Official results for the 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. ADMK won the most seats with 129 out of 234.
Total seats: 234. Majority mark: 117.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| ADMK | 129 | 38.4% |
| DMK | 37 | 22.0% |
| INC | 32 | 20.8% |
| CPM | 12 | 3.3% |
| CPI | 9 | 2.6% |
| IND | 8 | 7.2% |
| GKC | 6 | 1.7% |
| JP | 2 | 2.9% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANDUR | D. RAJARATHANAM | DMK | 14.2% |
| ALANGUDI | SIVAGNANAM, N. | INC | 0.1% |
| ALANGULAM | MUTHU RAMALINGAM, S. | GKC | 9.4% |
| AMBASAMUDRAM | KESAVA ATHITHAN, S. | ADMK | 1.7% |
| AMBATTUR | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 0.7% |
| AMBUR | DEVARAJ, V.M. | DMK | 5.2% |
| ANAIKATTU | NARAYANASAMY, K | INC | 19.9% |
| ANDIPATTI | SUBRAMANIAN, O. | INC | 15.8% |
| ANNA NAGAR | CHOKKALINGAM, G. | DMK | 3.5% |
| ANTHIYUR | C. ARANGANAYAGAM | ADMK | 3.1% |
| ARAKKONAM | MOORTHY, G | ADMK | 8.0% |
| ARANI | RAMALINGAM, E. | DMK | 19.8% |
| ARANTHANGI | NATARAJAN, S. | DMK | 1.2% |
| ARAVAKURICHI | GOPALAN, R.T. | ADMK | 12.6% |
| ARCOT | T. SWAMIKANNU | ADMK | 1.5% |
| ARIYALUR | VELLAISAMY, A. | ADMK | 17.2% |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | BALAKRISHNAN, V. | ADMK | 29.7% |
| ATHOOR | N. PALANIVEL | CPM | 7.9% |
| ATTUR | ARANGANATHAN S. | ADMK | 2.0% |
| AVADI | ANBAZHAGAN,K | DMK | 5.7% |
| AVANASHI | PERIASAMY, A. | ADMK | 13.5% |
| BARGUR | VENGATESAN P.M | ADMK | 1.2% |
| BHAVANI | KULASEKAR, A. D. | DMK | 3.3% |
| BHAVANISAGAR | KOVAI THAMBI | ADMK | 0.5% |
| BHUVANAGIRI | ARENGARAJAN, V. | ADMK | 2.6% |
| BODINAYAKANUR | THAVASI, R. | ADMK | 11.0% |
| CHENGALPATTU | M. VIJAYASARATHI | ADMK | 1.2% |
| CHENGAM | KRISHNAMOORTHI, V. | DMK | 16.5% |
| CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI | ABDUL RAZACK,K.M | ADMK | 5.8% |
| CHEYYAR | GANAPATHY, K. R | ADMK | 4.0% |
| CHEYYUR | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 8.8% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | RAJAMANICKAM, M. K. | ADMK | 4.4% |
| COIMBATORE | BALAKRISHNAN, S. | ADMK | 18.5% |
| COIMBATORE | Muthusamy S | ADMK | 16.8% |
| COLACHAL | MUTHAMMAD ISMAIL, P. | JP | 4.4% |
| COONOOR | A.T. KARUPPAIAH | CPI | 16.0% |
| CUDDALORE | R. KARUPPAIAH | CPI | 9.7% |
| CUMBUM | RAMASAMY, T. | ADMK | 17.5% |
| DHARAPURAM | PALANISAMY, S. | ADMK | 19.5% |
| DHARMAPURI | SUNDARAMURTHY, R. | INC | 10.2% |
| DINDIGUL | V.R. JEYARAMAN | ADMK | 10.9% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | RAHMANKHAN A. | DMK | 15.7% |
| EDAPPADI | SIVAPERUMAN, M | ADMK | 16.4% |
