1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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%
First party Second party   Leader M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi Party AIADMK DMK Alliance Congress alliance Janata alliance Leader's seat Andipatti did not contest Seats won 195 34 Seat change 29 25 Popular vote 11,681,221 8,021,293 Percentage 53.87% 37.00% Swing 4.95% 7.43%
1984 election map (by constituencies)
Chief Minister before election M. G. Ramachandran AIADMK 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.

Background

Indira Gandhi was assassinated on 31 October 1984. During the same time, M. G. Ramachandran was diagnosed with kidney failure and admitted in 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 Tamilnadu, 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 were done what was later dubbed, "The M.G.R formula". Where the regional party would contest 70% of the assembly seats and the national party would be given 70% of the Lok Sabha seats. This would be the last election M.G.R contested, due to his death during his chief ministership.

Campaigning

M. G. Ramachandran was confined to the hospital. Video coverage of M.G.R recuperating in hospital along with Indira Gandhi's assassination were stitched together by AIADMK man in charge of campaigning R. M. Veerappan. The video was distributed and played across all over Tamil Nadu. Rajiv Gandhi visited cyclone-hit areas in Tamil Nadu which also 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 allotments

AIADMK Front

No.	Party	Election Symbol	Leader	Seats
1.	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		M. G. Ramachandran	155
2.	Indian National Congress		M.Palaniyandi	73
3.	Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress		Kumari Ananthan	4

DMK Front

No.	Party	Election Symbol	Leader	Seats
1.	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		M.Karunanidhi	176
2.	Communist Party of India		P.Manickam	17
3.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		Nallasivam	16
4.	Janata Party			16

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

Alliance/Party		Seats won	Change	Popular Vote	Vote %	Adj. %‡
AIADMK+ alliance		195	+29	11,681,221	53.9%
AIADMK		132	+3	8,030,809	37.0%	54.3%
INC		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%	–

