Tamil Nadu · PC 15
Salem
Lok Sabha General Election 2009
1,171,839
Electors
895,554
Votes polled
76.42%
Turnout
46,491
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semmalai S Won | ADMK | 380,460 | 42.48% |
| 2 | Thangkabalu K V | INC | 333,969 | 37.29% |
| 3 | Alagaapuram R Mohanraj | DMDK | 120,325 | 13.44% |
| 4 | Selladurai C | IND | 23,056 | 2.57% |
| 5 | Balasubramani R | BSP | 4,858 | 0.54% |
| 6 | Nandagopal K | IND | 4,451 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Nallathambi Po | IND | 4,441 | 0.50% |
| 8 | Ashok Samraj M | KNMK | 3,642 | 0.41% |
| 9 | Dhamodharan N B | IND | 3,111 | 0.35% |
| 10 |
Periyasamy T
Male
|
IND | 3,010 | 0.34% |
| 11 | Annadurai M | AIVP | 2,041 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Shahjahan M A | IND | 1,832 | 0.20% |
| 13 | Andhraprakash A | PPOI | 1,713 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Chinnan N | IND | 1,297 | 0.14% |
| 15 | Kowsalya C | IND | 1,059 | 0.12% |
| 16 | Muthusamy P | IND | 1,026 | 0.11% |
| 17 | Jayavenugopal C D | IND | 949 | 0.11% |
| 18 | Govanam Thangavel K S | IND | 854 | 0.10% |
| 19 |
Krishnan M
Male
|
IND | 775 | 0.09% |
| 20 | Ganesh M.A.S.S | AITC | 755 | 0.08% |
| 21 | Chandrasekaran G | IND | 658 | 0.07% |
| 22 | Maheswaran V | IND | 658 | 0.07% |
| 23 | Muniyappan A | IND | 614 | 0.07% |
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% |