Official results for the 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. DMK won the most seats with 150 out of 234.
Total seats: 234. Majority mark: 117.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| DMK | 150 | 33.2% |
| ADK(JL) | 27 | 21.1% |
| INC | 26 | 19.8% |
| CPM | 15 | 3.5% |
| IND | 5 | 9.0% |
| JP | 4 | 1.2% |
| CPI | 3 | 1.2% |
| ADK(JR) | 2 | 9.2% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALANDUR | MASILAMANI, T.R. | DMK | 24.0% |
| ALANGUDI | RAMACHANDRAN. M | DMK | 11.2% |
| ALANGULAM | RAMANI NALLATHAMBI | INC | 4.9% |
| AMBASAMUDRAM | KANDASAMY, K.P. | DMK | 17.3% |
| AMBATTUR | ANBAZHAGAN K | DMK | 22.7% |
| AMBUR | DEVARAJ, V.M. | DMK | 18.2% |
| ANAIKATTU | K.Pitchandi | DMK | 32.6% |
| ANDIPATTI | B. MANOHARAN | DMK | 1.8% |
| ANNA NAGAR | THIRUMURTHY, D. | DMK | 4.2% |
| ANTHIYUR | RAMANATHAN M. | DMK | 28.4% |
| ARAKKONAM | V. GOVINDAN | DMK | 11.6% |
| ARANI | A. THANGARAJU | IND | 4.9% |
| ARANTHANGI | S.N.M.UBAYADULLAH | DMK | 31.1% |
| ARAVAKURICHI | ERAMAKRISHNAN.N | DMK | 13.5% |
| ARCOT | SETTU.M | JP | 5.2% |
| ARIYALUR | PERIYASAMY I | DMK | 3.2% |
| ARUPPUKKOTTAI | SEENIVSAN, P. | DMK | 4.5% |
| ATHOOR | N. PALANIVEL | CPM | 2.8% |
| ATTUR | CHINNASAMY R. | DMK | 17.5% |
| AVADI | ARCOT VEERASAMY | DMK | 27.8% |
| AVANASHI | SHANTHAKUMARI T. | DMK | 1.4% |
| BARGUR | R. ETTIYAPPAN | DMK | 18.9% |
| BHAVANI | ERA MOHAN | DMK | 29.6% |
| BHAVANISAGAR | A. NATARASAN | DMK | 22.0% |
| BHUVANAGIRI | R. MOOKKAN | ADK(JL) | 4.2% |
| BODINAYAKANUR | SUNDARARAJ, S. | ADK(JL) | 3.3% |
| CHENGALPATTU | V.K. RAJU | DMK | 24.2% |
| CHENGAM | GOVINDARAJAN C. | CPM | 13.9% |
| CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI | SHANMUGAM, C. | DMK | 16.4% |
| CHEYYAR | KRISHNAMOORTHY, D. | DMK | 19.7% |
| CHEYYUR | HASSAIN, J. | IND | 4.3% |
| CHIDAMBARAM | THANGAVEL .M | ADK(JL) | 1.1% |
| COIMBATORE | GANESAMOORTHY, A. | DMK | 12.2% |
| COIMBATORE | SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADESAN | DMK | 13.5% |
| COLACHAL | NOOR MOHMED, S. | CPM | 1.7% |
| COONOOR | P. LAKSHMI | ADK(JL) | 7.4% |
| CUDDALORE | PAPPASUNDARAM.A | ADK(JL) | 10.3% |
| CUMBUM | RAJENTHIRAN, M.S.K. | DMK | 13.2% |
| DHARAPURAM | GOPALAKRISHNAN, V. | INC | 5.9% |
| DHARMAPURI | SAMPATH, A.G. | DMK | 14.5% |
| DINDIGUL | PONNU PILLAI, G. | DMK | 0.7% |
| DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR | LATHEEF, M.A. | DMK | 27.8% |
| EDAPPADI | KRISHNAN.C | ADK(JL) | 13.8% |
| EGMORE | SUNDARAM.K. | DMK | 6.5% |
| ERODE | RAMASAMY V. | CPM | 11.8% |
| ERODE | VARADHARAJAN.R. | DMK | 7.6% |
| GANDHARVAKOTTAI | RAMACHANDRAN K. | DMK | 2.4% |
| GANGAVALLI | MADHAPAN, K. | ADK(JL) | 4.7% |
| GINGEE | GANESAN V | DMK | 22.3% |
| GOBICHETTIPALAYAM | RAMANI, K. | CPM | 8.5% |
| GUDALUR | CHANDRASEKAR V.P. | ADK(JL) | 3.4% |
| GUDIYATTAM | RAJENDRAN. A | DMK | 12.5% |
| GUMMIDIPOONDI | ERA, MATHIVANAN | DMK | 14.3% |
| HARBOUR | VARADARAJAN W.R. | CPM | 27.9% |
| HARUR | ANGAMUTHU.K. | DMK | 11.2% |
| HOSUR | Dr. MASILAMANI R | DMK | 13.1% |
| JAYANKONDAM | MUTHUSAMY P. | ADK(JR) | 0.7% |
| JOLARPET | DAYALAN, A.C. | DMK | 7.2% |
| KADAYANALLUR | RAVI ARUNAN, K. | INC | 4.5% |
| KALASAPAKKAM | GANESHMOORTHY N. | DMK | 30.3% |
| KALLAKURICHI | MULLAIVENTHAN V | DMK | 10.2% |
| KANCHEEPURAM | SUNDARAM K.R. | CPM | 2.2% |
| KANGAYAM | R. ANNA NAMBI | ADK(JL) | 2.1% |
| KANNIYAKUMARI | MOSES.M. | INC | 6.6% |
| KARAIKUDI | DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN | DMK | 11.0% |
| KARUR | ASAIYAN P. | DMK | 4.0% |
| KATPADI | R. MAHENDRAN | DMK | 8.3% |
| KATTUMANNARKOIL | Nehru, K.N. | DMK | 19.6% |
| KAVUNDAMPALAYAM | MARAPPAN, P. | ADK(JL) | 7.0% |
| KILLIYOOR | PON. VIJAYARAGAVAN | IND | 12.9% |
| KILPENNATHUR | NANDA GOPALAKIRUTINAN K. | DMK | 37.5% |
| KILVAITHINANKUPPAM | THIRUVENGADAM P.S. | DMK | 22.0% |
| KILVELUR | GANESAN K.C. | DMK | 6.6% |
| KINATHUKADAVU | PERISAMY, V. | ADK(JL) | 2.7% |
| KOLATHUR | GANAPATHY, N. | DMK | 15.3% |
| KOVILPATTI | SUBRAMANIAN.A.L. | DMK | 8.9% |
| KRISHNAGIRI | PANCHATCHARAN, R. | DMK | 12.8% |
| KRISHNARAYAPURAM | A. ATHIYAMAN | DMK | 7.0% |
| KULITHALAI | R. SAMINATHAN | DMK | 4.2% |
| KUMARAPALAYAM | MANI, K.A. | ADK(JL) | 7.6% |
| KUMBAKONAM | A. SENGUTTIVAN | DMK | 14.8% |
| KUNNAM | THANGARAJAN S. A. | CPM | 14.4% |
| KURINJIPADI | KANNAIYAN K | DMK | 1.1% |
| LALGUDI | PAULRAJ.S | DMK | 13.2% |
| MADATHUKULAM | THANGAVEL, N. | DMK | 11.5% |
| MADAVARAM | S.A. GANESAN | DMK | 19.1% |
| MADURAI CENTRAL | THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU | ADK(JL) | 16.7% |
| MADURAI EAST | V. SOBIAH | DMK | 5.4% |
| MADURAI NORTH | PERIYANNAN A. | DMK | 15.3% |
