1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The tenth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 24 June 1991. The Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – Indian National Congress alliance won the elections in a landslide and ADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa became the chief minister. This was her first term in office. The united strength of ADMK, the alliance with the Congress and the wave of public sympathy in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi assassination combined together to produce a massive victory for the ADMK.
Background
President's rule
On 30 January 1991, the DMK government which had come to power after winning the 1989 assembly election, was dismissed by the Indian Prime minister Chandra Shekhar using Article 356 of the Indian Constitution. President's rule was imposed on Tamil Nadu from 31 January. The reason cited for the dismissal was the deterioration of law and order in the state. The dismissal followed pressure on the Chandra Shekhar government by the Congress and ADMK to dismiss the DMK government. The Chandra Shekhar government fell on March 1991 after the Congress withdrew its outside support. Fresh elections for both the Indian parliament and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly were scheduled for June 1991.Unification of ADMK
The ADMK which had contested and lost the 1989 elections as two different factions reunited under the leadership of Jayalalitha in February 1989. The Janaki Ramachandran faction merged with the Jayalalitha faction to form a single united party and Janaki retired from politics. The reunited party regained the popular "Two Leaves" symbol of the ADMK.. The united ADMK was able to prove its strength immediately by winning the elections held for two constituencies -Marungapuri and Madurai East on 11 March 1989..The ADMK then allied with the Congress for the 1989 Parliamentary elections. The ADMK-Congress alliance won 38 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in that election routing the DMK-Janata Dal led National Front.Formation of PMK
The 1991 elections was the first state elections contested by the Pattali Makkal Katchi, a labour class based party. S. Ramadoss, the leader of the Vanniyar caste organisation which demanded proportional reservation in education and employment based on population ratio of each community – the Vanniyar Sangam converted into a political party and entered electoral politics with the 1989 parliamentary elections. The emergence of PMK cut into the DMK's political base in the northern districts of Tamil Nadu.Formation of TMK
In 1991, the Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam was formed by the actor-politician Vijaya T. Rajendar after he split from the DMK. Later, some of the second rung leaders of the ADMK including Su. Thirunavukkarasar, K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran, S. D. Ugamchand, V. Karuppasamy Pandian split from the party. For the 1991 elections they formed a pact with T. Rajendar and contested as TMK candidates.Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
