Chief Minister
Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi
DMKSaidapet · Sworn: Mar 1969
✓ Best
Eelam cause championed. Tamil arts flourished.
△ Challenge
Dismissed during Emergency 1976.
DMK 184/234. Largest ever majority.
Assembly — 1971
Majority: 118 · Total: 234 seats
Party Seats
DMK
184INC
15IND
8CPI
8AIFB
7SWA
6PSP
4IUML
2DMK184
INC15
IND8
CPI8
AIFB7
SWA6
PSP4
IUML2
All 234 Constituencies — Click to Explore
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washermanpet | M. Vedachalam | DMK | 38989 | 54.04% | Ananthan | INC | 6758 |
| 2 | Harbour | A M Mohideen | IND | 29225 | 49.44% | Umapathy G | INC | 486 |
| 3 | Basin Bridge | M. R. Kannan | DMK | 48959 | 56.73% | K. Ramadoss | INC | 15785 |
| 4 | Park Town | H. V. Hande | SWA | 30743 | 54.7% | A. V. P. Asaithambi | DMK | 5287 |
| 5 | Perambur | Sathyavani Muthu | DMK | 49070 | 56.37% | D Sulochana | INC | 12023 |
| 6 | Purasawalkam | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 47182 | 56.13% | Bashyam Reddy | INC | 12166 |
| 7 | Egmore | Arangannal | DMK | 40596 | 53.19% | M Kothandapani | INC | 4863 |
| 8 | Thousand Lights | K. A. Mathiazhagan | DMK | 38891 | 57.39% | N M Mani Varma | INC | 11559 |
| 9 | Triplicane | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | DMK | 36237 | 50.4% | K Vinayakam | INC | 1039 |
| 10 | Mylapore | T. N. Anandanayaki | INC | 42301 | 55.01% | M. P. Sivagnanam | DMK | 7703 |
| 11 | Thiyagaraya Nagar | K M Subramaniam | INC | 37100 | 48.32% | D V Narayanasamy | DMK | 879 |
| 12 | Saidapet | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 63334 | 54.46% | N Kamalingam | INC | 12511 |
| 13 | Gummidipoondi | K. A. Vezhavendan | DMK | 43355 | 58.41% | P Obul Reddy | INC | 12480 |
| 14 | Ponneri | P. Nagalingam | DMK | 39783 | 58.39% | T. P. Elumalai | INC | 18133 |
| 15 | Thiruvottiyur | M V Narayanaswamy | DMK | 51487 | 53.74% | Venkatesalu Naidu | INC | 16096 |
| 16 | St Thomas Mount | M. G. Ramachandran | DMK | 65405 | 61.11% | T L Raghupathy | INC | 24632 |
| 17 | Thiruporur | M Munu Adhi | DMK | 40187 | 57.0% | T M Dhanapal | INC | 15237 |
| 18 | Chengalpattu | C. G. Viswanathan | DMK | 41949 | 62.09% | S T Neelakantan | INC | 23659 |
| 19 | Maduranthakam | C. Arumugam | DMK | 42295 | 64.53% | V Gopal Reddiar | INC | 19049 |
| 20 | Acharapakkam | Vai.Balasundaram | DMK | 39816 | 66.77% | C Ganesan | INC | 26359 |
| 21 | Uthiramerur | K M Erasagopal | DMK | 48462 | 68.85% | C Ramasamy | INC | 28566 |
| 22 | Kancheepuram | C. V. M. Annamalai | DMK | 44009 | 52.52% | D. V. Natesa Mudaliar | INC | 6312 |
| 23 | Kunnathur | M. Gopal | DMK | 47126 | 64.48% | P. Appavoo | INC | 22638 |
| 24 | Sriperumbudur | D. Rajarathinam | DMK | 46617 | 59.15% | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar | INC | 14416 |
| 25 | Kadambathur | A Parandhaman | DMK | 38569 | 67.11% | Era Kulasekaran | INC | 19666 |
