TAMIL NADU · 1980
Seats39
Electors2.81 Cr
Votes polled1.88 Cr
Median turnout66.7%
Other years: 2024201920142009200419991998199619911989198419771971
Party standings
Indian National Congress (I)
20
of 39 seats · 51.3%
majority
Indian National Congress (I)
20
Dravida Munetra Kazhagam
16
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2
Independent
1
Every seat
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Margin | Margin % | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madras NorthSC | Lakshmanan G. | DMK | 527,126 | 99,318 | 18.8 | 71.3 |
| 2 | Madras Central | Kalanidhi A. | DMK | 493,806 | 105,049 | 21.3 | 67.9 |
| 3 | Madras South | Venkataraman R. | INCI | 552,796 | 120,362 | 21.8 | 68.1 |
| 4 | Sriperumbudur | Nagaratnam T. | DMK | 451,190 | 82,777 | 18.3 | 62.6 |
| 5 | Chengalpattu | Anbarasu Era | INCI | 484,102 | 110,016 | 22.7 | 71.8 |
| 6 | ArakkonamSC | Velu A.M. | INCI | 468,113 | 117,361 | 25.1 | 66.7 |
| 7 | Vellore | Abdul Samad A.K.A. | IND | 430,318 | 79,546 | 18.5 | 60.8 |
| 8 | Tiruppattur | Murugian S. | DMK | 444,712 | 115,361 | 25.9 | 64.7 |
| 9 | Vandavasi | Pattuswamy D. | INCI | 468,039 | 127,154 | 27.2 | 65.5 |
| 10 | Tindivanam | Ramaswamy Padayatchi S.S. | INCI | 455,048 | 156,898 | 34.5 | 63.4 |
| 11 | Cuddalore | Muthukumaran R. | INCI | 454,244 | 108,651 | 23.9 | 65.6 |
| 12 | Chidambaram | Kulandaivelu V. | DMK | 487,049 | 138,725 | 28.5 | 70.1 |
| 13 | DharmapuriSC | Arjunan K. | DMK | 384,635 | 66,871 | 17.4 | 55.4 |
| 14 | Krishnagiri | Ramamurthy K. | INCI | 362,269 | 100,511 | 27.7 | 55.2 |
| 15 | Rasipuram | Devarajan B. | INCI | 441,588 | 59,872 | 13.6 | 60.1 |
| 16 | Salem | Palaniappan C. | DMK | 470,633 | 26,258 | 5.6 | 68.1 |
| 17 | Tiruchengode | Kandaswamy M. | DMK | 547,419 | 21,218 | 3.9 | 61.6 |
| 18 | Nilgiris | Prabhu R. | INCI | 488,097 | 85,743 | 17.6 | 66.4 |
| 19 | GobichettipalayamSC | Chinnasamy G. | AIADM | 434,266 | 13,875 | 3.2 | 64.1 |
| 20 | Coimbatore | Ram Mohan Alias Era Mohan R. | DMK | 518,780 | 56,109 | 10.8 | 66.1 |
| 21 | Pollachi | Dhandapani C.T. | DMK | 464,211 | 15,735 | 3.4 | 65.8 |
| 22 | Palani | Sanapathi Goundar A. | INCI | 440,801 | 59,568 | 13.5 | 57.8 |
| 23 | Dindigul | Maya Thevar K. | DMK | 481,438 | 26,746 | 5.6 | 63.6 |
| 24 | Madurai | Subburaman A.G. | INCI | 533,277 | 69,195 | 13.0 | 67.6 |
| 25 | Periyakulam | Natarajan Cumbum N. | DMK | 506,263 | 19,882 | 3.9 | 68.8 |
| 26 | Karur | Dorai Sebastian S.A. | INCI | 514,544 | 74,134 | 14.4 | 67.4 |
| 27 | TiruchirappalliSC | Selvaraju N. | DMK | 519,651 | 73,599 | 14.2 | 71.9 |
| 28 | Perambalur | Mani K.B.S. | INCI | 490,148 | 99,172 | 20.2 | 70.6 |
| 29 | MayiladuturaiSC | Kudanthai Ramalingam N. | INCI | 520,978 | 92,005 | 17.7 | 77.0 |
| 30 | Nagapattinam | Karunanithi-Thazhai | DMK | 553,290 | 10,674 | 1.9 | 80.9 |
| 31 | Thanjavur | Singaravadivel S. | INCI | 512,635 | 44,539 | 8.7 | 77.6 |
| 32 | Pudukkottai | V.N. Swamynathan | INCI | 600,327 | 16,099 | 2.7 | 80.7 |
| 33 | Sivaganga | Swaminathan R.V. | INCI | 514,079 | 134,561 | 26.2 | 70.9 |
| 34 | Ramanathapuram | Sathiyendran M.S.K. | DMK | 494,332 | 84,133 | 17.0 | 67.1 |
| 35 | Sivakasi | Sourdararajan N. | AIADM | 517,475 | 6,612 | 1.3 | 68.4 |
| 36 | Tirunelveli | Sivaprakasam D.S.A. | DMK | 475,645 | 59,962 | 12.6 | 67.7 |
| 37 | TenkasiSC | Arunachalam M. | INCI | 447,818 | 108,316 | 24.2 | 65.9 |
| 38 | Tiruchendur | Kosalram K. T. | INCI | 445,880 | 113,819 | 25.5 | 63.3 |
| 39 | Nagercoil | Dennis, N. | INCI | 370,796 | 38,408 | 10.4 | 55.9 |