Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election in 1980 Party Wise
| Paty Name | Seats |
|---|
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADK) | 129 |
| Communist Party of India(CPI) | 9 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPM) | 11 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 37 |
| All India Forward Bloc(FBL) | 1 |
| Gandhi Kamaraj National Congrass (GKC) | 6 |
| Indian National Congrass (I) (INC)(I) | 31 |
| Independent (IND) | 8 |
| Janta Party (JP) (JNP(JP)) | 2 |
| Total | 234 |
List of Successful Candidates in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election in 1980
| A. C. NO. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
|---|
| 1 | Royapuram | GEN | Ponnurangam,P | M | DMK | 37390 | Pandian,D | M | CPI | 36455 |
| 2 | Harbour | GEN | Selvarasan,A | M | DMK | 32716 | Habibulla Baig, Dr | M | ADK | 21701 |
| 3 | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | GEN | Rajasekaran,V | M | INC(I) | 44076 | Isari D. Velan | M | ADK | 36888 |
| 4 | Park Town | GEN | Somu,N.V.N | M | DMK | 38095 | Lalchand Daga,S. | M | GKC | 23197 |
| 5 | Perambur | (SC) | Balan,S | M | DMK | 49269 | Murugaian,V | M | CPM | 40989 |
| 6 | Purasawalkam | GEN | Anbazhagan,K | M | DMK | 52729 | Valampuri John | M | ADK | 47021 |
| 7 | Egmore | (SC) | Ellayaperumal,L | M | INC(I) | 38200 | Sivanesan,D.R | M | INC(U) | 23444 |
| 8 | Anna Nagar | GEN | Karunanidhi,M | M | DMK | 51290 | Hande,H.V | M | ADK | 50591 |
| 9 | Theagaraya Nagar | GEN | Sourirajan,K | M | GKC | 42566 | Chandran Jeyapal,R.E | M | DMK | 36100 |
| 10 | Thousand Lights | GEN | Krishnasamy,K.A | M | ADK | 40499 | Sadiq Pasha,S.J | M | DMK | 40192 |
| 11 | Chepauk | GEN | Rahman Khan,A | M | DMK | 32627 | Abdul Khader,M.S | M | ADK | 23401 |
| 12 | Triplicane | GEN | Haja Shareeff,K.S.G | M | INC(I) | 33664 | Sridharan,V.K | M | INC(U) | 26786 |
| 13 | Mylapore | GEN | Kapali, T.K | M | ADK | 41260 | Manoharan.K | M | DMK | 37944 |
| 14 | Saidapet | GEN | Purushothaman,D | M | DMK | 40403 | Saithai Duraisamy,S | M | ADK | 38706 |
| 15 | Gummidipoondi | GEN | Munirathinam,R.S | M | ADK | 41845 | Venu,K | M | DMK | 34019 |
| 16 | Ponneri | (SC) | Chakarapani,R | M | ADK | 42408 | Nagalingam,P | M | DMK | 27490 |
| 17 | Thiruvottiyur | GEN | Kumari Ananthan | M | GKC | 48451 | Loganathan,T | M | INC(I) | 44993 |
| 18 | Villivakkam | GEN | Prabakaran,J.C.D | M | ADK | 57192 | Suppu,K | M | DMK | 56489 |
| 19 | Alandur | GEN | Abdul Razack,K.M | M | ADK | 50345 | Sampath,N.P.L | M | INC(I) | 44506 |
| 20 | Tambaram | GEN | Pammal Nallathambi | M | DMK | 59931 | Munu Adhi | M | ADK | 53746 |
| 21 | Tirupporur | (SC) | Chockalingam,G | M | DMK | 33287 | Govindarasan,M | M | ADK | 30990 |
| 22 | Chengalpattu | GEN | Jagadeesan,Anoor,P.G | M | ADK | 40466 | Natarajan,K | M | INC(I) | 35314 |
| 23 | Maduranthakam | GEN | Ugamchand,S.D | M | ADK | 46922 | Arumugam,C | M | DMK | 35113 |
| 24 | Acharapakkam | (SC) | Ganesan,C | M | ADK | 35233 | Manavalan,C.M | M | DMK | 35114 |
| 25 | Uthiramerur | GEN | Jagathrakshakan,S | M | ADK | 43303 | Ramadoss,S | M | INC(I) | 41717 |
| 26 | Kancheepuram | GEN | Venkatasubramanian,P | M | ADK | 46051 | Sambandan,V | M | DMK | 43859 |
