Salem Lok Sabha Constituency
Salem is a parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 15 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Edappadi, Omalur, Salem North, Salem South, Salem West and Veerapandi.
History
Since 1952, the Salem parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress eight times (1952, 1957, 1962, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 2004), by the ADMK four times (1977, 1991, 2009 and 2014), by DMK three times (1967, 1971 and 1980), and once each by an independent (1998) and the Tamil Maanila Congress (1996).
Assembly segments
Salem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
84. | Omalur | None | Salem | AIADMK |
86. | Edappadi | None | AIADMK | |
88. | Salem West | None | PMK | |
89. | Salem North | None | DMK | |
90. | Salem South | None | AIADMK | |
91. | Veerapandi | None | AIADMK |
Before 2009
- Salem I (defunct)
- Salem II (defunct)
- Omalur
- Yercuad (ST) (moved to Kallakurichi in 2009)
- Veerapandi
- Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
Year | Duration | Name | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | 1952-57 | S. V. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | |
Second | 1957-62 | |||
Third | 1962-67 | |||
Fourth | 1967-71 | K. Rajaram | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Fifth | 1971-77 | E. R. Krishnan | ||
Sixth | 1977-80 | P. Kannan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Seventh | 1980-84 | C. Palaniappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Eighth | 1984-89 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | Indian National Congress | |
Ninth | 1989-91 | |||
Tenth | 1991-96 | |||
Eleventh | 1996-98 | R. Devadass | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
Twelfth | 1998-99 | Vazhappady Ramamurthy | Independent | |
Thirteenth | 1999-04 | T. M. Selvaganapathi | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Fourteenth | 2004-09 | K. V. Thangkabalu | Indian National Congress | |
Fifteenth | 2009-14 | S. Semmalai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Sixteenth | 2014-19 | V. Pannerselvam | ||
Seventeenth | 2019-24 | S. R. Parthiban | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Eighteenth | 2024-incumbent | T. M. Selvaganapathy |
Election results
General Elections 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | T. M. Selvaganapathy | 566,085 | 43.38% | 5.13 | |
AIADMK | P. Vignesh | 495,728 | 37.99% | 1.23 | |
PMK | Annadurai | 127,139 | 9.74% | ||
NTK | Manoj Kumar | 76,207 | 5.84% | 3.13 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 14,894 | 1.14% | 0.23 | |
Margin of victory | 70,357 | 5.39% | − | ||
Turnout | 1,304,844 | 78.16% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
DMK hold | Swing |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | S. R. Parthiban | 606,302 | 48.51% | 22.94% | |
AIADMK | K. R. S. Saravanan | 4,59,376 | 36.76% | −12.51% | |
MNM | M. Prabhu Manikandan Mudaliar | 58,662 | 4.69% | ||
Independent | S. K. Selvam | 52,332 | 4.19% | ||
NTK | A. Rasa | 33,890 | 2.71% | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 17,130 | 1.37% | −0.45% | |
Margin of victory | 1,46,926 | 11.76% | −11.93% | ||
Turnout | 12,49,755 | 77.91% | 2.11% | ||
Registered electors | 16,12,512 | 7.62% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.75% |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | V. Pannerselvam | 556,546 | 49.27% | 6.75% | |
DMK | S. Umarani | 2,88,936 | 25.58% | ||
DMDK | L. K. Sudhish | 2,01,265 | 17.82% | 4.37% | |
INC | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 46,477 | 4.11% | −33.20% | |
NOTA | None of the above | 20,601 | 1.82% | ||
Independent | N. Chinnusamy | 5,374 | 0.48% | ||
AAP | E. Satheesh Kumar | 5,198 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,67,610 | 23.69% | 18.49% | ||