| 26 | Thiruvallur | S. M. Dorairaj | DMK | 36496 | 62.81% | V. S. Arunachalam | INC | 18737 |
| 27 | Tiruttani | E. S. Thyagarajan | DMK | 43436 | 61.72% | A. Ekambara Reddy | INC | 16498 |
| 28 | Arakkonam | N. S. Balaraman | DMK | 42256 | 60.11% | S. K. Subramania Mudaly | INC | 15378 |
| 29 | Sholingur | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | INC | 36776 | 55.39% | Natrajan K. M. | DMK | 7155 |
| 30 | Ranipet | K. A Wahab | IND | 36357 | 53.96% | A. G. Ranganatha Naicker | INC | 5335 |
| 31 | Arcot | N. Veerasami | DMK | 39126 | 57.79% | N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu | INC | 14065 |
| 32 | Katpadi | Durai Murugan | DMK | 37487 | 57.79% | Dhandayuthapani | INC | 16568 |
| 33 | Gudiyatham | Duraisami F. K. | DMK | 34954 | 56.38% | Adimoolam D. A. | INC | 16374 |
| 34 | Pernambattu | N. Krishnan | DMK | 35804 | 59.61% | P. Rajagopal | INC | 14139 |
| 35 | Natrampalli | T. C. Thimmaraya Gounder | DMK | 33303 | 55.33% | K. Shanmugasundaram | INC | 6421 |
| 36 | Tirupattur | Ramasamy G. | DMK | 37120 | 55.54% | Y. Shammugan | INC | 7400 |
| 37 | Vaniyambadi | M. Abdul Lathief | IND | 27899 | 56.13% | R. C. Samanna Gounder | INC | 8817 |
| 38 | Ambur | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | 32937 | 55.17% | Adimoolam M. | INC | 11488 |
| 39 | Kaniyambadi | Thopputhiruvengadam | DMK | 34435 | 54.11% | L. Balaraman | INC | 9788 |
| 40 | Vellore | M. P. Sarathy | DMK | 38968 | 52.85% | A. K. Lalalajapathy | INC | 6567 |
| 41 | Arani | A. C. Narasimhan | DMK | 37682 | 60.5% | M. Darumarajan | INC | 13083 |
| 42 | Cheyyar | K. Govindan | DMK | 39978 | 55.79% | Perumalsamy Nayagar | INC | 8301 |
| 43 | Vandavasi | V. Rajagopal | DMK | 41452 | 63.85% | D. Dasarathan | INC | 17987 |
| 44 | Pernamallur | P. Ettiappan | DMK | 39160 | 64.5% | Boopalan | INC | 17603 |
| 45 | Polur | T. P. Srinivasan | DMK | 34728 | 57.92% | Natesa Gounder T. R. | INC | 9496 |
| 46 | Chengam | C. Pandurangam | DMK | 32260 | 61.39% | A. Ar. Mugam | INC | 15555 |
| 47 | Thandarambattu | M. S. Radhakrishnan | DMK | 37991 | 58.82% | Sahadeva Ginder K. | INC | 11391 |
| 48 | Kalasapakkam | S. Murugaiyan | DMK | 42893 | 58.88% | M. Sundraswamy | INC | 12933 |
| 49 | Tiruvannamalai | P. U. Shanmugam | DMK | 46633 | 62.21% | D. Annamalai Pillai | INC | 18310 |
| 50 | Melmalayanur | R. R. Munusami | DMK | 31166 | 53.54% | Gopal Gounder K. | INC | 8872 |
| 51 | Gingee | S. Sagadeva Gounder | DMK | 39397 | 59.67% | V. Perumal Nainar | INC | 12772 |
| 52 | Tindivanam | Rajaram G. | DMK | 33933 | 55.83% | K. Ramamurthy | INC | 11885 |
| 53 | Vanur | N. Muthuvel | DMK | 34121 | 59.81% | A. Venkatachalam | INC | 14815 |
| 54 | Kandamagalam | M. Raman | DMK | 32293 | 57.33% | P. P. Mathavan | INC | 11665 |
| 55 | Villupuram | M. Shanmugam | DMK | 35838 | 51.41% | V. P. Sharangapani Gounder | INC | 7276 |
