1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and its leader, incumbent M. G. Ramachandran 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 MGR's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election MGR 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
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, Dr.MGR recommended dissolution of Tamilnadu State Assembly a year ahead of end of term, to use the sympathy wave of Congress, and also check his popularity. Indian National Congress and 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, Indian National Congress and Janata Party, state parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Indian Conress, and registered unrecognised parties Ambedkar Kranti Dal, Gandhi Kamraj National and Tamil Nadu Congress contested the election.Seat allocation
The allocation of seats were done what was later dubbed, "The MGR 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 MGR contested, due to his death during his chief ministership.
Campaigning
M. G. Ramachandran was confined to the hospital. Video coverage of MGR recuperating in hospital along with Indira Gandhi's assassination were stitched together by ADMK 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, MGR'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 ADMK leader M.G.R was admitted to a hospital in the U.S. and Indira Gandhi being assassinated.Seat allotments
AIADMK Front
DMK Front
Voting and Results
Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
Constituency wise results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
| Acharapakkam | K. Ethirajan | ADMK | E. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 8,579 |
| Alandur | M. Abraham | DMK | R. Mohanarangam | ADMK | 906 |
| Alangudi | A. Venkatachalam | ADMK | A. Periyannan | DMK | 37,029 |
| Alangulam | N. Shanmugiah Pandian | ADMK | P. Thambi Thurai | DMK | 21,033 |
| Ambasamudram | Balasubramanian | ADMK | A. Nallasivan | CPM | 8,666 |
| Anaicut | V. R. Krishnasamy | ADMK | P. N. Rajagopal | IND | 18,620 |
| Andhiyur | U. P. Mathaiyan | ADMK | S. Lakshmi | DMK | 31,346 |
| Andimadam | Adhimoolam alias Gandhi | ADMK | S. Sivasubramanian | DMK | 6,016 |
| Andipatti | M. G. Ramachandran | ADMK | Thangaraj | DMK | 32,484 |
| Anna Nagar | S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | V. Kothandaraman | ADMK | 7,726 |
| Arakkonam | V. K. Raju | DMK | M. Vijayasarathy | ADMK | 6,313 |
| Arantanki | S. Thirunavukkarasu | ADMK | S. Ramanathan | DMK | 29,904 |
| Aravakurichi | S. Jegatheesan | ADMK | P. Ramasamy | DMK | 13,614 |
| Aruppukottai | M. Pitchai | ADMK | V. Thangapandian | DMK | 3,434 |
| Arcot | T. Palani | ADMK | Arcot N. Veerasamy | DMK | 17,713 |
| Ariyalur | S. Purushothaman | ADMK | T. Arumugam | DMK | 17,770 |
| Arni | M. Chinnakulandai | ADMK | R. Sivanandam | DMK | 11,033 |
| Attur | C. Palanimuthu | INC | A. M. Ramaswamy | DMK | 31,123 |
| Athoor | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | ADMK | K. Rajambal | DMK | 29,573 |
