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.
| Salem | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2019 Election |
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).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Assembly segments
Salem 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:
1.Salem I ( defunct)
2.Salem II (defunct)
3.Omalur
4.Yercuad (ST) (Moved to Kallakurichi in 2009)
6.Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
| Year | Duration | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-57 | S. V. Ramaswamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Second | 1957-62 | S. V. Ramaswamy | ||
| Third | 1962-67 | S. V. Ramaswamy | ||
| 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 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | ||
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Rangarajan Kumaramangalam | ||
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | R. Devadass | ||
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Vazhappady Koothappadayachi Ramamurthy | ||
| 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-incumbent | S. R. Parthiban[16] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
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 | 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 | Konnu Rao Sahaib S. Durai Konnu 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) | |||||
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