On 21 May 1991, leader of the Indian National Congress and its prime ministerial candidate for the 1991 general elections was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber. The assassination took place at a campaign meeting at Sriperumpudur where he was campaigning for the Congress candidate Maragatham Chandrasekar.Coalitions
The two main political formations in this election were the DMK and ADMK led fronts. The DMK coalition comprised the Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India , Janata Dal and Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam. The ADMK front had only two major parties – itself and the Congress. The ADMK also backed the ICS candidate Sanjay Ramasamy in the Virudhunagar constituency. Several smaller parties like the PMK contested the elections alone.Seat allotments
DMK Front
AIADMK Front
Voting and results
The polling for the state assembly elections were held simultaneously with the polling for the 1991 Parliamentary elections on 24 June 1991. The voter turnout was 63.92%.Results by Pre-Poll Alliance
Constituency wise results
| Assembly Constituency | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
| Acharapakkam | E. Ramakrishnan | ADMK | M. Jayapal | DMK | 24,725 |
| Alandur | S. Annamalai | ADMK | Pammal Nallathambi | DMK | 34,911 |
| Alangulam | S. S. Ramasubbu | INC | S. Gurunathan | DMK | 31,150 |
| Alangudi | S. Shanmuganathan | ADMK | S. Chitrarasu | DMK | 49,701 |
| Ambasamudram | R. Murugaiah Pandian | ADMK | S. Chellappa | CPM | 29,214 |
| Anaicut | K. Dharmalingam | ADMK | S. P. Kannan | DMK | 35,533 |
| Andhiyur | V. Periasamy | ADMK | Radha Rukmani | DMK | 31,062 |
| Andimadam | K. R. Thangaraju | INC | M. Gnanamoorthy | PMK | 7,672 |
| Andipatti | K. Thavasi | ADMK | P. Asaiyan | DMK | 42,267 |
| Anna Nagar | A. Chellakumar | INC | S. M. Ramachandran | DMK | 27,298 |
| Arakkonam | Lata Priyakumar | INC | G. Mani | DMK | 30,982 |
| Arantanki | S. Thirunavukkarasu | TMK | Kuzha Chelliah | ADMK | 21,421 |
| Aravakkurichi | Mariyamul Asia | ADMK | Monjanur P. Ramasamy | DMK | 20,952 |
| Arcot | G. Viswanathan | ADMK | T. R. Gajapathi | DMK | 34,273 |
| Ariyalur | S. Manimegalai | ADMK | K. Chinnappa | DMK | 23,129 |
| Arni | I. R. Jaison Jacob | ADMK | E. Selvarasu | DMK | 34,312 |
| Aruppukottai | V. G. Manimeghalai | ADMK | R. M. Shanmuga Sundaram | DMK | 19,919 |
| Attur | V. Tamilarasu | ADMK | A. M. Ramasamy | DMK | 36,585 |
| Athoor | S. M. Durai | ADMK | I. Periyasamy | DMK | 46,097 |
| Avanashi | M. Seeniammal | ADMK | M. Arumugham | CPI | 46,149 |
| Bargur | J. Jayalalitha | ADMK | T. Rajendar | TMK | 37,215 |
| Bhavani | S. Muthusamy | ADMK | M. C. Duraisamy | DMK | 40,470 |
| Bhavanisagar | V. K. Chinnasamy | ADMK | O. Subramaniam | DMK | 42,587 |
| Bhuvanagiri | G. Malliga | ADMK | R. T. Sabapathy Mohan | DMK | 20,634 |
| Bodinayakkanur | V. Panneerselvam | ADMK | G. Ponnu Pillai | DMK | 37,044 |