| Avanashi | P. Lakshmi | ADMK | M. Arumugam | CPI | 34,173 |
| Bargur | T. M. Venkatachalam | ADMK | P. V. Veeramani | DMK | 32,811 |
| Bhavani | P. G. Narayanan | ADMK | N. K. K. Periasamy | DMK | 25,234 |
| Bhavanisagar | V. K. Chinnasamy | ADMK | S. Vellingiri | JNP | 16,796 |
| Bhuvanagiri | V. V. Swaminathan | ADMK | Durai Krishnamoorthy | DMK | 12,301 |
| Bodinayakkanur | K. S. M. Ramachandran | INC | Muthu Manoharan | DMK | 19,872 |
| Chengalpattu | Anoor G. Jegadeesan | ADMK | V. Rudrakotti | DMK | 1,220 |
| Chengam | T. Swamikannu | ADMK | P. Anbalagan | JNP | 24,731 |
| Chepauk | A. Rahman Khan | DMK | S. V. Marimuthu | ADMK | 8,988 |
| Cheranmadevi | P. H. Pandian | ADMK | P. S. Pandian | DMK | 29,673 |
| Cheyyar | K. Murugan | ADMK | Babu Janarthanam | DMK | 16,540 |
| Chidambaram | K. R. Ganapathi | ADMK | K. S. Subramanian | DMK | 9,243 |
| Chinnasalem | S. Sivaraman | IND | D. Peiyasamy | DMK | 22,997 |
| Colachel | F. M. Rajarathnam | ADMK | M. R. Gandhi | BJP | 589 |
| Coimbatore East | K. Ramani | CPM | Kovai Thambi | ADMK | 1,059 |
| Coimbatore West | M. Ramanathan | DMK | M. A. Hakkeem | INC | 6,892 |
| Coonoor | M. Sivakumar | ADMK | M. Ranganathan | DMK | 12,123 |
| Cuddalore | V. G. Chellappa | INC | V. Krishnamurthy | DMK | 16,696 |
| Cumbum | S. Subburayar | ADMK | N. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 5,223 |
| Dharapuram | A. Periasamy | ADMK | R. Ayyasamy | DMK | 15,968 |
| Dharmapuri | R. Chinnasamy | DMK | S. Aranganathan | ADMK | 8,454 |
| Dindigul | A. Premkumar | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan | DMK | 11,647 |
| Gingee | T. N. Muruganandam | INC | N. Ramachandran | DMK | 22,102 |
| Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan | ADMK | M. Andamuthu | DMK | 25,005 |
| Gudalur | K. Hutchi Gowder | ADMK | K. Karuppusamy | DMK | 16,457 |
| Gudiyatham | R. Govindasamy | INC | A. K. Sundarajan | IND | 6,447 |
| Gummidipundi | R. S. Munirathinam | ADMK | K. Vezhavendan | DMK | 12,047 |
| Harbour | A. Selvarasan | DMK | K. Liakath Ali Khan | ADMK | 8,304 |
| Harur | R. Rajamanickam | ADMK | M. Annamalai | CPM | 32,307 |
| Hosur | T. Venkata Reddy | INC | E. Venkatasamy | JNP | 20,197 |
| Ilayankudi | P. Anbalagan | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | Samsudeen Kathiravan | DMK | 7,602 |
| Kalasapakkam | M. Pandurangan | ADMK | P. S. Thiruvengadam | DMK | 19,666 |
| Kancheepuram | K. Balaji | ADMK | C. M. Palani Rajakumar | DMK | 13,001 |
| Kandamangalam | V. Subramaniyan | ADMK | S. Alaguvelu | DMK | 14,697 |
| Kangayam | K. C. Palanisamy | ADMK | M. Sivasabapathy | DMK | 16,757 |
| Kanyakumari | K. Perumal Pillai | ADMK | M. Sankaralingam | DMK | 7,657 |
| Kapilamalai | P. Sengottaiyan | INC | K. A. Mani | IND | 11,143 |
| Karaikudi | S. P. Durairasu | ADMK | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | 9,659 |
| Karur | K. Vadivel | ADMK | K. V. Ramasamy | DMK | 12,203 |
| Katpadi | G. Raghupathi | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | M. Kannappan | DMK | 11,883 |
