1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

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1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
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All 234 seats in the Legislature of Tamil Nadu
118 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.42%
 First partySecond party
  MG Ramachandran 2017 stamp of India.jpg M. Karunanidhi .jpg
Leader M. G. Ramachandran M. Karunanidhi
Party AIADMK DMK
Alliance AIADMK Alliance+LF Congress alliance
Leader's seat Madurai West Anna Nagar
Seats won16269
Seat changeIncrease2.svg14Decrease2.svg6
Popular vote9,328,8398,371,718
Percentage48.92%44.43%
SwingIncrease2.svg18.56%Increase2.svg19.54%
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1980 election map (by constituencies)
Chief Minister before election

M. G. Ramachandran
AIADMK

Chief Minister

M. G. Ramachandran
AIADMK

The seventh legislative assembly election to Tamil Nadu was held on 28 May 1980. The election was held two years before the end of the term of M. G. Ramachandran administration, as it was dissolved for the failure of state machinery by the then President of India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian National Congress (Indira) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with Janata Party. Despite their landslide victory of 37 out of 39 seats at the general election in January 1980, DMK and Indira Congress failed to win the legislative assembly election. AIADMK won the election and its leader and incumbent Chief Minister MGR was sworn in as Chief Minister for the second time.

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Background

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with Indian National Congress (Indira) in 1977 parliamentary election. However, when Janata Party won the election and Morarji Desai became the Prime Minister, M. G. Ramachandran extended unconditional support to the Janata party Government. He continued his support to the Charan Singh Government in 1979. After the fall of the Charan Singh government, fresh parliamentary elections were conducted in 1980. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam struck alliance with INC(I). AIADMK and Janata Party alliance won only 2 seats in Tamil Nadu in that parliamentary election. INC(I) won the election and Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister. [1]

Dismissal of AIADMK government

Congress-DMK victory in the 1980 parliamentary election emboldened their alliance and made them think that people lost their faith in M. G. Ramachandran government. DMK pressed the union government to dismiss the Tamil Nadu government using similar allegations used by M.G.R to dismiss DMK government in 1976. The AIADMK ministry and the assembly were dismissed by the union government on grounds of civil disorder due to Farmers protest for electricity subsidy. General elections were conducted in 1980. [2]

Seat allotments

After the Lok Sabha election, negotiations in seat allotments between DMK and INC(I) were heated. They finally agreed on contesting in equal number of seats. This led to the debate on who the will be the Chief Minister if the alliance wins, which led to TNCC general secretary G.K. Moopanar and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi announcing that DMK president M. Karunanidhi will be the CM candidate for the alliance. [3] Even after the announcement, party leaders were under the impression that DMK must outperform INC(I), in order for Karunanidhi to get the chief ministership. [4]

AIADMK Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Indian election symbol two leaves.svg M. G. Ramachandran 177
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg G. Ramakrishnan 16
3. Communist Party of India CPI symbol.svg D. Pandian 15
4.Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress No flag.svg Kumari Ananthan 10
5. All India Forward Bloc

Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg

2
Independent candidates supported by AIADMK
6. Independent politician No flag.svg 11

DMK Front

No.
PartyElection SymbolLeaderSeats
1. Indian National Congress Hand INC.svg G.K. Moopanar 114
2. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Indian election symbol rising sun.svg

M. Karunanidhi 112
Unrecognized parties, whose candidates ran as an independent supported by INC(I) and DMK
3. Indian Union Muslim League

No flag.svg

K. M. Kader Mohideen 6
4. Independent No flag.svg 2

Voting and Results

Results by Pre-Poll Alliance

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left 1980 tamil nadu legislative election map by parties.png
Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left
Summary of the 1980 May Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election results
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Alliance/PartySeats wonChangePopular VoteVote %Adj. %‡
AIADMK+ alliance162+149,328,83948.9%
AIADMK 129−17,303,01038.8%50.4%
CPI(M) 11−1596,4063.2%47.6%
CPI 9+4501,0322.7%43.9%
GKC 6+6322,4401.7%44.1%
IND 6+6488,2962.6%
FBL 1–65,5360.4%44.6%
INC(U) 0–52,1190.3%29.3%
DMK+ alliance69−68,371,71844.4%
DMK 37−114,164,38922.1%45.7%
INC(I) 31+43,941,90020.9%43.4%
IND 1+1265,4291.4%
Others3−81,144,4496.1%
JNP(JP) 2−8522,6412.8%6.9%
IND 1–598,8973.2%–
Total234–18,845,006100%–

‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: Election Commission of India [5] and Keesing's Report [6]

By constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency
Assembly ConstituencyWinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNameCandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1 Royapuram Ponnurangam. P DMK 37,39050.31Pandian. D CPI 36,45549.05935
2 Harbour Selvarasan. A DMK 32,71654.14Habibulla Baig. Dr. AIADMK 21,70135.9111,015
3 Radhakrishnan Nagar Rajasekaran. V INC 44,07648.62 Isari Velan AIADMK 36,88840.697,188
4 Park Town N. V. N. Somu DMK 38,09555.94Lalchand Daga. S.GKC23,19734.0614,898
5 Perambur Balan. S DMK 49,26954.59Murugaian. V CPI(M) 40,98945.418,280
6 Purasawalkam Anbazhagan. K DMK 52,72952.35Valampuri John AIADMK 47,02146.685,708
7 Egmore Ellayaperumal. L INC 38,20061.19Sivanesan. D. R INC(U) 23,44437.5514,756
8 Anna Nagar M. Karunanidhi DMK 51,29048.97 H. V. Hande AIADMK 50,59148.31699
9 Thiyagaraya Nagar K. Sourirajan GKC42,56650.58Chandran Jeyapal. R. E DMK 36,10042.896,466
10 Thousand Lights Krishnasamy. K. A AIADMK 40,49950.19Sadiq Pasha. S. J DMK 40,19249.81307
11 Chepauk A. Rahman Khan DMK 32,62755.64Abdul Khader. M. S AIADMK 23,40139.919,226
12 Triplicane K. S. G. Haja Shareef INC 33,66452.77Sridharan. V. K INC(U) 26,78641.996,878
13 Mylapore T. K. Kapali AIADMK 41,26049.66Manoharan. K DMK 37,94445.673,316
14 Saidapet D. Purushothaman DMK 40,40347.95Saithai Duraisamy. S AIADMK 38,70645.941,697
15 Gummidipoondi R. S. Munirathinam AIADMK 41,84549.01Venu. K DMK 34,01939.847,826
16 Ponneri Chakarapani. R AIADMK 42,40851.07Nagalingam. P DMK 27,49033.1114,918
17 Thiruvottiyur Kumari AnanthanGKC48,45147.36Loganathan. T INC 44,99343.983,458
18 Villivakkam Prabakaran. J. C. D AIADMK 57,19247.84Suppu. K DMK 56,48947.25703
19 Alandur K. M. Abdul Razack AIADMK 50,34550.18Sampath. N. P. L INC 44,50644.365,839
20 Tambaram Pammal Nallathambi DMK 59,93151.52 Munu Adhi AIADMK 53,74646.26,185
21 Thiruporur G. Chockalingam DMK 33,28750.63Govindarasan. M AIADMK 30,99047.132,297
22 Chengalpattu P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan AIADMK 40,46653.07Natarajan. K INC 35,31446.325,152
23 Maduranthakam S. D. Ugamchand AIADMK 46,92256.84 C. Arumugam DMK 35,11342.5411,809
24 Acharapakkam C. Ganesan AIADMK 35,23350.08Manavalan. C. M DMK 35,11449.92119
25 Uthiramerur S. Jagathrakshakan AIADMK 43,30349.11Ramadoss. S INC 41,71747.311,586
26 Kancheepuram P. Venkatasubramanian AIADMK 46,05148.25Sambandan. V DMK 43,85945.952,192
27 Sriperumbudur D. Yasodha INC 37,37052.97Jaganathan. S AIADMK 31,34144.426,029
28 Poonamallee Rajarathinam. D. DMK 38,01848.83SambandanGKC26,93034.5911,088
29 Thiruvallur Pattabiraman. S AIADMK 30,12141.49Purushothaman. R INC 24,58533.875,536
30 Tiruttani Shanmugam. R AIADMK 35,84549.6Namashivayam. T INC 25,75435.6410,091
31 Pallipet Narasimhan. P. M AIADMK 26,37735.03Eakambara Reddy. A INC 25,96734.48410
32 Arakkonam M. Vijayasarathy AIADMK 36,31448.84Jayaraj. G INC 35,39347.6921
33 Sholingur C. Gopal Mudaliyar AIADMK 35,78349.4Moorthy. K DMK 35,62649.18157
34 Ranipet Durai Murugan DMK 44,31853.7Renu. N AIADMK 37,06444.917,254
35 Arcot Sethuraman. A M AIADMK 35,99848.85Akber Pasha. B INC 34,05846.211,940
36 Katpadi Poongavanam. N. A CPI 31,91846.48Shanmugasundaram. A. K INC 26,63938.795,279
37 Gudiyatham Sundaram. K. R CPI(M) 30,86943.87Wahab. K. A Independent 20,92929.749,940
38 Pernambut Moorthy. G AIADMK 30,04845.31Rajarathinam. C INC 24,71337.265,335
39 Vaniyambadi Kulasekara Pandiyan. N AIADMK 38,04952.54Abdul Latheef. M Independent 34,37547.463,674
40 Natrampalli Anbazhagan. T AIADMK 42,78649.82Raja. N. K DMK 36,16142.116,625
41 Tirupattur (Vellore) B. Sundaram DMK 42,78654.74Ramasamy. G AIADMK 34,68244.378,104
42 Chengam T. Swamikannu AIADMK 26,82348.06Arumugam. A INC 25,98746.56836
43 Thandarambattu Venugopal. D DMK 46,32663.86Kasinathan. UGKC25,25734.8221,069
44 Tiruvannamalai Narayanasamy. K INC 54,43758.78Shunmugam. P. U AIADMK 36,05238.9318,385
45 Kalasapakkam P. S. Thiruvengadam DMK 44,92354.49Visvanathan. C. N AIADMK 32,97239.9911,951
46 Polur L. Balaraman INC 35,45648.92Selvan. A AIADMK 33,30345.952,153
47 Anaikattu G. Viswanathan AIADMK 35,24253.37Jeevarathinam. R INC 29,28744.355,955
48 Vellore V. M. Devaraj DMK 43,12649.68Ranganathan. A. K AIADMK 38,61944.494,507
49 Arani A. C. Shanmugam AIADMK 42,92850.65Selvarasu. E DMK 37,87744.695,051
50 Cheyyar Babu Janarthanan DMK 43,34155.26Vizhi Vendan. K. A. AIADMK 35,09144.748,250
51 Vandavasi Kuppusami. C AIADMK 38,50150.21Kanniappan. C DMK 36,01946.972,482
52 Peranamallur Venkitesan. P. M AIADMK 32,64544.09Margabandu. R INC 31,76742.9878
53 Melmalayanur Chinnadurai. A AIADMK 39,57248.84Perumal Nainar. V INC 39,37448.59198
54 Gingee Ramchandran. N DMK 41,70849.92Krishnasamy. G AIADMK 40,07547.961,633
55 Tindivanam Thangamani Gounder. K. M INC 29,77842.33Erajaram Reddy AIADMK 24,30234.555,476
56 Vanur N. Muthuvel DMK 38,88352.89Ramajayam. M. N AIADMK 33,63545.755,248
57 Kandamangalam Kannan. M AIADMK 34,36849.49Madhavan. P INC 32,01146.092,357
58 Villupuram Palaniappan. K. P DMK 45,95252.02Rajarathinam. M AIADMK 40,79246.185,160
59 Mugaiyur Sundaramurthy. R INC 39,49053.17Ragothuman. G AIADMK 31,88942.947,601
