# 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

The fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971, resulting in a re-election victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which had first won under the leadership of C. N. Annadurai in 1967. The main opposition was the Indian National Congress (Organisation) led by K. Kamaraj, while the Indian National Congress (Indira) faction aligned with the DMK. This election marked the first victory for M. Karunanidhi as DMK leader, who assumed office as Chief Minister after Annadurai’s death. Karunanidhi, supported by M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) in a leadership dispute with V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, secured his position with MGR and Vai. Balasundaram’s instrumental backing.
This election also set a precedent in national politics, as the Indian National Congress (Indira)—led by Indira Gandhi—formed a coalition with the DMK. This agreement allowed the DMK to take all seats in the state legislature, while conceding half of Tamil Nadu's seats in the Lok Sabha to the Congress.
With a 48.58% vote share and 184 seats, DMK achieved the largest single-party vote and seat count in Tamil Nadu's electoral history. This remains the only instance where a DMK-led government in Tamil Nadu retained power, as all subsequent DMK administrations have been succeeded by AIADMK-led coalitions.

## Background

The opposition party, Indian National Congress was heavily weakened due to a split that occurred in 1969. This led to the formation of Indian National Congress (Organisation) under K. Kamaraj, which was the major opposition in this election, while the Indian National Congress, supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Indira Gandhi continued as Prime Minister with the support of Communist parties and DMK which had 25 seats in the Lok Sabha. It was during this time, the long-awaited Salem steel mill was approved. The ruling Congress party decided to dissolve the Lok Sabha and conduct early elections to use the popularity from Bangladesh War victory. Then Chief minister of Tamil nadu M. Karunanidhi also decided to dissolve the state assembly and face the elections in alliance with Indira's Congress one year before the end of his term.

## Parties and alliances

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) formed a seven-party alliance known as the Left and Democratic Front (Progressive Front). This coalition was led by the DMK and included the Indian National Congress (Indira), Communist Party of India (CPI), Praja Socialist Party, All India Forward Bloc, Muslim League, and M. P. Sivagnanam's Tamil National Party. The Congress party, reliant on DMK votes in the Lok Sabha for its survival, had no influence over seating arrangements. The Indira Congress contested in nine out of 39 parliamentary constituencies but did not participate in legislative assembly contests. Indira Gandhi directed the Tamil Nadu Congress leader, C. Subramaniam, to accept this arrangement, signaling a shift in the party's focus away from Tamil Nadu as a Congress stronghold.
The opposition front was a coalition of Kamaraj led Indian National Congress (Organisation) (Congress (O)), Rajaji's Swatantara Party, Samyukta Socialist Party, the Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party, the Republican Party and the Coimbatore District Agriculturist Association.

## Seat Allotment
### DMK Front

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | 203 |
| 2. | Communist Party of India | Tha. Pandian | 10 |
| 3. | All India Forward Bloc | P.K. Mookiah Thevar | 9 |
| 4. | Praja Socialist Party | | 4 |
| 5. | Indian Union Muslim League | Muhammed Ismail | 2 |

### INC(O) Front

| No. | Party | Leader | Seats |
| 1. | Indian National Congress (Organization) | K. Kamaraj | 201 |
| 2. | Swatantra Party | C. Rajagopalachari | 19 |
| 3. | Samyukta Socialist Party | George Fernandes | 2 |

## Karunanidhi's Cabinet

The council of ministers in M. Karunanidhi's cabinet (in 1971).
| Minister | Portfolios |
| M. Karunanidhi | Chief Minister, Finance, Home and police, Legislature |
| V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | Education and Revenue |
| K. Rajaram | Backward Classes |
| K. Anbazhagan | Public Health |
| Anbil P. Dharmalingam | Agriculture |
| S. J. Sadiq Pasha | Public Works |
| Satyavani Muthu | Harijan Welfare |
| M. Kannappan | Religious Endowments |
| S. Madhavan | Industries |
| N. V. Natarajan | Labour |
| O. P. Raman | Electricity |
| S. P. Adithanar | Cooperation |
| S. Ramachandran | Transport |

## Voting and results
### Results

Source: Election Commission of India
Change :
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,654,935 | 48.58% | 203 | 184 | 47 |
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% | | Communist Party of India | 364,803 | 2.32% | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% | | All India Forward Bloc | 268,721 | 1.71% | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% | | Praja Socialist Party | 147,985 | 0.94% | 4 | 4 | — |
| Progressive Front Seats: 205 Seat Change: +26 Popular Vote: 8,506,078 Popular Vote %: 54.30% | | Indian Union Muslim League | 69,634 | 0.44% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Democratic Front Seats: 21 Seat Change: -50 Popular Vote: 6,016,530 Popular Vote %: 38.18% | | Indian National Congress | 5,513,894 | 34.99% | 201 | 15 | 36 |
| Democratic Front Seats: 21 Seat Change: -50 Popular Vote: 6,016,530 Popular Vote %: 38.18% | | Swatantra Party | 465,145 | 2.95% | 19 | 6 | 14 |
| Democratic Front Seats: 21 Seat Change: -50 Popular Vote: 6,016,530 Popular Vote %: 38.18% | | Socialist Party | 37,491 | 0.24% | 2 | 0 | — |
| Others Seats: 8 Seat Change: Popular Vote: 1,234,193 Popular Vote %: 7.52% | | Independent | 965,379 | 6.13% | 256 | 8 | |
| Others Seats: 8 Seat Change: Popular Vote: 1,234,193 Popular Vote %: 7.52% | | Communist Party of India | 259,298 | 1.65% | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 Political Parties | 10 Political Parties | 15,756,801 | — | — | 234 | — |