| Kolathur | T. Marimuthu | ADMK | A. Tamilselvan Keerai | DMK | 27,847 |
| Kovilpatti | R. Rangasamy | INC | S. Alagarsamy | CPI | 17,296 |
| Krishnagiri | K. R. Chinnaraju | ADMK | Kanchana Kamalanathan | DMK | 11,015 |
| Krishnarayapuram | P. M. Thangavelraj | INC | K. Krishnan | DMK | 40,315 |
| Kulithalai | P. Musiri Puppnan | ADMK | B. Karuppaiah | CPI | 29,848 |
| Kumbakonam | K. Krishnamoorthy | INC | S. Kalyanasundaram | DMK | 36,668 |
| Kurinjipadi | A. Thangarasu | ADMK | C. Kuppusamy | DMK | 10,966 |
| Kuttalam | Pappa Subramanian | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | P. M. Kumar | CPM | 6,238 |
| Madurai West | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | S. Pandian | ADMK | 3,116 |
| Maduranthakam | G. Arumugam | DMK | Sachudanandam | INC | 2,360 |
| Manamadurai | K. Paramalai | INC | V. Gopal | TNC | 27,641 |
| Mangalore | S. Thangaraju | ADMK | N. Muthuvel | DMK | 23,135 |
| Mannargudi | S. Gnanasundaram | ADMK | P. Ramalingam | CPI | 4,427 |
| Marungapuri | K. Sholairaj | ADMK | P. Ramasamy | IND | 38,521 |
| Mayuram | M. Thangamani | ADMK | K. Sathyaseelan | DMK | 4,171 |
| Melmalayanur | P. U. Shanmugham | ADMK | P. R. Aranganathan | DMK | 33,946 |
| Melur | D. V. Veeranambalam | INC | K. Thyagarajan | ADMK | 27,046 |
| Mettupalayam | M. Chinnaraj | ADMK | M. Mathiyan | DMK | 20,424 |
| Mettur | K. P. Nachimuthu Gounder | ADMK | K. Gurusamy | IND | 17,830 |
| Modakurichi | S. Balakrishnan | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 14,735 |
| Musiri | S. Rathinavelu | ADMK | R. Natarajan | DMK | 23,673 |
| Mylapore | B. Valarmathi | ADMK | R. S. Bharathi | DMK | 5,474 |
| Nagapattinam | G. Veeraiyan | CPM | S. Thenkovan | ADMK | 4,986 |
| Nagercoil | S. Retnaraj | DMK | S. Jagatheesan | ADMK | 1,271 |
| Namakkal | R. Arunachalam | ADMK | K. Veluchami | DMK | 17,290 |
| Nanguneri | M. John Vincent | ADMK | E. Namdi | DMK | 14,018 |
| Nannilam | M. Manimaran | DMK | S. Anbarasan | ADMK | 4,508 |
| Natham | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | T. Alagirisamy | TNC | 39,210 |
| Natrampalli | T. Anbazhagan | ADMK | N. K. Raja | DMK | 29,210 |
| Nellikuppam | Anbarasan alias Ramalingam | ADMK | Govindarajan | CPM | 21,377 |
| Nilakottai | A. Baluchamy | ADMK | M. Arivazhagan | DMK | 29,849 |
| Oddanchatram | K. Kuppusamy | ADMK | K. Chellamuthu | IND | 2,481 |
| Omalur | Anbalagan | INC | S. Kuppusamy | CPI | 28,742 |
| Orathanad | T. Veeraswamy | ADMK | L. Ganesan | DMK | 4,069 |
| Ottapidaram | R. S. Arumugam | INC | M. Appadurai | CPI | 25,322 |
| Padmanabhapuram | V. Balachandran | IND | M. Vincent | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | 4,205 |
| Palladam | p. N. Paramasiva Gounder | ADMK | Sivasamy | IND | 10,573 |
| Pallipet | P. N. Narasimhan | ADMK | A. Eakambaram | IND | 6,211 |
| Panamarathupatti | K. Rajaram | ADMK | S. R. Sivalingam | DMK | 20,916 |
| Panruti | S. Ramachandran | ADMK | K. Nandagopala Krishnan | DMK | 7,637 |
| Papanasam | S. Rajaraman | INC | S. Sachidanandam | DMK | 17,278 |
