38.93
150 Vedasandur S. Gandhirajan AIADMK 94,937 76.47 P. Muthusamy DMK 27,847 22.43 67,090 54.04
151 Aravakurichi Mariyamul Asia AIADMK 57,957 55.60 P. Monjanur Ramasamy DMK 37,005 35.50 20,952 20.10
152 Karur M. Chinnasamy AIADMK 89,351 64.69 M. Vasuki DMK 45,259 32.77 44,092 31.92
153 Krishnarayapuram (SC) A. Arivalagan AIADMK 80,676 76.04 R. Natarajan DMK 24,240 22.85 56,436 53.19
154 Marungapuri K. Ponnusamy AIADMK 76,476 66.88 N. Selvaraj DMK 34,572 30.23 41,904 36.65
155 Kulithalai A. Pappa Sundaram AIADMK 80,499 69.83 S. P. Sethiraman DMK 33,158 28.76 47,341 41.07
156 Thottiam N. R. Sivapathi AIADMK 79,594 73.51 K. Kannaiyan DMK 26,868 24.81 52,726 48.70
157 Uppiliapuram (ST) V. Ravichandaran AIADMK 69,748 67.46 M. Sundravadanam DMK 32,392 31.33 37,356 36.13
158 Musiri M. Thangavel AIADMK 70,812 62.83 R. Natarasan DMK 39,568 35.11 31,244 27.72
159 Lalgudi J. Logambal INC 65,742 54.88 K. N. Nheru DMK 52,225 43.59 13,517 11.29
160 Perambalur (SC) T. Sezhian AIADMK 76,202 70.69 M. Devarajan DMK 25,868 24.00 50,334 46.69
161 Varahur (SC) E. T. Ponnuvelu AIADMK 59,384 57.70 C. Thiyagarajan DMK 31,155 30.27 28,229 27.43
162 Ariyalur S. Manimegalai AIADMK 64,680 57.00 K. Chinnappa DMK 41,551 36.62 23,129 20.38
163 Andimadam R. Thangarajulk INC 40,816 42.19 M. Gnanamoorthy PMK 33,144 34.26 7,672 7.93
164 Jayankondam K. K. Chinnappan INC 49,406 44.69 S. Durairaju PMK 33,238 30.06 16,168 14.63
165 Srirangam P. A. Krishnan AIADMK 82,462 70.51 R. Jayabalan JD 30,918 26.44 51,544 44.07
166 Tiruchirapalli-I S. Arokiasamy AIADMK 42,774 56.68 A. Malaramannan DMK 27,839 36.89 14,935 19.79
167 Tiruchirapalli-II G. R. Mala Selvi AIADMK 54,664 57.18 Anbil Poyyamozhi DMK 34,120 35.69 20,544 21.49
168 Thiruverambur T. Rathinavel AIADMK 69,596 59.76 Pappa Umanath CPI(M) 43,074 36.99 26,522 22.77
169 Sirkali (SC) T. Moorthy AIADMK 62,321 61.29 M. Pannerselvam DMK 28,337 27.87 33,984 33.42
170 Poompuhar M. Poorasamy AIADMK 52,478 53.47 M. Mohamed Siddik DMK 33,107 33.74 19,371 19.73
171 Mayuram M. M. S. Abul Hassan INC 54,516 55.34 A. Senguttivan DMK 31,208 31.68 23,308 23.66
172 Kuttalam S. Asaimani AIADMK 60,617 57.02 Ko. Si. Mani DMK 37,866 35.62 22,751 21.40
173 Nannilam (SC) K. Gopal AIADMK 60,623 56.79 M. Manimaran DMK 43,415 40.67 17,208 16.12
174 Tiruvarur (SC) V. Thambusamy CPI(M) 55,653 51.22 M. Ramasamy INC 50,406 46.39 5,247 4.83
175 Nagapattinam R. Kodimari AIADMK 53,050 52.20 G. Veerajyan CPI(M) 43,116 42.42 9,934 9.78
176 Vedaranyam P. V. Rajendran INC 55,957 49.22 M. Meenashi Sundaram DMK 39,089 34.39 16,868 14.83
177 Tiruthuraipundi (SC) G. Palanisamy CPI 62,863 53.58 V. Vedaiyan INC 50,797 43.30 12,066 10.28
178 Mannargudi K. Srinivasan AIADMK 58,194 52.32 V. Veerasenan CPI 50,798 45.67 7,396 6.65
179 Pattukkottai K. Balasubramaniam AIADMK 67,764 62.07 K. Annadurai DMK 39,028 35.75 28,736 26.32
180 Peravurani R. Singaram INC 77,504 67.56 M. R. Govendhan DMK 32,962 28.73 44,542 38.83
181 Orathanad Alaguthirunavukkabasu AIADMK 68,208 58.75 L. Ganesan DMK 47,328 40.77 20,880 17.98
182 Thiruvonam K. Thangamuthu AIADMK 75,141 64.73 M. Ramachandran DMK 40,173 34.61 34,968 30.12