60 Thirunavalur Subramanian. V DMK 36,51748.29Manoharan. T. N. G. A AIADMK 36,34448.06173
61 Ulundurpet Rangasamy. K DMK 40,06855.35Natesan. Karu AIADMK 30,11341.69,955
62 Nellikuppam Krishnamoorthi. V DMK 40,52655.17Govindarajan. C CPI(M) 28,41538.6812,111
63 Cuddalore Babu Govindarajan DMK 40,53949.05Ragupathi. A AIADMK 37,39845.253,141
64 Panruti S. Ramachandaran AIADMK 44,55751.88K. Nandagopala Krishnan DMK 40,07046.654,487
65 Kurinjipadi A. Thangarasu AIADMK 38,34949.65 M. Selvaraj DMK 35,39045.822,959
66 Bhuvanagiri V. V. Swaminathan AIADMK 41,20749.1Asanudeen. K. S Independent 34,88341.566,324
67 Kattumannarkoil E. Ramalingam DMK 44,01259.46Mahalingam. P. S CPI(M) 29,35039.6514,662
68 Chidambaram K. R. Ganapathi AIADMK 41,72851.71Kaliyamoorthy Durai DMK 38,46147.663,267
69 Vriddhachalam R. Thiyagarajan INC 45,38251.86C. Ramanathan AIADMK 41,23447.124,148
70 Mangalore Kaliamoorthy. P AIADMK 40,67848.9Kamaraj. S INC 39,49547.481,183
71 Rishivandiyam Sundaram. M INC 38,23851.11Deiveekan. M AIADMK 33,31744.544,921
72 Chinnasalem S. Sivaraman INC 39,37052.45Ambayiram. A AIADMK 34,12345.465,247
73 Sankarapuram Kalitheerthan. S AIADMK 36,35249.91Muthusami. D INC 32,81145.053,541
74 Hosur T. Venkata Reddy INC 25,85549.8Kothandaramaiah. K. S Independent 21,44341.314,412
75 Thalli D. R. Rajaram Naidu INC 25,55841.53Vijayendriah. D. R JP 22,60136.722,957
76 Kaveripattinam Samarasam. K AIADMK 35,43451.13Venkatesan. S DMK 31,91146.053,523
77 Krishnagiri Chinnarasu. K. R AIADMK 28,02049.75Kamalanathan. M DMK 26,22346.551,797
78 Bargur Doraisamy. Bn. S AIADMK 39,89357.26Murugesan. K DMK 29,04541.6910,848
79 Harur Sabapathy. C. AIADMK 40,00957.66Natesan. T. V. INC 27,40139.4912,608
80 Morappur Kuppusamy. N. AIADMK 43,09657.18Balasubramanian. R. INC 29,96739.7613,129
81 Palacode Munusamy. M. B. AIADMK 38,99952.36Balasubhrmaniam . R. INC 34,86446.814,135
82 Dharmapuri Aranganathan. S. AIADMK 33,97746.12Vadivel. D. N. INC 32,47244.081,505
83 Pennagaram Theertha Raman. PGKC34,59052.74Marumuthu. K DMK 27,48141.97,109
84 Mettur Nachimuthu. K. P AIADMK 48,84558.28Kandappan. S DMK 29,97735.7718,868
85 Taramangalam Semmalai. S Independent 49,59760.33Narayanan. R INC 27,21433.1122,383
86 Omalur Sivaperuman. M AIADMK 42,39958.2Marimuthu. C DMK 30,44741.811,952
87 Yercaud Thiruman AIADMK 28,86951.35Natesan. R DMK 27,02048.061,849
88 Salem-I Krishnaraj. G AIADMK 50,97652.55Amanullah Khan Independent 31,74532.7219,231
89 Salem-Ii Arumugam. M AIADMK 40,97551.57Anbalagan. K INC 36,23545.614,740
90 Veerapandi P. Vijayalakshmi AIADMK 51,03457.95Srinivasan. K. P DMK 35,06139.8115,973
91 Panamarathupatty Rajaram. K AIADMK 44,21857.25Santhanantham. P. M INC 31,61440.9312,604
92 Attur C. Palanimuthu INC 38,41653.44Kandasami. P AIADMK 31,52543.856,891
93 Talavasal Rajambal. T. INC 38,21752.4Devarajan. M. AIADMK 34,71847.63,499
94 Rasipuram Ramalingam. K. P AIADMK 49,77958.25Muthu. P. T. DMK 34,17539.9915,604
95 Sendamangalam Sivaprakasam. S. AIADMK 37,57754.44Vadama Gounder INC 30,54344.257,034
96 Namakkal Arunachalam R. AIADMK 42,85051.78Veluswamy K. DMK 38,95747.073,893
97 Kapilamalai C. V. Velappan AIADMK 39,22445.11Sengottaiyan. P. INC 33,82338.95,401
98 Tiruchengodu Ponnaiyan. C. AIADMK 69,12255.34Kaliyannan. T. M. INC 52,04641.6717,076
99 Sankari P. Dhanapal AIADMK 45,66456.61Varadarajan. R. DMK 33,10941.0412,555
100 Edapadi I. Ganesan AIADMK 37,97838.93Natarajan. T. Independent 32,15932.975,819
101 Mettupalayam S. Palanisamy AIADMK 48,26658.96Vijayan. K. INC 32,31139.4715,955
102 Avanashi Arumugam. M. CPI 33,29454.22Palanisamy. S. N. INC 23,62338.479,671
103 Thondamuthur Chinnaraj. AIADMK 57,82257.54Manickkavachagam. R. DMK 42,67342.4615,149
104 Singanallur Kulasekar. A. D. DMK 44,52345.16Venkidu Alias Venkatasamy. R. CPI(M) 41,30241.93,221
105 Coimbatore (West) C. Aranganayagam AIADMK 38,06148.2 M. Ramanathan DMK 35,63445.132,427
106 Coimbatore (East) Ramani. K. CPI(M) 33,66645.39Ganga Nair INC 33,53345.21133
107 Perur Kovaithambi AIADMK 47,30848.04Natarasan. A. DMK 46,82347.54485
108 Kinathukadavu K. V. Kandaswamy AIADMK 42,82253.58Doraiswamy. S. T. INC 37,09346.425,729
109 Pollachi M. V. Rathinam AIADMK 52,83356.61 M. Kannappan DMK 39,79742.6413,036
110 Valparai A. T. Karuppiah CPI 46,40656.83 N. Kovaithangam INC 33,35440.8513,052
111 Udumalaipettai P. Kolandaivelu AIADMK 50,57052.34R. T. Mariyappan DMK 46,04947.664,521
112 Dharapuram Periasamy. A. AIADMK 43,31956.05Palaniammal. V. P. DMK 32,88742.5510,432
113 Vellakoil Ramasami. D. AIADMK 56,97562.63 M. Andi Ambalam INC 36,85952.4620,116
114 Pongalur P. Kandaswamy AIADMK 40,11658.67 S. R. Balasubramaniam INC 26,42038.6413,696
115 Palladam P. N. Paramasiva Gounder AIADMK 40,30548.36 K. N. Kumarasamy Gounder INC 32,34538.817,960
116 Tiruppur Manimaran. R. AIADMK 63,37156.98Mohan Kandasamy Alias P. Kandasamy Gounder INC 39,27635.3224,095
117 Kangayam Krishnaswamy. K. G. AIADMK 45,95056.1Sivasabapathi. M. DMK 34,34141.9211,609
118 Modakkurichi Balakrishnan. S. AIADMK 56,04958.67Ganesamoorthy. A. DMK 38,40240.217,647
119 Perundurai Nallapan. T. K. CPI 44,21054.69Jaganathan. N. K. P. INC 32,54340.2611,667