Constituency wise results

List of winners and runners-up by constituency

Assembly Constituency	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Party	Margin
Acharapakkam	K. Ethirajan	AIADMK	E. Ramakrishnan	DMK	8,579
Alandur	M. Abraham	DMK	R. Mohanarangam	AIADMK	906
Alangudi	A. Venkatachalam	AIADMK	A. Periyannan	DMK	37,029
Alangulam	N. Shanmugiah Pandian	AIADMK	P. Thambi Thurai	DMK	21,033
Ambasamudram	Balasubramanian	AIADMK	A. Nallasivan	CPM	8,666
Anaicut	V. R. Krishnasamy	AIADMK	P. N. Rajagopal	IND	18,620
Andhiyur	U. P. Mathaiyan	AIADMK	S. Lakshmi	DMK	31,346
Andimadam	Adhimoolam alias Gandhi	AIADMK	S. Sivasubramanian	DMK	6,016
Andipatti	M. G. Ramachandran	AIADMK	Thangaraj	DMK	32,484
Anna Nagar	S. M. Ramachandran	DMK	V. Kothandaraman	AIADMK	7,726
Arakkonam	V. K. Raju	DMK	M. Vijayasarathy	AIADMK	6,313
Arantanki	S. Thirunavukkarasu	AIADMK	S. Ramanathan	DMK	29,904
Aravakurichi	S. Jegatheesan	AIADMK	P. Ramasamy	DMK	13,614
Aruppukottai	M. Pitchai	AIADMK	V. Thangapandian	DMK	3,434
Arcot	T. Palani	AIADMK	Arcot N. Veerasamy	DMK	17,713
Ariyalur	S. Purushothaman	AIADMK	T. Arumugam	DMK	17,770
Arni	M. Chinnakulandai	AIADMK	R. Sivanandam	DMK	11,033
Attur	C. Palanimuthu	INC	A. M. Ramaswamy	DMK	31,123
Athoor	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan	AIADMK	K. Rajambal	DMK	29,573
Avanashi	P. Lakshmi	AIADMK	M. Arumugam	CPI	34,173
Bargur	T. M. Venkatachalam	AIADMK	P. V. Veeramani	DMK	32,811
Bhavani	P. G. Narayanan	AIADMK	N. K. K. Periasamy	DMK	25,234
Bhavanisagar	V. K. Chinnasamy	AIADMK	S. Vellingiri	JNP	16,796
Bhuvanagiri	V. V. Swaminathan	AIADMK	Durai Krishnamoorthy	DMK	12,301
Bodinayakkanur	K. S. M. Ramachandran	INC	Muthu Manoharan	DMK	19,872
Chengalpattu	Anoor G. Jegadeesan	AIADMK	V. Rudrakotti	DMK	1,220
Chengam	T. Swamikannu	AIADMK	P. Anbalagan	JNP	24,731
Chepauk	A. Rahman Khan	DMK	S. V. Marimuthu	AIADMK	8,988
Cheranmadevi	P. H. Pandian	AIADMK	P. S. Pandian	DMK	29,673
Cheyyar	K. Murugan	AIADMK	Babu Janarthanam	DMK	16,540
Chidambaram	K. R. Ganapathi	AIADMK	K. S. Subramanian	DMK	9,243
Chinnasalem	S. Sivaraman	IND	D. Peiyasamy	DMK	22,997
Colachel	F. M. Rajarathnam	AIADMK	M. R. Gandhi	BJP	589
Coimbatore East	K. Ramani	CPM	Kovai Thambi	AIADMK	1,059
Coimbatore West	M. Ramanathan	DMK	M. A. Hakkeem	INC	6,892
Coonoor	M. Sivakumar	AIADMK	M. Ranganathan	DMK	12,123
Cuddalore	V. G. Chellappa	INC	V. Krishnamurthy	DMK	16,696
Cumbum	S. Subburayar	AIADMK	N. Ramakrishnan	DMK	5,223
Dharapuram	A. Periasamy	AIADMK	R. Ayyasamy	DMK	15,968
Dharmapuri	R. Chinnasamy	DMK	S. Aranganathan	AIADMK	8,454
Dindigul	A. Premkumar	AIADMK	N. Varadarajan	CPI	32,766
Edapadi	Govindasamy	INC	P. Arumugam	DMK	40,723
Egmore	S. Balan	DMK	K. R. Sri Ramulu	INC	2,549
Erode	S. Muthusamy	AIADMK	Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan	DMK	11,647
Gingee	T. N. Muruganandam	INC	N. Ramachandran	DMK	22,102
Gobichettipalayam	K. A. Sengottaiyan	AIADMK	M. Andamuthu	DMK	25,005