| 56 | Nellikuppam | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | DMK | 27741 | 44.93% | K. G. Kandan | INC | 5820 |
| 57 | Cuddalore | R. Govindaraj | DMK | 35219 | 52.6% | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | INC | 4310 |
| 58 | Panruti | S. Ramachandaran | DMK | 42141 | 52.06% | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi | INC | 8985 |
| 59 | Kurinjipadi | N. Rajangam | DMK | 27465 | 51.43% | M. Jayaraman | INC | 1526 |
| 60 | Bhuvanagiri | M. A. Abusali | IND | 28615 | 44.31% | R. Balakrishnan | INC | 5324 |
| 61 | Kattumannarkoil | S. Perumal | DMK | 32847 | 51.72% | T. M. Kuppusami | INC | 3296 |
| 62 | Chidambaram | P. Ponchokkalingam | DMK | 35750 | 50.33% | R. Gopalkrishnan | INC | 1679 |
| 63 | Vriddhachalam | M. Selvaraj | DMK | 42132 | 54.26% | B. Thiyagarajan | INC | 7198 |
| 64 | Mangalore | G. Jabamalai | DMK | 32612 | 52.24% | R. Perumal | INC | 11498 |
| 65 | Ulundurpet | V. Subramanian | DMK | 36191 | 57.87% | N. Po. Nambalam | INC | 10955 |
| 66 | Tirukkoyilur | A. S. Kumarasamy | DMK | 38520 | 55.27% | A. Vadivel | INC | 7349 |
| 67 | Mugaiyur | A. G. Padmavathi | DMK | 38744 | 59.98% | K. A. Ranganathan | INC | 19139 |
| 68 | Rishivandiyam | N. Dharmalingam | DMK | 29350 | 51.86% | Mappan K. | INC | 2108 |
| 69 | Sankarapuram | N. Natchiyappan | DMK | 28544 | 50.06% | Duraimuthusamy | INC | 72 |
| 70 | Kallakurichi | D. Kesavalu | DMK | 38513 | 52.84% | S. Sivaraman | INC | 4139 |
| 71 | Hosur | B. Venkataswamy | SWA | 28259 | 63.81% | T. Venkata Reddy | IND | 13196 |
| 72 | Uddanapalle | K. S. Kothanadaramaiah | IND | 13854 | 32.2% | N. Ramachandra Reddy | INC | 470 |
| 73 | Krishnagiri | C. Manniappan | DMK | 31445 | 63.0% | T. G. Selvaraj | INC | 12974 |
| 74 | Kaveripatnam | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | DMK | 41546 | 64.98% | E. Pattabi Naidu | INC | 19155 |
| 75 | Uttangarai | K. R. Krishnan | DMK | 36256 | 57.3% | M. Raman | INC | 11864 |
| 76 | Harur | S. A. Chinnaraju | DMK | 33039 | 54.26% | M. Ponnusamy | INC | 8880 |
| 77 | Dharmapuri | R. Chinnasamy | DMK | 39861 | 54.16% | D. N. Adivel | INC | 12027 |
| 78 | Palacode | M. V. Karivengadam | DMK | 32378 | 52.84% | B. K. Narashiman | INC | 3477 |
| 79 | Pennagaram | N. Manickkam | DMK | 33298 | 52.36% | P. K. C. Muthuswami | INC | 3007 |
| 80 | Mettur | M. Surendran | PSP | 32656 | 57.45% | Karuppanna Gounder | INC | 11118 |
| 81 | Taramangalam | Paramasivam | DMK | 33257 | 61.79% | Ramasamy Gounder | INC | 12693 |
| 82 | Omalur | V. Selladurai | DMK | 26065 | 60.81% | C. Govindan | INC | 10758 |
| 83 | Salem I | K. Jayaraman | DMK | 46262 | 50.92% | P. Thiagarajan | INC | 3395 |
| 84 | Salem II | K. Rajaram | DMK | 37152 | 52.77% | R. Ramakrishnan | INC | 5308 |
| 85 | Yercaud | Chinnusamy V. | DMK | 29196 | 60.81% | K. Chinna Gounden | INC | 10378 |
| 86 | Panamrathupatti | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | DMK | 35832 | 54.42% | P. Chinnu Alias Seperumal | INC | 8978 |
