Chief Minister
Ramachandran
M. G. Ramachandran
ADMKAravakurichi · Sworn: Jun 1977
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ADMK 130/234. MGR era begins.
Assembly — 1977
Majority: 118 · Total: 234 seats
Party Seats
ADMK
130DMK
48INC
27CPI(M)
12JP
10CPI
5Independent
1AIFB
1ADMK130
DMK48
INC27
CPI(M)12
JP10
CPI5
Independent1
AIFB1
All 234 Constituencies — Click to Explore
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royapuram | Ponnurangam | DMK | 24217 | 33.54% | M. Raji | AIADMK | 1591 |
| 2 | Harbour | A. Selvarajan | DMK | 23845 | 36.71% | M. M. Peer Mohammad | Independent | 5983 |
| 3 | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | Isari Velan | AIADMK | 28416 | 35.57% | R. D. Seethapathy | DMK | 1488 |
| 4 | Park Town | T.S. Nallathambi | DMK | 22433 | 32.78% | N. G. Bhuvaneshwari | JP | 3226 |
| 5 | Perambur | S. Baalan | DMK | 34134 | 42.74% | T. Raja | AIADMK | 13468 |
| 6 | Purasawalkam | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 41073 | 45.09% | T. S. Govindaswamy | JP | 19069 |
| 7 | Egmore | S.Manimudi | DMK | 26746 | 38.6% | K. Deivasigamoni | AIADMK | 7332 |
| 8 | Anna Nagar | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | 43076 | 50.1% | G. Krishnamurthy | AIADMK | 16438 |
| 9 | T. Nagar | R. E. Chandran Jayapal | DMK | 23346 | 30.91% | K. Krishnamoorthy | AIADMK | 1030 |
| 10 | Thousand Lights | S.J. Sadiq Pasha | DMK | 26599 | 37.13% | Syed Khaleefa Thullah | Independent | 4858 |
| 11 | Chepauk | A. Rahman Khan | DMK | 24425 | 38.4% | V. Rajkumar | AIADMK | 6629 |
| 12 | Triplicane | M. Aranganathan | DMK | 23154 | 35.16% | Noorjahan Razack | AIADMK | 2127 |
| 13 | Mylapore | T. K. Kapali | DMK | 26044 | 33.75% | Lakshmi Krishnamurthi | JP | 4906 |
| 14 | Saidapet | D. Purushothaman | DMK | 27160 | 36.7% | N. Kannan | AIADMK | 5278 |
| 15 | Gummidipoondi | S. Munirathinam | AIADMK | 32309 | 42.26% | G. Kamalambujammal | JP | 11267 |
| 16 | Ponneri | S. M. Dorairaj | AIADMK | 31796 | 42.64% | G. Vetriveeran | DMK | 11272 |
| 17 | Thiruvottiyur | P. Sigamony | AIADMK | 26458 | 31.29% | M. V. Narayanaswamy | DMK | 2463 |
| 18 | Villivakkam | K. Suppu | DMK | 37327 | 41.07% | R. Sarweshwar Rao | AIADMK | 7898 |
| 19 | Alandur | K. M. Abdul Razack | AIADMK | 30961 | 37.45% | M. Abiraham | DMK | 3849 |
| 20 | Tambaram | Munu Adhi | AIADMK | 32394 | 35.22% | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 426 |
| 21 | Thiruporur | G. Chokkalingam | DMK | 24932 | 44.78% | T. Radha | AIADMK | 2101 |
| 22 | Chengalpattu | Anoor Jagadeesan | AIADMK | 29306 | 43.5% | V. Rudrakotti | DMK | 3870 |
| 23 | Maduranthakam | C. Arumugam | DMK | 26977 | 36.08% | S. D. Ugamchand | INC | 7332 |
| 24 | Acharapakkam | Ethraj | AIADMK | 26756 | 43.19% | N. Muthuvel | DMK | 2797 |
| 25 | Uthiramerur | S. Pakkur Subramanyan | AIADMK | 34877 | 45.03% | K. M. Rajagopal | DMK | 12583 |
