Salem Lok Sabha Election Result

Salem is a parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu. Election results of Salem lok sabha seat is given below in a table that also lists all MPs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MP from Salem Lok Sabha Seat (Tamil Nadu) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2019	Parthiban S R	DMK	606302
2014	Pannerselvam V	ADMK	556546
2009	Semmalai S	ADMK	380460
2004	Thangkabalu K V	INC	444591
1999	Selvaganapathi, T M	ADMK	363689
1998	Ramamurthy K	IND	365557
1996	Devadass R	TMC(M)	315277
1991	Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam	INC	406042
1989	Rangarajan Kumarmangalam	INC	400936
1984	Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam	INC	359819
1980	Palaniappan C	DMK	233971
1977	Kannan P	ADK	254138
1971	E R Krishnan	DMK	230736

2019 Parliamentary Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Parthiban S R Male 49 yr GEN	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rising sun	606302 48.26%
2	Saravanan K R S Male 44 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	459376 36.56%
3	Prabhu Manikandan M Male 28 yr GEN	MNM Makkal Needhi Maiam battery torch	58662 4.67%
4	Selvam S K Male 57 yr GEN	IND Independent gift pack	52332 4.17%
5	Rasa A Male 57 yr GEN	NTK Naam Tamilar Katchi ganna kisan	33890 2.7%
6	Nota	NOTA None Of The Above	17130 1.36%
7	Silambarasan C Male 32 yr SC	TNLK Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi ring	4563 0.36%
8	Sivaraman S Male 40 yr GEN	IND Independent pen nib with seven rays	4273 0.34%
9	Sadaiyan M Male 38 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	3543 0.28%
10	Manimaran C Male 35 yr GEN	IND Independent hat	1991 0.16%
11	Natarajan C Male 55 yr GEN	IND Independent gas stove	1679 0.13%
12	Ravi A Male 57 yr GEN	IND Independent auto- rickshaw	1556 0.12%
13	Murthy Kamarajar M Male 33 yr GEN	IND Independent bat	1465 0.12%
14	Pravina G Female 45 yr SC	IND Independent pot	1461 0.12%
15	Ahamed Shahjahan M Male 49 yr GEN	IND Independent water tank	1369 0.11%
16	Tamilarasan T Male 38 yr SC	IND Independent ship	1148 0.09%
17	Surulivel N K Male 46 yr GEN	IND Independent pressure cooker	1102 0.09%
18	Mohan P Male 63 yr GEN	SUCI(C) Socialist Unity Centre Of India (communist) gas cylinder	777 0.06%
19	Madeswaran S Male 56 yr GEN	IND Independent air conditioner	773 0.06%
20	Kalaimannan C Male 43 yr SC	IND Independent bricks	636 0.05%
21	Hariharan K Male 36 yr GEN	IND Independent electric pole	541 0.04%
22	Raja A Male 50 yr SC	IND Independent key	450 0.04%
23	Ramachandran K T Male 29 yr GEN	IND Independent dish antenna	440 0.04%
	Total		1255459 77.86%

In 2019, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1612512 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1255459. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Parthiban S R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 606302 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Saravanan K R S stood second with total 459376 votes. He lost by 146926 votes.