| Paramakudi | K. Baluchamy | ADMK | T. M. Siraimeetan | DMK | 16,921 |
| Park Town | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | M. Jothi | IND | 2,927 |
| Pattukottai | P. N. Ramachandran | ADMK | A. V. Subramanian | ADMK | 15,117 |
| Pennagaram | H. G. Arumugam | ADMK | N. Nanjappan | CPI | 19,098 |
| Perambalur | K. Nallamuthu | INC | T. Sarojini | DMK | 29,270 |
| Perambur | Parithi Elam Vazhuthi | DMK | Sathyavani Muthu | ADMK | 7,204 |
| Peravurani | M. R. Govindhan | ADMK | A. M. Gopu | CPI | 27,267 |
| Periyakulam | T. Mohammad Saleem | ADMK | Maya Thevar | DMK | 26,467 |
| Pernamallur | R. Hari Kumar | ADMK | A. Rajendaran | DMK | 11,992 |
| Pernambut | K. Thamizharasan | ADMK | V. Govindan | DMK | 11,393 |
| Perundurai | A. Ponnusamy | ADMK | T. K. Nallappan | CPI | 28,365 |
| Perur | A. Natarasan | DMK | K. Marudachalam | ADMK | 7,061 |
| Pollachi | M. V. Rathinam | ADMK | S. Raju | DMK | 6,810 |
| Polur | J. Rajababu | INC | T. K. Subramantan | DMK | 22,118 |
| Pongalur | P. Kandaswamy | ADMK | N. S. Palanisamy | IND | 15,601 |
| Ponneri | K. P. K. Sekar alias K. P. Kulasekaran | ADMK | K. Sundaram | DMK | 19,904 |
| Poompuhar | N. Vijayabalan | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | M. S. Abdul Raheem | DMK | 20,727 |
| Ranipet | M. Kadirvelu | INC | V. M. Abdul Jabbar | DMK | 22,731 |
| Rasipuram | K. P. Ramalingam | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | D. Purushothaman | DMK | 190 |
| Salem - I | G. Krishnaraj | ADMK | G. K. Subasu | DMK | 5,886 |
| Salem - II | Arumugam | ADMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 8,006 |
| Samayanallur | A. Sivakumar | ADMK | S. Selvaraj | DMK | 20,137 |
| Sankarankoil | S. Sankaralingam | ADMK | S. Thangavelu | DMK | 12,383 |
| Sankarapuram | S. Kalitheerthan | ADMK | K. Venkatapathy | DMK | 24,031 |
| Sankari | P. Dhanabal | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | S. S. Karuppasamy | DMK | 7,407 |
| Sedapatti | R. Muthiah | ADMK | N. S. Selvaraj | INC | 4,998 |
| Sendamangalam | S. Sivaprakasam | ADMK | S. Kalavathi | DMK | 27,852 |
| Singanallur | R. Sengalippan | JNP | A. Subramaniam | INC | 4,931 |
| Sirkazhi | K. Balasubramaniam | ADMK | K. Panneerselvam | DMK | 11,286 |
| Sivaganga | O. Subramanian | INC | V. R. Ayyadurai | CPI | 23,825 |
| Sivakasi | V. Balakrishnan | ADMK | N. Perumal Samy | IND | 10,801 |
| Sholavandan | A. Chandrasekaran | INC | S. P. Rajangam | JNP | 17,772 |
| Sholinghur | N. Shanmugam | ADMK | K. Moorthi | DMK | 4,049 |
| Sriperumbudu | D. Yasodha | INC | K. M. Panchatcharam | DMK | 11,820 |
| Srirangam | P. Soundararajan | ADMK | C. Ramasamy Udayar | JNP | 20,462 |
| Srivaikuntam | S. Daniel Raj | INC | S. P. Muthu | DMK | 7,373 |
| Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani | ADMK | P. Seenivasan | DMK | 8,213 |
| Talavasal | T. Rajambal | INC | R. Ravichandar | DMK | 27,813 |
| Tambaram | Ella. Rajamanickam | ADMK | M. A. Vaidialingam | DMK | 7,146 |