| MADURAI SOUTH | CHANDRASEKARAN K.B. V.SC. | DMK | 3.3% |
| MADURAI WEST | THENNARASU S.S. | DMK | 11.1% |
| MADURANTAKAM | GAJAPATHI T.R. | DMK | 15.0% |
| MADURAVOYAL | PARITHI ELLAMVAZHUTHI E | DMK | 27.5% |
| MAILAM | EKAL M. NETESA VDYAR | DMK | 5.8% |
| MANACHANALLUR | ERADHA, S.R. | ADMK | 16.1% |
| MANAMADURAI | MANI K.S. | DMK | 7.3% |
| MANAPPARAI | P.N. VALLARASU | DMK | 15.8% |
| MANNARGUDI | ANBIL POYYAMOZHI | DMK | 9.7% |
| MAYILADUTHURAI | ANNADURAI, K. | DMK | 8.7% |
| MELUR | S.RAMALINGAM | DMK | 19.9% |
| METTUPPALAYAM | SADIQPASHA, S.J. | DMK | 6.9% |
| METTUR | ARJUNAN, K. | ADK(JL) | 2.7% |
| MODAKKURICHI | PALANISWAMI. K | ADK(JL) | 1.5% |
| MUDHUKULATHUR | ALAGARSOMY, S. | CPI | 3.3% |
| MUSIRI | SOUNDRAPANDIAN N. | DMK | 11.4% |
| MYLAPORE | SUNDAR K | DMK | 12.3% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | SIVASUBRAMANIYAN | DMK | 23.3% |
| NAGERCOIL | PAULIAH-A. | INC | 13.1% |
| NAMAKKAL | SUBBU, A. | DMK | 0.4% |
| NANGUNERI | PERIASAMY.N | DMK | 0.4% |
| NANNILAM | PANNERSELVAM.M | DMK | 25.4% |
| NATHAM | MOOKAIAH.L | DMK | 5.4% |
| NEYVELI | A. ARIVALAGAN | ADK(JL) | 9.9% |
| NILAKKOTTAI | P. KALIAPPAN | DMK | 5.4% |
| ODDANCHATRAM | KAREEM, M.K. | INC | 1.1% |
| OMALUR | SREERANGAN, M. | CPM | 1.2% |
| ORATHANADU | G. VEERAIYAN | CPM | 13.8% |
| OTTAPIDARAM | RAMASUBBU, S.S. | INC | 0.4% |
| PADMANABHAPURAM | NADESAN R. | INC | 9.4% |
| PALACODU | S. ALAGUVELU | DMK | 29.1% |
| PALANI | RAJU H.M | INC | 0.8% |
| PALAYAMKOTTAI | S. DANIELRAJ | INC | 4.0% |
| PALLADAM | M.KANNAPPAN | DMK | 11.7% |
| PALLAVARAM | NATARAJAN, P. | DMK | 10.8% |
| PANRUTI | K. PONNUSAMY | ADMK | 10.0% |
| PAPANASAM | RAJAMANICKAM R. | DMK | 24.9% |
| PAPPIREDDIPATTI | A.V. BALASUBRAMANIYAN | DMK | 18.4% |
| PARAMAKUDI | RAJAN.V P | DMK | 3.3% |
| PARAMATHI-VELUR | CHINNASAMY K. | ADK(JL) | 5.2% |
| PATTUKKOTTAI | P. V. RAJENDIRAN | INC | 5.2% |
| PENNAGARAM | DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY | DMK | 23.8% |
| PERAMBALUR | M.A.ANDI AMBALAM | INC | 5.5% |
| PERAMBUR | NANJIL MANOHARAN, K. | DMK | 12.6% |
| PERAVURANI | PALANISAMY . G | CPI | 7.2% |
| PERIYAKULAM | DURAIPANDI, P. | DMK | 3.5% |
| PERUNDURAI | VELLINGIRI, U.K. | CPM | 14.6% |
| POLLACHI | SENGOTTAIYAN K.A | ADK(JL) | 14.6% |
| POLUR | SIVALOGAM, S. | DMK | 25.8% |
| PONNERI | KARUNANIDHI .M | DMK | 45.9% |