| 27 | Sriperumbudur | (SC) | D.Yasodha | F | INC(I) | 37370 | Jaganathan,S | M | ADK | 31341 |
| 28 | Poonamallee | GEN | Rajarathinam, D. | M | DMK | 38018 | Sambandan | M | GKC | 26930 |
| 29 | Tiruvallur | GEN | Pattabiraman,S | M | ADK | 30121 | Purushothaman,R | M | INC(I) | 24585 |
| 30 | Tiruttani | GEN | Shanmugam, R | M | ADK | 35845 | Namashivayam, T | M | INC(I) | 25754 |
| 31 | Pallipet | GEN | Narasimhan, P.M | M | ADK | 26377 | Eakambara Reddy, A | M | INC(I) | 25967 |
| 32 | Arakkonam | (SC) | Vijayasarathy, M | M | ADK | 36314 | Jayaraj, G | M | INC(I) | 35393 |
| 33 | Sholinghur | GEN | Gopal, C | M | ADK | 35783 | Moorthy, K | M | DMK | 35626 |
| 34 | Ranipet | GEN | Durai Murugan | M | DMK | 44318 | Renu, N | M | ADK | 37064 |
| 35 | Arcot | GEN | Sethuraman, A M | M | ADK | 35998 | Akber Pasha, B | M | INC(I) | 34058 |
| 36 | Katpadi | GEN | Poongavanam, N. A | M | CPI | 31918 | Shanmugasundaram, A. K | M | INC(I) | 26639 |
| 37 | Gudiyatham | GEN | Sundaram, K.R | M | CPM | 30869 | Wahab, K.A | M | IND | 20929 |
| 38 | Pernambut | (SC) | Moorthy, G | M | ADK | 30048 | Rajarathinam, C | M | INC(I) | 24713 |
| 39 | Vaniyambadi | GEN | Kulasekara Pandiyan, N | M | ADK | 38049 | Abdul Latheef, M | M | IND | 34375 |
| 40 | Natrampalli | GEN | Anbazhagan, T | M | ADK | 42786 | Raja, N. K | M | DMK | 36161 |
| 41 | Tiruppattur | GEN | Sundaram, B | M | DMK | 42786 | Ramasamy, G | M | ADK | 34682 |
| 42 | Chengam | (SC) | Swamikannu, T | M | ADK | 26823 | Arumugam, A | M | INC(I) | 25987 |
| 43 | Thandarambattu | GEN | Venugopal, D | M | DMK | 46326 | Kasinathan, U | M | GKC | 25257 |
| 44 | Tiruvannamalai | GEN | Narayanasamy, K | M | INC(I) | 54437 | Shunmugam, P.U | M | ADK | 36052 |
| 45 | Kalasapakkam | GEN | Thiruvengadam, P.S | M | DMK | 44923 | Visvanathan, C. N | M | ADK | 32972 |
| 46 | Polur | GEN | Balaraman, L | M | INC(I) | 35456 | Selvan, A | M | ADK | 33303 |
| 47 | Anaicut | GEN | Viswanathan,G | M | ADK | 35242 | Jeevarathinam, R | M | INC(I) | 29287 |
| 48 | Vellore | GEN | Devaraj, V.M | M | DMK | 43126 | Ranganathan, A. K | M | ADK | 38619 |
| 49 | Arni | GEN | Shanmugam, A. C | M | ADK | 42928 | Selvarasu, E | M | DMK | 37877 |
| 50 | Cheyyar | GEN | Babu Janarthanan | M | DMK | 43341 | Vizhi Vendan, K. A. | M | ADK | 35091 |
| 51 | Vandavasi | (SC) | Kuppusami, C | M | ADK | 38501 | Kanniappan, C | M | DMK | 36019 |
| 52 | Peranamallur | GEN | Venkitesan, P. M | M | ADK | 32645 | Margabandu, R | M | INC(I) | 31767 |
| 53 | Melmalayanur | GEN | Chinnadurai, A | M | ADK | 39572 | Perumal Nainar, V | M | INC(I) | 39374 |
| 54 | Gingee | GEN | Ramchandran, N | M | DMK | 41708 | Krishnasamy, G | M | ADK | 40075 |
| 55 | Tindivanam | GEN | Thangamani Gounder, K. M | M | INC(I) | 29778 | Erajaram Reddy | M | ADK | 24302 |
| 56 | Vanur | (SC) | Muthuvel, N | M | DMK | 38883 | Ramajayam, M. N | M | ADK | 33635 |
| 57 | Kandamangalam | (SC) | Kannan, M | M | ADK | 34368 | Madhavan, P | M | INC(I) | 32011 |
| 58 | Villupuram | GEN | Palaniappan, K. P | M | DMK | 45952 | Rajarathinam, M | M | ADK | 40792 |
| 59 | Mugaiyur | GEN | Sundaramurthy, R | M | INC(I) | 39490 | Ragothuman, G | M | ADK | 31889 |