2014 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Pannerselvam V Male 55 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam two leaves	556546 37.15%
2	Umarani S Female 54 yr GEN	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rising sun	288936 19.29%
3	Sudhish L K Male 47 yr GEN	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam nagara	201265 13.43%
4	Rangarajan Mohan Kumaramangalam Male 35 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress hand	46477 3.1%
5	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	20601 1.38%
6	Chinnusamy N Male 47 yr GEN	IND Independent cup & saucer	5374 0.36%
7	Satheesh Kumar E Male 39 yr GEN	AAAP Aam Aadmi Party broom	5198 0.35%
8	Govindaraju K Male 37 yr GEN	IND Independent ceiling fan	3261 0.22%
9	Senthil Kumar M Male 35 yr SC	IND Independent television	2903 0.19%
10	Sakthivel S Male 45 yr GEN	IND Independent dao	2581 0.17%
11	Kandasamy R Male 62 yr SC	IND Independent auto- rickshaw	2550 0.17%
12	Raja A Male 47 yr SC	IND Independent coconut	2203 0.15%
13	Kuppayee R Female 35 yr GEN	IND Independent pressure cooker	1701 0.11%
14	Shanmugam G Male 44 yr GEN	MMKA Makkal Manadu Katchi bucket	1623 0.11%
15	Vinayagamoorthi T Male 39 yr SC	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	1619 0.11%
16	Umarani S Female 41 yr GEN	IND Independent ring	1232 0.08%
17	Rajakannu A Male 31 yr ST	IND Independent whistle	1151 0.08%
18	Thiagarajan K Male 40 yr GEN	IND Independent balloon	777 0.05%
19	Arumugam M Male 73 yr GEN	IND Independent pot	731 0.05%
20	Venkatesan R Male 29 yr SC	RPI(A) Republican Party Of India (a) sewing machine	623 0.04%
21	Panneerselvam N Male 39 yr GEN	IND Independent bat	574 0.04%
22	M Ahamed Shahjahan Male 45 yr GEN	IND Independent gas cylinder	529 0.04%
23	Abdul Wahid I Male 31 yr GEN	IND Independent candles	526 0.04%
24	Prakasam R Male 34 yr GEN	IND Independent gas stove	484 0.03%
25	Mass Ganesh A Male 53 yr GEN	TTNC Thrinamool Tamil Nadu Congress batsman	474 0.03%
26	Nandakumar G Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent table	357 0.02%
	Total		1150296 76.78%

In 2014, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1498350 electors. Total number of valid vote was 1150296. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Pannerselvam V won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 556546 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Umarani S stood second with total 288936 votes. She lost by 267610 votes.

2009 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Semmalai S Male 63 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	380460 32.47%
2	Thangkabalu K V Male 59 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	333969 28.5%
3	Alagaapuram R Mohanraj Male 55 yr GEN	DMDK Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	120325 10.27%
4	Selladurai C Male 32 yr GEN	IND Independent	23056 1.97%
5	Balasubramani R Male 37 yr GEN	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	4858 0.41%
6	Nandagopal K Male 60 yr GEN	IND Independent	4451 0.38%
7	Nallathambi Po Male 48 yr GEN	IND Independent	4441 0.38%
8	Ashok Samraj M Male 39 yr GEN	KNMK Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam	3642 0.31%
9	Dhamodharan N B Male 32 yr GEN	IND Independent	3111 0.27%
10	Periyasamy T Male 45 yr GEN	IND Independent	3010 0.26%
11	Annadurai M Male 42 yr SC	AIVP Akila India Vallalar Peravai	2041 0.17%
12	Shahjahan M A Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent	1832 0.16%
13	Andhraprakash A Male 56 yr GEN	PPOI Pyramid Party Of India	1713 0.15%
14	Chinnan N Male 52 yr GEN	IND Independent	1297 0.11%
15	Kowsalya C Female 39 yr GEN	IND Independent	1059 0.09%
16	Muthusamy P Male 34 yr GEN	IND Independent	1026 0.09%
17	Jayavenugopal C D Male 58 yr GEN	IND Independent	949 0.08%
18	Govanam Thangavel K S Male 50 yr GEN	IND Independent	854 0.07%
19	Krishnan M Male 48 yr SC	IND Independent	775 0.07%
20	Ganesh M A S S Male 46 yr GEN	AITC All India Trinamool Congress	755 0.06%
21	Chandrasekaran G Male 25 yr GEN	IND Independent	658 0.06%
22	Maheswaran V Male 28 yr GEN	IND Independent	658 0.06%
23	Muniyappan A Male 37 yr GEN	IND Independent	614 0.05%
	Total		895554 76.42%

In 2009, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1171839 electors. Total number of valid vote was 895554. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Semmalai S won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 380460 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Thangkabalu K V stood second with total 333969 votes. He lost by 46491 votes.