| 26 | Kancheepuram | K. Balaji | AIADMK | 31327 | 35.47% | V. Sambandan | DMK | 1947 |
| 27 | Sriperumbudur | N. Krishnan | AIADMK | 29038 | 43.0% | T. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 8137 |
| 28 | Poonamallee | D. Irajarathnam | DMK | 26552 | 36.49% | Era. Kulasekaran | AIADMK | 4893 |
| 29 | Thiruvallur | S. Pattabiraman | AIADMK | 30670 | 45.38% | Munirathinam Naidu | JP | 8302 |
| 30 | Tiruttani | R. Shanmugham | AIADMK | 29070 | 43.68% | A. B. Ramachandran | DMK | 10316 |
| 31 | Pallipattu | Eakambara Reddy | INC | 23480 | 33.62% | K. M. Balaraman | AIADMK | 4286 |
| 32 | Arakkonam | V. K. Raju | AIADMK | 24630 | 33.5% | A. Kannayiram | DMK | 7589 |
| 33 | Sholingur | S. J. Ramaswamy | AIADMK | 25997 | 38.23% | K. Murthi | DMK | 5649 |
| 34 | Ranipet | Durai Murugan | DMK | 31940 | 43.53% | K. A. Wahab | Independent | 15297 |
| 35 | Arcot | K. J. Uyyakondan | AIADMK | 27193 | 39.29% | N. R. Ethirajulu | JP | 10579 |
| 36 | Katpadi | M. A. Jayavelu | AIADMK | 26873 | 38.18% | Sambasivam | DMK | 4690 |
| 37 | Gudiyatham | V. K. Kothandaraman | CPI(M) | 20590 | 29.54% | Soundarajulu Naidu | JP | 2544 |
| 38 | Pernambut | I. Tamilarasan | AIADMK | 24536 | 37.21% | P. Rajagopal | JP | 3663 |
| 39 | Vaniyambadi | M. Abdul Latheef | Independent | 26620 | 42.86% | R. Sampanghi | DMK | 8734 |
| 40 | Natrampalli | T. Anbazhagan | AIADMK | 31015 | 44.43% | M. Marappan | DMK | 16055 |
| 41 | Tiruppattur | B. Sundaram | DMK | 19855 | 27.29% | K. Jayaraman | AIADMK | 998 |
| 42 | Chengam | T. Swamikannu | AIADMK | 22789 | 46.36% | N. Poosanar | DMK | 10912 |
| 43 | Thandarambattu | D. Venugopal | DMK | 28605 | 38.01% | A. Ramalingam | AIADMK | 6944 |
| 44 | Tiruvannamalai | P. U. Shanmugam | DMK | 27148 | 32.22% | D. Pattusamy | INC | 1362 |
| 45 | Kalasapakkam | P. S. Thiruvengadam | DMK | 26841 | 35.39% | S. Sundaresa Udayar | AIADMK | 1543 |
| 46 | Polur | K. J. Subramanian | AIADMK | 24631 | 37.82% | S. Murugaiyan | DMK | 2729 |
| 47 | Anaicut | R. Margabandhu | AIADMK | 32731 | 48.78% | P. M. Vasudeva Reddiar | JP | 18585 |
| 48 | Vellore | A. K. Ranganathan | AIADMK | 26590 | 30.47% | A. K. Lalalajapathy | JP | 832 |
| 49 | Arni | V. Arjunan | AIADMK | 33925 | 41.47% | E. Selvarasu | DMK | 9222 |
| 50 | Cheyyar | Pulavar Govindan | DMK | 33338 | 43.34% | K. Shanmughasundaram | AIADMK | 11919 |
| 51 | Vandavasi | P. Munuswamy | AIADMK | 28306 | 41.11% | C. Kanniappan | DMK | 1830 |
| 52 | Peranamallur | P. Chandran | AIADMK | 27860 | 40.47% | P. Ettappan | DMK | 8038 |
| 53 | Melmalayanur | P. Thangavelu Gounder | AIADMK | 27673 | 38.93% | S. Vijayaraghavan | DMK | 13563 |
| 54 | Gingee | Gingee N. Ramachandran | DMK | 26971 | 36.13% | G. Krishnaswamy | AIADMK | 3590 |
| 55 | Tindivanam | T. R. Erajaram Reddy | INC | 18990 | 29.55% | R. Radhakrishnan | JP | 1840 |
| 56 | Vanur | M. Paramasivam | DMK | 21557 | 34.32% | A. Boopalan | AIADMK | 1973 |