| 60 | Thirunavalur | GEN | Subramanian, V | M | DMK | 36517 | Manoharan, T.N.G.A | M | ADK | 36344 |
| 61 | Ulundurpet | (SC) | Rangasamy, K | M | DMK | 40068 | Natesan, Karu | M | ADK | 30113 |
| 62 | Nellikuppam | GEN | Krishnamoorthi, V | M | DMK | 40526 | Govindarajan, C | M | CPM | 28415 |
| 63 | Cuddalore | GEN | Babu Govindarajan | M | DMK | 40539 | Ragupathi, A | M | ADK | 37398 |
| 64 | Panruti | GEN | Ramachandran, S | M | ADK | 44557 | Nandagopalakrishnan K | M | DMK | 40070 |
| 65 | Kurinjipadi | GEN | Thangarasu, A | M | ADK | 38349 | Selvarasu, M | M | DMK | 35390 |
| 66 | Bhuvanagiri | GEN | Swaminathan, V .V | M | ADK | 41207 | Asanudeen, K.S | M | IND | 34883 |
| 67 | Kattumannarkoil | (SC) | Ramalingam, E | M | DMK | 44012 | Mahalingam, P.S | M | CPM | 29350 |
| 68 | Chidambaram | GEN | Ganapathy, K. R | M | ADK | 41728 | Kaliyamoorthy, Durai | M | DMK | 38461 |
| 69 | Vridhachalam | GEN | Thiyagarajan, R | M | INC(I) | 45382 | Ramanathan, C | M | ADK | 41234 |
| 70 | Mangalore | (SC) | Kaliamoorthy, P | M | ADK | 40678 | Kamaraj, S | M | INC(I) | 39495 |
| 71 | Rishivandiyam | GEN | Sundaram, M | M | INC(I) | 38238 | Deiveekan, M | M | ADK | 33317 |
| 72 | Chinnasalem | GEN | Sivaraman, S | M | INC(I) | 39370 | Ambayiram, A | M | ADK | 34123 |
| 73 | Sankarapuram | GEN | Kalitheerthan, S | M | ADK | 36352 | Muthusami, D | M | INC(I) | 32811 |
| 74 | Hosur | GEN | Venkata Reddy, T | M | INC(I) | 25855 | Kothandaramaiah, K.S | M | IND | 21443 |
| 75 | Thalli | GEN | Rajaram Naidu, D.R | M | INC(I) | 25558 | Vijayendriah, D. R | M | JNP(JP) | 22601 |
| 76 | Kaveripattinam | GEN | Samarasam, K | M | ADK | 35434 | Venkatesan, S | M | DMK | 31911 |
| 77 | Krishnagiri | GEN | Chinnarasu, K. R | M | ADK | 28020 | Kamalanathan, M | M | DMK | 26223 |
| 78 | Bargur | GEN | Doraisamy, Bn.S | M | ADK | 39893 | Murugesan, K | M | DMK | 29045 |
| 79 | Harur | (SC) | Sabapathy, C. | M | ADK | 40009 | Natesan, T. V. | M | INC(I) | 27401 |
| 80 | Morappur | GEN | Kuppusamy, N. | M | ADK | 43096 | Balasubramanian, R. | M | INC(I) | 29967 |
| 81 | Palacode | GEN | Munusamy, M.B. | M | ADK | 38999 | Balasubhrmaniam , R. | M | INC(I) | 34864 |
| 82 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Aranganathan, S. | M | ADK | 33977 | Vadivel, D.N. | M | INC(I) | 32472 |
| 83 | Pennagaram | GEN | Theertha Raman, P | M | GKC | 34590 | Marumuthu, K | M | DMK | 27481 |
| 84 | Mettur | GEN | Nachimuthu, K.P | M | ADK | 48845 | Kandappan, S | M | DMK | 29977 |
| 85 | Taramangalam | GEN | Semmalai, S | M | IND | 49597 | Narayanan, R | M | INC(I) | 27214 |
| 86 | Omalur | GEN | Sivaperuman, M | M | ADK | 42399 | Marimuthu, C | M | DMK | 30447 |
| 87 | Yercaud | (ST) | Thiruman | M | ADK | 28869 | Natesan, R | M | DMK | 27020 |
| 88 | Salem-I | GEN | Krishnaraj, G | M | ADK | 50976 | Amanullah Khan | M | IND | 31745 |
| 89 | Salem-II | GEN | Arumugam, M | M | ADK | 40975 | Anbalagan, K | M | INC(I) | 36235 |
| 90 | Veerapandi | GEN | Vijayalakshmi, P | F | ADK | 51034 | Srinivasan, K.P | M | DMK | 35061 |
| 91 | Panamarathupatti | GEN | Rajaram, K | M | ADK | 44218 | Santhanantham, P. M | M | INC(I) | 31614 |
| By Polls in 1980 | Panamarathupatti | GEN | K.Rajaram | M | ADK | 29618 | T.Ponnumalai | M | DMK | 29431 |