| 87 | Veerapandi | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 41369 | 62.23% | T. V. Thirumalai | INC | 22920 |
| 88 | Edapadi | A. Arumugam | DMK | 35638 | 54.72% | T. Natarajan | INC | 6153 |
| 89 | Sankari | V. Muthur | DMK | 27741 | 60.73% | P. T. Seerangan | INC | 10319 |
| 90 | Tiruchengodu | S. Kandappan | DMK | 43605 | 60.89% | V. Kumarasamy | INC | 19260 |
| 91 | Kapilamalai | C. V. Velappan | DMK | 43022 | 55.74% | P. Thyagarajan | INC | 9977 |
| 92 | Namakkal | Palanivelan | DMK | 39553 | 53.57% | Kaliappan | INC | 9106 |
| 93 | Sendamangalam | Chinna Veilaiya Gounder | DMK | 34507 | 56.92% | Vellaya Gounder | INC | 13055 |
| 94 | Rasipuram | R. Nainamalai | DMK | 41079 | 54.9% | P. Ganapathy | INC | 9918 |
| 95 | Attur | V. Palanivel Gounder | DMK | 39828 | 52.79% | C. Palanimuthu | INC | 4211 |
| 96 | Talavasal | Moo. Marimuthu | DMK | 32195 | 48.67% | T. Er. Sappan | INC | 3182 |
| 97 | Gudalur | K. H. Bomman | SWA | 18519 | 45.45% | K. Putta | CPI | 1941 |
| 98 | Udhagamandalam | M. Devarajan | DMK | 28901 | 56.32% | Nanjan M. B. | SWA | 11239 |
| 99 | Coonoor | J. Karunainathan | DMK | 33451 | 60.84% | N. Andy | INC | 18126 |
| 100 | Mettupalayam | M. C. Thooyamani | DMK | 39013 | 56.08% | Ramaswami | IND | 8460 |
| 101 | Avanashi | T. O. Periasamy | IND | 29356 | 49.9% | K. Thangavellu | DMK | 719 |
| 102 | Thondamuthur | R. Manickavasakam | DMK | 51181 | 60.3% | M. Nataraj | IND | 21492 |
| 103 | Singanallur | A. Subramaniam | PSP | 35888 | 53.89% | P. L. Subbian | INC | 15040 |
| 104 | Perur | N. Marudachalam | CPI | 39270 | 57.68% | K. P. Palanisami | INC | 17963 |
| 105 | Coimbatore West | P. Gopal | DMK | 34736 | 55.47% | S. S. Krishnaswamy | SWA | 9450 |
| 106 | Coimbatore East | K. Rangana Than | DMK | 31003 | 46.71% | A. Devaraj | INC | 3512 |
| 107 | Kinathukadavu | M. Kannappan | DMK | 47776 | 68.42% | S. T. Duraisamy | IND | 25727 |
| 108 | Pollachi | A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar | DMK | 41654 | 63.53% | A. Easwarasamy Gounder | IND | 18258 |
| 109 | Valparai | E. Ramaswamy | DMK | 38779 | 65.35% | M. Kuppuswamy | INC | 24051 |
| 110 | Udumalaipettai | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK | 45369 | 62.76% | T. Malayappa Gounder | IND | 19482 |
| 111 | Dharapuram | V. P. Palaniammal | DMK | 40947 | 64.41% | V. N. Gopal | INC | 19350 |
| 112 | Vellakoil | M. Pilanisamy | DMK | 42067 | 68.1% | S. M. Ramaswamy Gounder | IND | 25836 |
| 113 | Kangayam | Kovai Chezhiyan | DMK | 42461 | 66.41% | K. G. Palanisamy Gounder | IND | 22042 |
| 114 | Pongalur | N. Palanisamy | DMK | 37178 | 59.98% | A. Senapathi | IND | 18431 |
| 115 | Palladam | K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder | PSP | 34876 | 57.57% | R. Sengaliappan | INC | 13806 |
| 116 | Tiruppur | S. Duraisamy | DMK | 40762 | 54.88% | Khader S. A. | IND | 7767 |