### By constituency

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| #k | Name | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Party | Votes | % | Margin |
| 1 | Washermanpet | M. Vedachalam | | DMK | 38,989 | 54.04 | Ananthan | | INC | 32,231 | 44.68 | 6,758 |
| 2 | Harbour | A M Mohideen | | IND | 29,225 | 49.44 | Umapathy G | | INC | 28,739 | 48.62 | 486 |
| 3 | Basin Bridge | M. R. Kannan | | DMK | 48,959 | 56.73 | K. Ramadoss | | INC | 33,174 | 38.44 | 15,785 |
| 4 | Park Town | H. V. Hande | | SWA | 30,743 | 54.7 | A. V. P. Asaithambi | | DMK | 25,456 | 45.3 | 5,287 |
| 5 | Perambur | Sathyavani Muthu | | DMK | 49,070 | 56.37 | D Sulochana | | INC | 37,047 | 42.56 | 12,023 |
| 6 | Purasawalkam | K. Anbazhagan | | DMK | 47,182 | 56.13 | Bashyam Reddy | | INC | 35,016 | 41.65 | 12,166 |
| 7 | Egmore | Arangannal | | DMK | 40,596 | 53.19 | M Kothandapani | | INC | 35,733 | 46.81 | 4,863 |
| 8 | Thousand Lights | K. A. Mathiazhagan | | DMK | 38,891 | 57.39 | N M Mani Varma | | INC | 27,332 | 40.33 | 11,559 |
| 9 | Triplicane | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan | | DMK | 36,237 | 50.4 | K Vinayakam | | INC | 35,198 | 48.95 | 1,039 |
| 10 | Mylapore | T. N. Anandanayaki | | INC | 42,301 | 55.01 | M. P. Sivagnanam | | DMK | 34,598 | 44.99 | 7,703 |
| 11 | Thiyagaraya Nagar | K M Subramaniam | | INC | 37,100 | 48.32 | D V Narayanasamy | | DMK | 36,221 | 47.18 | 879 |
| 12 | Saidapet | M. Karunanidhi | | DMK | 63,334 | 54.46 | N Kamalingam | | INC | 50,823 | 43.7 | 12,511 |
| 13 | Gummidipoondi | K. A. Vezhavendan | | DMK | 43,355 | 58.41 | P Obul Reddy | | INC | 30,875 | 41.59 | 12,480 |
| 14 | Ponneri | P. Nagalingam | | DMK | 39,783 | 58.39 | T. P. Elumalai | | INC | 21,650 | 31.77 | 18,133 |
| 15 | Thiruvottiyur | M V Narayanaswamy | | DMK | 51,487 | 53.74 | Venkatesalu Naidu | | INC | 35,391 | 36.94 | 16,096 |
| 16 | St Thomas Mount | M. G. Ramachandran | | DMK | 65,405 | 61.11 | T L Raghupathy | | INC | 40,773 | 38.1 | 24,632 |
| 17 | Thiruporur | M Munu Adhi | | DMK | 40,187 | 57 | T M Dhanapal | | INC | 24,950 | 35.39 | 15,237 |
| 18 | Chengalpattu | C. G. Viswanathan | | DMK | 41,949 | 62.09 | S T Neelakantan | | INC | 18,290 | 27.07 | 23,659 |
| 19 | Maduranthakam | C. Arumugam | | DMK | 42,295 | 64.53 | V Gopal Reddiar | | INC | 23,246 | 35.47 | 19,049 |
| 20 | Acharapakkam | Vai.Balasundaram | | DMK | 39,816 | 66.77 | C Ganesan | | INC | 13,457 | 22.57 | 26,359 |
| 21 | Uthiramerur | K M Erasagopal | | DMK | 48,462 | 68.85 | C Ramasamy | | INC | 19,896 | 28.27 | 28,566 |
| 22 | Kancheepuram | C. V. M. Annamalai | | DMK | 44,009 | 52.52 | D. V. Natesa Mudaliar | | INC | 37,697 | 44.98 | 6,312 |
| 23 | Kunnathur | M. Gopal | | DMK | 47,126 | 64.48 | P. Appavoo | | INC | 24,488 | 33.5 | 22,638 |
| 24 | Sriperumbudur | D. Rajarathinam | | DMK | 46,617 | 59.15 | Manali Ramakrishna Mudaliar | | INC | 32,201 | 40.85 | 14,416 |
| 25 | Kadambathur | A Parandhaman | | DMK | 38,569 | 67.11 | Era Kulasekaran | | INC | 18,903 | 32.89 | 19,666 |
| 26 | Thiruvallur | S. M. Dorairaj | | DMK | 36,496 | 62.81 | V. S. Arunachalam | | INC | 17,759 | 30.56 | 18,737 |
| 27 | Tiruttani | E. S. Thyagarajan | | DMK | 43,436 | 61.72 | A. Ekambara Reddy | | INC | 26,938 | 38.28 | 16,498 |
| 28 | Arakkonam | N. S. Balaraman | | DMK | 42,256 | 60.11 | S. K. Subramania Mudaly | | INC | 26,878 | 38.24 | 15,378 |
| 29 | Sholingur | A. M. Ponnuranga Mudaliar | | INC | 36,776 | 55.39 | Natrajan K. M. | | DMK | 29,621 | 44.61 | 7,155 |
| 30 | Ranipet | K. A Wahab | | IND | 36,357 | 53.96 | A. G. Ranganatha Naicker | | INC | 31,022 | 46.04 | 5,335 |
| 31 | Arcot | N. Veerasami | | DMK | 39,126 | 57.79 | N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu | | INC | 25,061 | 37.02 | 14,065 |
| 32 | Katpadi | Durai Murugan | | DMK | 37,487 | 57.79 | Dhandayuthapani | | INC | 20,919 | 32.25 | 16,568 |