120 Erode S. Muthusamy AIADMK 62,34256.62Sainathan. R. INC 43,83939.8218,503
121 Bhavani P. G. Narayanan AIADMK 44,15260.89Madeswaran. M. P. V. INC 22,92631.6121,226
122 Anthiyur P. Guruswamy AIADMK 34,49857.06Vadivel. T. G. DMK 20,66234.1713,836
123 Gobichettipalayam K. A. Sengottaiyan AIADMK 44,70359.38Subramaniam. K. M. INC 29,69039.4415,013
124 Bhavanisagar Subramaniam. G. K. AIADMK 38,55748.28Sampoornam Swamynathan. DMK 27,85234.8810,705
125 Sathyamangalam Rangasamy. R. AIADMK 35,09650.04Rasappa. C. R. INC 35,03649.9660
126 Coonoor Ranganathan. M. DMK 34,42456.85Periasamy. C. AIADMK 22,75637.5811,668
127 Udhagamandalam K. Kallan INC 35,52851.82B. Gopalan AIADMK 25,62837.389,900
128 Gudalur K. Hutchi Gowder DMK 36,78058.39Narayanan Nair. M. S. CPI 23,63637.5213,144
129 Palani N. Palanivel CPI(M) 41,87453.12Mani. S. R. P. INC 35,64645.226,228
130 Oddanchatram K. Kuppuswamy AIADMK 35,26945.26Palaniswamy. S. K. INC 23,88230.6511,387
131 Periyakulam Gopalakrishnan. K AIADMK 43,77454.01Sheik Abdul Kader. K. INC 34,93843.118,836
132 Theni V. R. Jayaraman AIADMK 51,53455.44Alagar Raja. N. R. INC 41,41544.5610,119
133 Bodinayakkanur Subramanian. K. M. S. AIADMK 50,97259.77Ramachandran. K. S. M. INC 34,01339.8916,959
134 Cumbum Gopalan. R. T. AIADMK 47,57749.2Cumbum Mahandiran. A. K. DMK 35,39536.612,182
135 Andipatti S. S. Rajendran AIADMK 44,49059.79Kandasamy. K. INC 16,50822.1827,982
136 Sedapatti Muthiah. R. AIADMK 42,01259.87Thangarasan. R. S. DMK 28,15740.1313,855
137 Tirumangalam N. S. V. Chitthan INC 35,18146.43Perumal. A. R. AIFB 31,67941.813,502
138 Usilampatti Andi Thevar. S. AIFB 33,85747.67Muthuramalingam. P. K. M. Independent 21,53430.3212,323
139 Nilakottai A. S. Ponnammal Independent 48,89261.6Manivasagam. A. DMK 30,48038.418,412
140 Sholavandan Chandrasekaran. A. INC 41,72050.28Manian. P. S. AIADMK 41,25549.72465
141 Thiruparankundram Kalimuthu. K. AIADMK 61,24760.53Seeni Thevar. P. DMK 38,74038.2922,507
142 Madurai West M. G. Ramachandran AIADMK 57,01959.61 Pon. Muthuramalingam DMK 35,95337.5921,066
143 Madurai Central Pazha Nedumara Independent 45,70058.13 P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan DMK 31,56640.1514,134
144 Madurai East N. Sankaraiah CPI(M) 36,86249.35Ramamoorthy. M. A. INC 30,92341.45,939
145 Samayanallur Baluchamy. A. AIADMK 50,61253.61Subashchandra Bose. P. DMK 42,95845.57,654
146 Melur Veeranambalam. K. V. INC 54,00354.6Paramasivan. A. M. AIADMK 41,84942.3112,154
147 Natham Alagarsamy. T. Independent 32,47146.21Somasundaram. A. Independent 5090.7231,962
148 Dindigul N. Varadarajan Independent 55,19554.89Abdul Khader. N. INC 43,67643.4411,519
149 Athoor A. Vellaisamy AIADMK 55,35958.17Rajambal DMK 38,99040.9716,369
150 Vedasandur V. P. Balasubramanian AIADMK 58,12863.89Raju. G. P. V. INC 32,85736.1125,271
151 Aravakurichi Sennimalai Alias. Kandahsamy P. S. AIADMK 45,14551.6Shanmugam. K. INC 40,23345.994,912
152 Karur M. Chinnasamy AIADMK 54,33150.79S. Nallasamy DMK 46,02543.028,306
153 Krishnarayapuram P. M. Thangavelraj INC 43,62355.33Rengaraju. O. AIADMK 34,58443.869,039
154 Marungapuri Raj Kumar. M. A. AIADMK 32,02141.98Ramanathan. V. INC 28,44437.293,577
155 Kulithalai Karuppaiah. R. CPI 44,52552.96Srinivasa Reddiar. P. E. INC 36,33643.228,189
156 Thottiam Periasami. R. INC 37,42642.89Jayaraj. T. P. K. Independent 37,11942.53307
157 Uppiliapuram Arengarajan. V. AIADMK 43,26349.46Palanimuthu. R. INC 40,99746.872,266
158 Musiri Rajamanickam. M. K. AIADMK 53,69752.2Natarajan. R. DMK 49,17147.84,526
159 Lalgudi Anbil P. Dharmalingam DMK 40,89940.9Swamickan. A. Independent 38,09938.12,800
160 Perambalur J. S. Raju DMK 28,68040.98Angamuthu. M. AIADMK 24,22434.624,456
161 Varahur Perumal. N. AIADMK 39,47653.27Chinnaian. P. INC 33,27744.96,199
162 Ariyalur T. Arumugam DMK 45,98052.53Asokan. AIADMK 36,77642.019,204
163 Andimadam S. Krishnamoorthy AIADMK 36,12050.49Sivasubramanian. S. DMK 35,41249.51708
164 Jayankondam Thangavelu. P. INC 39,86245.76Selvarajan. T. AIADMK 34,95540.134,907
165 Srirangam R. Soudararajan AIADMK 49,16053.48Swaminathan. V. INC 42,76146.526,399
166 Tiruchirappalli I Musiri Putthan. P. AIADMK 35,36149.68Krishnamurthi. A. V. DMK 33,18346.622,178
167 Tiruchirappalli Ii K. Soundararajan AIADMK 43,02955.52Kader Mohideen. M. K. Independent 34,46744.488,562
168 Thiruverumbur Gurusamy Alias Annadasan. N. AIADMK 51,01256.24Murugesan. K. S. DMK 39,04743.0511,965
169 Sirkazhi K. Balasubramanian AIADMK 49,33457.78K. Subravelu DMK 36,05442.2213,280
170 Poompuhar Vijayabalan. N. AIADMK 45,29253.36Ganesan. S. DMK 39,58746.645,705
171 Mayiladuthurai N. Kittappa DMK 37,67148.89Bala Velayutham AIADMK 37,00148.03670
172 Kuttalam Rajamanickam. R. DMK 44,25453.39Veeraiyan. G. CPI(M) 33,36440.2510,890
173 Nannilam Kalaiarasan. A. AIADMK 44,82952.73 M. Manimaran DMK 39,68946.695,140
174 Thiruvarur M. Sellamuthu CPI(M) 45,55750.18Kuppusamy. Kovi DMK 43,95948.421,598
175 Nagapattinam R. Umanath CPI(M) 44,10551.38Ramanatha Thevar. S. S. R. INC 41,73848.622,367
176 Vedaranyam M. S. Manickam AIADMK 52,31160.86 M. Meenakshi Sundaram DMK 32,65637.9919,655
177 Thiruthuraipoondi P. Uthirapathy CPI(M) 62,05161.2V. Vedaiyan INC 39,34538.822,706