| Taramangalam | S. Semmalai | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | A. V. Balasubramanian | DMK | 7,973 |
| Thirupparankundram | M. Marimuthu | ADMK | A. Ayyanan Ambalam | DMK | 12,673 |
| Thiruthuraipundi | P. Uthirapathi | CPI | J. Arjunan | ADMK | 10,815 |
| Thiruvadanai | K. Sornalingam | INC | M. Gnanaprakasam | IND | 18,817 |
| Thiruvarambur | N. Gurusamy alias Annadasan | ADMK | Pappa Umanath | CPM | 4,479 |
| Thiruvaiyaru | Durai Govindarajan | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | U. K. Vellingiri | CPM | 22,326 |
| Thottiam | Periasamy | INC | S. R. Vadivel | DMK | 39,516 |
| Thousand Lights | K. A. Krishnasamy | ADMK | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 2,292 |
| Tindivanam | K. M. Thangamani | INC | Subramanya Gounder | JNP | 19,316 |
| Tiruchendur | S. R. Subramania Adithan | ADMK | K. P. Kandasamy | DMK | 2,388 |
| Tiruchengode | C. Ponnaiyan | ADMK | M. M. Kandasamy | DMK | 19,222 |
| Tiruchy - I | A. Malaramannan | DMK | R. Perumal | INC | 2,893 |
| Tiruchy - II | N. Nallusamy | ADMK | Anbil Dharmalingam | DMK | 4,681 |
| Tirunelveli | S. Narayanan | ADMK | A. L. Subramanian | DMK | 18,862 |
| Tiruppattur | Y. Shanmugam | INC | B. Sundaram | DMK | 18,103 |
| Tiruppattur | S. Madhavan | ADMK | P. R. Algu | DMK | 21,908 |
| Tirupporur | Thamizhmani | ADMK | G. Chockalingam | DMK | 6,434 |
| Tiruppur | K. Subbarayan | CPI | R. Manimaran | ADMK | 1,240 |
| Tiruttani | R. Shanmugam | ADMK | C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu | JNP | 3,929 |
| Tiruvallur | S. Pattabiraman | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | K. Varadharajulu | DMK | 26,882 |
| Uppiliapuram | R. Saroja | ADMK | R. Mookkayee | DMK | 22,098 |
| Usilambatti | P. K. M. Muthuramalingam | IND | S. Andi Thevar | IND | 20,741 |
| Uthiramerur | K. Narasimma Pallavan | ADMK | C. V. M. A. Ponmozhi | DMK | 17,790 |
| Valangiman | Gomathi Srinivasan | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | A. Poopalan | DMK | 26,216 |
| Varahur | A. Arunachalam | ADMK | 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 | ADMK | P. Muthusamy | IND | 27,869 |
| Veerapandi | P. Vijayalakshmi | ADMK | S. Subramaniam | DMK | 28,060 |
| Vellakoil | Durai Ramasamy | ADMK | Appan Palanisamy | DMK | 11,307 |
| Vellore | V. M. Devaraj | DMK | A. K. Ranganathan | ADMK | 10,023 |
| Vilathikulam | S. Kumara Kurubara Ramanathan | DMK | R. K. Perumal | ADMK | 6,338 |
| Vilavancode | M. Sundaradas | INC | D. Mony | CPM | 12,293 |
| Villivakkam | V. P. Chintan | CPM | J. C. D. Prabakaran | ADMK | 1,046 |
| Villupuram | M. Mani Rajarathinam | ADMK | K. P. Palaniappan | DMK | 13,854 |
| Virudhunagar | A. S. A. Arumugam | JNP | M. Sundararajan | ADMK | 7,076 |
| Vridachalam | R. Thiyagarajan | INC | D. Rasavelu | DMK | 18,122 |
| Yercaud | P. R. Thirugnanam | INC | K. Manickam | DMK | 32,002 |
MGR's Cabinet
Nedunchezhiyan remained the finance minister in MGR's third Cabinet.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 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.