| Chengalpattu | C. D. Varadarajan | ADMK | V. Tamilmani | DMK | 16,798 |
| Chengam | P. Veerapandiyan | ADMK | K. Munusamy | JD | 37,617 |
| Chepauk | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | INC | K. Anbazhagan | DMK | 4,456 |
| Cheranmadevi | R. Puthunainar Adithan | ADMK | P. H. Pandian | IND | 34,468 |
| Cheyyar | A. Devaraj | ADMK | V. Anbazhagan | DMK | 35,955 |
| Chidambaram | K. S. Alagiri | INC | M. R. K. Panneerselvam | DMK | 19,653 |
| Chinnasalem | R. P. Paramasivam | ADMK | R. Mookkappan | DMK | 39,042 |
| Coimbatore East | V. K. Lakshmanan | INC | K. C. Karunakaran | CPM | 17,525 |
| Coimbatore West | K. Selvaraj | INC | M. Ramanathan | DMK | 16,498 |
| Colachel | A. Pauliah | INC | R. Bathakbishnan | JD | 33,015 |
| Coonoor | M. Karuppasamy | ADMK | E. M. Mahaliappan | DMK | 22,151 |
| Cuddalore | P. R. S. Venkatesan | INC | E. Pugazhendhi | DMK | 15,175 |
| Cumbum | O. R. Ramachandran | INC | P. Ramar | DMK | 24,203 |
| Dharapuram | P. Eswaramurthi | ADMK | T. Shanthakumari | DMK | 37,945 |
| Dharmapuri | P. Ponnusamy | INC | R. Chinnasamy | DMK | 26,893 |
| Dindigul | B. Nirmala | ADMK | S. A. Thangarajan | CPM | 44,004 |
| Edapadi | K. Palanisamy | ADMK | P. Kolandai Gounder | PMK | 41,266 |
| Egmore | Parithi Elamvazhuthi | DMK | D. Yasodha | INC | 1203 |
| Erode | C. Manickam | ADMK | A. Ganeshamurthy | DMK | 43,688 |
| Gingee | S. S. R. Eramasass | INC | N. Ramachandran | DMK | 23,474 |
| Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan | ADMK | V. P. Shanmugadas Udayaram | DMK | 39,212 |
| Gudalur | K. R. Raju | ADMK | T. P. Kamalatchan | CPM | 12,306 |
| Gudiyatham | V. Dhandaydapani | INC | R. Paramasivam | CPM | 34,899 |
| Gummidipundi | R. Sakkubai | ADMK | K. Venu | DMK | 32,919 |
| Harbour | M. Karunanidhi | DMK | K. Suppu | INC | 890 |
| Harur | P. Abaranji | INC | P. V. Kariyamal | PMK | 42,464 |
| Hosur | K. A. Manoharan | INC | B. Venkataswamy | JD | 8,746 |
| Ilayangudi | M. S. M. Ramachandran | ADMK | N. Nallasethupathi | DMK | 24,130 |
| Jayankondam | K. K. Chinnappan | INC | S. Durairaju | PMK | 16,168 |
| Kadaladi | V. Sathiamoorthy | ADMK | K. Kalimuthu | DMK | 29,454 |
| Kadayanallur | S. Nagoor Meeran | ADMK | Samsudeen alias Kathiravan | DMK | 27,710 |
| Kalasapakkam | M. Sundarasami | INC | P. S. Thiruvengadam | DMK | 32,944 |
| Kancheepuram | C. P. Pattabiraman | ADMK | P. Murugesan | DMK | 27,266 |
| Kandamangalam | V. Subramaniam | ADMK | S. Alaguvelu | DMK | 35,280 |
| Kangayam | J. Jayalalitha | ADMK | N. S. Rajkumar Mandradiar | DMK | 33,291 |
| Kanyakumari | M. Ammamuthu | ADMK | C. Krishnan | DMK | 34,359 |
| Kapilamalai | P. Saraswathi | ADMK | S. Moorthy | DMK | 43,853 |
| Karaikudi | M. Karpagam | ADMK | C. T. Chidambaram | DMK | 38,311 |
| Karur | M. Chinnasamy | ADMK | M. Vasuki | DMK | 44,092 |
| Katpadi | K. M. Kalaiselvi | ADMK | Durai Murugan | DMK | 26,139 |
| Kattumannarkoil | N. R. Rajendiran | ADMK | G. Vetriveeran | PMK | 26,318 |
| Kaveripattinam | K. P. Munusamy | ADMK | V. C. Govindasamy | DMK | 47,236 |