| 92 | Attur | GEN | Palanimuthu, C | M | INC(I) | 38416 | Kandasami, P | M | ADK | 31525 |
| 93 | Talavasal | (SC) | Rajambal, T. | F | INC(I) | 38217 | Devarajan, M. | M | ADK | 34718 |
| 94 | Rasipuram | GEN | Ramalingam, K. P | M | ADK | 49779 | Muthu, P.T. | M | DMK | 34175 |
| 95 | Sendamangalam | (ST) | Sivaprakasam, S. | M | ADK | 37577 | Vadama Gounder | M | INC(I) | 30543 |
| 96 | Namakkal | (SC) | Arunachalam R. | M | ADK | 42850 | Veluswamy K. | M | DMK | 38957 |
| 97 | Kapilamalai | GEN | Velappan C. V. | M | ADK | 39224 | Sengottaiyan, P. | M | INC(I) | 33823 |
| 98 | Tiruchengode | GEN | Ponnaiyan, C. | M | ADK | 69122 | Kaliyannan, T. M. | M | INC(I) | 52046 |
| 99 | Sankari | (SC) | Dhanapal, P. | M | ADK | 45664 | Varadarajan, R. | M | DMK | 33109 |
| 100 | Edappadi | GEN | Ganesan, I. | M | ADK | 37978 | Natarajan, T. | M | IND | 32159 |
| 101 | Mettupalayam | GEN | Palanisamy, S. | M | ADK | 48266 | Vijayan, K. | M | INC(I) | 32311 |
| 102 | Avanashi | (SC) | Arumugam, M. | M | CPI | 33294 | Palanisamy, S. N. | M | INC(I) | 23623 |
| 103 | Thondamuthur | GEN | Chinnaraj, | M | ADK | 57822 | Manickkavachagam, R. | M | DMK | 42673 |
| 104 | Singanallur | GEN | Kulasekar, A. D. | M | DMK | 44523 | Venkidu Alias Venkatasamy, R. | M | CPM | 41302 |
| 105 | Coimbatore West | GEN | Aranganayagam, C. | M | ADK | 38061 | Ramanathan, M. | M | DMK | 35634 |
| 106 | Coimbatore East | GEN | Ramani, K. | M | CPM | 33666 | Ganga Nair | F | INC(I) | 33533 |
| 107 | Perur | GEN | Kovaithambi | M | ADK | 47308 | Natarasan, A. | M | DMK | 46823 |
| 108 | Kinathukadavu | GEN | Kandasamy, K. V. | M | ADK | 42822 | Doraiswamy, S. T. | M | INC(I) | 37093 |
| 109 | Pollachi | GEN | Rathinam, M. V. | M | ADK | 52833 | Kannappan, M. | M | DMK | 39797 |
| 110 | Valparai | (SC) | Karuppiah, A. T. | M | CPI | 46406 | Kovai Thangam | M | INC(I) | 33354 |
| 111 | Udumalpet | GEN | Kolandaivelu, P. | M | ADK | 50570 | Mariappan, R. T. | M | DMK | 46049 |
| 112 | Dharapuram | (SC) | Periasamy, A. | M | ADK | 43319 | Palaniammal, V. P. | F | DMK | 32887 |
| 113 | Vellakoil | GEN | Ramasami, D. | M | ADK | 56975 | Nallasenapathy Sakkarai Mandradiar, N. | M | INC(I) | 32024 |
| 114 | Pongalur | GEN | Kandaswamy, P. | M | ADK | 40116 | Balasubramaniam, S. R. | M | INC(I) | 26420 |
| 115 | Palladam | GEN | Paramasiva Gounder | M | ADK | 40305 | Kumarasamy, K. N. | M | INC(I) | 32345 |
| 116 | Tiruppur | GEN | Manimaran, R. | M | ADK | 63371 | Mohan Kandasamy Alias P. Kandasamy Gounder | M | INC(I) | 39276 |
| 117 | Kangayam | GEN | Krishnaswamy, K. G. | M | ADK | 45950 | Sivasabapathi, M. | M | DMK | 34341 |
| 118 | Modakurichi | GEN | Balakrishnan, S. | M | ADK | 56049 | Ganesamoorthy, A. | M | DMK | 38402 |
| 119 | Perundurai | GEN | Nallapan, T. K. | M | CPI | 44210 | Jaganathan, N. K. P. | M | INC(I) | 32543 |
| 120 | Erode | GEN | Muthusamy, S. | M | ADK | 62342 | Sainathan, R. | M | INC(I) | 43839 |
| 121 | Bhavani | GEN | Narayanan, P. G. | M | ADK | 44152 | Madeswaran, M. P. V. | M | INC(I) | 22926 |
| 122 | Andhiyur | (SC) | Guruswamy, P. | M | ADK | 34498 | Vadivel, T. G. | M | DMK | 20662 |