| 57 | Kandamangalam | M. Kannan | AIADMK | 25403 | 38.71% | S. Alagavelu | DMK | 2054 |
| 58 | Villupuram | P. Krishnan | AIADMK | 27882 | 37.69% | K. P. Palaniappan | DMK | 2699 |
| 59 | Mugaiyur | G. Rangothaman | AIADMK | 31531 | 45.74% | M. Shanmugam | DMK | 13283 |
| 60 | Tirunavalur | L. Arumugam | AIADMK | 24087 | 34.96% | V. Subramanaian | DMK | 4955 |
| 61 | Ulundurpet | V. Thulukkanam | DMK | 26788 | 37.7% | Sathyavani Muthu | AIADMK | 7577 |
| 62 | Nellikkuppam | C. Govindarajan | CPI(M) | 23077 | 32.75% | V. Krishnamoorthy | DMK | 4817 |
| 63 | Cuddalore | K. Abdul Latheef | AIADMK | 24107 | 31.61% | R. Govindarajan | DMK | 1827 |
| 64 | Panruti | S. Ramachandaran | AIADMK | 43330 | 59.24% | K. Nandagopala Krishnan | JP | 15657 |
| 65 | Kurinjipadi | M. Selvaraj | DMK | 19523 | 28.75% | S. Natarajan | CPI(M) | 2526 |
| 66 | Bhuvanagiri | V. Raghuraman | DMK | 21638 | 28.33% | T. M. D. Mahalingam | JP | 4288 |
| 67 | Kattumannarkoil | E. Ramalingam | DMK | 26038 | 37.54% | R. Rajan | AIADMK | 6047 |
| 68 | Chidambaram | Durai Kaliyamoorthy | DMK | 22917 | 31.3% | Muthu Govindarajan | AIADMK | 3331 |
| 69 | Virudhachalam | C. Ramanathan | AIADMK | 30178 | 39.59% | K. Ramalingam | DMK | 12107 |
| 70 | Mangalur | M. Periyasamy | AIADMK | 30616 | 40.32% | V. Ponnuswamy | DMK | 13255 |
| 71 | Rishivandiyam | M. Sundaram | INC | 25530 | 38.42% | M. Deivigam | AIADMK | 4052 |
| 72 | Chinnasalem | M. Subdramaniam | AIADMK | 24304 | 35.57% | S. P. Pachayappan | DMK | 3223 |
| 73 | Sankarapuram | Durai Muthusamy | INC | 21593 | 31.45% | M. Mohammad Haneed | AIADMK | 2708 |
| 74 | Hosur | N. Ramachandra Reddy | INC | 30818 | 58.12% | K. S. Kothandaramiah | JP | 17615 |
| 75 | Thalli | D. R. Rajaram Naidu | INC | 18559 | 30.53% | B. Venkataswamy | JP | 5171 |
| 76 | Kaveripattinam | K. Samarasam | AIADMK | 25770 | 39.97% | E. Pattabi Naidu | JP | 6458 |
| 77 | Krishnagiri | K. R. Chinnarassu | AIADMK | 17178 | 32.66% | T. M. Thiruppathy | JP | 4712 |
| 78 | Bargur | H. G. Arumugam | AIADMK | 28812 | 48.94% | V. C. Thimmarayan | DMK | 13392 |
| 79 | Harur | M. Annamalai | CPI(M) | 20042 | 34.69% | K. Surattaiyan | JP | 7572 |
| 80 | Morappur | N. Kuppusamy | AIADMK | 22886 | 34.42% | R. P. Murugan | DMK | 1616 |
| 81 | Palacode | B. M. Krishnan | AIADMK | 21959 | 32.87% | K. T. Govindan | JP | 4258 |
| 82 | Dharmapuri | P. K. C. Muthusamy | JP | 26742 | 42.3% | D. S. Shanmugam | AIADMK | 5186 |
| 83 | Pennagaram | K. Appunu Gounder | JP | 17591 | 32.13% | Krishnan | AIADMK | 659 |
| 84 | Mettur | K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder | AIADMK | 30762 | 43.67% | P. Natesan | INC | 16786 |
| 85 | Taramangalam | R. Narayanan | INC | 23882 | 34.59% | S. Semmalai | AIADMK | 19 |
| 86 | Omalur | M. Sivaperumal | AIADMK | 26342 | 42.69% | M. Govindan | JP | 12518 |
| 87 | Yercaud | R. Kaliyappan | AIADMK | 20219 | 42.29% | V. Chinnaswamy | DMK | 6775 |