| EGMORE | CHAKARAPANI,R | ADMK | 18.0% |
| ERODE | PONNAIYAN.C | ADMK | 13.7% |
| ERODE | DHANAPAL, P. | ADMK | 15.6% |
| GANDHARVAKOTTAI | M. AMBIGAPATHY | CPI | 19.9% |
| GANGAVALLI | MUNUSAMY, M.B. | ADMK | 5.5% |
| GINGEE | KALIAMOORTHY, P | ADMK | 1.4% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | RAMANI, K. | CPM | 0.2% |
| GUDALUR | M.V. RATHINAM | ADMK | 14.0% |
| GUDIYATTAM | L. BALARAMAN | INC | 3.0% |
| GUMMIDIPOONDI | PONNURANGAM,P | DMK | 1.3% |
| HARBOUR | PRABAKARAN, J.C.D. | ADMK | 0.6% |
| HARUR | RANGASAMY, K | DMK | 13.8% |
| HOSUR | THANGAMANI GOUNDER, K. M | INC | 7.8% |
| JAYANKONDAM | V.P. BALASUBRAMANIAN | ADMK | 27.8% |
| JOLARPET | SHANMUGAM A.C. | ADMK | 6.0% |
| KADAYANALLUR | EASWARMOORTHY ALIAS SORANAM | CPM | 6.5% |
| KALASAPAKKAM | THANGARASU A. | ADMK | 3.8% |
| KALLAKURICHI | KUPPUSAMY, N. | ADMK | 17.4% |
| KANCHEEPURAM | SUNDARAM K.R. | CPM | 14.1% |
| KANGAYAM | ARUMUGAM M | CPI | 15.8% |
| KANNIYAKUMARI | M. VINCENT | ADMK | 12.9% |
| KARAIKUDI | SUBRAMANIAN M. | ADMK | 12.5% |
| KARUR | S.S. RAJENDRAN | ADMK | 37.6% |
| KATPADI | ANBAZHAGAN T | ADMK | 7.7% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | ANBIL DHARMALINGAM | DMK | 2.8% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | KRISHNASWAMY, K. G. | ADMK | 14.2% |
| KILLIYOOR | VIJAYARAGHAVAN P. | JP | 25.5% |
| KILPENNATHUR | RAMACHANDRAN.S | ADMK | 5.2% |
| KILVAITHINANKUPPAM | THIRUVENGADAM P.S. | DMK | 14.5% |
| KILVELUR | THANGAVELU, P. | INC | 5.6% |
| KINATHUKADAVU | GURUSWAMY, P. | ADMK | 22.9% |
| KOLATHUR | KAPALI, T.K | ADMK | 4.0% |
| KOVILPATTI | NEDUNCHEZHIYAN, V.R. | ADMK | 17.0% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | A. CHINNADURAI | ADMK | 0.2% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | R. MUTHIAH | ADMK | 19.8% |
| KULITHALAI | CHITTHAN, N.S.V. | INC | 4.6% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | VELAPPAN C. V. | ADMK | 6.2% |
| KUMBAKONAM | KITTAPPA, N. | DMK | 0.9% |
| KUNNAM | N. VARADARAJAN | IND | 11.5% |
| KURINJIPADI | PERIYASAMY, R. | INC | 0.3% |
| LALGUDI | NEDUMARAN, P. | IND | 18.0% |
| MADATHUKULAM | Ranganathan M | DMK | 19.3% |
| MADAVARAM | SOURIRAJAN,K | GKC | 7.7% |
| MADURAI CENTRAL | THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU | ADMK | 13.9% |
| MADURAI EAST | SUNDARARAJ, N. | INC | 0.3% |
| MADURAI NORTH | RAJKUMAR VIJAYA REGUNATHA THONDAIMAN | INC | 1.3% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | THIRUMARAN, P. | ADMK | 13.6% |
| MADURAI WEST | VALMIGI, V. | INC | 17.4% |
| MADURANTAKAM | SETHURAMAN, A.M. | ADMK | 2.6% |