| 123 | Gobichettipalayam | GEN | Sengottayan, K. A. | M | ADK | 44703 | Subramaniam, K. M. | M | INC(I) | 29690 |
| 124 | Bhavanisagar | GEN | Subramaniam, G. K. | M | ADK | 38557 | Sampoornam Swamynathan, | F | DMK | 27852 |
| 125 | Sathyamangalam | GEN | Rangasamy, R. | M | ADK | 35096 | Rasappa, C. R. | M | INC(I) | 35036 |
| 126 | Coonoor | (SC) | Ranganathan, M. | M | DMK | 34424 | Periasamy, C. | M | ADK | 22756 |
| 127 | Ootacamund | GEN | Kallan, K. | M | INC(I) | 35528 | Gopalan, B. | M | ADK | 25628 |
| 128 | Gudalur | GEN | Hutchi, K. | M | DMK | 36780 | Narayanan Nair, M. S. | M | CPI | 23636 |
| 129 | Palani | (SC) | Palanivel, N. | M | CPM | 41874 | Mani, S. R. P. | M | INC(I) | 35646 |
| 130 | Oddanchatram | GEN | Kuppuswamy, K. | M | ADK | 35269 | Palaniswamy, S. K. | M | INC(I) | 23882 |
| 131 | Periyakulam | GEN | Gopalakrishnan, K. | M | ADK | 43774 | Sheik Abdul Kader, K. | M | INC(I) | 34938 |
| 132 | Theni | GEN | Jeyaraman, V. R. | M | ADK | 51534 | Alagar Raja, N. R | M | INC(I) | 41415 |
| 133 | Bodinayakkanur | GEN | Subramanian, K. M. S. | M | ADK | 50972 | Ramachandran, K. S. M. | M | INC(I) | 34013 |
| 134 | Cumbum | GEN | Gopalan, R. T. | M | ADK | 47577 | Cumbum Mahandiran, A.K. | M | DMK | 35395 |
| 135 | Andipatti | GEN | Rajendran, S. S. | M | ADK | 44490 | Kandasamy, K. | M | INC(I) | 16508 |
| 136 | Sedapatti | GEN | Muthiah, R. | M | ADK | 42012 | Thangarasan, R. S. | M | DMK | 28157 |
| 137 | Thirumangalam | GEN | Chitthan, N. S. V. | M | INC(I) | 35181 | Perumal, A. R | M | FBL | 31679 |
| 138 | Usilampatti | GEN | Andi Thevar, S. | M | FBL | 33857 | Muthuramalingam, P. K. M. | M | IND | 21534 |
| By Polls in 1980 | Usilampatti | GEN | A.Thevar.S | M | FBL | 39235 | Mutburamalingum.P.K.M | M | ADK | 28353 |
| 139 | Nilakkottai | (SC) | Ponnammal, A. S. | F | IND | 48892 | Manivasagam, A. | M | DMK | 30480 |
| 140 | Sholavandan | GEN | Chandrasekaran, A. | M | INC(I) | 41720 | Manian, P. S. | M | ADK | 41255 |
| 141 | Tirupparankundram | GEN | Kalimuthu, K. | M | ADK | 61247 | Seeni Thevar, P. | M | DMK | 38740 |
| 142 | Madurai West | GEN | Ramachandran, M. G. | M | ADK | 57019 | Muthuramalingam, Pon. | M | DMK | 35953 |
| 143 | Madurai Central | GEN | Nedumaran, P. | M | IND | 45700 | Palanivel Rajan, P. T. R. | M | DMK | 31566 |
| 144 | Madurai East | GEN | Sankariah, N. | M | CPM | 36862 | Ramamoorthy, M. A. | M | INC(I) | 30923 |
| 145 | Samayanallur | (SC) | Baluchamy, A. | M | ADK | 50612 | Subashchandra Bose, P. | M | DMK | 42958 |
| 146 | Melur | GEN | Veeranambalam, K. V. | M | INC(I) | 54003 | Paramasivan, A. M. | M | ADK | 41849 |
| 147 | Natham | GEN | Andi Ambalam, M. | M | INC(I) | 36859 | Alagarsamy, T. | M | IND | 32471 |
| 148 | Dindigul | GEN | Varadarajan, N. | M | IND | 55195 | Abdul Khader, N. | M | INC(I) | 43676 |
| 149 | Athoor | GEN | Vellaisamy, A. | M | ADK | 55359 | Rajambal | F | DMK | 38990 |
| 150 | Vedasandur | GEN | Balasubramanian, V. P. | M | ADK | 58128 | Raju, G. P. V. | M | INC(I) | 32857 |
| 151 | Aravakurichi | GEN | Sennimalai Alias, Kandahsamy P. S. | M | ADK | 45145 | Shanmugam, K. | M | INC(I) | 40233 |
| 152 | Karur | GEN | Chinnasamy, M. | M | ADK | 54331 | Nallasamy, S. | M | DMK | 46025 |
