1989 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu
The 1989 Indian general election 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 administration.
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![]() 1989 election map (by constituencies) Green = INC+ (won all the seats) |
Voting and results
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List of Elected MPs
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Tamil Nadu
Source: New York Times[1]
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
Minister | Party | Lok Sabha Constituency/Rajya Sabha | Portfolios |
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Murasoli Maran | DMK | Rajya Sabha | Minister of Urban Development |
See also
References
- Crossette, Barbara (6 December 1989). "New Indian Leader Swears in Cabinet". The New York Times.