| POOMPUHAR | ARUMUGAM T. | DMK | 16.7% |
| POONAMALLEE | CHENGAI SIVAM ALIAS SAJAISVAM J. | DMK | 32.8% |
| PUDUKKOTTAI | R.SINGARAM | INC | 0.7% |
| RADHAPURAM | SUBRAMONIA PILLAI, K. | DMK | 2.4% |
| RAJAPALAYAM | AMEETH IBRAHIM, A.M. | DMK | 0.4% |
| RAMANATHAPURAM | M. MUTHIAH | DMK | 2.2% |
| RANIPET | SUNDARAM B | DMK | 11.8% |
| RASIPURAM | RAMASAMY, A.M. | DMK | 6.6% |
| RISHIVANDIYAM | RAJENDRAN, K.R. | ADK(JL) | 1.0% |
| ROYAPURAM | PALLANISAMY T.K. | DMK | 14.2% |
| SAIDAPET | UGAMCHAND .S.D. | ADK(JL) | 3.8% |
| SALEM | VENKATACHALAM P. | DMK | 4.0% |
| SALEM | ARUMUGAM S | DMK | 19.9% |
| SALEM | DHANABALAN, K.R.G. | DMK | 20.0% |
| SANKARANKOVIL | GURUNATHAN, S. | DMK | 2.5% |
| SANKARAPURAM | ANNAMALAI M. | CPM | 2.1% |
| SANKARI | PERUMAL.C | ADK(JL) | 8.8% |
| SATTUR | THANGAPANDIAN, V. | DMK | 15.7% |
| SENTHAMANGALAM | GUNASEKARAN.S | DMK | 6.4% |
| SHOLAVANDAN | V. RAJU | ADK(JL) | 10.3% |
| SHOLINGUR | ABDUL SAMAD, P. | DMK | 17.7% |
| SHOZHINGANALLUR | KOTHANDAM, E. | DMK | 7.0% |
| SINGANALLUR | G.G. GURUMOORTHY | IND | 19.6% |
| SIRKAZHI | PITCHAIMUTHU.R | CPI | 0.4% |
| SIVAGANGA | YASOTHA CHELLAPPA | DMK | 10.5% |
| SIVAKASI | S.S. KARUPPASAMY | DMK | 12.8% |
| SRIPERUMBUDUR | S.R. MUNIRATHINAM | DMK | 23.3% |
| SRIRANGAM | PONNAMMAL, A.S. | INC | 0.7% |
| SRIVAIKUNTAM | PETER ALPHONSE .S | INC | 6.0% |
| SRIVILLIPUTHUR | KATHER BATCHA ALIAS VELLACHAMY, S. | DMK | 11.2% |
| SULUR | GOVINDASAMY. C | CPM | 10.8% |
| TAMBARAM | EAKAMBARA REDDY A. | INC | 4.4% |
| TENKASI | MANI ACHIYUR M. | DMK | 1.6% |
| THALLI | MARIMUTHU.A | DMK | 24.8% |
| THANJAVUR | V. THAMBUSAMY | CPM | 23.7% |
| THIRU-VI-KA-NAGAR | VENU. K. | DMK | 3.6% |
| THIRUMANGALAM | ERAMASAMY AMBALAM KR. | INC | 1.7% |
| THIRUMAYAM | GANESAN L. | DMK | 19.1% |
| THIRUPARANKUNDRAM | NARAYANAN RM. | DMK | 22.1% |
| THIRUPORUR | A.M.MUNIRATHINAM | INC | 6.2% |
| THIRUTHURAIPOONDI | MALARMANNAN A. | DMK | 7.2% |
| THIRUVAIYARU | MANIMARAN M | DMK | 18.4% |
| THIRUVALLUR | RAHMANKHAN A. | DMK | 26.8% |
| THIRUVARUR | PAPPA UMANATH | CPM | 17.7% |
| THIRUVERUMBUR | PON MUTHURAMALINGAM | DMK | 18.9% |
| THIRUVIDAIMARUDUR | MOHAMMED SIDDIQ.M | DMK | 27.7% |
| THIRUVOTTIYUR | M.K. STALIN | DMK | 20.5% |
| THIYAGARAYANAGAR | RAMAKRISHNAN, E. | DMK | 35.5% |
| THONDAMUTHUR | V.N. SUBRAMANIAN SON OF NACHMUTHU GOUNDER | ADK(JL) | 12.9% |