| 153 | Krishnarayapuram | (SC) | Thangavelraj, P. M. | M | INC(I) | 43623 | Rengaraju, O. | M | ADK | 34584 |
| 154 | Marungapuri | GEN | Raj Kumar, M. A. | M | ADK | 32021 | Ramanathan, V. | M | INC(I) | 28444 |
| 155 | Kulithalai | GEN | Karuppaiah, R. | M | CPI | 44525 | Srinivasa Reddiar, P. E. | M | INC(I) | 36336 |
| 156 | Thottiyam | GEN | Periasami, R. | M | INC(I) | 37426 | Jayaraj, T. P. K. | M | IND | 37119 |
| 157 | Uppiliapuram | (ST) | Arengarajan, V. | M | ADK | 43263 | Palanimuthu, R. | M | INC(I) | 40997 |
| 158 | Musiri | GEN | Rajamanickam, M. K. | M | ADK | 53697 | Natarajan, R. | M | DMK | 49171 |
| 159 | Lalgudi | GEN | Anbil Dharmalingam | M | DMK | 40899 | Swamickan, A. | M | IND | 38099 |
| 160 | Perambalur | (SC) | Raju, J. S. | M | DMK | 28680 | Angamuthu, M. | M | ADK | 24224 |
| 161 | Varahur | (SC) | Perumal, N. | M | ADK | 39476 | Chinnaian, P. | M | INC(I) | 33277 |
| 162 | Ariyalur | GEN | Arumugam, T. | M | DMK | 45980 | Asokan. | M | ADK | 36776 |
| 163 | Andimadam | GEN | Krishnamoorthy, S. | M | ADK | 36120 | Sivasubramanian, S. | M | DMK | 35412 |
| 164 | Jayankondam | GEN | Thangavelu, P. | M | INC(I) | 39862 | Selvarajan, T. | M | ADK | 34955 |
| 165 | Srirangam | GEN | Soundararajan, R. | M | ADK | 49160 | Swaminathan, V. | M | INC(I) | 42761 |
| 166 | Tiruchirapalli-I | GEN | Musiri Putthan, P. | M | ADK | 35361 | Krishnamurthi, A. V. | M | DMK | 33183 |
| 167 | Tiruchirapalli-II | GEN | Soundararajan, K. | M | ADK | 43029 | Kader Mohideen, M. K | M | IND | 34467 |
| 168 | Thiruverumbur | GEN | Gurusamy Alias Annadasan, N. | M | ADK | 51012 | Murugesan, K. S. | M | DMK | 39047 |
| 169 | Sirkali | (SC) | Balasubramanian, K. | M | ADK | 49334 | Subravelu, K. | M | DMK | 36054 |
| 170 | Poompuhar | GEN | Vijayabalan, N. | M | ADK | 45292 | Ganesan, S. | M | DMK | 39587 |
| 171 | Mayuram | GEN | Kittappa, N. | M | DMK | 37671 | Bala Velayutham | M | ADK | 37001 |
| 172 | Kuttalam | GEN | Rajamanickam, R. | M | DMK | 44254 | Veeraiyan, G. | M | CPM | 33364 |
| 173 | Nannilam | (SC) | Kalaiarasan, A. | M | ADK | 44829 | Manimaran, M. | M | DMK | 39689 |
| 174 | Tiruvarur | (SC) | Sellamuthu, M. | M | CPM | 45557 | Kuppusamy, Kovi | M | DMK | 43959 |
| 175 | Nagapattinam | GEN | Umanath, R. | M | CPM | 44105 | Ramanatha Thevar, S. S. R. | M | INC(I) | 41738 |
| 176 | Vedaranyam | GEN | Manickam, M. S. | M | ADK | 52311 | Meenatchisundaram, M. | M | DMK | 32656 |
| 177 | Tiruthuraipundi | (SC) | Uthirapathi, P. | M | CPM | 62051 | Vedaiyan, V. | M | INC(I) | 39345 |
| 178 | Mannargudi | GEN | Ambikapathy, M. | M | CPI | 51818 | Gopalasamy Thenkondar M. | M | INC(I) | 33496 |
| 179 | Pattukkottai | GEN | Somasundaram, S. D. | M | ADK | 52900 | Marimuthu, A. R. | M | INC(I) | 42302 |
| 180 | Peravurani | GEN | Govendan, M. R. | M | ADK | 56010 | Palanivel, A. | M | INC(I) | 39633 |
| 181 | Orathanadu | GEN | Veeraswamy, T. | M | INC(I) | 47021 | Thailappan, T. M. | M | ADK | 45402 |
| 182 | Thiruvonam | GEN | Sivagnanam, N. | M | INC(I) | 44748 | Durai Govindarajan | M | ADK | 44686 |
| 183 | Thanjavur | GEN | Natarajan, S. | M | DMK | 40880 | Ramamurthy, A. | M | IND | 39901 |
| 184 | Tiruvaiyaru | GEN | Subramanian, M. | M | ADK | 42636 | Elangovan, G. | M | DMK | 32967 |
