Lok Sabha · Lok Sabha General Election 1989
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
All candidates fielded in Lok Sabha General Election 1989 — with winner / runner-up, votes and margin.
32
Contested
0
Won
32
Lost
7,196,099
Total votes
Candidates
| # | Party candidate | Opponent | Constituency | State | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N. V. M. Somu
Runner-up
331,426 votes
· 40.83%
|
D. Pandian
Winner
INC
· 445,197 votes
|
Madras North · 1 | Tamil Nadu | 113,771 |
| 2 |
Arunachalam Alias Aladi Aruna
Runner-up
320,020 votes
· 38.70%
|
Vyjayantimala Bali
Winner
INC
· 445,864 votes
|
Madras South · 3 | Tamil Nadu | 125,844 |
| 3 |
V.Gopalsamy
Runner-up
313,308 votes
· 40.50%
|
K.Kalimuthu
Winner
ADK
· 450,376 votes
|
Sivakasi · 35 | Tamil Nadu | 137,068 |
| 4 |
Mahalingam, S.A.
Runner-up
281,640 votes
· 38.03%
|
Prabhu, R.
Winner
INC
· 455,411 votes
|
Nilgiris · 18 | Tamil Nadu | 173,771 |
| 5 |
Palanimanickam, S.
Runner-up
274,820 votes
· 41.64%
|
Singravadivel, S
Winner
INC
· 371,967 votes
|
Thanjavur · 31 | Tamil Nadu | 97,147 |
| 6 |
Kalinidhi A.
Runner-up
263,333 votes
· 42.61%
|
Anbarasu Era
Winner
INC
· 329,739 votes
|
Madras Central · 2 | Tamil Nadu | 66,406 |
| 7 |
Kalyanam, P.
Runner-up
250,547 votes
· 37.26%
|
Pakeer Mohamed Hajee E.S.M
Winner
INC
· 352,492 votes
|
Mayiladuturai · 29 | Tamil Nadu | 101,945 |
| 8 |
Selvaraj, A.
Runner-up
247,626 votes
· 31.82%
|
Sundaraja, N.
Winner
INC
· 518,762 votes
|
Pudukkottai · 32 | Tamil Nadu | 271,136 |
| 9 |
Palanisamy. K.C.
Runner-up
245,741 votes
· 33.27%
|
Thambithurai, M.
Winner
ADK
· 484,492 votes
|
Karur · 26 | Tamil Nadu | 238,751 |
| 10 |
V.Velusamy
Runner-up
242,664 votes
· 34.09%
|
A.G.S. Ram Babu
Winner
INC
· 456,442 votes
|
Madurai · 24 | Tamil Nadu | 213,778 |
| 11 |
Alagiri, K. C.
Runner-up
241,900 votes
· 35.82%
|
Jayamohan, A.
Winner
INC
· 376,733 votes
|
Tiruppattur · 8 | Tamil Nadu | 134,833 |
| 12 |
Poongothi Thirumathi C.
Runner-up
237,576 votes
· 29.43%
|
Palanisamy, K.C.
Winner
ADK
· 509,847 votes
|
Tiruchengode · 17 | Tamil Nadu | 272,271 |
| 13 |
Murthy, K.
Runner-up
237,194 votes
· 33.86%
|
Jeevarathinam, R.
Winner
INC
· 299,587 votes
|
Arakkonam · 6 | Tamil Nadu | 62,393 |
| 14 |
Rajkumar Mandradiar
Runner-up
236,025 votes
· 37.74%
|
Senapathi Gounder, A.
Winner
INC
· 316,938 votes
|
Palani · 22 | Tamil Nadu | 80,913 |
| 15 |
Ganesan, K.
Runner-up
233,244 votes
· 33.02%
|
Maragatham Chandrasekhar
Winner
INC
· 387,795 votes
|
Sriperumbudur · 4 | Tamil Nadu | 154,551 |
| 16 |
Panovaikaruthazhan, S.
Runner-up
221,389 votes
· 33.07%
|
Asokaraj, A.