| MADURAVOYAL | ELLAYAPERUMAL,L | INC | 23.6% |
| MAILAM | SUNDARAM, M | INC | 6.6% |
| MANACHANALLUR | SANKARIAH, N. | CPM | 8.0% |
| MANAMADURAI | PAKEER MOHAMED, E. S. M. | INC | 12.0% |
| MANAPPARAI | A.THEVAR.S | AIFB | 15.8% |
| MANNARGUDI | SOUNDARARAJAN K.ALIAS | ADMK | 11.1% |
| MAYILADUTHURAI | N. PERUMAL | ADMK | 8.4% |
| MELUR | S.RAMALINGAM | DMK | 6.6% |
| METTUPPALAYAM | KOLANDAIVELU, P. | ADMK | 4.7% |
| METTUR | SEMMALAI.S | IND | 27.2% |
| MODAKKURICHI | GANESAN I | ADMK | 6.0% |
| MUDHUKULATHUR | ALAGARASAMY, S. | CPI | 11.3% |
| MUSIRI | BALUCHAMY, A. | ADMK | 8.1% |
| MYLAPORE | JAGATHRAKSHAKAN, S. | ADMK | 1.8% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | KRISHNAMOORTHY, S. | ADMK | 1.0% |
| NAGERCOIL | RETHINARAJ.S | DMK | 34.1% |
| NAMAKKAL | RAMALINGAM. K. P. DR. | ADMK | 18.3% |
| NANGUNERI | S.N. RAJENDRAN | ADMK | 15.8% |
| NANNILAM | BALASUBRAMANIAN K. | ADMK | 15.6% |
| NATHAM | GOPALAKRISHNAN, K. | ADMK | 10.9% |
| NEYVELI | THANGAVELRAJ, P. M. | INC | 11.5% |
| NILAKKOTTAI | K. KUPPUSWAMY | ADMK | 14.6% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | HUTCHI, K. | DMK | 20.9% |
| OMALUR | K.P. NACHIMUTHU | ADMK | 22.5% |
| ORATHANADU | UMANATH, R. | CPM | 2.8% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | NAVANEETHA KRISHNA PANDIAN, R. | GKC | 8.7% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | HEMACHANDRAN.J. | CPM | 20.0% |
| PALACODU | KANNAN, M. | ADMK | 3.4% |
| PALANI | KALLAN K. | INC | 14.4% |
| PALAYAMKOTTAI | RAMASUBRAMANIAN, E. | ADMK | 3.1% |
| PALLADAM | PARAMASIVA GOUNDER | ADMK | 9.6% |
| PALLAVARAM | SHANMUGAM, R. | ADMK | 14.0% |
| PANRUTI | RAJ KUMAR, M. A. | ADMK | 4.7% |
| PAPANASAM | RAJAMANICKAM R. | DMK | 13.1% |
| PAPPIREDDIPATTI | SUBRAMANIAN, V | DMK | 0.2% |
| PARAMAKUDI | MOKKIAN P. | IND | 9.9% |
| PARAMATHI-VELUR | SIVAPRAKASAM, S. | ADMK | 10.2% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | MANICKAM, M. S. | ADMK | 22.9% |
| PENNAGARAM | PALANIAPPAN K.P. | DMK | 5.8% |
| PERAMBALUR | M.A.ANDI AMBALAM | INC | 6.3% |
| PERAMBUR | HAJA SHAREEFF, K. S. G. | INC | 10.8% |
| PERAVURANI | P. UTHIRAPATHI | CPM | 22.4% |
| PERIYAKULAM | PARAMALAI.K | IND | 2.1% |
| PERUNDURAI | CHINNARAJ, | ADMK | 15.1% |
| POLLACHI | SENGOTTAIYAN K.A | ADMK | 19.9% |
| POLUR | SWAMINATHAN, V.V. | ADMK | 7.5% |
| PONNERI | SELVARASAN,A | DMK | 18.2% |
| POOMPUHAR | ARUMUGAM T. | DMK | 10.5% |
| POONAMALLEE | BALAN,S | DMK | 9.2% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | GOVENDHAN M. R. | ADMK | 17.1% |
