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.
Salem | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Salem constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Omalur Edappadi Salem West Salem North Salem South Veerapandi |
Established | 1952-present |
Total electors | 16,11,982[1] |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2019 Election |
History
editSince 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).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Assembly segments
editSalem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[15]
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
edit- Salem I (defunct)
- Salem II (defunct)
- Omalur
- Yercuad (ST) (moved to Kallakurichi in 2009)
- Veerapandi
- Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
editYear | 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
editGeneral Elections 2024
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editReferences
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