1989 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu

The 1989 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the dominance of INC-AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam failed to win a single seat, resulting in the party's downturn in national and state politics for the coming years. Because National Front won at the national level, Rajya Sabha member Murasoli Maran got a cabinet berth in the new V. P. Singh administration.

Seat Allotment

Congress Front

National Front

Voting and results

• The two seats won in 1984 represents seats won by DMK.

List of Elected MPs

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: New York Times
Due to the fact, that the DMK-JD were routed in Tamil Nadu, VP Singh had to choose Rajya Sabha member, Murasoli Maran to represent Tamil Nadu in his cabinet.

Cabinet Ministers

See also

• Elections in Tamil Nadu

Bibliography

• Volume I, 1989 Indian general election, 9th Lok Sabha

References

External links

• Website of Election Commission of India
• CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History