| 88 | Salem-I | S. V. Varadarajan | AIADMK | 34708 | 38.21% | S. S. Mahadeva Mudaliar | JP | 8662 |
| 89 | Salem-II | M. Arumugam | JP | 22636 | 31.41% | K. A. Thangavelu | DMK | 2113 |
| 90 | Veerapandi | P. Venga Gounder | AIADMK | 31920 | 44.87% | M. Muthuswamy | DMK | 13776 |
| 91 | Panamarathupatti | N. Subbarayan | AIADMK | 27676 | 45.04% | S. C. Kanjamalai | DMK | 13198 |
| 92 | Attur | C. Palanimuthu | INC | 19040 | 29.8% | P. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 347 |
| 93 | Talavasal | S. M. Raju | AIADMK | 24681 | 36.33% | K. Kaliyaperumal | INC | 5677 |
| 94 | Rasipuram | P. Duraisamy | AIADMK | 33762 | 43.61% | K. C. Periasamy | DMK | 14388 |
| 95 | Senthamangalam | V. Chinnasamy | AIADMK | 28731 | 45.1% | Vadama Gounder | INC | 14850 |
| 96 | Namakkal | R. Arunachalam | AIADMK | 31952 | 40.59% | K. Veluchamy | DMK | 14737 |
| 97 | Kapilamalai | K. Sengodan | AIADMK | 30194 | 36.54% | S. Paramasivam | JP | 11396 |
| 98 | Tiruchengodu | C. Ponnaiyan | AIADMK | 44501 | 46.11% | V. Kumaraswamy | JP | 26737 |
| 99 | Sankari | P. Dhanapal | AIADMK | 32780 | 53.27% | M. Paramanandam | DMK | 21029 |
| 100 | Edappadi | I. Ganesan | AIADMK | 31063 | 38.56% | T. Natarajan | INC | 6807 |
| 101 | Mettupalayam | S. Palanisamy | AIADMK | 26029 | 32.37% | T. T. S. Thippaiah | JP | 5312 |
| 102 | Avanashi | S. N. Palaniswamy | INC | 22550 | 32.26% | R. Annanambi | AIADMK | 1747 |
| 103 | Thondamuthur | K. Maruthachalam | AIADMK | 31690 | 33.29% | R. Manickavachagam | DMK | 7495 |
| 104 | Singanallur | R. Venkedusamy alias Venkedu | CPI(M) | 25820 | 27.96% | R. Senkaliappan | JP | 1796 |
| 105 | Coimbatore West | C. Aranganayagam | AIADMK | 27742 | 36.8% | B. S. Mohammad Ali | DMK | 7349 |
| 106 | Coimbatore East | K. Ramani | CPI(M) | 20803 | 30.54% | K. Aranganathan | DMK | 2019 |
| 107 | Perur | A. Natarajan | DMK | 29158 | 33.74% | M. Nanjappan | CPI(M) | 2830 |
| 108 | Kinathukadavu | K. V. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 25909 | 36.32% | M. Kannappan | DMK | 5320 |
| 109 | Pollachi | O. P. Somasundaram | AIADMK | 34896 | 45.11% | S. Raju | DMK | 16944 |
| 110 | Valparai | R. S. Thangavelu | AIADMK | 20926 | 34.18% | A. T. Karuppiah | CPI | 4685 |
| 111 | Udumalaipettai | P. Kolandaivelu | AIADMK | 28737 | 34.3% | U. K. P. Natarajan | JP | 4118 |
| 112 | Dharapuram | R. Ayyachamy | AIADMK | 18884 | 31.67% | A. K. Shivalingam | INC | 2682 |
| 113 | Vellakoil | D. Ramaswamy | INC | 30996 | 37.69% | M. Palanisamy | DMK | 10320 |
| 114 | Pongalur | K. Nachimuthu | AIADMK | 20324 | 32.56% | S. R. Balasubramaniam | INC | 1555 |
| 115 | Palladam | P. G. Kittu | AIADMK | 27172 | 33.11% | K. N. Kumarasamy | INC | 6997 |
| 116 | Tiruppur | R. Manimaran | AIADMK | 38984 | 41.13% | A. Ganapathy | CPI | 14415 |
| 117 | Kangayam | R. K. S. Dhanapandi | AIADMK | 31665 | 42.09% | M. Sivasabapathy | DMK | 13167 |