| Killiyur | D. Kumaradas | JD | Pon. Robert Singh | INC | 1,168 |
| Kinathukadavu | N. S. Palanisamy | ADMK | K. Kandasamy | DMK | 32,566 |
| Kolathur | S. Kulandaivelu | ADMK | V. Raju | TMK | 65,312 |
| Kovilpatti | R. Shyamala | ADMK | L. Aiyalusamy | CPI | 28,251 |
| Krishnarajapuram | A. Arivalagan | ADMK | R. Natarajan | DMK | 56,436 |
| Kulittalai | A. Pappa Sundaram | ADMK | S. P. Sethuraman | DMK | 47,341 |
| Kumbakonam | R. Eramanathan | ADMK | S. Kumarasamy | JD | 36,309 |
| Krishnagiri | K. Munivenkatappan | ADMK | T. H. Mushtaq Ahmed | DMK | 39,968 |
| Kurinjipadi | K. Sivasubramanian | ADMK | N. Ganeshmoorthy | DMK | 12,471 |
| Kuttalam | S. Asaimani | ADMK | Ko. Si. Mani | DMK | 22,751 |
| Lalgudi | J. Logambal | INC | K. N. Nehru | DMK | 13,517 |
| Madurai Central | A. Deivanayagam | INC | M. Tamilkudimagan | DMK | 20,608 |
| Madurai East | O. S. Amarnath | ADMK | P. M. Kumar | CPM | 30,088 |
| Madurai West | S. V. Shanmugam | INC | Pon. Muthuramalingam | DMK | 26,922 |
| Maduranthakam | P. Chockalingam | ADMK | S. D. Ugamchand | TMK | 18,403 |
| Manamadurai | V. M. Subramaniam | ADMK | K. Kasilingam | DMK | 38,288 |
| Mangalore | S. Puratchimani | INC | V. Ganesan | DMK | 35,753 |
| Mannargudi | K. Srinivasan | ADMK | V. Veerasenan | CPI | 7,396 |
| Marungapuri | K. Ponnusamy | ADMK | N. Selvaraj | DMK | 41,904 |
| Mayiladuturai | M. M. S. Abul Hassan | INC | A. Senguttuvan | DMK | 23,308 |
| Melmalayanur | G. Janakiraman | INC | R. Panchatcharam | DMK | 26,492 |
| Melur | K. V. V. Rajamanickam | INC | N. Palanisamy | CPM | 52,772 |
| Mettupalayam | L. Sulochana | ADMK | B. Arunkumar | DMK | 41,739 |
| Mettur | S. Sundarambal | ADMK | G. K. Mani | PMK | 26,543 |
| Modakkurichi | Kavinilavu Dharmaraj | ADMK | K. Elanchezhiyan | DMK | 36,475 |
| Morappur | K. Singaram | ADMK | A. Arunachalam | PMK | 29,504 |
| Mudukulathur | S. Balakrishnan | INC | S. John Pandian | PMK | 11,044 |
| Mugaiyur | R. Savithiri Ammal | ADMK | A. G. Sampath | DMK | 25,420 |
| Musiri | M. Thangavel | ADMK | R. Natarasan | DMK | 31,244 |
| Mylapore | T. M. Rangarajan | ADMK | Nirmala Suresh | DMK | 26,696 |
| Nagapattinam | R. Kodimari | ADMK | G. Veeraiyan | CPM | 9,934 |
| Nagercoil | M. Moses | INC | S. Retnaraj | DMK | 30,052 |
| Namakkal | S. Anbalagan | ADMK | R. Mayavan | DMK | 49,895 |
| Nanguneri | V. Natesan Paulraj | ADMK | M. Mani Achiyur | DMK | 44,220 |
| Nannilam | K. Gopal | ADMK | M. Manimaran | DMK | 17,208 |
| Natham | M. Andi Ambalam | INC | P. Chelliam | DMK | 47,778 |
| Natrampalli | R. Indrakumari | ADMK | N. K. Raja | DMK | 47,529 |
| Nellikuppam | C. Damodharan | ADMK | C. Govindarajan | CPM | 35,108 |
| Nilakkottai | A. S. Ponnammal | INC | M. Arivazhagan | DMK | 37,060 |
| Oddanchatram | A. T. Chellamuthu | ADMK | T. Mohan | DMK | 42,464 |
| Omalur | C. Krishnan | ADMK | K. Sadasivam | PMK | 37,353 |
| Orathanad | Alagu Thirunavukkarasu | ADMK | L. Ganesan | DMK | 20,880 |
| Ottapidaram | S. X. Rajamannar | ADMK | C. Chelladurai | DMK | 27,325 |