Gudalur	K. Hutchi Gowder	AIADMK	K. Karuppusamy	DMK	16,457
Gudiyatham	R. Govindasamy	INC	A. K. Sundarajan	IND	6,447
Gummidipundi	R. S. Munirathinam	AIADMK	K. Vezhavendan	DMK	12,047
Harbour	A. Selvarasan	DMK	K. Liakath Ali Khan	AIADMK	8,304
Harur	R. Rajamanickam	AIADMK	M. Annamalai	CPM	32,307
Hosur	T. Venkata Reddy	INC	E. Venkatasamy	JNP	20,197
Ilayankudi	P. Anbalagan	AIADMK	V. Malaikannan	DMK	4,203
Jayankondam	N. Masilamani	INC	J. Pannirselvam	JNP	34,690
Kadaladi	A. Piranavanathan	DMK	V. Sivathavilli Thevar	IND	6,702
Kadayanallur	T. Perumal	AIADMK	Samsudeen Kathiravan	DMK	7,602
Kalasapakkam	M. Pandurangan	AIADMK	P. S. Thiruvengadam	DMK	19,666
Kancheepuram	K. Balaji	AIADMK	C. M. Palani Rajakumar	DMK	13,001
Kandamangalam	V. Subramaniyan	AIADMK	S. Alaguvelu	DMK	14,697
Kangayam	K. C. Palanisamy	AIADMK	M. Sivasabapathy	DMK	16,757
Kanyakumari	K. Perumal Pillai	AIADMK	M. Sankaralingam	DMK	7,657
Kapilamalai	P. Sengottaiyan	INC	K. A. Mani	IND	11,143
Karaikudi	S. P. Durairasu	AIADMK	C. T. Chidambaram	DMK	9,659
Karur	K. Vadivel	AIADMK	K. V. Ramasamy	DMK	12,203
Katpadi	G. Raghupathi	AIADMK	Durai Murugan	DMK	16,238
Kattumannarkoil	S. Jayachandran	INC	K. P. Thangaswamy	DMK	1,132
Kaveripattinam	K. Samarasam	AKD	V. C. Govindasamy	DMK	15,679
Killiyur	D. Kumaradas	JNP	A. Pauliah	INC	11,486
Kinathukadavu	K. V. Kandaswamy	AIADMK	M. Kannappan	DMK	11,883
Kolathur	T. Marimuthu	AIADMK	A. Tamilselvan Keerai	DMK	27,847
Kovilpatti	R. Rangasamy	INC	S. Alagarsamy	CPI	17,296
Krishnagiri	K. R. Chinnaraju	AIADMK	Kanchana Kamalanathan	DMK	11,015
Krishnarayapuram	P. M. Thangavelraj	INC	K. Krishnan	DMK	40,315
Kulithalai	P. Musiri Puppnan	AIADMK	B. Karuppaiah	CPI	29,848
Kumbakonam	K. Krishnamoorthy	INC	S. Kalyanasundaram	DMK	36,668
Kurinjipadi	A. Thangarasu	AIADMK	C. Kuppusamy	DMK	10,966
Kuttalam	Pappa Subramanian	AIADMK	R. Rajamanickam	DMK	11,760
Lalgudi	K. Venkatachalam	INC	A. Swamickan	TNC	25,122
Madurai Central	A. Deivanayagam	INC	P. Nedumaran	TNC	2,260
Madurai East	K. Kalimuthu	AIADMK	P. M. Kumar	CPM	6,238
Madurai West	Pon. Muthuramalingam	DMK	S. Pandian	AIADMK	3,116
Maduranthakam	G. Arumugam	DMK	Sachudanandam	INC	2,360
Manamadurai	K. Paramalai	INC	V. Gopal	TNC	27,641
Mangalore	S. Thangaraju	AIADMK	N. Muthuvel	DMK	23,135
Mannargudi	S. Gnanasundaram	AIADMK	P. Ramalingam	CPI	4,427
Marungapuri	K. Sholairaj	AIADMK	P. Ramasamy	IND	38,521
Mayuram	M. Thangamani	AIADMK	K. Sathyaseelan	DMK	4,171
Melmalayanur	P. U. Shanmugham	AIADMK	P. R. Aranganathan	DMK	33,946
Melur	D. V. Veeranambalam	INC	K. Thyagarajan	AIADMK	27,046
Mettupalayam	M. Chinnaraj	AIADMK	M. Mathiyan	DMK	20,424
Mettur	K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder	AIADMK	K. Gurusamy	IND	17,830
Modakurichi	S. Balakrishnan	AIADMK	A. Ganeshamurthy	DMK	17,326
Morappur	T. Theerthagiri Gounder	INC	V. Samikannu	DMK	12,326
Mudukulathur	K. Muthuvel	IND	Kather Bacha alias S. Vellachamy	DMK	8,588