| 118 | Modakkurichi | Subbulakshmi | AIADMK | 38072 | 44.75% | A. Ganeshamurthy | DMK | 22872 |
| 119 | Perundurai | A. Ponnusamy | AIADMK | 30574 | 39.91% | N. K. Palanisamy | CPI | 6042 |
| 120 | Erode | S. Muthusamy | AIADMK | 37968 | 43.09% | M. Subramanian | DMK | 17579 |
| 121 | Bhavani | M. R. Soundarrajan | AIADMK | 22989 | 31.41% | G. Gurumoorthy | JP | 3976 |
| 122 | Anthiyur | P. Guruswamy | AIADMK | 23950 | 42.46% | A. Palani | JP | 12527 |
| 123 | Gobichettipalayam | N. K. K. Ramasamy | AIADMK | 25660 | 34.99% | N. R. Thiruvenkadam | INC | 6412 |
| 124 | Bhavanisagar | V. K. Chinnaswamy | AIADMK | 23078 | 32.48% | Sampoornam Swaminathan | DMK | 1447 |
| 125 | Sathyamangalam | K. A. Sengottaian | AIADMK | 21145 | 35.81% | C. R. Rajappa | INC | 1506 |
| 126 | Coonoor | K. Rangasamy | DMK | 22649 | 42.33% | C. Periasamy | AIADMK | 9499 |
| 127 | Ootacamund | B. Gopalan | AIADMK | 18134 | 28.94% | K. Karuppasamy | DMK | 129 |
| 128 | Gudalur | K. Hutchi Gowder | DMK | 15323 | 26.29% | C. I. Allapitchai | Independent | 360 |
| 129 | Palani | N. Palanivel | CPI(M) | 23810 | 34.53% | S. R. P. Mani | INC | 3844 |
| 130 | Oddanchatram | A. P. Palaniappan | INC | 27000 | 37.09% | K. Kuppuswamy | AIADMK | 4581 |
| 131 | Periyakulam | K. Pannai Sethuram | AIADMK | 31271 | 45.5% | R. Ramaiah | INC | 14323 |
| 132 | Theni | V. R. Jayaraman | AIADMK | 35152 | 45.71% | S. Veluchamy | DMK | 16573 |
| 133 | Bodinayakkanur | P. Ramadass | AIADMK | 29022 | 41.12% | K. S. M. Ramachandran | INC | 8992 |
| 134 | Cumbum | R. Chandrasekharan | AIADMK | 34902 | 41.5% | N. Natarajan | DMK | 822 |
| 135 | Andipatti | K. Kandasamy | AIADMK | 24311 | 34.41% | N. V. Gurusamy | JP | 8042 |
| 136 | Sedapatti | R. Muthiah | AIADMK | 28040 | 43.52% | A. R. P. Alagarsamy | INC | 11022 |
| 137 | Thirumangalam | P. T. Saraswathy | AIADMK | 29493 | 44.3% | N. S. V. Chithan | INC | 1773 |
| 138 | Usilampatti | P. K. Mookiah Thevar | AIFB | 35361 | 61.95% | N. S. Ponniah | INC | 23939 |
| 139 | Nilakottai | A. Baluchamy | AIADMK | 28296 | 51.19% | M. Muthuperiasamy | INC | 18497 |
| 140 | Sholavandan | V. Balaguruva Reddiar | AIADMK | 29968 | 40.02% | A. Chandrasekaran | INC | 6513 |
| 141 | Thiruparankundram | K. Kalimuthu | AIADMK | 33850 | 41.39% | V. Palani Andi Ambalam | INC | 18090 |
| 142 | Madurai West | T. P. M. Periyaswamy | AIADMK | 32342 | 43.06% | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 16131 |
| 143 | Madurai Central | N. Lakshminarayanan | AIADMK | 29399 | 39.9% | A. Rathinam | INC | 12979 |
| 144 | Madurai East | N. Sankaraiah | CPI(M) | 24263 | 33.45% | A. G. Subbraman | INC | 1985 |
| 145 | Samayanallur | S. Selvaraj | AIADMK | 34019 | 44.5% | C. Karuthanan | INC | 14361 |
| 146 | Melur | A. M. Paramasivan | AIADMK | 33111 | 36.07% | K. V. Veeranambalam | INC | 156 |