183 Thanjavur S. D. Somasundaram AIADMK 64,363 58.65 S. N. M. Ubayadullah DMK 44,502 40.55 19,861 18.10
184 Tiruvaiyaru P. Kalaiperumal AIADMK 57,648 59.68 Durai Chandrasekaran DMK 37,249 38.56 20,399 21.12
185 Papanasam S. Rajaraman INC 54,445 56.14 S. Kalayanasundaram DMK 32,520 33.53 21,925 22.61
186 Valangiman (SC) K. Panchavarnam AIADMK 58,504 64.59 S. Senthamil Chelvan DMK 30,816 34.02 27,688 30.57
187 Kumbakonam R. Eramanathan AIADMK 67,271 65.15 S. Kumarasamy JD 30,962 29.99 36,309 35.16
188 Thiruvidamarudur N. Fanneerselvam INC 62,523 56.24 S. Ramalingam DMK 37,392 33.64 25,131 22.60
189 Thirumayam S. Regupathy AIADMK 72,701 70.38 Erama Govindarasan TMK 27,970 27.08 44,731 43.30
190 Kolathur (SC) C. Kulandaivelu AIADMK 91,350 76.51 V. Raju TMK 26,038 21.81 65,312 54.70
191 Pudukkottai C. Swaminathan INC 82,205 66.44 V. N. Mani DMK 38,806 31.36 43,399 35.08
192 Alangudi S. Shanmuganathan AIADMK 88,684 68.83 S. Chirtrarasu DMK 38,983 30.26 49,701 38.57
193 Arantangi S. Thirunavukkarasu TMK 73,571 56.46 Kuzha Chelliah AIADMK 52,150 40.02 21,421 16.44
194 Tiruppattur S. Kannappan AIADMK 63,297 66.06 S. Seventhiappan DMK 31,841 33.23 31,456 32.83
195 Karaikudi M. Karpagam AIADMK 71,912 65.68 C. T. Chidambaram DMK 33,601 30.69 38,311 34.99
196 Tiruvadanai Ramasamy Ambalam INC 65,723 62.92 Sornalingam JD 35,187 33.68 30,536 29.24
197 Ilayangudi Ma. Sa. Ma. Ramachandran AIADMK 52,994 61.92 N. Nallasethupathi DMK 28,864 33.73 24,130 28.19
198 Sivaganga K. R. Muruganandam AIADMK 69,506 72.69 B. Manoharan DMK 23,635 24.72 45,871 47.97
199 Manamadurai (SC) V. M. Subramanian AIADMK 66,823 69.77 K. Kasilingam DMK 28,535 29.79 38,288 39.98
200 Paramakudi (SC) S. Sundararaj AIADMK 63,577 66.72 N. Chandran CPI 25,111 26.35 38,466 40.37
201 Ramanathapuram M. Thennavan AIADMK 62,004 59.00 M. A. Kader DMK 31,635 30.10 30,369 28.90
202 Kadaladi V. Sathiamoorthy AIADMK 56,552 55.65 K. Kalimuthu DMK 27,098 26.67 29,454 28.98
203 Mudukulathur S. Balakrishnan INC 40,065 41.74 S. John Pandian PMK 29,021 30.24 11,044 11.50
204 Aruppukottai V. G. Manimeghalai AIADMK 56,985 58.91 R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram DMK 37,066 38.32 19,919 20.59
205 Sattur K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandaran TMK 59,942 48.63 Sannasi Karuppasamy AIADMK 57,703 46.81 2,239 1.82
206 Virudhunagar Sanjay Ramaswamy ICS(SCS) 53,217 56.07 G. Veerasamy JD 33,816 35.63 19,401 20.44
207 Sivakasi J. Balagangadharan AIADMK 84,785 66.75 B. Boopathi Rajaram DMK 37,059 29.17 47,726 37.58
208 Srivilliputhur R. Thamaraikkani IND 38,908 34.28 R. Vinayagamoorthi AIADMK 37,739 33.25 1,169 1.03
209 Rajapalayam (SC) T. Sathiah AIADMK 68,657 63.45 K. Dhunuskedi TMK 37,169 34.35 31,488 29.10
210 Vilathikulam N. C. Kanagavalli AIADMK 53,713 62.10 S. Mavelraj DMK 32,004 37.00 21,709 25.10
211 Pottapidaram (SC) S. X. Rajamannar AIADMK 52,360 66.28 C. Chelladurai DMK 25,035 31.69 27,325 34.59
212 Koilpatti R. Shymala AIADMK 58,535 61.81 L. Aiyalusamy CPI 30,284 31.98 28,251 29.83
213 Sankaranayanarkoil (SC) V. Gopalakrishnan AIADMK 65,620 61.88 S. Thangavelu DMK 38,772 36.56 26,848 25.32