| 33 | Gudiyatham | Duraisami F. K. | | DMK | 34,954 | 56.38 | Adimoolam D. A. | | INC | 18,580 | 29.97 | 16,374 |
| 34 | Pernambattu | N. Krishnan | | DMK | 35,804 | 59.61 | P. Rajagopal | | INC | 21,665 | 36.07 | 14,139 |
| 35 | Natrampalli | T. C. Thimmaraya Gounder | | DMK | 33,303 | 55.33 | K. Shanmugasundaram | | INC | 26,882 | 44.67 | 6,421 |
| 36 | Tirupattur (Vellore) | Ramasamy G. | | DMK | 37,120 | 55.54 | Y. Shammugan | | INC | 29,720 | 44.46 | 7,400 |
| 37 | Vaniyambadi | M. Abdul Lathief | | IND | 27,899 | 56.13 | R. C. Samanna Gounder | | INC | 19,082 | 38.39 | 8,817 |
| 38 | Ambur | M. Panneerselvam | | DMK | 32,937 | 55.17 | Adimoolam M. | | INC | 21,449 | 35.93 | 11,488 |
| 39 | Kaniyambadi | Thopputhiruvengadam | | DMK | 34,435 | 54.11 | L. Balaraman | | INC | 24,647 | 38.73 | 9,788 |
| 40 | Vellore | M. P. Sarathy | | DMK | 38,968 | 52.85 | A. K. Lalalajapathy | | INC | 32,401 | 43.94 | 6,567 |
| 41 | Arani | A. C. Narasimhan | | DMK | 37,682 | 60.5 | M. Darumarajan | | INC | 24,599 | 39.5 | 13,083 |
| 42 | Cheyyar | K. Govindan | | DMK | 39,978 | 55.79 | Perumalsamy Nayagar | | INC | 31,677 | 44.21 | 8,301 |
| 43 | Vandavasi | V. Rajagopal | | DMK | 41,452 | 63.85 | D. Dasarathan | | INC | 23,465 | 36.15 | 17,987 |
| 44 | Pernamallur | P. Ettiappan | | DMK | 39,160 | 64.5 | Boopalan | | INC | 21,557 | 35.5 | 17,603 |
| 45 | Polur | T. P. Srinivasan | | DMK | 34,728 | 57.92 | Natesa Gounder T. R. | | INC | 25,232 | 42.08 | 9,496 |
| 46 | Chengam | C. Pandurangam | | DMK | 32,260 | 61.39 | A. Ar. Mugam | | INC | 16,705 | 31.79 | 15,555 |
| 47 | Thandarambattu | M. S. Radhakrishnan | | DMK | 37,991 | 58.82 | Sahadeva Ginder K. | | INC | 26,600 | 41.18 | 11,391 |
| 48 | Kalasapakkam | S. Murugaiyan | | DMK | 42,893 | 58.88 | M. Sundraswamy | | INC | 29,960 | 41.12 | 12,933 |
| 49 | Tiruvannamalai | P. U. Shanmugam | | DMK | 46,633 | 62.21 | D. Annamalai Pillai | | INC | 28,323 | 37.79 | 18,310 |
| 50 | Melmalayanur | R. R. Munusami | | DMK | 31,166 | 53.54 | Gopal Gounder K. | | INC | 22,294 | 38.3 | 8,872 |
| 51 | Gingee | S. Sagadeva Gounder | | DMK | 39,397 | 59.67 | V. Perumal Nainar | | INC | 26,625 | 40.33 | 12,772 |
| 52 | Tindivanam | Rajaram G. | | DMK | 33,933 | 55.83 | K. Ramamurthy | | INC | 22,048 | 36.27 | 11,885 |
| 53 | Vanur | N. Muthuvel | | DMK | 34,121 | 59.81 | A. Venkatachalam | | INC | 19,306 | 33.84 | 14,815 |
| 54 | Kandamagalam | M. Raman | | DMK | 32,293 | 57.33 | P. P. Mathavan | | INC | 20,628 | 36.62 | 11,665 |
| 55 | Villupuram | M. Shanmugam | | DMK | 35,838 | 51.41 | V. P. Sharangapani Gounder | | INC | 28,562 | 40.98 | 7,276 |
| 56 | Nellikuppam | V. Krishnamurthy Gounder | | DMK | 27,741 | 44.93 | K. G. Kandan | | INC | 21,921 | 35.5 | 5,820 |
| 57 | Cuddalore | R. Govindaraj | | DMK | 35,219 | 52.6 | P. R. Seenivasa Padayachi | | INC | 30,909 | 46.17 | 4,310 |
| 58 | Panruti | S. Ramachandaran | | DMK | 42,141 | 52.06 | S. V. Vadivelu Padayachi | | INC | 33,156 | 40.96 | 8,985 |
| 59 | Kurinjipadi | N. Rajangam | | DMK | 27,465 | 51.43 | M. Jayaraman | | INC | 25,939 | 48.57 | 1,526 |
| 60 | Bhuvanagiri | M. A. Abusali | | IND | 28,615 | 44.31 | R. Balakrishnan | | INC | 23,291 | 36.06 | 5,324 |
| 61 | Kattumannarkoil | S. Perumal | | DMK | 32,847 | 51.72 | T. M. Kuppusami | | INC | 29,551 | 46.53 | 3,296 |
| 62 | Chidambaram | P. Ponchokkalingam | | DMK | 35,750 | 50.33 | R. Gopalkrishnan | | INC | 34,071 | 47.97 | 1,679 |
| 63 | Vriddhachalam | M. Selvaraj | | DMK | 42,132 | 54.26 | B. Thiyagarajan | | INC | 34,934 | 44.99 | 7,198 |
| 64 | Mangalore | G. Jabamalai | | DMK | 32,612 | 52.24 | R. Perumal | | INC | 21,114 | 33.82 | 11,498 |
| 65 | Ulundurpet | V. Subramanian | | DMK | 36,191 | 57.87 | N. Po. Nambalam | | INC | 25,236 | 40.36 | 10,955 |
| 66 | Tirukkoyilur | A. S. Kumarasamy | | DMK | 38,520 | 55.27 | A. Vadivel | | INC | 31,171 | 44.73 | 7,349 |
| 67 | Mugaiyur | A. G. Padmavathi | | DMK | 38,744 | 59.98 | K. A. Ranganathan | | INC | 19,605 | 30.35 | 19,139 |