| RADHAPURAM | MUTHUKRISHNAN, S. | ADMK | 9.5% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | SATHIAMOORTHY V | ADMK | 4.1% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | M.APPADURAI | CPI | 4.2% |
| RANIPET | SUNDARAM B | DMK | 10.4% |
| RASIPURAM | PALANIMUTHU, C. | INC | 9.6% |
| RISHIVANDIYAM | DORAISAMY, BN.S | ADMK | 15.6% |
| ROYAPURAM | KUMARI ANANTHAN | GKC | 3.4% |
| SAIDAPET | S.D. OGAMCHAND | ADMK | 14.3% |
| SALEM | VIJAYALAKSHMI, P. | ADMK | 18.1% |
| SALEM | ARUMUGAM | ADMK | 6.0% |
| SALEM | G.KRISHNARAJ | ADMK | 19.8% |
| SANKARANKOVIL | KARUPPASAMY PANDIAN V. | ADMK | 15.9% |
| SANKARAPURAM | SABAPATHY, C. | ADMK | 18.2% |
| SANKARI | THIRUMAN | ADMK | 3.3% |
| SATTUR | PITCHAI, M. | ADMK | 14.7% |
| SENTHAMANGALAM | T. RAJAMBAL | INC | 4.8% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | MARIMUTHU, T. | ADMK | 15.3% |
| SHOLINGUR | KULASEKARA PANDIYAN N. | ADMK | 5.1% |
| SHOZHINGANALLUR | D. YASODHA | INC | 8.6% |
| SINGANALLUR | NARAYANAN.P.G | ADMK | 29.3% |
| SIRKAZHI | RAJU, J. S. | DMK | 6.4% |
| SIVAGANGA | GOMATHY | ADMK | 15.4% |
| SIVAKASI | K.K.S.S.R.RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 11.0% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | PATTABIRAMAN,S | ADMK | 7.6% |
| SRIRANGAM | PONNAMMAL, A.S. | IND | 23.2% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | SATTANATHA KARAYALAR A. K. | ADMK | 0.9% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | DHANUKKODI THEVAR,K. | IND | 6.7% |
| SULUR | MANIMARAN, R. | ADMK | 21.7% |
| TAMBARAM | NARASIMHAN P M | ADMK | 0.5% |
| TENKASI | JOHN VINCENT M. | ADMK | 5.8% |
| THALLI | N.MUTHUVEL | DMK | 7.1% |
| THANJAVUR | M. SELLAMUTHU | CPM | 1.8% |
| THIRU-VI-KA-NAGAR | MUNIRATHINAM, R.S. | ADMK | 9.2% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | ANGUCHAMY, S. | ADMK | 2.2% |
| THIRUMAYAM | T. VEERASWAMY | INC | 1.7% |
| THIRUPARANKUNDRAM | CHIDAMBARAM C. T. | DMK | 4.3% |
| THIRUPORUR | GOPAL C | ADMK | 0.2% |
| THIRUTHURAIPOONDI | P. MUSIRI PUPPNAN | ADMK | 3.1% |
| THIRUVAIYARU | KALAIARASAN, A. | ADMK | 6.0% |
| THIRUVALLUR | SOMU,N.V.N | DMK | 21.9% |
| THIRUVARUR | M. GURUSWAMY ALIAS ANNADASAN | ADMK | 13.2% |
| THIRUVERUMBUR | M.G. RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 22.0% |
| THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR | VIJAYABALAN N. | ADMK | 6.7% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | KRISHNA SWAMY K.A. | ADMK | 0.4% |
| THIYAGARAYANAGAR | GANESAN,C | ADMK | 0.2% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | T.K. NALIAPPAN | CPI | 14.4% |