Mugaiyur	M. Chandrasekar	AIADMK	A. G. Sampath	DMK	14,735
Musiri	S. Rathinavelu	AIADMK	R. Natarajan	DMK	23,673
Mylapore	B. Valarmathi	AIADMK	R. S. Bharathi	DMK	5,474
Nagapattinam	G. Veeraiyan	CPM	S. Thenkovan	AIADMK	4,986
Nagercoil	S. Retnaraj	DMK	S. Jagatheesan	AIADMK	1,271
Namakkal	R. Arunachalam	AIADMK	K. Veluchami	DMK	17,290
Nanguneri	M. John Vincent	AIADMK	E. Namdi	DMK	14,018
Nannilam	M. Manimaran	DMK	S. Anbarasan	AIADMK	4,508
Natham	M. Andi Ambalam	INC	T. Alagirisamy	TNC	39,210
Natrampalli	T. Anbazhagan	AIADMK	N. K. Raja	DMK	29,210
Nellikuppam	Anbarasan alias Ramalingam	AIADMK	Govindarajan	CPM	21,377
Nilakottai	A. Baluchamy	AIADMK	M. Arivazhagan	DMK	29,849
Oddanchatram	K. Kuppusamy	AIADMK	K. Chellamuthu	IND	2,481
Omalur	Anbalagan	INC	S. Kuppusamy	CPI	28,742
Orathanad	T. Veeraswamy	AIADMK	L. Ganesan	DMK	4,069
Ottapidaram	R. S. Arumugam	INC	M. Appadurai	CPI	25,322
Padmanabhapuram	V. Balachandran	IND	M. Vincent	AIADMK	4,317
Palacode	P. Theertharaman	INC	M. B. Munisami Gounder	DMK	29,414
Palani	A. S. Ponnammal	INC	N. Palanivel	CPM	31,550
Palayamkottai	V. S. T. Shamsulalam	DMK	V. Karuppasami Pandian	AIADMK	4,205
Palladam	p. N. Paramasiva Gounder	AIADMK	Sivasamy	IND	10,573
Pallipet	P. N. Narasimhan	AIADMK	A. Eakambaram	IND	6,211
Panamarathupatti	K. Rajaram	AIADMK	S. R. Sivalingam	DMK	20,916
Panruti	S. Ramachandran	AIADMK	K. Nandagopala Krishnan	DMK	7,637
Papanasam	S. Rajaraman	INC	S. Sachidanandam	DMK	17,278
Paramakudi	K. Baluchamy	AIADMK	T. M. Siraimeetan	DMK	16,921
Park Town	K. Anbazhagan	DMK	M. Jothi	IND	2,927
Pattukottai	P. N. Ramachandran	AIADMK	A. V. Subramanian	AIADMK	15,117
Pennagaram	H. G. Arumugam	AIADMK	N. Nanjappan	CPI	19,098
Perambalur	K. Nallamuthu	INC	T. Sarojini	DMK	29,270
Perambur	Parithi Elam Vazhuthi	DMK	Sathyavani Muthu	AIADMK	7,204
Peravurani	M. R. Govindhan	AIADMK	A. M. Gopu	CPI	27,267
Periyakulam	T. Mohammad Saleem	AIADMK	Maya Thevar	DMK	26,467
Pernamallur	R. Hari Kumar (politician)	AIADMK	A. Rajendaran	DMK	11,992
Pernambut	K. Thamizharasan	AIADMK	V. Govindan	DMK	11,393
Perundurai	A. Ponnusamy	AIADMK	T. K. Nallappan	CPI	28,365
Perur	A. Natarasan	DMK	K. Marudachalam	AIADMK	7,061
Pollachi	M. V. Rathinam	AIADMK	S. Raju	DMK	6,810
Polur	J. Rajababu	INC	T. K. Subramantan	DMK	22,118
Pongalur	P. Kandaswamy	AIADMK	N. S. Palanisamy	IND	15,601
Ponneri	K. P. K. Sekar alias K. P. Kulasekaran	AIADMK	K. Sundaram	DMK	19,904
Poompuhar	N. Vijayabalan	AIADMK	Jama Moideen Papa	DMK	3,080
Poonamallee	G. Ananthakrishnan	INC	D. Rajarathinam	DMK	14,567
Pudukottai	J. Mohammad Gani	INC	K. R. Subbiah	CPI	37,663
Purasawalkam	Nanjil K. Manoharan	DMK	K. Suppu	AIADMK	4,510
Radhakrishnan Nagar	S. Venugopal	INC	S. P. Sargunam	DMK	3,851
Radhapuram	Kumari Ananthan	GKC	B. Subramania Nadar	IND	15,138
Rajapalayam	K. Raman	INC	I. Paulraj	CPI	9,746
Ramanathapuram	T. Ramasamy	AIADMK	M. S. Abdul Raheem	DMK	20,727