Turnout | 11,29,695 | 76.80% | −0.97% | ||
Registered electors | 14,98,350 | 27.86% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 6.75% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Semmalai | 380,460 | 42.51% | 6.24% | |
INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 3,33,969 | 37.32% | −22.64% | |
DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 1,20,325 | 13.45% | ||
Independent | C. Selladurai | 23,056 | 2.58% | ||
Margin of victory | 46,491 | 5.20% | −18.49% | ||
Turnout | 8,94,916 | 76.42% | 17.11% | ||
Registered electors | 11,71,839 | −6.34% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -17.45% |
General Elections 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 444,591 | 59.96% | ||
AIADMK | A. Rajasekaran | 2,68,964 | 36.28% | −13.46% | |
Independent | M. A. Shah Jahan | 8,466 | 1.14% | ||
Independent | C. D. Jaya Venugopal | 4,346 | 0.59% | ||
ABHM | N. Balakrishnan | 4,101 | 0.55% | ||
JP | R. Rajavel | 3,916 | 0.53% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,75,627 | 23.69% | 20.21% | ||
Turnout | 7,41,437 | 59.29% | 0.10% | ||
Registered electors | 12,51,141 | −0.50% | |||
INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 10.23% |
General Elections 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | T. M. Selvaganapathy | 363,689 | 49.73% | ||
Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 3,38,278 | 46.26% | ||
TMC(M) | R. Devadass | 19,604 | 2.68% | ||
Margin of victory | 25,411 | 3.47% | −17.15% | ||
Turnout | 7,31,277 | 59.17% | −6.20% | ||
Registered electors | 12,57,383 | 6.72% | |||
AIADMK gain from Independent | Swing | 2.66% |
General Elections 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 365,557 | 55.47% | ||
TMC(M) | R. Devadass | 2,29,677 | 34.85% | ||
INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 48,027 | 7.29% | ||
Independent | P. Sampathkumar | 10,311 | 1.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,35,880 | 20.62% | 2.57% | ||
Turnout | 6,58,973 | 57.70% | −7.66% | ||
Registered electors | 11,78,177 | 9.01% | |||
Independent gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 8.40% |
General Elections 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TMC(M) | R. Devadass | 315,277 | 47.07% | ||
INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 1,94,392 | 29.02% | −38.01% | |
AIIC(T) | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 1,20,345 | 17.97% | ||
BJP | N. Rajamani | 9,538 | 1.42% | 0.13% | |
MDMK | B. Mohanraj | 6,245 | 0.93% | ||
Independent | A. C. Murugesan | 4,927 | 0.74% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,20,885 | 18.05% | −28.60% | ||
Turnout | 6,69,817 | 65.36% | 4.25% | ||
Registered electors | 10,80,762 | 4.92% | |||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -19.96% |
General Elections 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 406,042 | 67.03% | 6.18% | |
DMK | K. P. Arthanarisamy | 1,23,474 | 20.38% | −3.77% | |
PMK | K. Arjunan | 56,775 | 9.37% | ||
BJP | K. S. Ramanathan | 7,867 | 1.30% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,82,568 | 46.65% | 9.95% | ||
Turnout | 6,05,749 | 61.11% | −3.67% | ||
Registered electors | 10,30,128 | −0.19% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 6.18% |
General Elections 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 400,936 | 60.85% | −8.36% | |
DMK | M. Karthikeyan | 1,59,166 | 24.16% | ||
PMK | K. Sadasivam | 85,628 | 13.00% | ||
Tamiliar Kazhagam | A. Balasumbramaniam | 5,721 | 0.87% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,41,770 | 36.69% | −8.74% | ||
Turnout | 6,58,885 | 64.78% | −6.69% | ||
Registered electors | 10,32,058 | 34.59% | |||
INC hold | Swing | -8.36% |
General Elections 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | 359,819 | 69.21% | ||
