1952–1995 Tamil Nadu by-elections
# 1952–1995 Tamil Nadu by-elections

Below is a list of By-elections held in Tamil Nadu from 1952-1995.

## Lok Sabha

### 1993

The by-election took place due to the death of Shri Senapathy.

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1993: Palani :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | AIADMK | Palaniyappa Gounder Kumarasamy | 278,995 | 42.4% |
| | DMK | Smt. Subbulaxmi | 234,070 | 35.6% |
| | INC | Venugopal | 130,626 | 19.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44,925 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 658,145 | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | |

### 1985

The by-election took place due to the death of Shri K.T. Kosalram.

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1985: Tiruchendur :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | INC | R. Dhanuskodi Athithan | 169,710 | 62.0% |
| | JP | P. Vijayaraghavan | 93,891 | 34.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,819 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 273,776 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1982

The by-election took place due to the death of Shri C.N. Natarajan.

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1982: Periyakulam :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | AIADMK | S.T.K. Jakkay | 252,377 | 50.1% |
| | DMK | C.N Eramaddrishnan | 183,117 | 36.4% |
| | INC | A.K. Sheik | 28,869 | 5.7% |
| | CPI | A. Wahab | 16,366 | 3.2% |
| | Independent | M. Pandian | 10,261 | 2.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69,260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503,651 | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | |

### 1980

The by-election took place due to the death of Shri Karunanithi Thazhai.

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1980: Nagapattinam :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | CPI | K. Murugaiyan | 288,000 | 51.1% |
| | AIADMK | M. Mahalingam | 272,059 | 48.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,941 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 563,400 | |
| | CPI gain from DMK | CPI gain from DMK | Swing | |

Tamil Nadu assembly by-election, 1980: Thanjavur :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | INC | S. Singravadivel | 309,868 | 57.5% | +4.6% |
| | AIADMK | P. Dharmalingam | 217,020 | 40.3% | -3.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92,848 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 538,725 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

* Note: S. Singravadivel ran as a candidate with Congress (Indira faction).

### 1973

The by-election took place due to the death of Shri M.Rajangam.

Bye-election, 1973: Dindigul :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | AIADMK | K. Maya Thevar | 2,60,824 | 52.0 |
| | INC(O) | V. C. Sitthan | 1,19,032 | 20.1% |
| | DMK | Pon Muthu Ramalingam | 93,496 | 18.5% |
| | INC | Seemaisamy | 11,423 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,41,792 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,43,704 | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | |
