The

1989 Indian general election General elections were held in India on 22 and 26 November 1989 to elect the members of the 9th Lok Sabha. The incumbent Indian National Congress government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was still the ...

polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the dominance of INC-AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, till 1996. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam failed to win a single seat, resulting in the party's downturn in national and state politics for the coming years. Because National Front won at the national level, Rajya Sabha member Murasoli Maran got a cabinet berth in the new

V. P. Singh Vishwanath Pratap Singh (25 June 1931 – 27 November 2008), shortened to V. P. Singh, was an Indian politician who was the 7th Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1990 and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda. He is India's only prime minister to ...

administration.

Voting and results

1989 tamil nadu lok sabha election map by parties

Results by Alliance

* The two seats won in 1984 represents seats won by DMK.

List of Elected MPs

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu

Source: New York Times
Due to the fact, that the DMK-JD were routed in Tamil Nadu, VP Singh had to choose Rajya Sabha member, Murasoli Maran to represent Tamil Nadu in his cabinet.

Cabinet Ministers

Bibliography

Volume I, 1989 Indian general election, 9th Lok Sabha

References

External links

Website of Election Commission of India

CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History
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