Salem Election Results



Salem General (Lok Sabha) Election Results

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

Salem Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2019

CandidatePartyTotal Votes% of VotesStatus
Parthiban.S.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam60630248.29Winner
Saravanan.K.R.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam45937636.591st Runner-up
Prabhu Manikandan.MMakkal Needhi Maiam586624.672nd Runner-up
Selvam.S.KIndependent523324.173rd Runner-up

Salem Parliamentary Constituency (General) Election Results 2014

Candidate NamePartyNo. of VotesResult
Pannerselvam.VAIADMK556546Winner
Umarani. SDMK2889361st Runner Up
Sudhish L KDMDK2012652nd Runner Up
Rangarajan Mohan KumaramangalamINC464773rd Runner Up


Electoral Data for 2014 General Elections in Salem Constituency, Tamil Nadu

Total no. of votersVoters who polledPercentage voting
149835011502960.7677


Salem Assembly Election Results

Assembly ConstituencyWinnerPartyVotesRunner UpPartyVotes2nd Runner UpPartyVotes
EdappadiPALANISWAMI.KAIADMK104586KARTHE.MPMK69848VENKATESAN.MIJK3638
OmalurKRISHNAN.CAIADMK112102TAMIZHARASU.APMK65558SIVARAM.BBJP2139
Salem (North)ALAGAPURAM R MOHANRAJDMDK88956JAYAPRAKASH GINC59591CHINNUSAMY CUMK4517
Salem (South)SELVARAJU.M.K.AIADMK112691SIVALINGAM.S.R.DMK52476ANNADURAI.NBJP2377
Salem (West)VENKATACHALAM.GAIADMK95935RAJENDRAN.RDMK68274ELUMALAI.K.K.BJP1327
VeerapandiSELVAM.S.KAIADMK100155RAJENDRAN.A.DMK73657VAITHI.MIND1558


Salem Parliamentary Constituency(General) Election Results 2009

CandidatePartyVotesStatus
Semmalai S ADMK 380460Winner
Thangkabalu K V INC3339691st Runner Up
Alagaapuram R Mohanraj DMDK 1203252nd Runner Up


Electoral Data for 2009 General Elections in Salem Constituency, Tamil Nadu

Total no. of VotersVoters PolledPercentage
11718398955540.76422955


Last Updated on May 30, 2019