2004 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Thangkabalu K V Male 55 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	444591
2	Rajasekaran A Male 39 yr GEN	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	268964
3	Shah Jahan M A Male 34 yr GEN	IND Independent	8466
4	Jaya Venugopal C D Male 53 yr GEN	IND Independent	4346
5	Balakrishnan N Male 52 yr GEN	ABHM Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha	4101
6	Rajavel R Male 43 yr GEN	JP Janata Party	3916
7	Rajavel M Male 42 yr GEN	IND Independent	1334
8	Asraf Ali Dr A K Male 53 yr GEN	IND Independent	920
9	Baskar A Male 32 yr GEN	IND Independent	829
10	Rathinam P Male 49 yr GEN	IND Independent	747
11	Basheer J Male 37 yr GEN	IND Independent	690
12	Gopal K A Male 46 yr GEN	IND Independent	673
13	Kannan G A Male 35 yr GEN	IND Independent	660
14	Selvam K Male 38 yr GEN	IND Independent	611
15	Syed Mohammed M Male 41 yr GEN	IND Independent	589
	Total		741437 0%

In 2004, Salem parliamentary constituency had total electors. Total number of valid vote was 741437. Indian National Congress candidate Thangkabalu K V won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 444591 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Rajasekaran A stood second with total 268964 votes. He lost by 175627 votes.

1999 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Selvaganapathi, T M Male	ADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	363689 49.73%
2	Ramamurthy, K Male	TRC Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress	338278 46.26%
3	Devadass, R Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	19604 2.68%
4	Selvakumaran, P M Male	IND Independent	2678 0.37%
5	Arjunan, M Male	TNPWP Tamil Nadu Peasants & Workers Party	1631 0.22%
6	Sadhasivam, R Male	IND Independent	946 0.13%
7	Ashokan, A Male	IND Independent	672 0.09%
8	Chandramohan, A Male	CPI(ML)(L) Communist Party Of India (marxist-lenninist) (liberation)	652 0.09%
9	Sampath Kumar, P Male	IND Independent	462 0.06%
10	Murugan, B L Male	IND Independent	434 0.06%
11	Kannan, K Male	IND Independent	395 0.05%
12	Ramamoorthi, C Male	CMK Christian Mannetra Kazhagam	385 0.05%
13	Arivumani, K Male	BMC Bharatha Makkal Congress	384 0.05%
14	Kesavarajan, S Male	AJBP Ajeya Bharat Party	248 0.03%
15	Periyasamy, T Male	IND Independent	235 0.03%
16	Mohammad Nazeerudeen, D M Male	IND Independent	129 0.02%
17	Manickam, R Male	IND Independent	123 0.02%
18	Chinathambi, P Male	IND Independent	107 0.01%
19	Manimeghalan, M A K Male	THMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	105 0.01%
20	Srinivasan, R Male	IND Independent	81 0.01%
21	Rajendran, S K Male	IND Independent	39 0.01%
	Total		731277 59.17%

In 1999, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1257383 electors. Total number of valid vote was 731277. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Selvaganapathi, T M won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 363689 votes. Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress candidate Ramamurthy, K stood second with total 338278 votes. He lost by 25411 votes.

1998 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Ramamurthy K Male	IND Independent	365557 55.47%
2	Devadass R Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	229677 34.85%
3	Thangkabalu K V Male	INC Indian National Congress	48027 7.29%
4	Sampathkumar P Male	IND Independent	10311 1.56%
5	Kesavarajan S Male	AJBP Ajeya Bharat Party	2091 0.32%
6	Padmanabhan A G Male	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	1710 0.26%
7	Marimuthu P Male	IND Independent	550 0.08%
8	Palanisamy K Male	IND Independent	495 0.08%
9	Singaravelu C Male	IND Independent	405 0.06%
10	Periasamy T Male	IND Independent	150 0.02%
	Total		658973 57.7%

In 1998, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1178177 electors. Total number of valid vote was 658973. Independent candidate Ramamurthy K won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 365557 votes. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Devadass R stood second with total 229677 votes. He lost by 135880 votes.