| 117 | Modakkurichi | M. Chinnasami | DMK | 45108 | 58.18% | M. Chenniappan | Socialist Party | 13677 |
| 118 | Perundurai | N. K. Palanisamy | CPI | 38882 | 56.37% | K. Chinnasamy Gounder | IND | 8782 |
| 119 | Erode | M. Subramanian | DMK | 47809 | 61.16% | K. P. Muthusamy | INC | 17451 |
| 120 | Bhavani | A. M. Raja | DMK | 38527 | 59.36% | P. Kuppusamy Mudaliar | INC | 13047 |
| 121 | Anthiyur | E. M. Natarajan | DMK | 32691 | 56.79% | K. S. Nanjappan | INC | 7815 |
| 122 | Gobichettipalayam | S. M. Palaniappan | DMK | 35184 | 59.45% | K. M. Sundaramurthy | SWA | 14561 |
| 123 | Satyamangalam | Subramaniam Sk. | DMK | 31873 | 55.6% | Karuthiruman P. G. | INC | 8986 |
| 124 | Bhavanisagar | V. K. Ramarasan | DMK | 28003 | 51.89% | Velusamy M. | INC | 7011 |
| 125 | Oddanchatram | Nachimuthu Goundar N. | DMK | 40845 | 58.99% | Palaniyappan A. P. | INC | 13191 |
| 126 | Palani | C. Palanisamy | DMK | 38919 | 55.79% | Subramanian R. | INC | 14330 |
| 127 | Periyakulam | N. Anbuchezhian | DMK | 37926 | 56.85% | Chinnasamy Chettai | INC | 9595 |
| 128 | Bodinayakkanur | M. Surulivel | DMK | 35427 | 54.43% | Yellanna A. | IND | 16377 |
| 129 | Cumbum | Gopal K. P. | INC | 34483 | 48.87% | Chellathurai P. S. | DMK | 677 |
| 130 | Theni | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | DMK | 45785 | 64.01% | Ramasamy | INC | 20037 |
| 131 | Andipatti | N. V. Gurusamy Naidu | SWA | 20814 | 36.37% | Paramasivam S. | AIFB | 4132 |
| 132 | Sedapatti | Thavamani Thevar V. | AIFB | 20334 | 36.66% | Ramakrishnan M. K. | SWA | 4946 |
| 133 | Tirumangalam | M. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar | AIFB | 36468 | 56.97% | N. S. V. Chitthan | INC | 8920 |
| 134 | Usilampatti | P.K. Mookiah Thevar | AIFB | 49292 | 74.46% | S. Andi Thevar | IND | 32383 |
| 135 | Nilakottai | A. Muniyandi | DMK | 38583 | 61.12% | A. S. Ponnammal | INC | 14043 |
| 136 | Sholavandan | P. S. Maniyan | DMK | 43254 | 55.23% | Sundarajan Servai R. | INC | 8712 |
| 137 | Thiruparankundram | Kaverimaniam C. | DMK | 39110 | 50.41% | Pandythevar I | INC | 12230 |
| 138 | Madurai West | K. T. K. Thangamani | CPI | 40899 | 47.88% | Anandam P. | INC | 9146 |
| 139 | Madurai Central | K. Thirupathy | DMK | 30905 | 48.9% | Pazha Nedumara | INC | 3210 |
| 140 | Madurai East | K. Ramakrishnan K. S. | DMK | 27884 | 44.13% | Muthuram L. K. T. | INC | 2412 |
| 141 | Melur South | O. P. Raman | DMK | 45090 | 58.8% | C. Karuthanan | INC | 16876 |
| 142 | Melur North | P. Malaichamy | DMK | 37337 | 50.09% | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | 127 |
| 143 | Vadamadurai | Nagarajan K. | DMK | 35989 | 58.75% | Rajendran S. | INC | 10719 |
| 144 | Dindigul | Sundaram Pillai O. N. | INC | 27775 | 39.8% | Jama Hussain | IND | 1391 |
| 145 | Athoor | A. M. T. Nachiappan | DMK | 42195 | 59.7% | Lakshmanan T. P. S. | INC | 16728 |