Ranipet	M. Kadirvelu	INC	V. M. Abdul Jabbar	DMK	22,731
Rasipuram	K. P. Ramalingam	AIADMK	P. Kaliappan	DMK	10,478
Rishivandiyam	S. Sivaraj	INC	M. Natesha Udayar	DMK	5,121
Royapuram	P. Ponnurangam	DMK	K. Rajan	GKC	1,295
Saidapet	Saidai Duraisamy	AIADMK	D. Purushothaman	DMK	190
Salem - I	G. Krishnaraj	AIADMK	G. K. Subasu	DMK	5,886
Salem - II	Arumugam	AIADMK	Veerapandy S. Arumugam	DMK	8,006
Samayanallur	A. Sivakumar	AIADMK	S. Selvaraj	DMK	20,137
Sankarankoil	S. Sankaralingam	AIADMK	S. Thangavelu	DMK	12,383
Sankarapuram	S. Kalitheerthan	AIADMK	K. Venkatapathy	DMK	24,031
Sankari	P. Dhanabal	AIADMK	S. Murugesan	DMK	16,370
Sathankulam	S. N. Ramasami	GKC	M. A. Ganesapandian	JNP	8,617
Sathyamangalam	E. V. K. S. Elangovan	INC	T. K. Subramaniam	DMK	25,719
Sattur	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran	AIADMK	S. S. Karuppasamy	DMK	7,407
Sedapatti	R. Muthiah	AIADMK	N. S. Selvaraj	INC	4,998
Sendamangalam	S. Sivaprakasam	AIADMK	S. Kalavathi	DMK	27,852
Singanallur	R. Sengalippan	JNP	A. Subramaniam	INC	4,931
Sirkazhi	K. Balasubramaniam	AIADMK	K. Panneerselvam	DMK	11,286
Sivaganga	O. Subramanian	INC	V. R. Ayyadurai	CPI	23,825
Sivakasi	V. Balakrishnan	AIADMK	N. Perumal Samy	IND	10,801
Sholavandan	A. Chandrasekaran	INC	S. P. Rajangam	JNP	17,772
Sholinghur	N. Shanmugam	AIADMK	K. Moorthi	DMK	4,049
Sriperumbudu	D. Yasodha	INC	K. M. Panchatcharam	DMK	11,820
Srirangam	R. Soundararajan	AIADMK	C. Ramasamy Udayar	JNP	20,462
Srivaikuntam	S. Daniel Raj	INC	S. P. Muthu	DMK	7,373
Srivilliputhur	R. Tamaraikani	AIADMK	P. Seenivasan	DMK	8,213
Talavasal	T. Rajambal	INC	R. Ravichandar	DMK	27,813
Tambaram	Ella. Rajamanickam	AIADMK	M. A. Vaidialingam	DMK	7,146
Taramangalam	S. Semmalai	AIADMK	K. Arjunan	DMK	37,978
Tenkasi	T. R. Venkataraman	INC	M. Kuthalingam	DMK	21,628
Thalli	K. V. Venugopal	INC	D. C. Vijayendriah	JNP	2,424
Thandarambattu	E. Vachiravelu	AIADMK	D. Venugopal	DMK	18,773
Thanjavur	Durai Krishnamurthy	INC	P. S. Thangamuthu	DMK	1,761
T. Nagar	K. Sourirajan	INC	G. Kalivaradan	JNP	8,884
Theni	V. R. Jayaraman	AIADMK	K. T. K. Thangamani	CPI	16,359
Thirumangalam	N. S. V. Chithan	INC	A. Athiyanan	DMK	10,842
Thirumayam	T. Pushparaju	INC	R. Pawanan	DMK	38,683
Thirunavalur	T. N. G. A. Manoharan	AIADMK	A. V. Balasubramanian	DMK	7,973
Thirupparankundram	M. Marimuthu	AIADMK	A. Ayyanan Ambalam	DMK	12,673
Thiruthuraipundi	P. Uthirapathi	CPI	J. Arjunan	AIADMK	10,815
Thiruvadanai	K. Sornalingam	INC	M. Gnanaprakasam	IND	18,817
Thiruvarambur	N. Gurusamy alias Annadasan	AIADMK	Pappa Umanath	CPM	4,479
Thiruvaiyaru	Durai Govindarajan	AIADMK	A. Ramamurthy	TNC	13,089
Thiruvarur	M. Sellamuthu	CPM	P. Selvadurai	INC	12,046
Thiruvattar	J. Hemachandran	CPM	M. Mohandhas	IND	4,089
Thiruvidaimarudur	M. Rajangam	INC	S. Ramalingam	DMK	13,464
Thiruvonam	V. Sivagnanam	INC	M. Ramachandran	DMK	11,070
Thondamuthur	C. Aranganayakam	AIADMK	U. K. Vellingiri	CPM	22,326