| 68 | Rishivandiyam | N. Dharmalingam | | DMK | 29,350 | 51.86 | Mappan K. | | INC | 27,242 | 48.14 | 2,108 |
| 69 | Sankarapuram | N. Natchiyappan | | DMK | 28,544 | 50.06 | Duraimuthusamy | | INC | 28,472 | 49.94 | 72 |
| 70 | Kallakurichi | D. Kesavalu | | DMK | 38,513 | 52.84 | S. Sivaraman | | INC | 34,374 | 47.16 | 4,139 |
| 71 | Hosur | B. Venkataswamy | | SWA | 28,259 | 63.81 | T. Venkata Reddy | | IND | 15,063 | 34.01 | 13,196 |
| 72 | Uddanapalle | K. S. Kothanadaramaiah | | IND | 13,854 | 32.2 | N. Ramachandra Reddy | | INC | 13,384 | 31.11 | 470 |
| 73 | Krishnagiri | C. Manniappan | | DMK | 31,445 | 63 | T. G. Selvaraj | | INC | 18,471 | 37 | 12,974 |
| 74 | Kaveripatnam | V. C. Govindasamy Gounder | | DMK | 41,546 | 64.98 | E. Pattabi Naidu | | INC | 22,391 | 35.02 | 19,155 |
| 75 | Uttangarai | K. R. Krishnan | | DMK | 36,256 | 57.3 | M. Raman | | INC | 24,392 | 38.55 | 11,864 |
| 76 | Harur | S. A. Chinnaraju | | DMK | 33,039 | 54.26 | M. Ponnusamy | | INC | 24,159 | 39.68 | 8,880 |
| 77 | Dharmapuri | R. Chinnasamy | | DMK | 39,861 | 54.16 | D. N. Adivel | | INC | 27,834 | 37.82 | 12,027 |
| 78 | Palacode | M. V. Karivengadam | | DMK | 32,378 | 52.84 | B. K. Narashiman | | INC | 28,901 | 47.16 | 3,477 |
| 79 | Pennagaram | N. Manickkam | | DMK | 33,298 | 52.36 | P. K. C. Muthuswami | | INC | 30,291 | 47.64 | 3,007 |
| 80 | Mettur | M. Surendran | | PSP | 32,656 | 57.45 | Karuppanna Gounder | | INC | 21,538 | 37.89 | 11,118 |
| 81 | Taramangalam | Paramasivam | | DMK | 33,257 | 61.79 | Ramasamy Gounder | | INC | 20,564 | 38.21 | 12,693 |
| 82 | Omalur | V. Selladurai | | DMK | 26,065 | 60.81 | C. Govindan | | INC | 15,307 | 35.71 | 10,758 |
| 83 | Salem I | K. Jayaraman | | DMK | 46,262 | 50.92 | P. Thiagarajan | | INC | 42,867 | 47.19 | 3,395 |
| 84 | Salem I I | K. Rajaram | | DMK | 37,152 | 52.77 | R. Ramakrishnan | | INC | 31,844 | 45.23 | 5,308 |
| 85 | Yercaud | Chinnusamy V. | | DMK | 29,196 | 60.81 | K. Chinna Gounden | | INC | 18,818 | 39.19 | 10,378 |
| 86 | Panamrathupatti | Karipatti T. Ponnumalai | | DMK | 35,832 | 54.42 | P. Chinnu Alias Seperumal | | INC | 26,854 | 40.79 | 8,978 |
| 87 | Veerapandi | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | | DMK | 41,369 | 62.23 | T. V. Thirumalai | | INC | 18,449 | 27.75 | 22,920 |
| 88 | Edapadi | A. Arumugam | | DMK | 35,638 | 54.72 | T. Natarajan | | INC | 29,485 | 45.28 | 6,153 |
| 89 | Sankari | V. Muthur | | DMK | 27,741 | 60.73 | P. T. Seerangan | | INC | 17,422 | 38.14 | 10,319 |
| 90 | Tiruchengodu | S. Kandappan | | DMK | 43,605 | 60.89 | V. Kumarasamy | | INC | 24,345 | 34 | 19,260 |
| 91 | Kapilamalai | C. V. Velappan | | DMK | 43,022 | 55.74 | P. Thyagarajan | | INC | 33,045 | 42.82 | 9,977 |
| 92 | Namakkal | Palanivelan | | DMK | 39,553 | 53.57 | Kaliappan | | INC | 30,447 | 41.23 | 9,106 |
| 93 | Sendamangalam | Chinna Veilaiya Gounder | | DMK | 34,507 | 56.92 | Vellaya Gounder | | INC | 21,452 | 35.38 | 13,055 |
| 94 | Rasipuram | R. Nainamalai | | DMK | 41,079 | 54.9 | P. Ganapathy | | INC | 31,161 | 41.64 | 9,918 |
| 95 | Attur | V. Palanivel Gounder | | DMK | 39,828 | 52.79 | C. Palanimuthu | | INC | 35,617 | 47.21 | 4,211 |
| 96 | Talavasal | Moo. Marimuthu | | DMK | 32,195 | 48.67 | T. Er. Sappan | | INC | 29,013 | 43.86 | 3,182 |
| 97 | Gudalur | K. H. Bomman | | SWA | 18,519 | 45.45 | K. Putta | | CPI | 16,578 | 40.69 | 1,941 |
| 98 | Udhagamandalam | M. Devarajan | | DMK | 28,901 | 56.32 | Nanjan M. B. | | SWA | 17,662 | 34.42 | 11,239 |
| 99 | Coonoor | J. Karunainathan | | DMK | 33,451 | 60.84 | N. Andy | | INC | 15,325 | 27.87 | 18,126 |
| 100 | Mettupalayam | M. C. Thooyamani | | DMK | 39,013 | 56.08 | Ramaswami | | IND | 30,553 | 43.92 | 8,460 |
| 101 | Avanashi | T. O. Periasamy | | IND | 29,356 | 49.9 | K. Thangavellu | | DMK | 28,637 | 48.68 | 719 |
| 102 | Thondamuthur | R. Manickavasakam | | DMK | 51,181 | 60.3 | M. Nataraj | | IND | 29,689 | 34.98 | 21,492 |
| 103 | Singanallur | A. Subramaniam | | PSP | 35,888 | 53.89 | P. L. Subbian | | INC | 20,848 | 31.3 | 15,040 |
| 104 | Perur | N. Marudachalam | | CPI | 39,270 | 57.68 | K. P. Palanisami | | INC | 21,307 | 31.3 | 17,963 |
| 105 | Coimbatore (West) | P. Gopal | | DMK | 34,736 | 55.47 | S. S. Krishnaswamy | | SWA | 25,286 | 40.38 | 9,450 |
| 106 | Coimbatore (East) | K. Rangana Than | | DMK | 31,003 | 46.71 | A. Devaraj | | INC | 27,491 | 41.42 | 3,512 |
| 107 | Kinathukadavu | M. Kannappan | | DMK | 47,776 | 68.42 | S. T. Duraisamy | | IND | 22,049 | 31.58 | 25,727 |
| 108 | Pollachi | A. P. Shanmugasundara Goundar | | DMK | 41,654 | 63.53 | A. Easwarasamy Gounder | | IND | 23,396 | 35.68 | 18,258 |
| 109 | Valparai | E. Ramaswamy | | DMK | 38,779 | 65.35 | M. Kuppuswamy | | INC | 14,728 | 24.82 | 24,051 |
| 110 | Udumalaipettai | S. J. Sadiq Pasha | | DMK | 45,369 | 62.76 | T. Malayappa Gounder | | IND | 25,887 | 35.81 | 19,482 |
| 111 | Dharapuram | V. P. Palaniammal | | DMK | 40,947 | 64.41 | V. N. Gopal | | INC | 21,597 | 33.97 | 19,350 |
| 112 | Vellakoil | M. Pilanisamy | | DMK | 42,067 | 68.1 | S. M. Ramaswamy Gounder | | IND | 16,231 | 26.28 | 25,836 |
| 113 | Kangayam | Kovai Chezhiyan | | DMK | 42,461 | 66.41 | K. G. Palanisamy Gounder | | IND | 20,419 | 31.93 | 22,042 |
| 114 | Pongalur | N. Palanisamy | | DMK | 37,178 | 59.98 | A. Senapathi | | IND | 18,747 | 30.24 | 18,431 |
| 115 | Palladam | K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder | | PSP | 34,876 | 57.57 | R. Sengaliappan | | INC | 21,070 | 34.78 | 13,806 |
| 116 | Tiruppur | S. Duraisamy | | DMK | 40,762 | 54.88 | Khader S. A. | | IND | 32,995 | 44.42 | 7,767 |
| 117 | Modakkurichi | M. Chinnasami | | DMK | 45,108 | 58.18 | M. Chenniappan | | Socialist | 31,431 | 40.54 | 13,677 |
| 118 | Perundurai | N. K. Palanisamy | | CPI | 38,882 | 56.37 | K. Chinnasamy Gounder | | IND | 30,100 | 43.63 | 8,782 |
| 119 | Erode | M. Subramanian | | DMK | 47,809 | 61.16 | K. P. Muthusamy | | INC | 30,358 | 38.84 | 17,451 |
| 120 | Bhavani | A. M. Raja | | DMK | 38,527 | 59.36 | P. Kuppusamy Mudaliar | | INC | 25,480 | 39.26 | 13,047 |
| 121 | Anthiyur | E. M. Natarajan | | DMK | 32,691 | 56.79 | K. S. Nanjappan | | INC | 24,876 | 43.21 | 7,815 |
| 122 | Gobichettipalayam | S. M. Palaniappan | | DMK | 35,184 | 59.45 | K. M. Sundaramurthy | | SWA | 20,623 | 34.84 | 14,561 |
| 123 | Satyamangalam | Subramaniam Sk. | | DMK | 31,873 | 55.6 | Karuthiruman P. G. | | INC | 22,887 | 39.93 | 8,986 |
| 124 | Bhavanisagar | V. K. Ramarasan | | DMK | 28,003 | 51.89 | Velusamy M. | | INC | 20,992 | 38.89 | 7,011 |
| 125 | Oddanchatram | Nachimuthu Goundar N. | | DMK | 40,845 | 58.99 | Palaniyappan A. P. | | INC | 27,654 | 39.94 | 13,191 |
| 126 | Palani | C. Palanisamy | | DMK | 38,919 | 55.79 | Subramanian R. | | INC | 24,589 | 35.25 | 14,330 |
| 127 | Periyakulam | N. Anbuchezhian | | DMK | 37,926 | 56.85 | Chinnasamy Chettai | | INC | 28,331 | 42.46 | 9,595 |
| 128 | Bodinayakkanur | M. Surulivel | | DMK | 35,427 | 54.43 | Yellanna A. | | IND | 19,050 | 29.27 | 16,377 |
| 129 | Cumbum | Gopal K. P. | | INC | 34,483 | 48.87 | Chellathurai P. S. | | DMK | 33,806 | 47.91 | 677 |
| 130 | Theni | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan | | DMK | 45,785 | 64.01 | Ramasamy | | INC | 25,748 | 35.99 | 20,037 |
| 131 | Andipatti | N. V. Gurusamy Naidu | | SWA | 20,814 | 36.37 | Paramasivam S. | | AIFB | 16,682 | 29.15 | 4,132 |
| 132 | Sedapatti | Thavamani Thevar V. | | AIFB | 20,334 | 36.66 | Ramakrishnan M. K. | | SWA | 15,388 | 27.75 | 4,946 |
| 133 | Tirumangalam | M. C. A. Rethinasamy Thevar | | AIFB | 36,468 | 56.97 | N. S. V. Chitthan | | INC | 27,548 | 43.03 | 8,920 |
| 134 | Usilampatti | P.K. Mookiah Thevar | | AIFB | 49,292 | 74.46 | S. Andi Thevar | | IND | 16,909 | 25.54 | 32,383 |
