1984 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 1984 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 37 out of 39 seats. The other 2 seats were won by the opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. This marks the start of the dominance of INC-AIADMK, for the next decade winning 38 seats in 1989 election and all 39 seats in 1991 election. 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.
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 1984 Election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ and Blue = JP+ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Voting and results
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Results by Alliance
| INC+ | SEATS | JP+ | SEATS | OTHERS | SEATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 25 (+5) | DMK | 2 (−14) | IND | 0 (−1) |
| AIADMK | 12 (+14) | JP | 0 | ||
| GKC | 0 | CPI | 0 | ||
| CPM | 0 | ||||
| TNC | 0 | ||||
| TOTAL (1984) | 37 (+19) | TOTAL (1984) | 2 (−14) | TOTAL (1984) | 0 (−1) |
| TOTAL (1980) | 22* | TOTAL (1980) | 16* | TOTAL (1980) | 1 |
- The seats from 1980 election, represents the seats of the coalition in this election, and the seats represented from Congress is from the Indira faction.
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-upa | Partya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madras North | N. V. N. Somu | DMK | 36,450 | G. Lakshmanan | INC |
| Madras Central | A. Kalanidhi | DMK | 96,744 | E. Paul Ernest | GKC |
| Madras South | Vyjayanthimala | INC | 48,017 | Era. Sezhiyan | JNP |
| Sriperumbudur | Maragatham Chandrasekar | INC | 109,474 | T. Nagaratnam | DMK |
| Chengalpattu | S. Jagathrakshagan | AIADMK | 58,209 | M. V. Ramu | DMK |
| Arakkonam | R. Jeevarathinam | INC | 60,942 | Pulavar K. Govindan | DMK |
| Vellore | A. C. Shanmugam | AIADMK | 74,723 | A. M. Ramalingam | DMK |
| Tiruppattur | A. Jayamohan | INC | 121,787 | M.Abdul Lathief | DMK |
| Vandavasi | L. Balaraman | INC | 134,892 | R. K. Pandian | DMK |
| Tindivanam | S. S. Ramasamy Padayachi | INC | 201,858 | M. R. Lakshmi Narayanan | JNP |
| Cuddalore | P. R. S. Venkatesan | INC | 131,954 | T. Ramu | DMK |
| Chidambaram | P. Vallalperuman | INC | 120,891 | S. Kannapiran | DMK |
| Dharmapuri | M. Thambi Durai | AIADMK | 151,252 | Parvathi Krishnan | CPI |
| Krishnagiri | K. Ramamurthy | INC | 166,366 | T. Chandrasekaran | DMK |
| Rasipuram | B. Devarajan | INC | 201,406 | P. Duraisami | DMK |
| Salem | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | INC | 236,175 | M. A. Kandasamy | JNP |
| Tiruchengode | P. Kannan | AIADMK | 158,066 | M. Kandaswamy | DMK |
| Nilgiris | R. Prabhu | INC | 131,939 | C. T. Dhandapani | DMK |
| Gobichettipalayam | P. Kolandaivelu | AIADMK | 160,627 | P. A. Saminathan | DMK |
| Coimbatore | C. K. Kuppuswamy | INC | 102,519 | R. Umanath | CPM |
| Pollachi | K. R. Natarajan | AIADMK | 101,430 | K. Krishnaswamy | DMK |
| Palani | A. Senapathi Gounder | INC | 264,028 | S. R. Velusamy | TNC |
| Dindigul | K. R. Natarajan | AIADMK | 141,318 | K. Maya Thevar | DMK |
| Madurai | A. G. Subburaman | INC | 173,011 | N. Sankaraiah | CPM |
| Periyakulam | P. Selvendran | AIADMK | 158,613 | S. Agniraju | DMK |
| Karur | A. R. Murugiah | INC | 235,563 | M. Kandaswamy | DMK |
| Tiruchirappalli | Adaikalaraj | INC | 102,905 | N. Selvaraj | DMK |
| Perambalur | S. Thangaraju | AIADMK | 152,769 | C. Thiagarajan | DMK |
| Mayiladuthurai | E. S. M. Pakeer Mohammad | INC | 119,643 | P. Kalyanam | DMK |
| Nagapattinam | M. Mahalingam | AIADMK | 2,289 | K. Murugayan | CPI |
| Thanjavur | S. Singaravadivel | INC | 89,321 | S. Palnimanickam | DMK |
| Pudukkottai | N. Sundararaj | INC | 264,904 | K. Veeriah | DMK |
| Sivaganga | P. Chidambaram | INC | 212,533 | Tha. Kiruttinan | DMK |
| Ramanathapuram | V. Rajeshwaran | INC | 100,144 | M. S. K. Sathyendran | DMK |
| Sivakasi | N. Soundararajan | AIADMK | 66,478 | A. Srinivasan | CPI |
| Tirunelveli | M. R. Janardhanan | AIADMK | 85,946 | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | DMK |
| Tenkasi | M. Arunachalam | INC | 191,567 | R. Krishnan | CPM |
| Tiruchendur | K. T. Kosalram | INC | 223,427 | Jawaharlal | JNP |
| Nagercoil | N. Dennis | INC | 11,637 | P. Vijayaraghavan | JNP |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Ministers of State (Deputy Minister)
| Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Chidambaram | INC | Sivaganga | Minister of Commerce |
| M. Arunachalam | INC | Tenkasi | Minister of Industry |
See also
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