| 147 | Natham | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | 29055 | 44.97% | R. Murugan | AIADMK | 7962 |
| 148 | Dindigul | N. Varadharajan | CPI(M) | 33614 | 45.19% | V. S. Lakshmanan | DMK | 19882 |
| 149 | Athoor | A. Vellaisamy | AIADMK | 31590 | 45.4% | A. M. T. Nachiappan | DMK | 17652 |
| 150 | Vedasandur | S. M. Vasan | AIADMK | 26995 | 37.21% | S. Nanjunda Rao | INC | 1854 |
| 151 | Aravakurichi | S. Sadasivam | INC | 32581 | 39.51% | P. Ramasamy | DMK | 11034 |
| 152 | Karur | K. Vadivel | AIADMK | 33856 | 35.11% | S. Nallasamy | DMK | 11592 |
| 153 | Krishnarayapuram | P. Soundarapandian | AIADMK | 22561 | 32.59% | P. N. Thangavelraj | INC | 594 |
| 154 | Marungapuri | K. Karunanidhi Muthiah | INC | 27093 | 38.58% | A. P. Raju | DMK | 10199 |
| 155 | Kulithalai | P. E. Srinivasa Reddiar | INC | 27043 | 33.59% | S. Rasu | AIADMK | 7647 |
| 156 | Thottiam | K. P. Kathamuthu | AIADMK | 25638 | 31.85% | K. M. Shanmugasundaram | INC | 990 |
| 157 | Uppiliapuram | R. Periasamy | INC | 31642 | 37.08% | M. Atchayagopal | AIADMK | 5706 |
| 158 | Musiri | P. Kothandaraman alias Musiri Putthan | AIADMK | 34569 | 39.27% | V. S. Periasamy alias VSP | DMK | 14002 |
| 159 | Lalgudi | K. N. Shanmugam | AIADMK | 33322 | 36.06% | R. Gandhirajan | DMK | 1533 |
| 160 | Perambalur | S. V. Ramasamy | AIADMK | 37400 | 56.53% | K. S. Velusamy | DMK | 20941 |
| 161 | Varahur | N. Perumal | AIADMK | 36023 | 52.39% | K. Kanagasabai | DMK | 12104 |
| 162 | Ariyalur | T. Arumugam | DMK | 31380 | 39.73% | Karuppiah alias Asokan | AIADMK | 1255 |
| 163 | Andimadam | T. Subramanian | AIADMK | 36885 | 56.45% | S. Sivasubramaniam | DMK | 14829 |
| 164 | Jayankondam | V. Krunamurthy | AIADMK | 35540 | 44.75% | K. C. Ganesan | DMK | 11712 |
| 165 | Srirangam | R. Soundararajan | AIADMK | 26200 | 31.31% | M. Dharmalingam | DMK | 5065 |
| 166 | Tiruchy-I | C. Manickam | AIADMK | 21908 | 33.29% | A. V. Krishnamurthy | DMK | 2311 |
| 167 | Tiruchy-II | K. Soundararajan | AIADMK | 25405 | 36.37% | M. S. Venkatachalam | DMK | 7882 |
| 168 | Thiruverumbur | K. S. Murugesan | DMK | 24594 | 32.06% | V. Swaminathan | INC | 852 |
| 169 | Sirkazhi | K. Subravelu | DMK | 34281 | 43.38% | K. Balasubramaniam | AIADMK | 4876 |
| 170 | Poompuhar | S. Ganesan | DMK | 34105 | 44.95% | G. Bharathi Mohan | CPI(M) | 9597 |
| 171 | Mayiladuthurai | N. Kittappa | DMK | 29829 | 39.34% | M. M. S. Abdul Hassan | INC | 8592 |
| 172 | Kuttalam | R. Rajamaniam | DMK | 30819 | 39.92% | G. Veeraiyan | CPI(M) | 8263 |
| 173 | Nannilam | M. Manimaran | DMK | 33636 | 41.75% | P. Jayaraj | INC | 9109 |
| 174 | Tiruvarur | M. Karunanidhi Thazhai | DMK | 38528 | 44.27% | P. S. Dhanuskody | CPI(M) | 14254 |
| 175 | Nagapattinam | R. Umanath | CPI(M) | 31519 | 39.65% | A. Ambalavanan | DMK | 710 |
| 176 | Vedaranyam | M. Meenakshisundaram | DMK | 29601 | 35.4% | S. Devarajan | INC | 1592 |