| 135 | Nilakottai | A. Muniyandi | | DMK | 38,583 | 61.12 | A. S. Ponnammal | | INC | 24,540 | 38.88 | 14,043 |
| 136 | Sholavandan | P. S. Maniyan | | DMK | 43,254 | 55.23 | Sundarajan Servai R. | | INC | 34,542 | 44.11 | 8,712 |
| 137 | Thiruparankundram | Kaverimaniam C. | | DMK | 39,110 | 50.41 | Pandythevar I | | INC | 26,880 | 34.64 | 12,230 |
| 138 | Madurai West | K. T. K. Thangamani | | CPI | 40,899 | 47.88 | Anandam P. | | INC | 31,753 | 37.17 | 9,146 |
| 139 | Madurai Central | K. Thirupathy | | DMK | 30,905 | 48.9 | Pazha Nedumara | | INC | 27,695 | 43.82 | 3,210 |
| 140 | Madurai East | K. Ramakrishnan K. S. | | DMK | 27,884 | 44.13 | Muthuram L. K. T. | | INC | 25,472 | 40.32 | 2,412 |
| 141 | Melur (South) | O. P. Raman | | DMK | 45,090 | 58.8 | C. Karuthanan | | INC | 28,214 | 36.79 | 16,876 |
| 142 | Melur (North) | P. Malaichamy | | DMK | 37,337 | 50.09 | M. Andi Ambalam | | INC | 37,210 | 49.91 | 127 |
| 143 | Vadamadurai | Nagarajan. K | | DMK | 35,989 | 58.75 | Rajendran. S | | INC | 25,270 | 41.25 | 10,719 |
| 144 | Dindigul | Sundaram Pillai O. N. | | INC | 27,775 | 39.8 | Jama Hussain | | IND | 26,384 | 37.81 | 1,391 |
| 145 | Athoor | A. M. T. Nachiappan | | DMK | 42,195 | 59.7 | Lakshmanan T. P. S. | | INC | 25,467 | 36.03 | 16,728 |
| 146 | Vedasandur | P. Muthusamy | | DMK | 36,746 | 54.18 | Nanjundarow S. | | INC | 23,007 | 33.92 | 13,739 |
| 147 | Aravakurichi | Abdul Jabbar | | IUML | 34,164 | 60.1 | Kadasamy Gounder S. | | SWA | 18,859 | 33.18 | 15,305 |
| 148 | Karur | S. Nallasamy | | DMK | 45,977 | 56.55 | T. M. Nallaswamy | | INC | 35,320 | 43.45 | 10,657 |
| 149 | Thottiyam | S. K. Vadivelu | | DMK | 39,821 | 51.45 | K. M. Shanmughasundaram | | INC | 37,577 | 48.55 | 2,244 |
| 150 | Musiri | P. S. Muthuselvan | | DMK | 35,091 | 54.29 | A. R. Murugaiah | | INC | 24,232 | 37.49 | 10,859 |
| 151 | Uppiliyapuram | T. P. Alagamuthu | | DMK | 42,861 | 51.6 | R. Periasami | | INC | 36,054 | 43.4 | 6,807 |
| 152 | Perambalur | J. S. Raju | | DMK | 39,043 | 55.28 | K. Periyanan | | INC | 23,335 | 33.04 | 15,708 |
| 153 | Varahur | K. Palanivelan | | DMK | 42,733 | 58.91 | K. C. Periyasamy | | INC | 26,043 | 35.9 | 16,690 |
| 154 | Andimadam | S. Sadasiva Padayachi | | DMK | 39,313 | 53.05 | G. Thiyagarajan | | INC | 34,790 | 46.95 | 4,523 |
| 155 | Jayankondam | A. Chinnasamy | | DMK | 41,627 | 57.78 | S. Ramasamy | | INC | 29,346 | 40.73 | 12,281 |
| 156 | Ariyalur | G. Sivaperumal | | DMK | 48,320 | 64.18 | R. Sambasivam Moopanar | | INC | 22,740 | 30.2 | 25,580 |
| 157 | Lalgudi | Muthamil Selvan Vn. | | DMK | 40,213 | 54.51 | Rengasamy Udayar D. | | INC | 28,250 | 38.29 | 11,963 |
| 158 | Srirangam | Jothi Venkatachalam | | INC | 36,172 | 51.22 | Kamatchiammal R. | | DMK | 33,239 | 47.07 | 2,933 |
| 159 | Tiruchirappalli I | V. Krishnamurthy | | DMK | 38,099 | 52.65 | Lourdusamy Pillai A. S. G. | | INC | 33,450 | 46.23 | 4,649 |
| 160 | Tiruchirappalli Ii | Anbil P. Dharmalingam | | DMK | 40,593 | 55.74 | Subramanian | | INC | 31,295 | 42.97 | 9,298 |
| 161 | Thiruverumbur | Kamaichi | | DMK | 43,233 | 53.05 | Swaminathan V. | | INC | 38,258 | 46.95 | 4,975 |
| 162 | Kulithalai | M. Kandaswamy | | DMK | 44,198 | 53.68 | Srinivasan Reddiar P. E. | | INC | 38,145 | 46.32 | 6,053 |
| 163 | Krishnarayapuram | P. Soundarapandiyan | | DMK | 36,177 | 55.03 | P. M. Thangavelraj | | INC | 29,020 | 44.15 | 7,157 |
| 164 | Kadavur | Karuraigiri Muthiah | | INC | 31,752 | 51.62 | P. Krishnasamy | | DMK | 29,763 | 48.38 | 1,989 |
| 165 | Viralimalai | Ilechezhiyan V. S. | | DMK | 41,813 | 57.47 | Karuppiah Udayar A. | | INC | 30,274 | 41.61 | 11,539 |
| 166 | Thirumayam | A. Thiagarajan | | DMK | 38,630 | 53.2 | Pr. Ramanathan | | INC | 24,353 | 33.54 | 14,277 |
| 167 | Alangudi | K. V. Subbiah | | DMK | 43,279 | 54.22 | T. A. S. Thangavelu | | INC | 35,397 | 44.34 | 7,882 |
| 168 | Pudukkottai | M. Sathiamoorthy | | INC | 34,680 | 46.8 | Subbaiah Kr. | | CPI | 33,393 | 45.07 | 1,287 |