| 185 | Papanasam | GEN | Rajaraman, S. | M | INC(I) | 36101 | Narayanaswamy, Govi | M | ADK | 33152 |
| 186 | Valangiman | (SC) | Gomathy | F | ADK | 40667 | Chellappa, A. | M | DMK | 29502 |
| 187 | Kumbakonam | GEN | Pakeer Mohamed, E. S. M. | M | INC(I) | 45038 | Eradha, S. R. | M | ADK | 35415 |
| 188 | Thiruvidaimarudur | GEN | Ramalingam, S. | M | DMK | 46943 | Rajamaniekam, K | M | ADK | 41111 |
| 189 | Thirumayam | GEN | Sundararaj, N. | M | INC(I) | 39479 | Pulavar Ponnambalam | M | ADK | 39256 |
| 190 | Kolathur | (SC) | Marimuthu, T. | M | ADK | 50810 | Thamizhselvan, A. Keerai. | M | DMK | 37200 |
| 191 | Pudukkottai | GEN | Rajkumar Vijaya Regunathathondaiman | M | INC(I) | 47660 | Subbiah, K. R. | M | CPI | 46387 |
| 192 | Alangudi | GEN | Thirumaran, P. | M | ADK | 59206 | Pushparaju, T. | M | INC(I) | 44605 |
| 193 | Aranthangi | GEN | Thirunavukkarasu, S. | M | ADK | 50792 | Mohamed Mashood, M. | M | IND | 36519 |
| 194 | Thiruppattur | GEN | Valmigi, V. | M | INC(I) | 34342 | Madhavan, S. | M | IND | 20116 |
| By Polls in 1981 | Thiruppattur | GEN | Arunagiri.R | M | INC(I) | 42676 | T.Yadhavar.T.S.S. | M | JNP | 17608 |
| 195 | Karaikudi | GEN | Chidambaram, C. T. | M | DMK | 46541 | Kaliappan, P. | M | ADK | 42648 |
| 196 | Tiruvadanai | GEN | Anguchamy, S. | M | ADK | 34392 | Ramanathan Thevar, A. T. M. | M | INC(I) | 32406 |
| 197 | Ilayangudi | GEN | Sivasamy, S. | M | CPI | 34437 | Malaikkannan, V. | M | DMK | 34381 |
| 198 | Sivaganga | GEN | Subramanian, O. | M | INC(I) | 41327 | Natarajasamy, N. | M | IND | 29875 |
| 199 | Manamadurai | (SC) | Paramalai, K. | M | IND | 38435 | Krishnan, U. | M | INC(I) | 36824 |
| 200 | Paramakudi | (SC) | Thavasi, R. | M | ADK | 43710 | Elamaran, A. | M | DMK | 34876 |
| 201 | Ramanathapuram | GEN | Ramasamy, T. | M | ADK | 46987 | Zeenath Sheriffdeen | F | INC(I) | 32755 |
| 202 | Kadaladi | GEN | Sathiamoorthy, S. | M | ADK | 40246 | Abdul Cadir, T. S. O. | M | IND | 37010 |
| 203 | Mudukulathur | GEN | Dhanukkodi Thevar,K. | M | IND | 42711 | Balakrishnan, S. | M | INC(I) | 37175 |
| 204 | Aruppukkottai | GEN | Pituhai, M. | M | ADK | 42589 | Thangapandian, V. | M | DMK | 30904 |
| 205 | Sattur | GEN | Ramachandran, K. K. Ss. R. | M | ADK | 54720 | Saudi Sundara Barati, S. | M | DMK | 43795 |
| 206 | Virudhunagar | GEN | Sundararajan, M. | M | ADK | 40285 | Srinivasan, P. | M | DMK | 29665 |
| 207 | Sivakasi | GEN | Balakrishnan, V. | M | ADK | 53081 | Alagu Thevar, S. | M | DMK | 27348 |
| 208 | Srivilliputhur | GEN | Thamaraikkani R. | M | ADK | 46882 | Karruppiah Thevar P. | M | INC(I) | 29216 |
| 209 | Rajapalayam | (SC) | Mokkian P. | M | IND | 38339 | Pottu Pottan K. | M | INC(I) | 29758 |
| 210 | Vilathikulam | GEN | Perumal R.K. | M | ADK | 40728 | Kumaragurubara R Amanathan S. | M | DMK | 34088 |
| 211 | Pottapidaram | (SC) | Appadurai, M. | M | CPI | 33071 | Veluchami, O. S. | M | INC(I) | 30393 |
| 212 | Kovilpatti | GEN | Alagarasamy, S. | M | CPI | 39442 | Jeyalakshmi, V. | F | INC(I) | 30792 |
| 213 | Sankaranayanarkoil | (SC) | Durairaj, P. | M | ADK | 31818 | Madan, K | M | DMK | 29436 |
| 214 | Vasudevanallur | (SC) | Krishnan, R. | M | CPM | 33107 | Eswaran, R. | M | INC(I) | 29921 |