| Padmanabhapuram | K. Lawrence | ADMK | S. Noor Mohammad | CPM | 23,293 |
| Palacode | M. G. Sekhar | ADMK | K. Arunachalam | JD | 39,259 |
| Palani | A. Subburathinam | ADMK | V. Balasekar | CPM | 39,813 |
| Palayamkottai | P. Dharmalingam | ADMK | V. Karuppasamy Pandian | TMK | 6,891 |
| Palladam | K. S. Duraimurugan | ADMK | M. Kannappan | DMK | 32,724 |
| Pallipet | A. Eakambara Reddy | INC | L. S. Annamalai | IND | 30,740 |
| Panamarathupatti | K. Rajaram | ADMK | S. R. Sivalingam | DMK | 50,355 |
| Panruti | S. Ramachandran | PMK | R. Devasundaram | ADMK | 1,122 |
| Papanasam | S. Rajaraman | INC | S. Kalyanasundaram | DMK | 21,925 |
| Paramakudi | S. Sundararaj | ADMK | N. Chandran | CPI | 38,466 |
| Park Town | U. Balaraman | INC | A. Rahman Khan | DMK | 11,835 |
| Pattukkottai | K. Balasubramaniam | ADMK | K. Annadurai | DMK | 28,736 |
| Pennagaram | V. Purushothaman | ADMK | N. M. Subramaniam | PMK | 18,828 |
| Perambalur | T. Sezhiyan | ADMK | M. Devarajan | DMK | 50,334 |
| Perambur | M. P. Sekar | ADMK | Chengai Sivam | DMK | 15,452 |
| Peravurani | R. Singaram | INC | M. R. Govindhan | DMK | 44,542 |
| Periyakulam | M. Periyaveeran | ADMK | L. Mookiah | DMK | 42,042 |
| Pernamallur | A. K. Srinivasan | ADMK | G. Subramanian | DMK | 27,172 |
| Pernambut | J. Parandaman | ADMK | V. Govindan | DMK | 42,498 |
| Perundurai | V. N. Subramanian | ADMK | T. K. Naliappan | CPI | 53,217 |
| Perur | K. P. Raju | ADMK | A. Natarasan | DMK | 29,659 |
| Pollachi | V. P. Chandrasekar | ADMK | M. N. Nachimuthu | DMK | 32,541 |
| Polur | T. Vediyappan | ADMK | A. Rajendran | DMK | 38,625 |
| Pongalur | S. R. Balasubramaniyam | INC | P. Vijayalakshmi | DMK | 41,062 |
| Poompuhar | M. Poorasamy | ADMK | M. Mohammad Siddik | DMK | 19,371 |
| Ponneri | E. Ravikumar | ADMK | K. Parthasarathy | DMK | 41,253 |
| Poonamallee | D. Sudarsanam | INC | D. Rajarathnam | DMK | 24,152 |
| Pudukkottai | C. Swaminathan | INC | V. N. Mani | DMK | 43,399 |
| Purasawalkam | B. Ranganathan | INC | Arcot N. Veerasamy | DMK | 22,832 |
| Radhakrishnan Nagar | E. Madhusudhanan | ADMK | V. Rajasekaran | JD | 24,952 |
| Radhapuram | Ramani Nallathambi | INC | N. Sargunaraj | DMK | 32,731 |
| Rajapalayam | T. Sathiah | ADMK | D. Danushkodi | DMK | 31,488 |
| Ramanathapuram | M. Thennavan | ADMK | M. A. Kader | DMK | 30,369 |
| Ranipet | N. G. Venugopal | ADMK | M. Abdul Latheef | DMK | 32,872 |
| Rasipuram | K. Palaniammal | ADMK | B. A. R. Elangovan | DMK | 50,230 |
| Rishivandiyam | M. Govindaraju | ADMK | M. Thangam | DMK | 33,131 |
| Royapuram | D. Jayakumar | ADMK | R. Mathivanan | DMK | 16,653 |
| Saidapet | M. K. Balan | ADMK | R. S. Sridhar | DMK | 22,762 |
| Salem – I | S. R. Jayaraman | INC | G. K. Subash | DMK | 41,094 |
| Salem – II | M. Natesan | ADMK | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 39,907 |
| Samayanallur | M. Kalirajan | ADMK | N. Soundarapandian | DMK | 55,456 |
| Sankarankoil | V. Gopalakrishnan | ADMK | S. Thangavelu | DMK | 26,848 |