1996 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Devadass R Male	TMC(M) Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar)	315277 47.07%
2	Thangkabalu K V Male	INC Indian National Congress	194392 29.02%
3	Rangarajan Kumaramangalam P Male	AIIC(T) All India Indira Congress (tiwari)	120345 17.97%
4	Rajamani N Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	9538 1.42%
5	Mohanraj B Male	MDMK Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	6245 0.93%
6	Murugesan A C Male	IND Independent	4927 0.74%
7	Eswaran S Male	IND Independent	1944 0.29%
8	Madeswaran A Male	RPI Republican Party Of India	1218 0.18%
9	Chinnasamy V Male	IND Independent	1172 0.17%
10	Manickam C Male	IND Independent	1164 0.17%
11	Rajendran A Male	IND Independent	1063 0.16%
12	Balavenkatesh M Male	IND Independent	1009 0.15%
13	Nagamanickam Bala Male	IND Independent	988 0.15%
14	Sait Musthafa S Male	IND Independent	911 0.14%
15	Mahabook Shariff A Male	IND Independent	897 0.13%
16	Krishnamoorthy N Male	IND Independent	784 0.12%
17	Ganesan K Male	IND Independent	784 0.12%
18	Ram Mohan V Male	IND Independent	755 0.11%
19	Selvakumaran P M Male	IND Independent	698 0.1%
20	Sampath Kumar P Male	IND Independent	644 0.1%
21	Meganathan S B Male	IND Independent	571 0.09%
22	Palanisamy K Male	IND Independent	540 0.08%
23	Kandasami M Male	IND Independent	466 0.07%
24	Ramamoorthy B Male	IND Independent	456 0.07%
25	Krishnamoorthy N Male	IND Independent	417 0.06%
26	Sivagnanam S T Male	IND Independent	406 0.06%
27	Mayan P Male	IND Independent	399 0.06%
28	Annamalai K Male	IND Independent	397 0.06%
29	Padmanapan K M Male	IND Independent	396 0.06%
30	Chakkarapani N Male	IND Independent	318 0.05%
31	Annamalai S Male	IND Independent	245 0.04%
32	Vedanayagam Rama Male	IND Independent	188 0.03%
33	Venkatachalam S Male	IND Independent	183 0.03%
34	Velliangiri K S Veerapandi Male	IND Independent	80 0.01%
	Total		669817 65.36%

In 1996, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1080762 electors. Total number of valid vote was 669817. Tamil Maanila Congress (moopanar) candidate Devadass R won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 315277 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Thangkabalu K V stood second with total 194392 votes. He lost by 120885 votes.

1991 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam Male	INC Indian National Congress	406042 67.03%
2	Arthanarisamy K P Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	123474 20.38%
3	Arjunan K Male	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	56775 9.37%
4	Ramanathan K S Male	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	7867 1.3%
5	Paramasivam V S Male	JP Janata Party	2675 0.44%
6	Anbalali Selvi V (w) Female	IND Independent	1719 0.28%
7	Sekar S Male	IND Independent	1140 0.19%
8	Bharathi Alias Bharathiraja A Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandram	1037 0.17%
9	Ramchandran T Male	IND Independent	983 0.16%
10	Selladurai S Male	IND Independent	953 0.16%
11	Kandasamy M Male	IND Independent	574 0.09%
12	Sivagnanam S T Male	IND Independent	474 0.08%
13	Chakkarapani N Male	IND Independent	458 0.08%
14	Thiruganana - Sambantham K Male	IND Independent	413 0.07%
15	Velliangiri Male	IND Independent	365 0.06%
16	Chandrasekar P P Male	IND Independent	311 0.05%
17	Sivaprakasam P Male	IND Independent	272 0.04%
18	Siva Kumar D Male	IND Independent	217 0.04%
	Total		605749 61.11%

In 1991, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1030128 electors. Total number of valid vote was 605749. Indian National Congress candidate Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 406042 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Arthanarisamy K P stood second with total 123474 votes. He lost by 282568 votes.