| 215 | Kadayanallur | GEN | Shahul Hameed A. | M | IND | 38225 | Gani A. M. Alias Mohideen Pitchai, A. | M | ADK | 36354 |
| 216 | Tenkasi | GEN | Sattanatha Karayalar A. K. | M | ADK | 36638 | Ramanan Alias Venkataramanan, T. R. | M | INC(I) | 35963 |
| 217 | Alangulam | GEN | Navaneetha Krishna Pandian, R. | M | GKC | 41271 | Dorai Singh, E. | M | DMK | 34587 |
| 218 | Tirunelveli | GEN | Nedunchezhiyan, V. R. | M | ADK | 48338 | Rajathi Kunchithapatham | F | INC(I) | 34142 |
| 219 | Palayamkottai | GEN | Karuppasami Pandian, V. R. | M | ADK | 45049 | Seetharaman, Suba | M | DMK | 32680 |
| 220 | Cheranmahadevi | GEN | Pandian, P. H. | M | ADK | 42793 | Ratnasabhapathy, V. | M | INC(I) | 30683 |
| 221 | Ambasamudram | GEN | Easwarmoorthy Alias Soranam | M | CPM | 31262 | Sangumuthu Thevarm S. | M | INC(I) | 26975 |
| 222 | Nanguneri | GEN | John Vincent, N. | M | ADK | 36725 | Thangaraj, J. | M | INC(I) | 32676 |
| 223 | Radhapuram | GEN | Muthu Ramalingam, S. | M | GKC | 38044 | Nellai Nedumaran | M | DMK | 31408 |
| 224 | Sattangulam | GEN | Ramasamy, S. N. | M | GKC | 24700 | Dhanuskodi Athithan, R. | M | INC(I) | 23688 |
| 225 | Tiruchendur | GEN | Kesava Athithan, S. | M | ADK | 35499 | Samsudin Alias Kathiravan | M | DMK | 34294 |
| 226 | Srivaikuntam | GEN | Ramasubramanian, E. | M | ADK | 26502 | Shanmugam, V. | M | INC(I) | 24404 |
| 227 | Tuticorin | GEN | Rajendran, S. N. | M | ADK | 54171 | Krishnan, R. | M | DMK | 39365 |
| 228 | Kanyakumari | GEN | Muthukrishnan, S. | M | ADK | 35613 | Mathevan Pillai, A. | M | INC(I) | 28515 |
| 229 | Nagercoil | GEN | Vincent, M. | M | ADK | 39328 | Thiraviam, A | M | DMK | 30045 |
| 230 | Colachel | GEN | Retnaraj | M | DMK | 42949 | Sanotsham, M. | M | ADK | 21127 |
| 231 | Padmanabhapuram | GEN | Muthammad Ismail, P. | M | JNP(JP) | 19758 | Lawrence, K. | M | GKC | 17434 |
| 232 | Thiruvattar | GEN | Hemachandran J. | M | CPM | 29463 | Thobias P. | M | INC(I) | 17099 |
| 233 | Vilavancode | GEN | Moni D. | M | CPM | 34170 | Davis Raj P. | M | DMK | 25348 |
| By Polls in 1980 | Vilavancode | GEN | Packiadas.D | M | CPM | 26408 | Sathiadas.S | M | JNP | 18473 |
| 234 | Killiyur | GEN | Vijayaraghavan P. | M | JNP(JP) | 31521 | Russel Raj C. | M | DMK | 16691 |
List of Participating Political Parties in Tamil Nadu Assembly Election in 1980
| S. No. | Party Type Abbreviation | Party |
|---|
| National Parties |
| 1 | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | CPI | Communist Party Of India |
| 3 | CPM | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 4 | INC(I) | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 5 | INC(U) | Indian National Congress (U) |
| 6 | JNP | Janata Party |
| 7 | JNP(JP) | Janata Party (JP) |
| 8 | JNP(SR) | Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain |
| State Parties |
| 9 | ADK | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 10 | DMK | Dravida Munitra Kazhagam |
| 11 | FBL | Farward Block |
| Registered(Unrecognised ) Parties |
| 12 | GKC | Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress |
| 13 | RPI | Republican Party Of India |
| Independents |
| 14 | IND | Independents |
Last Updated on May 19, 2020