SALEM I
Assembly seat no. 83 in Madras · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.
Winner, 1967
K. JAYARAMAN
DMK
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1967
14,066
17.42% of valid votes
Result, 1967
Runner-up
INCP. THIAGARAJAN
- Votes
- 32,710
- Vote share
- 40.51%
- Behind by
- 14,066
Electors
99,374
Total votes polled
80,753
Valid votes
80,753
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.3%
Full result, 1967
4 candidates · 80,753 valid votes
K. JAYARAMANDMKwon
46,776
57.9%
P. THIAGARAJANINC
32,710
40.5%
N. P. VASUDEVANBJS
835
1.0%
S. C. GOPALIND
432
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 2 of 2 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K. JAYARAMAN | DMK | 46,776 | 57.92% | P. THIAGARAJAN | 14,066 |
| 1962 | C. VENKATARAMAN | INC | 43,726 | 50.67% | E. R. KRISHNAN | 3,888 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above