| 146 | Vedasandur | P. Muthusamy | DMK | 36746 | 54.18% | Nanjundarow S. | INC | 13739 |
| 147 | Aravakurichi | Abdul Jabbar | IUML | 34164 | 60.1% | Kadasamy Gounder S. | SWA | 15305 |
| 148 | Karur | S. Nallasamy | DMK | 45977 | 56.55% | T. M. Nallaswamy | INC | 10657 |
| 149 | Thottiyam | S. K. Vadivelu | DMK | 39821 | 51.45% | K. M. Shanmughasundaram | INC | 2244 |
| 150 | Musiri | P. S. Muthuselvan | DMK | 35091 | 54.29% | A. R. Murugaiah | INC | 10859 |
| 151 | Uppiliyapuram | T. P. Alagamuthu | DMK | 42861 | 51.6% | R. Periasami | INC | 6807 |
| 152 | Perambalur | J. S. Raju | DMK | 39043 | 55.28% | K. Periyanan | INC | 15708 |
| 153 | Varahur | K. Palanivelan | DMK | 42733 | 58.91% | K. C. Periyasamy | INC | 16690 |
| 154 | Andimadam | S. Sadasiva Padayachi | DMK | 39313 | 53.05% | G. Thiyagarajan | INC | 4523 |
| 155 | Jayankondam | A. Chinnasamy | DMK | 41627 | 57.78% | S. Ramasami | INC | 12281 |
| 156 | Ariyalur | G. Sivaperumal | DMK | 48320 | 64.18% | R. Sambasivam Moopanar | INC | 25580 |
| 157 | Lalgudi | Muthamil Selvan Vn. | DMK | 40213 | 54.51% | Rengasamy Udayar D. | INC | 11963 |
| 158 | Srirangam | Jothi Venkatachalam | INC | 36172 | 51.22% | Kamatchiammal R. | DMK | 2933 |
| 159 | Tiruchirappalli I | V. Krishnamurthy | DMK | 38099 | 52.65% | Lourdusamy Pillai A. S. G. | INC | 4649 |
| 160 | Tiruchirappalli II | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | DMK | 40593 | 55.74% | Subramanian | INC | 9298 |
| 161 | Thiruverumbur | Kamaichi | DMK | 43233 | 53.05% | Swaminathan V. | INC | 4975 |
| 162 | Kulithalai | M. Kandaswamy | DMK | 44198 | 53.68% | Srinivasan Reddiar P. E. | INC | 6053 |
| 163 | Krishnarayapuram | P. Soundarapandiyan | DMK | 36177 | 55.03% | P. M. Thangavelraj | INC | 7157 |
| 164 | Kadavur | Karuraigiri Muthiah | INC | 31752 | 51.62% | P. Krishnasamy | DMK | 1989 |
| 165 | Viralimalai | Ilechezhiyan V. S. | DMK | 41813 | 57.47% | Karuppiah Udayar A. | INC | 11539 |
| 166 | Thirumayam | A. Thiagarajan | DMK | 38630 | 53.2% | Pr. Ramanathan | INC | 14277 |
| 167 | Alangudi | K. V. Subbiah | DMK | 43279 | 54.22% | T. A. S. Thangavelu | INC | 7882 |
| 168 | Pudukkottai | M. Sathiamoorthy | INC | 34680 | 46.8% | Subbaiah Kr. | CPI | 1287 |
| 169 | Thiruvaiyaru | G. Elangovan | DMK | 37139 | 50.75% | Palani K. B. | INC | 7326 |
| 170 | Thanjavur | S. Natarajan | DMK | 38288 | 55.72% | A. Y. Arokiasamy Nadar | INC | 7865 |
| 171 | Papanasam | N. Ganapathy | DMK | 43497 | 56.21% | V. Ramakrishnan | INC | 9613 |
| 172 | Valangiman | N. Somasundaram | DMK | 38519 | 58.11% | V. Thangavelu | INC | 14168 |
| 173 | Kumbakonam | N. Kasiraman | INC | 39755 | 51.45% | S. Padmananbhan | DMK | 2619 |
| 174 | Aduthurai | K. Rajamanickam | DMK | 40023 | 51.26% | A. Marimuthu | INC | 1963 |
| 175 | Sirkazhi | Vadivel S. | CPI | 31977 | 53.25% | K. B. S. Mani | INC | 6310 |
| 176 | Sembanarkoil | Sampath T. V. | DMK | 33937 | 56.28% | Sambandam K. R. | INC | 14490 |