178 Mannargudi M. Ambigapathi CPI 51,81856.33Gopalasamy Thenkondar M. INC 33,49636.4118,322
179 Pattukkottai Somasundaram. S. D. AIADMK 52,90054.96Marimuthu. A. R. INC 42,30243.9510,598
180 Peravurani Govendan. M. R. AIADMK 56,01058.56Palanivel. A. INC 39,63341.4416,377
181 Orathanadu T. Veeraswamy INC 47,02150.53T.M. Thailappan AIADMK 45,40248.791,619
182 Thiruvonam Sivagnanam. N. INC 44,74849.36Durai Govindarajan AIADMK 44,68649.2962
183 Thanjavur S. Natarajan DMK 40,88050.61Ramamurthy. A. Independent 39,90149.39979
184 Thiruvaiyaru Subramanian. M. AIADMK 42,63655.14Elangovan. G. DMK 32,96742.649,669
185 Papanasam S. Rajaraman INC 36,10150.3Narayanaswamy. Govi AIADMK 33,15246.192,949
186 Valangiman Gomathy AIADMK 40,66756.11Chellappa. A. DMK 29,50240.711,165
187 Kumbakonam Pakeer Mohamed. E. S. M. INC 45,03855.98Eradha. S. R. AIADMK 35,41544.029,623
188 Thiruvidaimarudur Ramalingam. S. DMK 46,94353.31Rajamaniekam. K. AIADMK 41,11146.695,832
189 Thirumayam Sundararaj. N. INC 39,47945.72Pulavar Ponnambalam AIADMK 39,25645.46223
190 Kolathur Marimuthu. T. AIADMK 50,81057.25Thamizhselvan. A. Keerai. DMK 37,20041.9113,610
191 Pudukkottai Rajakumar Vijaya Raghunatha Thondaiman INC 47,66049.71Subbiah. K. R. CPI 46,38748.381,273
192 Alangudi P. Thirumaran AIADMK 59,20655.33 T. Pushparaju INC 44,60541.6814,601
193 Aranthangi Su. Thirunavukkarasar AIADMK 50,79249.5Mohamed Mashood. M. Independent 36,51935.5914,273
194 Tiruppattur (Sivaganga) Valmigi. V. INC 34,34242Madhavan. S. Independent 20,11624.614,226
195 Karaikudi Chidambaram. C. T. DMK 46,54151.78Kaliappan. P. AIADMK 42,64847.453,893
196 Tiruvadanai Anguchamy. S. AIADMK 34,39237.96Ramanathan Thevar. A. T. M. INC 32,40635.771,986
197 Ilayangudi Sivasamy. S. CPI 34,43746.51Malaikkannan. V. DMK 34,38146.4356
198 Sivaganga O. Subramanian INC 41,32756.94Natarajasamy. N. Independent 29,87541.1611,452
199 Manamadurai K. Paramalai Independent 38,43550.52Krishnan. U. INC 36,82448.41,611
200 Paramakudi R. Thavasi AIADMK 43,71054.22Elamaran. A. DMK 34,87643.268,834
201 Ramanathapuram T. Ramasamy AIADMK 46,98757.63Zeenath Sheriffdeen INC 32,75540.1814,232
202 Kadaladi S. Sathiamoorthy AIADMK 40,24651.41Abdul Cadir. T. S. O. Independent 37,01047.283,236
203 Mudukulathur C. Dinesh Thevar Independent 42,71151.43Balakrishnan. S. INC 37,17544.775,536
204 Aruppukottai M. Pitchai AIADMK 42,58953.67 V. Thangapandian DMK 30,90438.9511,685
205 Sattur K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran AIADMK 54,72055.1Saudi Sundara Barati. S. DMK 43,79544.110,925
206 Virudhunagar M. Sundararajan AIADMK 40,28548.86 P. Seenivasan DMK 29,66535.9810,620
207 Sivakasi V. Balakrishnan AIADMK 53,08161.32 S. Alagu Thevar DMK 27,34831.5925,733
208 Srivilliputhur R. Thamaraikani AIADMK 46,88252.36Karruppiah Thevar P. INC 29,21632.6317,666
209 Rajapalayam P. Mokkian Independent 38,33944.07Pottu Pottan K. INC 29,75834.28,581
210 Vilathikulam Perumal R. K. AIADMK 40,72853.75Kumaragurubara Ramanathan S. DMK 34,08844.996,640
211 Ottapidaram Appadurai. M. CPI 33,07152.11Veluchami. O. S. INC 30,39347.892,678
212 Kovilpatti Alagarasamy. S. CPI 39,44251.37Jeyalakshmi. V. INC 30,79240.118,650
213 Sankarankoil P. Durairaj AIADMK 31,81848.87Madan. K. DMK 29,43645.212,382
214 Vasudevanallur R. Krishnan CPI(M) 33,10750.51Eswaran. R. INC 29,92145.653,186
215 Kadayanallur A. Shahul Hameed Independent 38,22550.71Gani A. M. Alias Mohideen Pitchai. A. AIADMK 36,35448.231,871
216 Tenkasi A. K. Sattanatha Karayalar AIADMK 36,63849.88Ramanan Alias Venkataramanan. T. R. INC 35,96348.96675
217 Alangulam Navaneetha Krishna Pandian. R.GKC41,27153.88Dorai Singh. E. DMK 34,58745.156,684
218 Tirunelveli V. R. Nedunchezhiyan AIADMK 48,33857.96 Rajathi Kunchithapatham INC 34,14240.9414,196
219 Palayamkottai V. Karuppasamy Pandian AIADMK 45,04957.96Seetharaman. Suba DMK 32,68042.0412,369
220 Cheranmahadevi P. H. Pandian AIADMK 42,79357.62Ratnasabhapathy. V. INC 30,68341.3112,110
221 Ambasamudram Easwarmoorthy (Soranam) CPI(M) 31,26247.39Sangumuthu Thevarm S. INC 26,97540.894,287
222 Nanguneri M. John Vincent AIADMK 36,72552.18Thangaraj. J. INC 32,67646.434,049
223 Radhapuram E. Muthuramalingam GKC38,04453.95Nellai Nedumaran DMK 31,40844.546,636
224 Sattangulam Ramasamy. S. N.GKC24,70041.24Dhanuskodi Athithan. R. INC 23,68839.551,012
225 Tiruchendur Kesava Athithan. S. AIADMK 35,49949.49Samsudin Alias Kathiravan DMK 34,29447.811,205
226 Srivaikuntam Ramasubramanian. E. AIADMK 26,50238.99Shanmugam. V. INC 24,40435.912,098
227 Thoothukkudi Rajendran. S. N. AIADMK 54,17157.61Krishnan. R. DMK 39,36541.8614,806
228 Kanniyakumari S. Muthukrishnan AIADMK 35,61347.58Mathevan Pillai. A. INC 28,51538.17,098
229 Nagercoil Vincent. M. AIADMK 39,32854.76Thiraviam. A. DMK 30,04541.839,283
230 Colachel S. Retnaraj DMK 42,94967.03Sanotsham. M. AIADMK 21,12732.9721,822
231 Padmanabhapuram P. Mohammad Ismail JP 19,75837.27Lawrence. K.GKC17,43432.882,324
232 Thiruvattar Hemachandran J. CPI(M) 29,46347.71Thobias P. INC 17,09927.6912,364
233 Vilavancode Moni D. CPI(M) 34,17053.66Davis Raj P. DMK 25,34839.818,822
234 Killiyoor P. Vijayaraghavan JP 31,52154.28Russel Raj C. DMK 16,69128.7414,830