Thottiam	Periasamy	INC	S. R. Vadivel	DMK	39,516
Thousand Lights	K. A. Krishnasamy	AIADMK	M. K. Stalin	DMK	2,292
Tindivanam	K. M. Thangamani	INC	Subramanya Gounder	JNP	19,316
Tiruchendur	S. R. Subramania Adithan	AIADMK	K. P. Kandasamy	DMK	2,388
Tiruchengode	C. Ponnaiyan	AIADMK	M. M. Kandasamy	DMK	19,222
Tiruchy - I	A. Malaramannan	DMK	R. Perumal	INC	2,893
Tiruchy - II	N. Nallusamy	AIADMK	Anbil Dharmalingam	DMK	4,681
Tirunelveli	S. Narayanan	AIADMK	A. L. Subramanian	DMK	18,862
Tiruppattur (41)	Y. Shanmugam	INC	B. Sundaram	DMK	18,103
Tiruppattur (194)	S. Madhavan	AIADMK	P. R. Algu	DMK	21,908
Tirupporur	Thamizhmani	AIADMK	G. Chockalingam	DMK	6,434
Tiruppur	K. Subbarayan	CPI	R. Manimaran	AIADMK	1,240
Tiruttani	R. Shanmugam	AIADMK	C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu	JNP	3,929
Tiruvallur	S. Pattabiraman	AIADMK	S. R. Munirathinam	DMK	4,553
Tiruvannamalai	A. S. Ravindran	INC	S. Murugaiyan	DMK	5,373
Tiruvottiyur	G. K. J. Baarathi	INC	T. K. Palaniswamy	DMK	11,510
Triplicane	Abdul Samd	DMK	K. S. G. Haja Sheriff	INC	6,108
Tuticorin	S. N. Rajendran	AIADMK	A. Ayyasamy	DMK	22,073
Udagamandalam	K. Kallan	INC	S. A. Mahalingam	DMK	22,800
Udumalpet	S. Thirumalaisamy Gounder	INC	R. T. Mariyappan	DMK	9,478
Ulundurpet	M. Anandan	AIADMK	K. Varadharajulu	DMK	26,882
Uppiliapuram	R. Saroja	AIADMK	R. Mookkayee	DMK	22,098
Usilambatti	P. K. M. Muthuramalingam	IND	S. Andi Thevar	IND	20,741
Uthiramerur	K. Narasimma Pallavan	AIADMK	C. V. M. A. Ponmozhi	DMK	17,790
Valangiman	Gomathi Srinivasan	AIADMK	Sithamalli N. Somasundaram	DMK	12,271
Valparai	V. Thangavelu	INC	A. T. Karuppiah	CPI	22,670
Vandavasi	A. Arumugham	INC	V. Rajagopal	DMK	10,386
Vaniyambadi	H. Abdul Majeed	INC	A. P. Abdul Majid	DMK	1,285
Vanur	K. N. Ramajayam	AIADMK	A. Poopalan	DMK	26,216
Varahur	A. Arunachalam	AIADMK	K. Kanaga Sabai	DMK	12,710
Vasudevanallur	R. Eswaran	INC	M. S. Periasamy	CPM	22,428
Vedaranyam	Meenakshi Sundaram	DMK	P. V. Rajendran	INC	1,276
Vedasandur	V. P. Balasubramaniam	AIADMK	P. Muthusamy	IND	27,869
Veerapandi	P. Vijayalakshmi	AIADMK	S. Subramaniam	DMK	28,060
Vellakoil	Durai Ramasamy	AIADMK	Appan Palanisamy	DMK	11,307
Vellore	V. M. Devaraj	DMK	A. K. Ranganathan	AIADMK	10,023
Vilathikulam	S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan	DMK	R. K. Perumal	AIADMK	6,338
Vilavancode	M. Sundaradas	INC	D. Mony	CPM	12,293
Villivakkam	V. P. Chintan	CPM	J. C. D. Prabakaran	AIADMK	1,046
Villupuram	M. Mani Rajarathinam	AIADMK	K. P. Palaniappan	DMK	13,854
Virudhunagar	A. S. A. Arumugam	JNP	M. Sundararajan	AIADMK	7,076
Vridachalam	R. Thiyagarajan	INC	D. Rasavelu	DMK	18,122
Yercaud	P. R. Thirugnanam	INC	K. Manickam	DMK	32,002

*	Elected as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

M.G.R's Third 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

After MGRS'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 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