Winner
ADK
· 357,565 votes
|
Perambalur · 28 | Tamil Nadu | 136,176 |
| 17 |
Thangavelan, S.P
Runner-up
218,601 votes
· 34.90%
|
Rajeshwaran, V.
Winner
INC
· 398,145 votes
|
Ramanathapuram · 34 | Tamil Nadu | 179,544 |
| 18 |
Ramu. M. V.
Runner-up
215,844 votes
· 31.30%
|
Kanchee Paneer
Winner
ADK
· 338,711 votes
|
Chengalpattu · 5 | Tamil Nadu | 122,867 |
| 19 |
G. Bhaskaran
Runner-up
214,782 votes
· 32.76%
|
P. R. S. Venkatesan
Winner
INC
· 331,617 votes
|
Cuddalore · 11 | Tamil Nadu | 116,835 |
| 20 |
Venugopal, D.
Runner-up
212,988 votes
· 32.08%
|
Balaraman, L.
Winner
INC
· 313,160 votes
|
Vandavasi · 9 | Tamil Nadu | 100,172 |
| 21 |
Ganesan, A.
Runner-up
210,738 votes
· 32.26%
|
Chidambaram, P.
Winner
INC
· 430,290 votes
|
Sivaganga · 33 | Tamil Nadu | 219,552 |
| 22 |
D.S.A. Sivaprakasam
Runner-up
203,309 votes
· 33.51%
|
Janartanan
Winner
ADK
· 394,444 votes
|
Tirunelveli · 36 | Tamil Nadu | 191,135 |
| 23 |
Dhayanithi, N.
Runner-up
198,469 votes
· 30.64%
|
Eramadass, R.
Winner
INC
· 299,184 votes
|
Tindivanam · 10 | Tamil Nadu | 100,715 |
| 24 |
Abdul Latheef, M.
Runner-up
195,787 votes
· 29.75%
|
Abdul Samad, A. K. A.
Winner
INC
· 356,637 votes
|
Vellore · 7 | Tamil Nadu | 160,850 |
| 25 |
Mahandiran, A.K.Cumbum
Runner-up
181,287 votes
· 27.62%
|
Mothiah, R.
Winner
ADK
· 402,691 votes
|
Periyakulam · 25 | Tamil Nadu | 221,404 |
| 26 |
Ayyasamy, A.
Runner-up
176,946 votes
· 26.71%
|
Vallalperuman, P.
Winner
INC
· 205,229 votes
|
Chidambaram · 12 | Tamil Nadu | 28,283 |
| 27 |
Pariasamy, N.K.K.
Runner-up
174,975 votes
· 28.21%
|
Narayanan, P.G.
Winner
ADK
· 400,932 votes
|
Gobichettipalayam · 19 | Tamil Nadu | 225,957 |
| 28 |
Karthikeyan A.
Runner-up
173,585 votes
· 30.48%
|
Dhanuskodi Athithan R.
Winner
INC
· 385,656 votes
|
Tiruchendur · 38 | Tamil Nadu | 212,071 |
| 29 |
Mayavan, R.
Runner-up
169,699 votes
· 26.97%
|
Devarajan, B.
Winner
INC
· 421,674 votes
|
Rasipuram · 15 | Tamil Nadu | 251,975 |
| 30 |
Karthikeyan M.
Runner-up
159,166 votes
· 24.16%
|
Rangarajan Kumarmangalam
Winner
INC
· 400,936 votes
|
Salem · 16 | Tamil Nadu | 241,770 |
| 31 |
N. Manimaran
Runner-up
157,250 votes
· 41.65%
|
P. Shanmugam
Winner
INC
· 190,562 votes
|
Pondicherry · 1 | Puducherry | 33,312 |
| 32 |
Kandasamy, M.
Lost
154,220 votes
· 22.71%
|
Sekhar, M. G.
Winner
ADK
· 315,921 votes
|
Dharmapuri · 13 | Tamil Nadu | 113,020 |