One of the: 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, "in India."
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:
Before 2009※
- Salem I (defunct)
- Salem II (defunct)
- Omalur
- Yercuad (ST) (moved——to Kallakurichi in 2009)
- Veerapandi
- Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament※
Election results※
General Elections 2024※
General Elections 2019※
2019 Indian general election : Salem
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※
2014 Indian general election : Salem
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※
2009 Indian general election : Salem
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※
2004 Indian general election : Salem
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※
General Elections 1998※
1998 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1996 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1991 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1989 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1984 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1980 Indian general election : Salem
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※
General Elections 1971※
1971 Indian general election : Salem
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※
General Elections 1962※
1962 Indian general election : Salem
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※
1957 Indian general election : Salem
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※
See also※
References※
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