| THOOTHUKKUDI | ESWARAN, R. | INC | 0.4% |
| THOUSAND LIGHTS | VAIDIALINGAM M.A. | DMK | 24.2% |
| THURAIYUR | RANAMANICKAM, K.V.V. | INC | 7.7% |
| TINDIVANAM | UDHAYASURIYAN T | DMK | 13.4% |
| TIRUCHENDUR | SAMSUDEEN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN | DMK | 6.7% |
| TIRUCHENGODU | P. DURAISAMY | DMK | 3.7% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | RAMACHANDRAN C | DMK | 20.2% |
| TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | RADHAKRISHNAN, D. | DMK | 5.3% |
| TIRUCHULI | THANGAM, A. | DMK | 11.4% |
| TIRUKKOYILUR | GOVINDASAMI. V.C. | DMK | 3.9% |
| TIRUNELVELI | KUMARI ANANDAN | INC | 1.4% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | G. KARUPPIAH MOOPANAR | INC | 1.2% |
| TIRUPPATTUR | V. ANBALAGAN | DMK | 23.6% |
| TIRUPPUR | BALASUBRAMONIYAN.S.R. | INC | 0.5% |
| TIRUPPUR | DURAI RAMASWAMY | ADK(JL) | 4.8% |
| TIRUTTANI | SARKUNAM, S.P. | DMK | 20.3% |
| TIRUVADANAI | K.K. S.S. RAMACHANDRAN | ADK(JL) | 8.6% |
| TIRUVANNAMALAI | PUGAZHENDI ELA | DMK | 20.4% |
| TITTAKUDI | RAMASAMY MONJANOR | DMK | 15.9% |
| UDHAGAMANDALAM | KANDASAMY K | DMK | 14.3% |
| UDUMALAIPETTAI | SUBRAMANIAM.T.K | DMK | 1.1% |
| ULUNDURPETTAI | KANCHANA, K. | DMK | 15.7% |
| USILAMPATTI | SATHIAH M. | DMK | 21.1% |
| UTHANGARAI | DHANARAJ, V. | DMK | 17.4% |
| UTHIRAMERUR | DURAIMURUGAN | DMK | 19.9% |
| VALPARAI | CHINNASAMY, V.K. | ADK(JL) | 7.0% |
| VANDAVASI | BHUVARAHAN, G. | JP | 15.6% |
| VANIYAMBADI | KANNAN S.P. | DMK | 3.9% |
| VANUR | MUTHAIYAN, M. | DMK | 9.3% |
| VASUDEVANALLUR | PANDIAN, P.N. | ADK(JR) | 0.7% |
| VEDARANYAM | VENKATESWARA DIKSHIDAR Y. | JP | 6.6% |
| VEDASANDUR | JAYALALITHAA J | ADK(JL) | 27.1% |
| VEERAPANDI | SIVALINGAM.S.R. | DMK | 1.9% |
| VELACHERY | P. MURUGESAN | DMK | 19.0% |
| VELLORE | PONMUDI D. | DMK | 18.5% |
| VEPPANAHALLI | RAMACHANDARAN N. | DMK | 24.9% |
| VIKRAVANDI | D.C. VIJAYENDRIAH | JP | 24.2% |
| VILATHIKULAM | THANGAVELU.S. | DMK | 20.6% |
| VILAVANCODE | M. SUNDARADAS | INC | 1.3% |
| VILLIVAKKAM | SRIDHAR R.S. | DMK | 26.5% |
| VILUPPURAM | N. RAMACHANDRA REDDY | INC | 2.2% |
| VIRALIMALAI | ANNADURAI, K. | DMK | 13.2% |
| VIRUDHUNAGAR | CHOKKAR, R. | INC | 5.2% |
| VIRUGAMPAKKAM | TAMILMANI, V. | DMK | 19.2% |
| VRIDDHACHALAM | RAMASAMY, K.V. | DMK | 3.2% |
| YERCAUD | NANJAPPAN. N. | IND | 1.3% |