Tamil Nadu · PC 15
Salem
Lok Sabha General Election 1999
1,257,383
Electors
731,277
Votes polled
58.16%
Turnout
25,411
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Selvaganapathi, T.M.
Won
Male
|
ADMK | 363,689 | 49.73% |
| 2 |
Ramamurthy, K.
Male
|
TRC | 338,278 | 46.26% |
| 3 |
Devadass, R.
Male
|
TMC(M) | 19,604 | 2.68% |
| 4 |
Selvakumaran, P.M.
Male
|
IND | 2,678 | 0.37% |
| 5 |
Arjunan, M.
Male
|
TNPWP | 1,631 | 0.22% |
| 6 |
Sadhasivam, R.
Male
|
IND | 946 | 0.13% |
| 7 |
Ashokan, A.
Male
|
IND | 672 | 0.09% |
| 8 |
Chandramohan, A.
Male
|
CPI(ML)(L) | 652 | 0.09% |
| 9 |
Sampath Kumar, P.
Male
|
IND | 462 | 0.06% |
| 10 |
Murugan, B.L.
Male
|
IND | 434 | 0.06% |
| 11 |
Kannan, K.
Male
|
IND | 395 | 0.05% |
| 12 |
Ramamoorthi, C.
Male
|
CMK | 385 | 0.05% |
| 13 |
Arivumani, K.
Male
|
BMC | 384 | 0.05% |
| 14 |
Kesavarajan, S.
Male
|
AJBP | 248 | 0.03% |
| 15 |
Periyasamy, T.
Male
|
IND | 235 | 0.03% |
| 16 |
Mohammad Nazeerudeen, D.M.
Male
|
IND | 129 | 0.02% |
| 17 |
Manickam, R.
Male
|
IND | 123 | 0.02% |
| 18 |
Chinathambi, P.
Male
|
IND | 107 | 0.01% |
| 19 |
Manimeghalan, M.A.K.
Male
|
THMM | 105 | 0.01% |
| 20 |
Srinivasan, R.
Male
|
IND | 81 | 0.01% |
| 21 |
Rajendran, S.K.
Male
|
IND | 39 | 0.01% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Salem Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Selvaganapathi T M
Male
DMK
|
43.30% |
Vignesh P
Male
ADMK
|
37.92% |
| 2019 |
Parthiban.S.R
Male
DMK
|
48.26% |
Saravanan.K.R.S
Male
ADMK
|
36.56% |
| 2014 |
Pannerselvam.V
Male
ADMK
|
48.36% |
Umarani. S
Female
DMK
|
25.11% |
| 2009 |
Semmalai S
ADMK
|
42.48% |
Thangkabalu K V
INC
|
37.29% |
| 2004 |
Thangkabalu K. V.
Male
INC
|
59.96% |
Rajasekaran. A
Male
ADMK
|
36.28% |
| 1999 |
Selvaganapathi, T.M.
Male
ADMK
|
49.73% |
Ramamurthy, K.
Male
TRC
|
46.26% |
| 1998 |
Ramamurthy K.
Male
IND
|
55.47% |
Devadass R.
Male
TMC(M)
|
34.85% |
| 1996 |
Devadass.R
Male
TMC(M)
|
47.07% |
Thangkabalu K.V
Male
INC
|
29.02% |
| 1991 |
Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam
Male
INC
|
67.03% |
Arthanarisamy K.P.
Male
DMK
|
20.38% |
| 1989 |
Rangarajan Kumarmangalam
Male
INC
|
60.85% |
Karthikeyan M.
Male
DMK
|
24.16% |
| 1984 |
Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam
Male
INC
|
69.21% |
Kandasamy M.A.
Male
JnP
|
23.78% |
| 1980 |
Palaniappan C.
Male
DMK
|
50.85% |
Kamnan P.
Male
ADK
|
45.14% |
| 1977 |
Kannan P.
Male
ADK
|
58.71% |
Rajaram K.
Male
DMK
|
40.32% |
| 1971 |
E. R. Krishnan
Male
DMK
|
55.87% |
M. P. Subramanyam
Male
NCO
|
42.60% |