| Sankari | V. Saroja | ADMK | R. Varadarajan | DMK | 51,959 |
| Sankarapuram | C. Ramaswamy | ADMK | S. Arunachalam | DMK | 45,078 |
| Sathankulam | Kumari Ananthan | INC | M. A. Ganesa Pandiyan | JD | 35,825 |
| Sathyamangalam | A. T. Saraswathy | ADMK | T. K. Subramaniam | DMK | 36,938 |
| Sattur | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran | TMK | Sannasi Karuppasamy | DMK | 2,239 |
| Sedapatti | R. Muthiah | ADMK | A. Athiyaman | DMK | 24,469 |
| Sendamangalam | K. Chinnasamy | ADMK | S. Sivaprakasam | TMK | 55,561 |
| Sholavandan | A. M. Paramasivan | ADMK | A. M. M. Ambikapathy | DMK | 35,313 |
| Sholinghur | A. M. Munirathinam | INC | C. Manickam | DMK | 34,110 |
| Singanallur | P. Govindaraj | ADMK | R. Sengaliappan | JD | 21,970 |
| Sirkazhi | T. Moorthy | ADMK | M. Panneerselvam | DMK | 33,984 |
| Sivaganga | K. R. Muruganandam | ADMK | B. Manoharan | DMK | 45,871 |
| Sivakasi | J. Balaganghadaran | ADMK | B. Boopathy Rajaram | DMK | 47,726 |
| Sriperumbudur | Polur Varadhan | INC | E. Godandam | DMK | 32,436 |
| Srirangam | P. A. Krishnan | ADMK | R. Jayabalan | JD | 51,544 |
| Srivaikuntam | S. Daniel Raj | INC | S. David Selvin | DMK | 27,314 |
| Srivilliputhur | R. Tamaraikani | IND | R. Vinayagamoorthi | ADMK | 1,169 |
| Talavasal | K. Kandasamy | INC | S. Gunasekaran | DMK | 53,447 |
| Tambaram | S. M. Krishnan | INC | M. A. Vaidialingam | DMK | 46,848 |
| Taramangalam | R. Palanisamy | INC | S. Ammasi | PMK | 8,334 |
| Tenkasi | S. Peter Alphonse | INC | S. Ramakrishnan | DMK | 36,879 |
| Thalli | M. Venkatarama Reddy | INC | V. Ranga Reddy | BJP | 10,561 |
| Thandarambattu | M. K. Sundaram | ADMK | D. Ponmudi | DMK | 36,863 |
| Thanjavur | S. D. Somasundaram | ADMK | S. N. M. Ubayadullah | DMK | 19,861 |
| Theni | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | ADMK | L. S. R. Krishnan | DMK | 41,300 |
| T. Nagar | S. Jayakumar | ADMK | S. A. Ganesan | DMK | 31,313 |
| Thirumangalam | T. K. Radhakrishnan | ADMK | R. Saminathan | DMK | 31,262 |
| Thirumayam | S. Regupathy | ADMK | Rama Govindarasan | TMK | 44,731 |
| Thirunavalur | J. Pannerselvam | ADMK | A. V. Balasubramaniyam | DMK | 27,986 |
| Thirupparankundram | S. Andi Thevar | ADMK | C. Ramachandran | DMK | 30,257 |
| Thiruthuraipundi | G. Palanisamy | CPI | V. Vedaiyan | INC | 12,066 |
| Thiruvadanai | Ramasamy Ambalam | INC | Sornalingam | JD | 30,536 |
| Thiruvaiyaru | P. Kaliaperumal | ADMK | Durai Chandrasekaran | DMK | 20,399 |
| Thiruvarambur | T. Rathinavel | ADMK | Pappa Umanath | CPM | 26,522 |
| Thiruvarur | V. Thambusamy | CPM | M. Ramasamy | INC | 5,247 |
| Thiruvattar | R. Nadesan | INC | J. Hemachandran | CPM | 16,829 |
| Thiruvidaimarudhur | N. Panneerselvam | INC | S. Ramalingam | DMK | 25,131 |
| Thiruvonam | K. Thangamuthu | ADMK | M. Ramachandran | DMK | 34,968 |
| Thondamuthur | C. Aranganayagam | ADMK | U. K. Vellingiri | CPM | 47,144 |
| Thottiam | N. R. Sivapathi | ADMK | K. Kannaiyan | DMK | 52,726 |
| Thousand Lights | K. A. Krishnaswamy | ADMK | M. K. Stalin | DMK | 16,981 |