| THOOTHUKKUDI | KRISHNAN.R | CPM | 4.9% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | PAMMAL NALLATHAMBI | DMK | 5.3% |
| THURAIYUR | VEERANAMBALAM, D. V. | INC | 12.3% |
| TINDIVANAM | SIVARAMAN, S. | INC | 7.0% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | SHAHUL HAMEED A. | IND | 2.5% |
| TIRUCHENGODU | R.ARUNACHALAM | ADMK | 4.7% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | KALIMUTHU K | ADMK | 22.2% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | CHANDRASEKARAN. A | INC | 0.6% |
| TIRUCHULI | THAMARAIKANI R. | ADMK | 19.7% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | K.SAMARASAM | ADMK | 5.1% |
| TIRUNELVELI | RAMASAMI S.N. | GKC | 1.7% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | S. RAJARAMAN | INC | 4.1% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | BABU JANARTHANAM | DMK | 10.5% |
| TIRUPPUR | KANDASWAMY P. | ADMK | 20.0% |
| TIRUPPUR | RAMASAMI, D. | ADMK | 27.4% |
| TIRUTTANI | RAJASEKARAN,V | INC | 7.9% |
| TIRUVADANAI | R.K. PERUMAL | ADMK | 8.8% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | BABU GOVINDARAJAN | DMK | 3.8% |
| TITTAKUDI | SENNIMALAI ALIAS, KANDAHSAMY P. S. | ADMK | 5.6% |
| UDHAGAMANDALAM | KANDASAMY.K.V. | ADMK | 7.2% |
| UDUMALAIPETTAI | RANGASAMY, R. | ADMK | 0.1% |
| ULUNDURPETTAI | CHINNARASU, K.R. | ADMK | 3.2% |
| USILAMPATTI | SIVASAMY, S. | CPI | 0.1% |
| UTHANGARAI | KUPPUSAMI, C | ADMK | 3.2% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | POONGAVANAM, N. A | CPI | 7.7% |
| VALPARAI | SUBRAMANIAM, G. K. | ADMK | 13.4% |
| VANDAVASI | R.THIYAGARAJAN | INC | 4.7% |
| VANIYAMBADI | VISWANATHAN G. | ADMK | 9.0% |
| VANUR | KALITHEERATHAN, S. | ADMK | 4.9% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | PANDIAN, P.H. | ADMK | 16.3% |
| VEDARANYAM | R. SOUDARARAJAN | ADMK | 7.0% |
| VEDASANDUR | SUBRAMANIAN, K. M. S. | ADMK | 19.9% |
| VEERAPANDI | RAJARAM K. | ADMK | 0.3% |
| VELACHERY | VENKATASUBRAMANIAN,P | ADMK | 2.3% |
| VELLORE | D. VENUGOPAL | DMK | 29.0% |
| VEPPANAHALLI | RAMACHANDARAN N. | DMK | 1.9% |
| VIKRAVANDI | RAJARAM NAIDU, D.R | INC | 4.8% |
| VILATHIKULAM | DURAIRAJ, P. | ADMK | 3.7% |
| VILAVANCODE | MONY.D. | CPM | 13.9% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | PURUSHOTHAMAN,D | DMK | 2.0% |
| VILUPPURAM | VENKATAREDDY, T. | INC | 8.5% |
| VIRALIMALAI | SOMASUNDARAM, S.D. | ADMK | 11.0% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | SUNDARARAJAN, M. | ADMK | 12.9% |
| VIRUGAMPAKKAM | JAGADEESAN,ANOOR,P.G | ADMK | 6.8% |
| VRIDDHACHALAM | CHINNASAMY, M. | ADMK | 7.8% |
| YERCAUD | THEERTHA RAMAN, P | GKC | 10.8% |