Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1980
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1980 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
16
Contested
16
Won
0
Lost
4,236,537
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kulandaivelu V.
Winner
302,523 votes
· 63.59%
|
Mahalingam S.
Runner-up
CPM
· 163,798 votes
|
Chidambaram · 12 | Tamil Nadu | 138,725 |
| 2 |
Lakshmanan G.
Winner
297,268 votes
· 57.33%
|
Abdul Khader M.S.
Runner-up
ADK
· 197,950 votes
|
Madras North · 1 | Tamil Nadu | 99,318 |
| 3 |
Kalanidhi A.
Winner
290,199 votes
· 59.54%
|
Ramachandran P.
Runner-up
JnP
· 185,150 votes
|
Madras Central · 2 | Tamil Nadu | 105,049 |
| 4 |
Karunanithi-Thazhai
Winner
278,561 votes
· 50.98%
|
Murugayan K.
Runner-up
CPI
· 267,887 votes
|
Nagapattinam · 30 | Tamil Nadu | 10,674 |
| 5 |
Selvaraju N.
Winner
278,485 votes
· 54.32%
|
Rangarajan T.K.
Runner-up
CPM
· 204,886 votes
|
Tiruchirappalli · 27 | Tamil Nadu | 73,599 |
| 6 |
Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R.
Winner
276,975 votes
· 54.29%
|
Parvathi Krishnan
Runner-up
CPI
· 220,866 votes
|
Coimbatore · 20 | Tamil Nadu | 56,109 |
| 7 |
Kandaswamy M.
Winner
276,015 votes
· 51.51%
|
Kolanthaivelu R.
Runner-up
ADK
· 254,797 votes
|
Tiruchengode · 17 | Tamil Nadu | 21,218 |
| 8 |
Sathiyendran M.S.K.
Winner
275,049 votes
· 56.66%
|
Anbalagan P.
Runner-up
ADK
· 190,916 votes
|
Ramanathapuram · 34 | Tamil Nadu | 84,133 |
| 9 |
Murugian S.
Winner
274,216 votes
· 62.84%
|
Pandurangan M.
Runner-up
ADK
· 158,855 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 8 | Tamil Nadu | 115,361 |
| 10 |
Sivaprakasam D.S.A.
Winner
256,626 votes
· 54.89%
|
Arunachalam V.
Runner-up
ADK
· 196,664 votes
|
Tirunelveli · 36 | Tamil Nadu | 59,962 |
| 11 |
Natarajan Cumbum N.
Winner
255,204 votes
· 51.30%
|
Ramasamy S.
Runner-up
ADK
· 235,322 votes
|
Periyakulam · 25 | Tamil Nadu | 19,882 |
| 12 |
Nagaratnam T.
Winner
253,912 votes
· 57.45%
|
Jaganathan S.
Runner-up
ADK
· 171,135 votes
|
Sriperumbudur · 4 | Tamil Nadu | 82,777 |
| 13 |
Maya Thevar K.
Winner
244,669 votes
· 51.78%
|
Rajan Chellappa V.
Runner-up
ADK
· 217,923 votes
|
Dindigul · 23 | Tamil Nadu | 26,746 |
| 14 |
Palaniappan C.
Winner
233,971 votes
· 50.85%
|
Kamnan P.
Runner-up
ADK
· 207,713 votes
|
Salem · 16 | Tamil Nadu | 26,258 |
| 15 |
Dhandapani C.T.
Winner
233,261 votes
· 51.41%
|
Natarajan M.A.M.
Runner-up
ADK
· 217,526 votes
|
Pollachi · 21 | Tamil Nadu | 15,735 |
| 16 |
Arjunan K.
Winner
209,603 votes
· 55.55%
|
Bhuvarahan G.
Runner-up
JnP
· 142,732 votes
|
Dharmapuri · 13 | Tamil Nadu | 66,871 |