M.G.R's Second Cabinet

After the Seventh General Elections held in 1980, a new Ministry with Dr. M. G. Ramachandran as Chief Ministers was formed on the noon of 9 June 1980. The names of the Ministers with their portfolios are given below:

S.noNameConstituencyDesignationPortfoliosParty
Chief Minister
1. Dr. M. G. Ramachandran Madurai (West) Chief Minister
  • Public
  • General Administration
  • Indian Administrative Service
  • District Revenue Officers
  • Deputy Collector
  • Police
  • Prevention of Corruption
  • Public Works Department.
 AIADMK
Cabinet Ministers
2. Dr. V. R. Nedunchezhiyan Tirunelveli Minister for Finance Minister
  • Planning
  • Legislature
  • Elections
  • Food
  • Fisheries
  • Backward Classes
  • Youth Service Corps
  • Price Control
  • Ex-Servicemen
 AIADMK
3. S. Ramachandran Panruti Minister for Electricity
  • Electricity
  • Iron and Steel control
 AIADMK
4. K. A. Krishnaswamy Thousand Lights Minister for Rural Industries-Minister
  • Rural Industries
  • Village
  • Cottage and Small Industries
  • Milk, Dairy Development
  • Registration
 AIADMK
5. S. D. Somasundaram Pattukkottai Minister for Revenue
Minister for Prohibition and Excise
  • Revenue
  • Commercial Taxes
  • Excise and Census
 AIADMK
6. R. M. Veerappan Minister for Information and religious Endowments,
  • Information and Publicity
  • Film Technology
  • Tourism
  • Tourism Development Corporation
  • Cinematograph Act
  • Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
  • Forest and Cinchona
  • Grant of Liquor Permits
  • Minerals.
 AIADMK
7. C. Aranganayagam Coimbatore (South) Minister for Education
  • Education including Technical Education
  • Official Language
 AIADMK
8. K. Kalimuthu Thiruparankundram Minister for Agriculture
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural Refinance
  • Agricultural Engineering wing
  • Agro-Engineering
 AIADMK
9. C. Ponnaiyan Tiruchengode Minister for Co-operation and Law-Minister
  • Law
  • Courts
  • Prisons
  • Legislation on Weights and Measures
  • Registration of companies
  • Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending
  • Chits and Registration of Companies
 AIADMK
10. P. Kolandaivelu Udumalaipettai Minister for Local Administration-Minister
  • Municipal Administration
  • Panchayats and Panchayat Unions
  • Community Development
  • Rural Indebtedness
  • Bhoodan and Gramdhan
  • Highways
 AIADMK
11.S. RaghavanandamMinister for Labour
  • Labour
  • Housing
  • Slum Clearance Board
  • Statistics
  • Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
  • Town Planning and Accommodation control
 AIADMK
12. Dr. H. V. Hande Minister for Health-Minister
  • Health.
 AIADMK
13.K. Raja MohammedMinister for Irrigation-Minister
  • Agro Service cooperative societies
  • Irrigation
  • Minor Irrigation
  • Wakf
 AIADMK
14. S. Muthusamy Erode Minister for Transport
  • Transport
  • Nationalized Transport
  • Motor Vehicles Act
  • Ports
 AIADMK
15. Su. Thirunavukkarasar Arantangi Minister for Industries
  • Large scale Industries
  • Mines and Textiles
 AIADMK
16. S. N. Rajendran Thoothukkudi Minister for Handlooms and Khadi-Minister
  • Handlooms
  • Khadi
  • Prohibition excluding grant of liquor permits and passports
 AIADMK
17. M. Vijayasarathy Arakkonam (SC) Minister for Harijan Welfare-Minister
  • Harijan Welfare
  • Stationery and Printing
  • Government Press
  • News Print control
  • Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour
  • Employment and Training
 AIADMK
18. Gomathi Srinivasan Valangiman (SC) Minister for Social Welfare-Minister
  • Social Welfare
  • Women and Children Welfare
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Beggars Home
  • Orphanages
  • Indian Overseas
  • Refugees and evacuees
  • Correctional Administration
 AIADMK

Thiruvalargal S.R. Eradha and M.R. Govendan and Selvi P. Vijayalakhsmi were appointed as additional Members of the Council of Ministers with effect from 1 July 1983. Consequently the business of the Government was re-allocated among the Ministers as follows with effect from 1 July 1983:

  1. Thiru M. G. Ramachandran, Chief Minister-Minister in-charge of Public, General Administration, Indian administrative Service, District Revenue Officers, Deputy Collectors, Police, Prevention of corruption, Planning Molasses and Archaeology.
  2. Thiru (Dr.). V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, Minister for Finance-Minister-in-charge of Finance, Legislature, Elections, Food, Youth Service Corps, Price Control and exservicemen.
  3. Thiru S. Ramachandran, Minister for Electricity-Minister-in-charge of Electricity, Iron and Steel control.
  4. Thiru K. A. Krishnasamy, Minister for Rural Industries-Minister-in-charge of Rural Industries including Village, Cottage and small Industries, Milk Dairy development, Registration and Stamp Act.
  5. Thiru S. D. Somasundaram, Minister for Revenue-Minister-in-charge of Revenue, Commercial Taxes, Excise and Census.
  6. Thiru R. M. Veerappan, Minister for Information and Religious Endowments Minister-in-charge of Information and Publicity, Film Technology, Tourism, Tourism Development corporation, Cinchona and Grant of Liquor Permits.
  7. Thiru C. Arangayagam, Minister for Education-Minister-in-charge of Education including Technical education, Official Language and Handlooms.
  8. Thiru K. Kalimuthu, Minister for Agriculture-Minister-in-charge of Agriculture, Agricultural Refinance, Agricultural Engineering Wing and Agro-Engineering
  9. Thiru C. Ponnaiyan, Minister for Co-operation and Law-Minister-in-charge of Law, Courts, Prisons, Legislation on Weights and Measures, Registration of companies, Debt Relief including Legislation on Money Lending and Legislation on Chits and Co-operation.
  10. Thiru P. Kulandaivelu, Minister for Local Administration-Minister-in-charge of Municipal Administration, Panchayats, and Panchayat Unions, Community Development, Rural Indebtedness Bhoodan and Gramdhan and Highways.
  11. Thiru S. Raghavanandham, Minister for Labour-Minister-in-charge of Labour, Housing, slum-clearance Board, Statistics, Tamil Nadu water Supply and Drainage Board, Town Planning and Accommodation Control
  12. Thiru (Dr.) H. V. Hande, Minister for Health-Minister-in-charge of Health.
  13. Thiru K. Raja Mohammed, Minister for Irrigation-Minister-in-charge of AgroService, Co-operative Societies, Irrigation including Minor Irrigation and Wakf.
  14. Thiru S. Muthusamy, Minister for transport-Minister-in-charge of Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act and Ports.
  15. Thiru S. Thirunavukkarasu, Minister for Industries-Minister-in-charge of Large Scale Industries, Mines and Minerals and Textiles.
  16. Thiru S. N. Rajendran, Minister for Public works-Minister-in-charge of Prohibition excluding grant of liquor permits, Passports, P.W.D. and Establishment matters relating to public Works Department.
  17. Thiru M. Vijayasarathi, Minister for Adi-Dravidar Welfare-Minister-in-charge of Adi-Dravidar Welfare, Stationery and Printing, Government Press, News Print control, Hilo Tribes and Bonded Labour and Employment Training.
  18. Thiru S. R. Eradha, Minister for Fisheries-Minister-in-charge of Fisheries.
  19. Thiru M. R. Govendan, Minister for Backward Classes: Minister-in-charge of Backward Classes.
  20. Thirumathi Gomathi Sainivasan, Minister for Social Welfare: Minister-in charge of Social welfare including women and Children welfare, Animal Husbandry, Beggars Home, Orphanages, Indian Overseas, Refugees and Evacuees and Correctional Administration.
  21. Selvi P. Vijayalakshmi, Minister for Khadi-Minister-in-charge of Khadi. Thiru K. Raja Mohammed ceased to be a Member of the Council of Ministers and Tvl.