214 Vasudevanallur (SC) R. Eswaran INC 54,688 58.28 R. Krishnan CPI(M) 34,374 36.63 20,314 21.65
215 Kadayanallur S. Nagoormeeran AIADMK 55,681 56.59 Samsudeen Alias Kathiravan DMK 27,971 28.43 27,710 28.16
216 Tenkasi S. Peter Alphonse INC 65,142 62.10 S. Ramakrishnan DMK 28,263 26.94 36,879 35.16
217 Alangulam S. S. Ramasubbu INC 66,637 62.69 S. Gurunathan DMK 35,487 33.39 31,150 29.30
218 Tirunelveli D. Veliah AIADMK 63,138 62.81 A. L. Subramanian DMK 32,853 32.68 30,285 30.13
219 Palayamcottai P. Dharamalingam AIADMK 45,141 46.11 V. Karuppasamy Pandian TMK 38,250 39.07 6,891 7.04
220 Cheranmahadevi R. Puthunainar Athithan AIADMK 59,358 65.44 P. H. Pandian IND 24,890 27.44 34,468 38.00
221 Ambasamudram R. Murukgaiah Pandian AIADMK 57,433 65.33 S. Chellappa CPI(M) 28,219 32.10 29,214 33.23
222 Nanguneri V. Natesan Paulbaj AIADMK 65,514 72.90 M. Mani Achiyur DMK 21,294 23.69 44,220 49.21
223 Radhapuram Ramani Nallathambi INC 51,331 62.83 N. Sargunaraj DMK 18,600 22.77 32,731 40.06
224 Sattangulam Kumari Anathan INC 52,719 72.09 M. A. Ganesa Pandiyan JD 16,894 23.10 35,825 48.99
225 Tiruchendur A. Chelladurai AIADMK 54,442 58.63 A. S. Pandian DMK 27,794 29.93 26,648 28.70
226 Srivaikuntam S. Daniel Raj INC 50,800 62.54 S. David Selvin DMK 23,486 28.91 27,314 33.63
227 Tuticorin V. P. R. Ramesh AIADMK 79,552 66.09 N. Periasamy DMK 38,157 31.70 41,395 34.39
228 Kanniyakumari M. Ammamuthu AIADMK 54,194 60.14 C. Krishnan DMK 19,835 22.01 34,359 38.13
229 Nagercoil M. Moses INC 56,363 56.81 S. Retnaraj DMK 26,311 26.52 30,052 30.29
230 Colachel A. Pauliah INC 52,641 60.01 R. Bathakbishnan JD 19,626 22.37 33,015 37.64
231 Padmanabhapuram K. Lawrence AIADMK 42,950 51.85 S. Noor Mohamed CPI(M) 19,657 23.73 23,293 28.12
232 Thiruvattar R. Nadesan INC 45,591 50.49 J. Hemachandran CPI(M) 28,762 31.86 16,829 18.63
233 Vilavancode M. Sundaradas INC 50,151 48.86 D. Mony CPI(M) 38,842 37.85 11,309 11.01
234 Killiyoor D. Kumaradas JD 26,818 34.25 Pon. Robert Singh INC 25,650 32.76 1,168 1.49

Analysis

The AIADMK coalition won a massive victory in this election capturing 225 of 234 seats. The DMK coalition was routed with only 7 victories. DMK itself could win only 2 seats including that of its leader M. Karunanidhi. Though Karunanidhi won from the Harbour constituency, he resigned his seat immediately. The victory of AIADMK-Congress has been attributed mainly to the sympathy wave following the Rajiv Gandhi assassination. Other factors which helped their victory were the consolidation of the AIADMK votes under the unified AIADMK party, successful projection by Jayalalithaa as the true political heir to M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R), successful portrayal of DMK as anti-woman (by playing up the events in the Assembly on 25 March 1989) and the PMK cutting into the DMK's vote bank in the northern districts. This election saw the first electoral success of the PMK, when its candidate Panruti Ramachandran was elected from the Panruti constituency.[1][6][20][21]

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