1989 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Rangarajan Kumarmangalam Male	INC Indian National Congress	400936 60.85%
2	Karthikeyan M Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	159166 24.16%
3	Sadasivam, K Male	PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi	85628 13%
4	Balasumbramaniam, A Male	TRM Tamiliar Kazhagam	5721 0.87%
5	Krishnamurthy, N Male	IND Independent	1186 0.18%
6	Perumal, K Male	IND Independent	1137 0.17%
7	Pachamuthu, P Male	TMM Tharasu Makkal Mandaram	1088 0.17%
8	Ramachadran, I Male	IND Independent	857 0.13%
9	Sugabnan, M D Male	IND Independent	576 0.09%
10	Kandasamy, M Male	IND Independent	403 0.06%
11	Palanisamy, M Male	IND Independent	371 0.06%
12	Sekar,s Male	IND Independent	355 0.05%
13	Radhakrishanan,r Male	IND Independent	334 0.05%
14	Sivagnanam, S T Male	IND Independent	315 0.05%
15	Villingiri, K S Male	IND Independent	279 0.04%
16	Ashok Kumar V Male	IND Independent	278 0.04%
17	Chandrasekar,p Male	IND Independent	255 0.04%
	Total		658885 64.78%

In 1989, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 1032058 electors. Total number of valid vote was 658885. Indian National Congress candidate Rangarajan Kumarmangalam won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 400936 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Karthikeyan M stood second with total 159166 votes. He lost by 241770 votes.

1984 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam Male	INC Indian National Congress	359819 69.21%
2	Kandasamy M A Male	JNP Janata Party	123644 23.78%
3	Sambalingam T Male	IND Independent	6808 1.31%
4	Ekambaram O K Male	IND Independent	6218 1.2%
5	Raju P Male	IND Independent	5785 1.11%
6	Vachravel A M Male	IND Independent	3445 0.66%
7	Sengottuvelu M Male	IND Independent	3430 0.66%
8	Selvaraj G Male	IND Independent	2752 0.53%
9	Thangaraju R Male	IND Independent	2660 0.51%
10	Mani G Male	IND Independent	2276 0.44%
11	Ariyaputhran S Male	IND Independent	1677 0.32%
12	Thulsi Ramachari P Male	IND Independent	1349 0.26%
	Total		519863 71.47%

In 1984, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 766792 electors. Total number of valid vote was 519863. Indian National Congress candidate Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 359819 votes. Janata Party candidate Kandasamy M A stood second with total 123644 votes. He lost by 236175 votes.

1980 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Palaniappan C Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	233971 50.85%
2	Kamnan P Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	207713 45.14%
3	Gandhinathan M Male	INC(U) Indian National Congress (u)	5381 1.17%
4	Sambalingam T Male	IND Independents	3327 0.72%
5	Balasubramaniam P N Male	IND Independents	3007 0.65%
6	Ramaswami M Male	IND Independents	1864 0.41%
7	Vasanthi Muthu Female	IND Independents	1442 0.31%
8	Vadivelu B Male	IND Independents	1092 0.24%
9	Kangani C N Male	IND Independents	953 0.21%
10	Kandasamy P Male	IND Independents	918 0.2%
11	Thambi (sakkari Gounder )s C Male	IND Independents	440 0.1%
	Total		460108 68.07%

In 1980, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 691389 electors. Total number of valid vote was 460108. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Palaniappan C won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 233971 votes. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Kamnan P stood second with total 207713 votes. He lost by 26258 votes.

1977 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Kannan P Male	ADK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	254138 58.71%
2	Rajaram K Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	174534 40.32%
3	Ramalingam B T Male	IND Independents	1296 0.3%
4	Adhinarayanan N Male	IND Independents	1103 0.25%
5	Ponnusamy T Male	IND Independents	1059 0.24%
6	Asaithambi K Male	IND Independents	739 0.17%
	Total		432869 64.96%

In 1977, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 677947 electors. Total number of valid vote was 432869. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Kannan P won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 254138 votes. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Rajaram K stood second with total 174534 votes. He lost by 79604 votes.

1971 Lok Sabha Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	E R Krishnan Male	DMK Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamq	230736 55.87%
2	M P Subramanyam Male	NCO Indian National Congress (organisation)	175940 42.6%
3	K N Lakshmanan Male	BJS Bharatiya Jana Sangh	3944 0.96%
4	T V Anganna Chettiar Male	IND Independents	2339 0.57%
	Total		412959 70.87%

In 1971, Salem parliamentary constituency had total 596531 electors. Total number of valid vote was 412959. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagamq candidate E R Krishnan won and became MP from this seat. He secured total 230736 votes. Indian National Congress (organisation) candidate M P Subramanyam stood second with total 175940 votes. He lost by 54796 votes.