R. Soundararajan, Y. S. M. Yusuf, R Arunachalam and K.Kalaimani were appointed as additional Members of the Council of Minister with effect from 9 September 1983. Consequently the business of the Government was re-allocated among the Ministers as follows with effect from 9 September 1983:

  1. Thiru (Dr). M. G. Ramachandran, Chief Minister-Minister-in-charge of Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service and Other All India Services, District Revenue Officers, Deputy Collectors, Police, Prevention of Corruption, Planning, Molasses, Archaeology and Excise.
  2. Thiru (Dr). V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, Minister for Finance-Minister-in-charge of Finance. Legislature, Election, Food, Youth Service Corps, Price Control and Ex-servicemen.
  3. Thiru S. Ramafhandran, Minister for Electricity-Minister-in-charge of Electricity, Iron and Steel Control.
  4. Thiru K. A. Krishnaswamy, Minister for Dairy Development-Minister-in-charge of Milk, Dairy Development, Registration and Stamp Act.
  5. Thiru S. D. Somasundaran, Minister for Revenue. Minister-in-charge of Revenue, Commercial Taxes and Census.
  6. Thiru R. M. Veerappan, Minister for Information and Religious Endowments. Minister-in-charge of Information and Publicity Film Technology, Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation, Cinematograph Act, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Forest, Cinchona and Grant of Liquor Permits.
  7. Thiru C. Aranganayagam, Minister for Education: Minister-in-charge of Education Including Technical Education Official Language, and Handlooms.
  8. Thiru K. Kalimuhth, Minister for Agriculture: Ministers in Charge of Agriculture, Agricultural Refinance, Agricultural Engineering Wing and Agro Engineering.
  9. Thiru C. Ponnaiyan, Minister for Co-operation and Law: Ministers in Charge of Law, Courts Prisons, Legislation on Weights and Measures, Registration of Companies, Debt Relief Including Legislation on Money Lending and Legislation on Chits and Co-operation.
  10. Thiru P. Kulandaivelu, Minister for Local Administration: Minister in Charge of Municipal Administration, Panchayats and Panchayat Union, Community Development, Rural Indebtedness, Bhodhan and Gramphan and Highway.
  11. Thiru S. Raghavanandham, Minister for Labour: Minister in Charge of Labour, Housing, Slum Clearance Board, Statistics, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Town Planning and Accommodation Control:
  12. Thiru (Dr.) H. V. Hande, Minister for Health: Minister in Charge of Health.
  13. Thiru S. Muhtusamy, Minister for Transport: Minister in Charge of Transport, Nationalised Transport Motor Vehicles Act and Ports.
  14. Thiru S. Thirunavukkarasu, Minister for Industries: Minister in Charge of Large Scale Industries Mines and Minerals and Textiles.
  15. Thiru S. N. Rajendran, Minister for Public Works: Minister in charge of Prohibition excluding grant of Liquor permits, Passports, P.W.D. and Establishment matters relating to Public Works Department.
  16. Thiru M. Vijayasarathi, Minister for Adi-dravidar Welfare. Minister in Charge of Adi-dravidar Welfare, Stationery and Printing, Government Press, News Print Control, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour and Employment Training.
  17. Thiru R. Soundararajan, Minister for Nutritious Meals: Minister in Charge of Nutritious Meals.
  18. Thiru S. R. Eradha, Minister for Environmental Pollution Control. Minister in Charge of Environmental Pollution Control.
  19. Thiru M. R. Govendan, Minister for Backward Classes. Minister in Charge of Backward Classes.
  20. Thirumathi Gomathi Srinivasan, Minister for Social Welfare. Minister in Charge of Social Welfare Including Women and Children Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Beggars Home, Orphanages, Indian Overseas, Refugees and Evacuees and Correctional Administration.
  21. Thirumathi Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy, Minister for Khadi. Minister in Charge of Khadi.
  22. Thiru Y. S. M. Yusuf, Minister for Irrigation and Wakf. Minister in Charge of Agro Services Co-operative Societies, Irrigation Including Minor Irrigation and Wakf.
  23. Thiru R. Arunachalam, Minister for Rural Industries-Minister in Charge of Rural Industries Including Village, Cottage and Small Industries.
  24. Thiru K. Kalaimani, Minister for Fisheries. Minister in Charge of Fisheries.

Thiruvalargal T. Veerasamy and K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran were appointed as additional Members of the Council of Ministers with effect from 5 September 1984. The business of the Government was re-allocated among the Ministers as follows with effect from 5 September 1984.

  1. Thiru (Dr.) M. G. Ramachandran Chief Minister, Minister in Charge of Public, General Administration, Indian Administrative Service and Other All India Services, District Revenue Officers, Deputy Collectors, Police, Prevention of Corruption, Planning, Molasses Archaeology, Prohibition Excluding Grant of Liquor Permits, Electronics, Science and Technology.
  2. Thiru (Dr.) V. R. Nedunchezhiyan, Minister for Finance. Minister in Charge of Finance, Revenue, Legislature, Elections, Youth Service Corps, and Ex-servicemen.
  3. Thiru S. Ramachandran, Minister for Electricity. Minister in Charge of Electricity, Iron and Steel Control.
  4. Thiru K. A. Krishnasamy, Minister for Dairy Development. Minister in Charge of Milk, Dairy Development, Registration and Stamp Act.
  5. Thiru R. M. Veerappan, Minister for Information and Religious Endowments. Minister in Charge of Information and Publicity, Film Technology, Tourism, Tourism Development Corporation, Cinematograph Act, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Forest, Cinchona and Grant of Liquor Permits.
  6. Thiru C. Aranganayagam, Minister for Education. Minister in Charge of Education and Official Language.
  7. Thiru (Dr.) K. Kalimuthu, Minister for Agriculture. Minister in Charge of Agriculture, Agricultural Refinance, Agricultural Engineering Wing and Agro-engineering.
  8. Thiru C. Ponnaiyan, Minister for Law and Industries. Minister in Charge of Law, Courts, Prisons, Legislation on Weights and Measures, Registration of Companies, Debt Relief Including Legislation on Money Lending and Legislation on Chits, Large Scale Industries, Mines and Minerals.
  9. Thiru P. Kulandaivelu, Minister for Nutritious Meals-Minister in Charge of Nutritious Meals, Bhoodan and Gramdhan and Highways.
  10. Thiru S. Raghavanandham, Minister for Labour-Minister in Charge of Labour, Statistics, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, Town Planning and Accommodation Control.
  11. Thiru (Dr.) H. V. Hande, Minister for Health. Minister in Charge of Health.
  12. Thiru S. Muthusamy, Minister for Transport-Minister in Charge of Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act and Ports.
  13. Thiru S. Thirunavukkarasu, Minister for Commercial Taxes and Handloomsminister in Charge of Commercial Taxes, Excise, Handlooms and Textiles.
  14. Thiru S. Rajendran, Minister for Environmental Pollution Control-Minister in Charge of Environmental Pollution Control and Passport.
  15. Thiru M. Vijayasarathi, Minister for Adi-drav9dar Welfare-Minister in Charge of Adi-dravidar Welfare, Stationery and Printing, Government Press, News Print Control, Hill Tribes and Bonded Labour and Employment Training.
  16. Thiru R. Soundararajan, Minister for Local Administration-Minister in Charge of Municipal Administration, Panchayats and Panchayat Unions, Community Development And\ Rural Indebtedness.
  17. Thiru S. R. Eradha, Minister for Public Works-Minister in Charge of Housing, Slum Clearance Board, Public Works Department and Establishment Matters Relating to Public Works Department.
  18. Thiru M. R. Govendan, Minister for Backward Classes-Minister in Charge of Backward Classes.
  19. Thirmathi Gomathi Srinivasan, Minister for Social Welfare-Minister in Charge of Social Welfare Including Women and Children Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Beggars Home, Orphanages, Indians Overseas, Refugees and Evacuees and Correctional Administration.
  20. Thirumathi Vijayalakshmi Palanisamy, Minister for Khadi-Minister in Charge of Khadi.
  21. Thiru Y. S. M. Yusuf, Minister for Irrigation and Wakf-Minister in Charge of Agro Service Co-operative Societies, Irrigation Including Minor Irrigation and Wakf.
  22. Thiru R. Arunachalam, Minister for Rural Industries-Minister in Charge of Rural Industries Including Village, Cottage and Small Industries.
  23. Thiru K. Kalaimani, Minister for Fisheries-Minister in Charge of Fisheries.
  24. Thiru T. Veeraswamy, Minister for Food-Minister in Charge of Food, Price Control and Census.
  25. Thiru K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran, Minister for Co-operation-Minister in Charge of Co-operation.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Attar Chand (1988). M G Ramachandran: My Blood Brother. Gian Publishing House. p. 7.
  2. ↑ G. Palanithurai (June 1991). Role Perception of the Legislators: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu. Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division. pp. 26–27. ISBN   81-220-0227-7.
  3. ↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (9 March 2011). "A long and troubled affair". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "THE ART OF SURVIVAL". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Election Commission of India. "1980 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Keesing's Statistical Report