| Tindivanam | S. Panneerselvam | INC | R. Masilamani | DMK | 19,035 |
| Tiruchendur | A. Chelladurai | ADMK | A. S. Pandian | DMK | 22,648 |
| Tiruchengode | T. M. Selvaganapathi | ADMK | V. Ramasamy | CPM | 78,659 |
| Tiruchy – I | S. Arokiasamy | ADMK | A. Malaramannan | DMK | 14,935 |
| Tiruchy – II | G. R. Mala Selvi | ADMK | Anbil Poyyamozhi | DMK | 20,544 |
| Tirunelveli | D. Veliah | ADMK | A. L. Subramanian | DMK | 30,285 |
| Tiruppattur | A. K. C. Sundarvel | ADMK | B. Sundaram | DMK | 35,904 |
| Tiruppattur | S. Kannappan | ADMK | S. Seventhiappan | DMK | 31,456 |
| Tirupporur | M. Dhanapal | ADMK | G. Chockalingam | DMK | 30,564 |
| Tiruppur | V. Palanisamy | ADMK | C. Govindasamy | CPM | 36,641 |
| Tiruttani | K. Thanigai Babu alias Rasan babu | ADMK | C. Chiranjeevulu Naidu | JD | 22,192 |
| Tiruvallur | D. Sakkubai Devaraj | ADMK | C. Subramani | DMK | 26,420 |
| Tiruvannamalai | V. Kannan | INC | K. Pitchandi | DMK | 28,919 |
| Tiruvottiyur | K. Kuppan | ADMK | T. K. Palanisamy | DMK | 27,322 |
| Triplicane | Mohammad Asif | ADMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | DMK | 12,452 |
| Tuticorin | V. P. R. Ramesh | ADMK | N. Periasamy | DMK | 41,395 |
| Udagamandalam | H. M. Raju | INC | H. Nataraj | DMK | 25,887 |
| Udumalpet | K. P. Manivasagam | ADMK | R. T. Mariappan | DMK | 30,272 |
| Ulundurpet | M. Anandan | ADMK | Pon Mayil Vahanan | DMK | 45,285 |
| Uppiliapuram | V. Ravichandran | ADMK | M. Sundaravadanam | DMK | 37,356 |
| Usilambatti | R. Pandiammal | ADMK | P. N. Vallarasu | FBL | 3,194 |
| Uthiramerur | Kanchi Panneerselvam | ADMK | K. Sundar | DMK | 34,094 |
| Valangiman | K. Panchavarnam | ADMK | S. Senthamil Chelvan | DMK | 27,688 |
| Valparai | A. Sridharan | ADMK | A. T. Karuppiah | CPI | 21,184 |
| Vandavasi | C. K. Thamizharasan | ADMK | V. Rajagopal | DMK | 29,494 |
| Vaniyambadi | E. Sampath | INC | A. Abdul Hameed | DMK | 19,831 |
| Vanur | S. Arumugam | ADMK | N. V. Jayaseelan | DMK | 36,469 |
| Varahur | E. T. Ponnuvelu | ADMK | C. Thiyagarajan | DMK | 28,229 |
| Vasudevanallur | R. Eswaran | INC | R. Krishnan | CPM | 20,314 |
| Vedaranyam | P. V. Rajendran | INC | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | DMK | 16,868 |
| Vedasandur | S. Gandhirajan | ADMK | P. Muthusamy | DMK | 67,090 |
| Vellakoil | Durai Ramasamy | ADMK | Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan | DMK | 29,587 |
| Veerapandi | K. Arjunan | ADMK | P. Venkatachalam | DMK | 56,274 |
| Vellore | C. Gnanasekaran | INC | A. M. Ramalingam | DMK | 23,066 |
| Vilathikulam | N. C. Kanagavalli | ADMK | S. Mavelraj | DMK | 21,709 |
| Vilavancode | M. Sundaradas | INC | D. Mony | CPM | 11,309 |
| Villivakkam | E. Kalan | INC | W. R. Varadarajan | CPM | 46,233 |
| Villupuram | D. Janardhanan | ADMK | K. Deivasigamoni alias Ponmudi | DMK | 17,440 |
| Virudhunagar | Sanjay Ramaswamy | ICS | G. Veerasamy | JD | 19,401 |
| Vridachalam | R. D. Aranganathan | ADMK | A. Rajendiran | PMK | 14,297 |
| Yercaud | C. Perumal | ADMK | Dhanushkodi Vedan | DMK | 45,579 |