JP | M. A. Kandasamy | 1,23,644 | 23.78% | ||
Independent | T. Sambalingam | 6,808 | 1.31% | ||
Independent | O. K. Ekambaram | 6,218 | 1.20% | ||
Independent | P. Raju | 5,785 | 1.11% | ||
Independent | A. M. Vachravel | 3,445 | 0.66% | ||
Independent | M. Sengottuvelu | 3,430 | 0.66% | ||
Independent | G. Selvaraj | 2,752 | 0.53% | ||
Independent | R. Thangaraju | 2,660 | 0.51% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,36,175 | 45.43% | 39.72% | ||
Turnout | 5,19,863 | 71.47% | 3.40% | ||
Registered electors | 7,66,792 | 10.91% | |||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | 18.36% |
General Elections 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | V. S. Chandirakumar | 233,971 | 50.85% | 10.53% | |
AIADMK | P. Kamnan | 2,07,713 | 45.14% | −13.57% | |
INC(U) | M. Gandhinathan | 5,381 | 1.17% | ||
Independent | T. Sambalingam | 3,327 | 0.72% | ||
Independent | P. N. Balasubramaniam | 3,007 | 0.65% | ||
Margin of victory | 26,258 | 5.71% | −12.68% | ||
Turnout | 4,60,108 | 68.07% | 3.11% | ||
Registered electors | 6,91,389 | 1.98% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -7.86% |
General Elections 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | P. Kannan | 254,138 | 58.71% | ||
DMK | K. Rajaram | 1,74,534 | 40.32% | −15.55% | |
Margin of victory | 79,604 | 18.39% | 5.12% | ||
Turnout | 4,32,869 | 64.96% | −5.91% | ||
Registered electors | 6,77,947 | 13.65% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.84% |
General Elections 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | E. R. Krishnan | 230,736 | 55.87% | −1.19% | |
INC | M. P. Subramanyam | 1,75,940 | 42.60% | 2.06% | |
ABJS | K. N. Lakshmanan | 3,944 | 0.96% | ||
Independent | T. V. Anganna Chettiar | 2,339 | 0.57% | ||
Margin of victory | 54,796 | 13.27% | −3.25% | ||
Turnout | 4,12,959 | 70.87% | −4.73% | ||
Registered electors | 5,96,531 | 14.64% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -1.19% |
General Elections 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. Rajaram | 219,380 | 57.07% | 11.65% | |
INC | R. Ramakrishnan | 1,55,871 | 40.55% | −8.79% | |
ABJS | R. S. Rao | 9,168 | 2.38% | ||
Margin of victory | 63,509 | 16.52% | 12.59% | ||
Turnout | 3,84,419 | 75.61% | 5.99% | ||
Registered electors | 5,20,373 | 18.15% | |||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 7.73% |
General Elections 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. V. Ramaswamy | 147,525 | 49.34% | 2.16% | |
DMK | K. Rajagopal | 1,35,787 | 45.42% | ||
Independent | R. K. Periasamy | 5,605 | 1.87% | ||
Independent | T. S. Periasami | 5,493 | 1.84% | ||
ABJS | J. Srinivasan | 4,581 | 1.53% | ||
Margin of victory | 11,738 | 3.93% | −26.25% | ||
Turnout | 2,98,991 | 69.62% | 24.60% | ||
Registered electors | 4,40,434 | 9.63% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 2.16% |
General Elections 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. V. Ramaswamy | 85,342 | 47.18% | 2.74% | |
Independent | S. K. Babie Kandasami | 30,764 | 17.01% | ||
Independent | A. Ganesasankaran | 29,529 | 16.32% | ||
Independent | B. V. Govindaraj | 26,878 | 14.86% | ||
Independent | Manicka Mudaliar | 8,370 | 4.63% | ||
Margin of victory | 54,578 | 30.17% | 24.84% | ||
Turnout | 1,80,883 | 45.02% | −10.59% | ||
Registered electors | 4,01,741 | 9.64% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 2.74% |
General Elections 1951
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | S. V. Ramaswamy | 90,570 | 44.44% | 44.44% | |
Independent | Rao Sahaib S. Durai samy Pillai | 79,705 | 39.11% | ||
Independent | Rangaiah | 33,517 | 16.45% | ||
Margin of victory | 10,865 | 5.33% | |||
Turnout | 2,03,792 | 55.62% | |||
Registered electors | 3,66,410 | 0.00% | |||
INC win (new seat) |
See also
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