| 177 | Mayiladuthurai | N. Kittappa | DMK | 37311 | 50.69% | M. R. Krishnappa | INC | 1019 |
| 178 | Kuttalam | S. Ganesan | DMK | 34781 | 54.57% | K. K. Deen | INC | 12227 |
| 179 | Kudavasal | Periasamy Udayar K. | DMK | 31302 | 47.75% | Daksinamoorthy Kalingaraya | INC | 7726 |
| 180 | Nannilam | Devandiran A | DMK | 36740 | 59.42% | V. S. Arunachalam | INC | 15308 |
| 181 | Thiruvarur | M. Karunanithi Thazhai | DMK | 30828 | 47.46% | Vedaiyan V | INC | 12142 |
| 182 | Nagapattinam | Rajamanickam | DMK | 29744 | 44.8% | Ramanatha Thevar | INC | 6402 |
| 183 | Vedaranyam | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | DMK | 41787 | 63.86% | Velayuthan P. C. | INC | 24309 |
| 184 | Thiruthuraipoondi | Manali Kandasami C. | CPI | 40714 | 62.84% | Thayamanavang G. | INC | 18596 |
| 185 | Kottur | Subbiah A. K. | CPI | 47419 | 73.26% | Rajamanickam T. | INC | 30110 |
| 186 | Mannargudi | Balakrishnan K. | DMK | 35211 | 52.05% | T. S. Swaminatha Odayar | INC | 7128 |
| 187 | Orathanadu | L. Ganesan | DMK | 49269 | 61.99% | Dhadayaudhapani | INC | 22986 |
| 188 | Gandharvakottai | Govindarasu Kalingarar | DMK | 42025 | 57.59% | Ramachandra Durai R. | INC | 13786 |
| 189 | Pattukkottai | A. R. Marimuthu | PSP | 44565 | 62.95% | Nagarajan N. | INC | 18336 |
| 190 | Peravurani | Chelliah | IND | 32025 | 36.46% | M. Krishnamoorthy | DMK | 2020 |
| 191 | Aranthangi | S. Ramanathan | DMK | 49322 | 55.81% | Ramanathan Servaikarar | INC | 12033 |
| 192 | Tiruppattur Sivaganga | S. Madhavan | DMK | 54117 | 70.13% | S. Sethuramalingam | INC | 31070 |
| 193 | Karaikudi | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | 39986 | 59.82% | S. P. R. Ramaswamy | SWA | 13128 |
| 194 | Tiruvadanai | Pr. Shanmugham | DMK | 40417 | 54.32% | K. R. Kariamanickam Ambalam | SWA | 6960 |
| 195 | Ilayangudi | Malaikannan V. | DMK | 45551 | 61.99% | Ramakrishna Thevar S. | INC | 21413 |
| 196 | Ramanathapuram | M. S. K. Sathyendran | DMK | 40690 | 65.05% | Balagangadharan R. | INC | 21041 |
| 197 | Kadaladi | C. Ramalingam | DMK | 31521 | 64.86% | Alangaram M. | SWA | 17658 |
| 198 | Mudukulathur | Kadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind | IND | 18267 | 32.86% | Subramoniam R. C. | INC | 735 |
| 199 | Paramakudi | T. K. Siraimeettan | DMK | 42614 | 58.97% | Rakkan K. V. | INC | 17750 |
| 200 | Sivaganga | S. Sethuraman | DMK | 42320 | 60.19% | O. Subramanian | INC | 17666 |
| 201 | Manamadurai | T. Soniah | DMK | 42584 | 56.79% | S. Sankaralingam | INC | 10179 |
| 202 | Kariapatti | Perumal A. R. | AIFB | 31499 | 51.33% | Muthuvel Serval M. | INC | 9324 |
| 203 | Aruppukottai | Sowdi Sundara Bharathi | AIFB | 37021 | 56.67% | Veerasamy M. | SWA | 9113 |
| 204 | Virudhunagar | P. Seenivasan | DMK | 31455 | 49.88% | V. Seenivasaga Naidu | SWA | 1577 |
| 205 | Sattur | S. Alagu Thevar | AIFB | 32610 | 55.43% | Dorairaj Naicker R | SWA | 8394 |
| 206 | Sivakasi | K. Kalimuthu | DMK | 39854 | 59.42% | Sundararaj Naicker N. | SWA | 14368 |
| 207 | Srivilliputhur | K. Gurusamy Alias Andi | DMK | 41522 | 63.34% | Dharmaraj S. P. | INC | 17486 |
| 208 | Rajapalayam | K. Suppu | CPI | 36827 | 50.45% | Srirenga Raja K. R. | INC | 664 |
| 209 | Vilathikulam | M. Rathnasabapathy | DMK | 32583 | 57.33% | Subba Reddiar K. | INC | 10486 |
| 210 | Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | CPI | 38844 | 62.16% | Subba Naicker L. | INC | 15198 |
| 211 | Ottapidaram | M. Muthiah | AIFB | 27571 | 56.92% | K. Manoharan | SWA | 9710 |
| 212 | Sankarankoil | S. Subbiah | DMK | 35677 | 61.84% | Jame M. | INC | 13658 |
| 213 | Vasudevanallur | A. Velladurai | DMK | 35954 | 56.96% | Gopa Thevar A. | INC | 8785 |
| 214 | Kadayanallur | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | DMK | 37649 | 52.49% | Abdul Majid Sahib S. M. | INC | 3570 |
| 215 | Tenkasi | Samsudeen Alias Kathiravan | DMK | 39110 | 55.66% | Iswar An I. C. | INC | 7960 |
| 216 | Alangulam | Aladi Aruna | DMK | 36526 | 51.29% | Ramachandran S. K. T. | INC | 1838 |
| 217 | Ambasamudram | S. Sanmugamuthu Thevar | INC | 31192 | 46.52% | Ananthakrishnan R. V. | DMK | 3485 |
| 218 | Cheranmahadevi | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | SWA | 34739 | 50.14% | Ratnavelpandian S. | DMK | 193 |
| 219 | Gangaikondan | A. Karuppiah | DMK | 32963 | 58.83% | Koil Pillai S. | INC | 14756 |
| 220 | Tirunelveli | P. Padmanabhan | DMK | 43325 | 62.16% | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | INC | 16952 |
| 221 | Melapalayam | M. Kather Mohideen S. | IUML | 35470 | 56.73% | Shanmugavel C. | INC | 13685 |
| 222 | Srivaikuntam | S. P. Adithanar | DMK | 37329 | 54.95% | Annamalai R. A. R. | INC | 9605 |
| 223 | Thoothukkudi | Ramalingam R. | DMK | 39030 | 56.98% | Naorojiammal | INC | 9557 |
| 224 | Tiruchendur | Edmund | DMK | 39974 | 53.54% | Ganesasundaram | INC | 5929 |
| 225 | Sattangulam | K. P. Kandasasmy | DMK | 33510 | 51.72% | T. Martin | INC | 4918 |
| 226 | Nanguneri | T. Ganapathy | DMK | 33099 | 53.42% | Thavasikani S. T. | INC | 4236 |
| 227 | Radhapuram | V. Karthesan | DMK | 33678 | 51.68% | Karuthiah K. P. | INC | 2189 |
| 228 | Kanniyakumari | K. Rajah Pillai | DMK | 35884 | 51.1% | Mahadevan Pillai B. | INC | 4558 |
| 229 | Nagercoil | M. Moses | SWA | 34726 | 48.09% | Christopher G. | DMK | 541 |
| 230 | Colachel | A. Pauliah | INC | 37401 | 54.98% | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 7549 |
| 231 | Padmanabhapuram | A. Swamidhas | INC | 32416 | 56.05% | Michael G. C. | DMK | 15242 |
| 232 | Tiruvattar | J. James | INC | 36097 | 59.66% | J. Hemachandran | CPI(M) | 21782 |
| 233 | Vilavancode | R. Ponnappan Nadar | INC | 32139 | 61.79% | Gnanaraj Christopher G. | DMK | 20969 |
| 234 | Killiyoor | N. Dennis | INC | 34573 | 62.25% | Russel Raj. C | DMK | 14032 |