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Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran , popularly known by his initials M.G.R., was an Indian actor, politician, and philanthropist who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 until his death in 1987. He was the founder and first general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. On 19 March 1988, Ramachandran was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Ramachandran is regarded as one of the most influential politicians of post-independence India. Apart from politics, as a film personality he won the National Film Award, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two Filmfare Award South.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M. Karunanidhi</span> Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He is popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Artist) and Mutthamizh Arignar for his contributions to Tamil literature. He had the longest intermittent tenure as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 6,863 days in office. He was also a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Karunanidhi has the record of never losing an election to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, having won 13 times since his first victory in 1957. Before entering politics, he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir. Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai after a series of prolonged, age-related illnesses.

J.M. Haroon Rashid is an Indian politician and former member of the Parliament of India, representing the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. Haaroon Rashid is a leader of Indian National Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thanjavur district</span> District in Tamil Nadu, India

Thanjavur district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. Its headquarters is Thanjavur (Tanjore). The district is located in the delta of the Cauvery River and is mostly agrarian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Tamil Nadu</span> Politics related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Politics of Tamil Nadu is the politics related to the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S. D. Somasundaram</span> Indian politician (1930-2001)

Thiru SD Somasundaram also known as S.D.S., was a political leader and administrator who served as a cabinet minister of the Tamil Nadu state.

Dravidian parties include an array of regional political parties in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which trace their origins and ideologies either directly or indirectly to the Justice Party and the Dravidian movement of C. Natesanar and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy. The Dravidian movement was based on the linguistic divide in India, where most of the Northern Indian, Eastern Indian and Western Indian languages are classified as Indo-Aryan, whereas the South Indian languages are classified as Dravidian. Dravidian politics has developed by associating itself to the Dravidian community. The original goal of Dravidian politics was to achieve social equality, but it later championed the cause of ending the domination of North India over the politics and economy of the South Indian province known as Madras Presidency.

S. Kumarasamy generally referred as Kumarasamy Pillai, or Komachi, is a well-known politician and social worker in the Kumbakonam town. From his student life he actively engaged in several social works. He is an ardent follower of E. V. Ramasami and K. Kamaraj.


K. Ramachandran is an Indian politician and the Minister for Forests in Tamil Nadu. He was born in Coonoor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election</span> Election on 5–21 February 1967

The fourth legislative assembly election of Madras State was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai won the election defeating the Indian National Congress (Congress). Anti-Hindi agitations, the rising prices of essential commodities, and a shortage of rice were the dominant issues. K. Kamaraj's resignation as the Chief Minister in 1963, to concentrate on party affairs, along with persistent rumors of corruption had weakened the incumbent Congress Government. This was the second time after Communist Party of India winning Kerala assembly elections in 1957, for a non-Congress party to gain the majority in a state in India, and the last time that Congress held power in Tamil Nadu. It was the first time a party or pre-election alliance formed a non-Congress government with an absolute majority. It marked the beginning of Dravidian dominance in the politics of Tamil Nadu. Annadurai, who became the first non-Congress chief minister of post-independence Tamil Nadu, died in office in 1969 and V.R. Nedunchezhiyan took over as acting chief minister.

K. A. Mathiazhagan was an Indian politician and co-founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the Finance Minister, Minister of Food, Revenue and Commercial Taxes in the Tamil Nadu government and Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

S. Natarajan Udayar was an Indian politician and 3 time DMK MLA from Thanjavur Constituency. A close friend and supporter of Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy, he was an early member of Dravidar Kazhagam. His association with Aringar C N Annadurai made him part ways with E.V.R. politically and join Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as one of the earliest and founding members of DMK.

S. Thangavelu is an Indian politician and the former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was elected from Tamil Nadu representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party. He had also served as a cabinet minister to Chief Minister Dr. M. Karunanidhi in 1989-1991 term.

Gomathi Srinivasan is an Indian politician and was Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Tamil Nadu between 1980 and 1987, as well as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

R. M. Veerappan, also referred to as RMV or Rama Veerappan, was an Indian film producer, screenwriter and politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was the founder and leader of the MGR Kazhagam party. He served as a Cabinet Minister in five governments from 1977 to 1996, was a three-time Member of Legislative Council and a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was the Leader of the House for Legislative Assembly and Leader of ADMK party of the Legislative Council. He was the architect behind the ADMK organization, unified the MGR fan clubs for the party formation. He was called as the 'Chanakya' of AIADMK politics in the 70's and 80's.

R. S. Raja Kannappan, formerly known as S. Kannappan, is an Indian politician and Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Higher Education. He also served as the Minister for Khadi and Village Industries from 2022 to 2023, Minister of Transport, Nationalised Transport, Motor Vehicles Act in the period 2021- March 2022 and also former Minister of Public Works, Highways and Electricity during 1991–1996. He joined the party DMK in February 2020.

The list of political families of Tamil Nadu state in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. S. Masthan</span> Indian politician

Gingee K. S. Masthan is an Indian politician and one of the Ministers of Tamil Nadu from May 2021. He has been elected as a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) in 2016 on behalf of DMK in the Gingee assembly constituency which is a part of the Villupuram district. He was re-elected to the same legislative assembly in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly election. Following this, on 7 May 2021, he was appointed a Minister of Minorities Welfare, Wakf Board, and Non Resident Tamil Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees. Non Resident Tamil Welfare, Refugees & Evacuees is an initiative by the M.K. Stalin Cabinet Ministry. KS Masthan is also the District Secretary of Vilupuram North with DMK.

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