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Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1989

Results board · 39 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateTamil Nadu
Seats
39
Constituencies
Majority
20
Seats needed of 39
Electors
4.00Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
2.68Cr
66.9% of electors
Median turnout
67.7%
Median of 39 seats
INC lead
+7
Above majority · 27 − 20

[01]Seat matrix

39 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 27, AIADMK 11, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats. Hemicycle of 39 seats: INC 27, AIADMK 11, CPI 1. Majority line at 20 seats.
Majority · 20 of 39INC 27 · +7 above majority
INC 2769.2% Indian National Congress
AIADMK 1128.2% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
CPI 12.6% Communist Party of India

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 39.9%27 seats · 69.2%
DMK 26.7%0 seats
AIADMK 17.1%11 seats · 28.2%
PMK 5.8%0 seats
CPI(M) 3.7%0 seats
Others 6.8%1 seat · 2.6%

Vote share not published

  • CPI1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 39.9% of votes into 69.2% of seats, a seat premium of 29.3 pp.

    27 ÷ 39 = 69.2% · 69.2 − 39.9 = +29.3

  2. DMK polled 26.7% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 39 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 26.7 = −26.7

  3. Nagapattinam was decided by 21,523 votes, the closest of 39 seats; Tiruchengode had the widest margin, 2,72,271.

    min / max of margin over 39 seats with a recorded margin

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 5 of 7 (71.4%), against 69.2% of all seats.

    5 ÷ 7 = 71.4% · 27 ÷ 39 = 69.2%

  5. Turnout ran from 58.2% in Nagercoil to 75.2% in Nagapattinam; the median seat polled 67.7%.

    min / median / max over 39 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

39 of 39 seats carry a turnout
025507510067.7%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 25.1% of seats
60–70 2769.2% of seats
70–80 1025.6% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestNagercoil58.2%
  • HighestNagapattinam75.2%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

39 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1989, all 39 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Madras NorthSC D. Pandian Indian National Congress 8,19,293 1,13,771 13.9 60.9
02 Madras Central Anbarasu Era Indian National Congress 6,23,899 66,406 10.6 60.8
03 Madras South Vyjayantimala Bali Indian National Congress 8,34,725 1,25,844 15.1 59.7
04 Sriperumbudur Maragatham Chandrasekhar Indian National Congress 7,16,403 1,54,551 21.6 69.0
05 Chengalpattu Kanchee Paneer All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,00,195 1,22,867 17.5 73.1
06 ArakkonamSC Jeevarathinam, R. Indian National Congress 7,12,528 62,393 8.8 73.1
07 Vellore Abdul Samad, A. K. A. Indian National Congress 6,69,397 1,60,850 24.0 66.2
08 Tiruppattur Jayamohan, A. Indian National Congress 6,85,933 1,34,833 19.7 69.1
09 Vandavasi Balaraman, L. Indian National Congress 6,77,686 1,00,172 14.8 69.3
10 Tindivanam Eramadass, R. Indian National Congress 6,58,615 1,00,715 15.3 68.7
11 Cuddalore P. R. S. Venkatesan Indian National Congress 6,66,457 1,16,835 17.5 69.5
12 Chidambaram Vallalperuman, P. Indian National Congress 6,70,801 28,283 4.2 71.5
13 DharmapuriSC Sekhar, M. G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,90,708 1,13,020 16.4 68.5
14 Krishnagiri Ramamoorthy, K. Indian National Congress 6,07,181 2,01,494 33.2 63.3
15 Rasipuram Devarajan, B. Indian National Congress 6,39,205 2,51,975 39.4 63.3
16 Salem Rangarajan Kumarmangalam Indian National Congress 6,68,594 2,41,770 36.2 64.8
17 TiruchengodeWIDEST Palanisamy, K.C. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8,18,032 2,72,271 33.3 64.4
18 Nilgiris Prabhu, R. Indian National Congress 7,51,196 1,73,771 23.1 68.0
19 GobichettipalayamSC Narayanan, P.G. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,30,971 2,25,957 35.8 69.1
20 Coimbatore Kuppusamy, C.K. Indian National Congress 7,62,404 1,40,068 18.4 65.0
21 Pollachi Raja Ravi Varma, B. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,47,756 2,31,309 35.7 67.0
22 Palani Senapathi Gounder, A. Indian National Congress 6,32,454 80,913 12.8 61.2
23 Dindigul Srinivasan, C. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,54,944 2,35,368 35.9 63.4
24 Madurai A.G.S. Ram Babu Indian National Congress 7,19,677 2,13,778 29.7 63.3
25 Periyakulam Mothiah, R. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,63,502 2,21,404 33.4 65.3
26 Karur Thambithurai, M. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,48,242 2,38,751 31.9 71.2
27 TiruchirappalliSC L.Adaikalaraj Indian National Congress 7,12,943 1,69,966 23.8 67.7
28 Perambalur Asokaraj, A. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,80,308 1,36,176 20.0 72.3
29 MayiladuturaiSC Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M Indian National Congress 6,80,108 1,01,945 15.0 74.7
30 NagapattinamCLOSEST Selvarasu, M Communist Party of India 7,00,948 21,523 3.1 75.2
31 Thanjavur Singravadivel, S Indian National Congress 6,67,837 97,147 14.5 72.6
32 Pudukkottai Sundaraja, N. Indian National Congress 7,87,854 2,71,136 34.4 74.7
33 Sivaganga Chidambaram, P. Indian National Congress 6,61,456 2,19,552 33.2 66.0
34 Ramanathapuram Rajeshwaran, V. Indian National Congress 6,34,121 1,79,544 28.3 61.3
35 Sivakasi K.Kalimuthu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 7,83,252 1,37,068 17.5 72.3
36 Tirunelveli Janartanan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6,14,990 1,91,135 31.1 63.4
37 TenkasiSC M.Arunachalam Indian National Congress 6,38,792 1,72,707 27.0 68.5
38 Tiruchendur Dhanuskodi Athithan R. Indian National Congress 5,75,556 2,12,071 36.8 60.5
39 Nagercoil N.Dennis Indian National Congress 5,54,825 78,797 14.2 58.2
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,72,271 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1989 · Tamil Nadu · 39 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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