SALEM
Constituency no. 15 in Tamil Nadu · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1971.
Winner, 2014
PANNERSELVAM.V
ADMK
Elections held
14
1971–2024
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2014
2,67,610
23.26% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
DMKUMARANI. S
- Votes
- 2,88,936
- Vote share
- 25.12%
- Behind by
- 2,67,610
Electors
14,98,350
Total votes polled
11,50,296
Valid votes
11,50,296
NOTA votes
20,601
1.79% of votes polled
Turnout
76.8%
Full result, 2014
25 candidates · 11,50,296 valid votes
PANNERSELVAM.VADMKwon
5,56,546
48.4%
UMARANI. SDMK
2,88,936
25.1%
SUDHISH L KDMDK
2,01,265
17.5%
RANGARAJAN MOHAN KUMARAMANGALAMINC
46,477
4.0%
CHINNUSAMY NIND
5,374
0.5%
SATHEESH KUMAR EAAAP
5,198
0.5%
GOVINDARAJU KIND
3,261
0.3%
SENTHIL KUMAR MIND
2,903
0.3%
SAKTHIVEL SIND
2,581
0.2%
KANDASAMY RIND
2,550
0.2%
RAJA AIND
2,203
0.2%
KUPPAYEE RIND
1,701
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 25. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SELVAGANAPATHI T M | DMK | 5,66,085 | 43.38% | VIGNESH P | 70,357 |
| 2019 | PARTHIBAN.S.R | DMK | 6,06,302 | 48.29% | SARAVANAN.K.R.S | 1,46,926 |
| 2014 | PANNERSELVAM.V | ADMK | 5,56,546 | 48.38% | UMARANI. S | 2,67,610 |
| 2009 | SEMMALAI S | ADMK | 3,80,460 | 42.48% | THANGKABALU K V | 46,491 |
| 2004 | THANGKABALU K. V. | INC | 4,44,591 | 59.96% | RAJASEKARAN. A | 1,75,627 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SALEM constituency in 2024?
SELVAGANAPATHI T M (DMK) won SALEM in 2024, by a margin of 70,357 votes.
Which party has won SALEM the most times?
DMK, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has SALEM gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1971 to 2024.
Who has won SALEM the most times?
SELVAGANAPATHI T M, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.