| 177 | Thiruthuraipoondi | P. Uthirapathy | CPI | 43208 | 45.93% | N. Kuppusamy | DMK | 18274 |
| 178 | Mannargudi | M. Ambigapathy | CPI | 34298 | 37.89% | K. Balakrishnan | DMK | 7417 |
| 179 | Pattukkottai | A. R. Marimuthu | INC | 25993 | 30.13% | V. R. K. Palaniappan | AIADMK | 911 |
| 180 | Peravurani | M. R. Govindan | AIADMK | 32625 | 38.8% | M. Masilamani | CPI | 7950 |
| 181 | Orathanad | T. M. Thailappan | DMK | 31866 | 35.5% | N. Sivagnanam | INC | 5710 |
| 182 | Thiruvonam | Durai Govindarajan | AIADMK | 23779 | 29.06% | Pulavar. T. Tholappan | DMK | 2213 |
| 183 | Thanjavur | S. Natarajan | DMK | 33418 | 41.72% | R. Saminathan | AIADMK | 9756 |
| 184 | Tiruvaiyaru | G. Elangovan | DMK | 28500 | 36.96% | P. C. Palaniyandi | AIADMK | 5303 |
| 185 | Papanasam | R. V. Soundararajan | INC | 24904 | 33.4% | S. Sachidanandam | DMK | 1636 |
| 186 | Valangiman | A. Chellappa | DMK | 24270 | 36.01% | P. Srinivasan | AIADMK | 3373 |
| 187 | Kumbakonam | S. R. Eradha | AIADMK | 26432 | 32.52% | O. Vadivelu Mazhavarayar | INC | 2982 |
| 188 | Thiruvidaimarudur | S. Ramalingam | DMK | 26304 | 32.59% | K. Govindarajulu | INC | 1815 |
| 189 | Tirumayam | N. Sundararaj | INC | 20694 | 25.92% | P. Ponnambalam | AIADMK | 57 |
| 190 | Kolathur | V. Chinniah | INC | 27071 | 36.55% | T. Marimuthu | AIADMK | 4218 |
| 191 | Pudukkottai | Rajkumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman | INC | 36406 | 42.74% | C. Anbarasan | AIADMK | 17054 |
| 192 | Alangudi | T. Pushparaju | INC | 37634 | 38.94% | P. Thirumaran | AIADMK | 10575 |
| 193 | Arantangi | S. Thirunavukkarasu | AIADMK | 35468 | 37.45% | P. Appukutty | CPI | 10940 |
| 194 | Tiruppattur | S. Shanmugham Koothagudi | CPI | 21579 | 27.45% | C. T. Raja Chidambaram | AIADMK | 341 |
| 195 | Karaikudi | P. Kaliyappan | AIADMK | 27403 | 32.03% | P. Chidambaram | INC | 240 |
| 196 | Tiruvadanai | KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam | INC | 32386 | 36.75% | S. Anguchamy | AIADMK | 3736 |
| 197 | Ilaiyangudi | R. Sivasamy | CPI | 17677 | 24.22% | V. Malaikannan | DMK | 790 |
| 198 | Sivaganga | O. Subramanian | INC | 23495 | 30.59% | K. R. Muruganandam | AIADMK | 2429 |
| 199 | Manamadurai | V. M. Subramanian | AIADMK | 28849 | 40.23% | K. Paramalai | INC | 2055 |
| 200 | Paramakudi | K. Ugrapandian | AIADMK | 27303 | 36.31% | K. Krishnan | INC | 3946 |
| 201 | Ramanathapuram | T. Ramasamy | AIADMK | 33048 | 46.86% | S. K. Ganesan | JP | 17528 |
| 202 | Kadaladi | R. C. Subramanian | AIADMK | 25690 | 36.56% | A. Piravanathan | DMK | 13391 |
| 203 | Mudukulathur | S. Balakrishnan | INC | 17709 | 24.13% | V. Munisamy | Independent | 2865 |
| 204 | Aruppukottai | M. G. Ramachandran | AIADMK | 43065 | 56.23% | M. Muthuvel Servai | JP | 29378 |
| 205 | Sattur | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | AIADMK | 38772 | 43.24% | M. Veerasamy | INC | 16942 |
