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* The seats from 1980 election, represents the seats of the coalition in this election, and the seats represented from Congress is from the Indira faction.
Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha
Website of Election Commission of India
CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History
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1984 Indian general election
General elections were held in India on 24, 27 and 28 December 1984 soon after the assassination of previous prime minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing insurgency.
The electio ...
polls in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...
and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK, also abbreviated as ADMK), also shortened to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party with great influence in the Federated state, sta ...
, winning 37 out of 39 seats. The other 2 seats were won by the opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; ; DMK) is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry, where it is currently the main ...
. This marks the start of the dominance of INC-AIADMK, for the next decade winning 38 seats in 1989 election and all 39 seats in 1991 election. The allocation of seats were done what was later dubbed, "The M.G.R formula". Where the regional party would contest 70% of the assembly seats and the national party would be given 70% of the Lok Sabha seats.
Seat Allotment
Congress Front
Janata Alliance
Voting and results
* The seats from 1980 election, represents the seats of the coalition in this election, and the seats represented from Congress is from the Indira faction.
List of Elected MPs
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Ministers of State (Deputy Minister)
See also
*Elections in Tamil Nadu
Elections in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), members to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Member of Parliament (India), members of parliament to the Lok Sab ...
Bibliography
Volume I, 1984 Indian general election, 8th Lok Sabha
External links
Website of Election Commission of India
CNN-IBN Lok Sabha Election History
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
Indian general elections in Tamil Nadu
1980s in Tamil Nadu