| 169 | Thiruvaiyaru | G. Elangovan | | DMK | 37,139 | 50.75 | Palani K. B. | | INC | 29,813 | 40.74 | 7,326 |
| 170 | Thanjavur | S. Natarajan | | DMK | 38,288 | 55.72 | A. Y. Arokiasamy Nadar | | INC | 30,423 | 44.28 | 7,865 |
| 171 | Papanasam | N. Ganapathy | | DMK | 43,497 | 56.21 | V. Ramakrishnan | | INC | 33,884 | 43.79 | 9,613 |
| 172 | Valangiman | N. Somasundaram | | DMK | 38,519 | 58.11 | V. Thangavelu | | INC | 24,351 | 36.73 | 14,168 |
| 173 | Kumbakonam | N. Kasiraman | | INC | 39,755 | 51.45 | S. Padmananbhan | | DMK | 37,136 | 48.06 | 2,619 |
| 174 | Aduthurai | K. Rajamanickam | | DMK | 40,023 | 51.26 | A. Marimuthu | | INC | 38,060 | 48.74 | 1,963 |
| 175 | Sirkazhi | Vadivel S. | | CPI | 31,977 | 53.25 | K. B. S. Mani | | INC | 25,667 | 42.74 | 6,310 |
| 176 | Sembanarkoil | Sampath T. V. | | DMK | 33,937 | 56.28 | Sambandam K. R. | | INC | 19,447 | 32.25 | 14,490 |
| 177 | Mayiladuthurai | N. Kittappa | | DMK | 37,311 | 50.69 | M. R. Krishnappa | | INC | 36,292 | 49.31 | 1,019 |
| 178 | Kuttalam | S. Ganesan | | DMK | 34,781 | 54.57 | K. K. Deen | | INC | 22,554 | 35.39 | 12,227 |
| 179 | Kudavasal | Periasamy Udayar K. | | DMK | 31,302 | 47.75 | Daksinamoorthy Kalingaraya | | INC | 23,576 | 35.97 | 7,726 |
| 180 | Nannilam | Devandiran A | | DMK | 36,740 | 59.42 | V. S. Arunachalam | | INC | 21,432 | 34.66 | 15,308 |
| 181 | Thiruvarur | M. Karunanithi Thazhai | | DMK | 30,828 | 47.46 | Vedaiyan. V | | INC | 18,686 | 28.77 | 12,142 |
| 182 | Nagapattinam | Rajamanickam | | DMK | 29,744 | 44.8 | Ramanatha Thevar | | INC | 23,342 | 35.16 | 6,402 |
| 183 | Vedaranyam | M. Meenakshi Sundaram | | DMK | 41,787 | 63.86 | Velayuthan P. C. | | INC | 17,478 | 26.71 | 24,309 |
| 184 | Thiruthuraipoondi | Manali Kandasami C. | | CPI | 40,714 | 62.84 | Thayamanavang G. | | INC | 22,118 | 34.14 | 18,596 |
| 185 | Kottur | Subbiah A. K. | | CPI | 47,419 | 73.26 | Rajamanickam T. | | INC | 17,309 | 26.74 | 30,110 |
| 186 | Mannargudi | Balakrishnan K. | | DMK | 35,211 | 52.05 | T. S. Swaminatha Odayar | | INC | 28,083 | 41.51 | 7,128 |
| 187 | Orathanadu | L. Ganesan | | DMK | 49,269 | 61.99 | Dhadayaudhapani | | INC | 26,283 | 33.07 | 22,986 |
| 188 | Gandharvakottai | Govindarasu Kalingarar | | DMK | 42,025 | 57.59 | Ramachandra Durai R. | | INC | 28,239 | 38.7 | 13,786 |
| 189 | Pattukkottai | A. R. Marimuthu | | PSP | 44,565 | 62.95 | Nagarajan N. | | INC | 26,229 | 37.05 | 18,336 |
| 190 | Peravurani | Chelliah | | IND | 32,025 | 36.46 | M. Krishnamoorthy | | DMK | 30,005 | 34.16 | 2,020 |
| 191 | Aranthangi | S. Ramanathan | | DMK | 49,322 | 55.81 | Ramanathan Servaikarar | | INC | 37,289 | 42.19 | 12,033 |
| 192 | Tiruppattur (Sivaganga) | S. Madhavan | | DMK | 54,117 | 70.13 | S. Sethuramalingam | | INC | 23,047 | 29.87 | 31,070 |
| 193 | Karaikudi | C. T. Chidambaram | | DMK | 39,986 | 59.82 | S. P. R. Ramaswamy | | SWA | 26,858 | 40.18 | 13,128 |
| 194 | Tiruvadanai | Pr. Shanmugham | | DMK | 40,417 | 54.32 | K. R. Kariamanickam Ambalam | | SWA | 33,457 | 44.97 | 6,960 |
| 195 | Ilayangudi | Malaikannan V. | | DMK | 45,551 | 61.99 | Ramakrishna Thevar S. | | INC | 24,138 | 32.85 | 21,413 |
| 196 | Ramanathapuram | M. S. K. Sathyendran | | DMK | 40,690 | 65.05 | Balagangadharan R. | | INC | 19,649 | 31.41 | 21,041 |
| 197 | Kadaladi | C. Ramalingam | | DMK | 31,521 | 64.86 | Alangaram M. | | SWA | 13,863 | 28.53 | 17,658 |
| 198 | Mudukulathur | Kadher Batcha Alias Vellaichind | | IND | 18,267 | 32.86 | Subramoniam R. C. | | INC | 17,532 | 31.54 | 735 |
| 199 | Paramakudi | T. K. Siraimeettan | | DMK | 42,614 | 58.97 | Rakkan K. V. | | INC | 24,864 | 34.41 | 17,750 |
| 200 | Sivaganga | S. Sethuraman | | DMK | 42,320 | 60.19 | O. Subramanian | | INC | 24,654 | 35.06 | 17,666 |
| 201 | Manamadurai | T. Soniah | | DMK | 42,584 | 56.79 | S. Sankaralingam | | INC | 32,405 | 43.21 | 10,179 |