| 206 | Virudhunagar | M. Sundararajan | AIADMK | 33077 | 44.52% | A. S. A. Arumugam | JP | 10257 |
| 207 | Sivakasi | K. Ramasamy | JP | 24518 | 31.11% | Dharmar | INC | 1772 |
| 208 | Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani | AIADMK | 25990 | 31.91% | V. Vaikundam | DMK | 7016 |
| 209 | Rajapalayam | K. Dhanuskodi | AIADMK | 28028 | 37.55% | K. Pottu Poattan | INC | 3847 |
| 210 | Vilathikulam | R. K. Perumal | AIADMK | 25384 | 38.39% | K. Subba Reddiar | INC | 3383 |
| 211 | Ottapidaram | O. S. Veluchami | INC | 22629 | 41.51% | O. Thangaraj | AIADMK | 5828 |
| 212 | Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | CPI | 21985 | 32.75% | P. Seeniraj | AIADMK | 397 |
| 213 | Sankarankoil | S. Subbiah | DMK | 13778 | 20.52% | C. Ayyadorai | AIADMK | 337 |
| 214 | Vasudevanallur | R. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 20092 | 33.25% | I. muthuraj | CPI | 4044 |
| 215 | Kadayanallur | M. M. A. Razak | AIADMK | 29347 | 38.78% | S. K. T. Ramachandran | INC | 5661 |
| 216 | Tenkasi | S. Muthusamy Karayalar | INC | 30273 | 41.36% | J. Abdul Jabbar | Independent | 11784 |
| 217 | Alangulam | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | AIADMK | 20183 | 28.43% | R. Navaneethakrishnapandian | JP | 1841 |
| 218 | Tirunelveli | G. R. Edmund | AIADMK | 26419 | 38.5% | Krishnan alias Nellai Kannan | INC | 7294 |
| 219 | Palayamkottai | K. Manoharan | AIADMK | 29146 | 44.1% | N. Shanmugan | Independent | 13954 |
| 220 | Cheranmadevi | P. H. Pandian | AIADMK | 24256 | 35.34% | V. Ratnasabapathi | INC | 2292 |
| 221 | Ambasamudram | Easwaramurthy alias Sornam | CPI(M) | 23356 | 35.33% | R. Nallakannu | CPI | 1787 |
| 222 | Nanguneri | M. John Vincent | JP | 18668 | 27.71% | D. Veliah | AIADMK | 204 |
| 223 | Radhapuram | Y. S. M. Yusuf | AIADMK | 26404 | 38.68% | P. Paul Pandian | JP | 3594 |
| 224 | Sathankulam | R. Jebamani | JP | 18362 | 27.36% | S. P. Adithanar | Independent | 855 |
| 225 | Tiruchendur | R. Amirtharaj | AIADMK | 20871 | 29.13% | Subramanya Adithan | JP | 1135 |
| 226 | Srivaikuntam | K. Sathu Selvaraj | AIADMK | 20459 | 31.29% | S. Muthu | DMK | 3540 |
| 227 | Thoothukudi | N. Dhanasekaran | AIADMK | 23598 | 29.29% | R. Naoroji | INC | 1219 |
| 228 | Kanyakumari | C. Krishnan | AIADMK | 23222 | 33.32% | T. C. Subramaniya Pillai | INC | 7212 |
| 229 | Nagercoil | M. Vincent | AIADMK | 26973 | 36.45% | P. Mohammad Ismail | JP | 193 |
| 230 | Colachel | R. Athiswami | JP | 21131 | 30.4% | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 1182 |
| 231 | Padmanabhapuram | A. Swamidhas | JP | 22910 | 47.81% | N. V. Kanniyappan | AIADMK | 8153 |
| 232 | Thiruvattar | J. James | JP | 27812 | 48.82% | J. Hemachandran | CPI(M) | 1620 |
| 233 | Vilavancode | D. Gnanasigamony | CPI(M) | 32628 | 48.85% | S. Sathiadas | JP | 1933 |
| 234 | Killiyur | Pon. Vijayaraghavan | JP | 34237 | 79.2% | K. Thankaraj | INC | 25928 |