| 202 | Kariapatti | Perumal A. R. | | AIFB | 31,499 | 51.33 | Muthuvel Serval M. | | INC | 22,175 | 36.14 | 9,324 |
| 203 | Aruppukottai | Sowdi Sundara Bharathi | | AIFB | 37,021 | 56.67 | Veerasamy M. | | SWA | 27,908 | 42.72 | 9,113 |
| 204 | Virudhunagar | P. Seenivasan | | DMK | 31,455 | 49.88 | V. Seenivasaga Naidu | | SWA | 29,878 | 47.38 | 1,577 |
| 205 | Sattur | S. Alagu Thevar | | AIFB | 32,610 | 55.43 | Dorairaj Naicker R | | SWA | 24,216 | 41.16 | 8,394 |
| 206 | Sivakasi | K. Kalimuthu | | DMK | 39,854 | 59.42 | Sundararaj Naicker N. | | SWA | 25,486 | 38 | 14,368 |
| 207 | Srivilliputhur | K. Gurusamy Alias Andi | | DMK | 41,522 | 63.34 | Dharmaraj S. P. | | INC | 24,036 | 36.66 | 17,486 |
| 208 | Rajapalayam | K. Suppu | | CPI | 36,827 | 50.45 | Srirenga Raja K. R. | | INC | 36,163 | 49.55 | 664 |
| 209 | Vilathikulam | M. Rathnasabapathy | | DMK | 32,583 | 57.33 | Subba Reddiar K. | | INC | 22,097 | 38.88 | 10,486 |
| 210 | Kovilpatti | S. Alagarsamy | | CPI | 38,844 | 62.16 | Subba Naicker L. | | INC | 23,646 | 37.84 | 15,198 |
| 211 | Ottapidaram | M. Muthiah | | AIFB | 27,571 | 56.92 | K. Manoharan | | SWA | 17,861 | 36.87 | 9,710 |
| 212 | Sankarankoil | S. Subbiah | | DMK | 35,677 | 61.84 | Jame M. | | INC | 22,019 | 38.16 | 13,658 |
| 213 | Vasudevanallur | A. Velladurai | | DMK | 35,954 | 56.96 | Gopa Thevar A. | | INC | 27,169 | 43.04 | 8,785 |
| 214 | Kadayanallur | A. R. Subbiah Mudaliar | | DMK | 37,649 | 52.49 | Abdul Majid Sahib S. M. | | INC | 34,079 | 47.51 | 3,570 |
| 215 | Tenkasi | Samsudeen Alias Kathiravan | | DMK | 39,110 | 55.66 | Iswar An I. C. | | INC | 31,150 | 44.34 | 7,960 |
| 216 | Alangulam | Aladi Aruna | | DMK | 36,526 | 51.29 | Ramachandran S. K. T. | | INC | 34,688 | 48.71 | 1,838 |
| 217 | Ambasamudram | S. Sanmugamuthu Thevar | | INC | 31,192 | 46.52 | Ananthakrishnan R. V. | | DMK | 27,707 | 41.32 | 3,485 |
| 218 | Cheranmahadevi | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam | | SWA | 34,739 | 50.14 | Ratnavelpandian S. | | DMK | 34,546 | 49.86 | 193 |
| 219 | Gangaikondan | A. Karuppiah | | DMK | 32,963 | 58.83 | Koil Pillai S. | | INC | 18,207 | 32.49 | 14,756 |
| 220 | Tirunelveli | P. Padmanabhan | | DMK | 43,325 | 62.16 | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | | INC | 26,373 | 37.84 | 16,952 |
| 221 | Melapalayam | M. Kather Mohideen S. | | IUML | 35,470 | 56.73 | Shanmugavel C. | | INC | 21,785 | 34.85 | 13,685 |
| 222 | Srivaikuntam | S. P. Adithanar | | DMK | 37,329 | 54.95 | Annamalai R. A. R. | | INC | 27,724 | 40.81 | 9,605 |
| 223 | Thoothukkudi | Ramalingam R. | | DMK | 39,030 | 56.98 | Naorojiammal | | INC | 29,473 | 43.02 | 9,557 |
| 224 | Tiruchendur | Edmund | | DMK | 39,974 | 53.54 | Ganesasundaram | | INC | 34,045 | 45.6 | 5,929 |
| 225 | Sattangulam | K. P. Kandasasmy | | DMK | 33,510 | 51.72 | T. Martin | | INC | 28,592 | 44.13 | 4,918 |
| 226 | Nanguneri | T. Ganapathy | | DMK | 33,099 | 53.42 | Thavasikani S. T. | | INC | 28,863 | 46.58 | 4,236 |
| 227 | Radhapuram | V. Karthesan | | DMK | 33,678 | 51.68 | Karuthiah K. P. | | INC | 31,489 | 48.32 | 2,189 |
| 228 | Kanniyakumari | K. Rajah Pillai | | DMK | 35,884 | 51.1 | Mahadevan Pillai B. | | INC | 31,326 | 44.61 | 4,558 |
| 229 | Nagercoil | M. Moses | | SWA | 34,726 | 48.09 | Christopher G. | | DMK | 34,185 | 47.34 | 541 |
| 230 | Colachel | A. Pauliah | | INC | 37,401 | 54.98 | S. Retnaraj | | DMK | 29,852 | 43.88 | 7,549 |
| 231 | Padmanabhapuram | A. Swamidhas | | INC | 32,416 | 56.05 | Michael G. C. | | DMK | 17,174 | 29.7 | 15,242 |
| 232 | Tiruvattar | James. J | | INC | 36,097 | 59.66 | J. Hemachandran | | CPI(M) | 14,315 | 23.66 | 21,782 |
| 233 | Vilavancode | R. Ponnappan Nadar | | INC | 32,139 | 61.79 | Gnanaraj Christopher G. | | DMK | 11,170 | 21.48 | 20,969 |
| 234 | Killiyoor | N. Dennis | | INC | 34,573 | 62.25 | Russel Raj. C | | DMK | 20,541 | 36.99 | 14,032 |