One of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu, the Lok Sabha Constituency of Salem was formed prior to the 1952 elections and has six Vidhan Sabha segments. The Salem Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 15) consists of 1,171,839 number of electorates in totality, of these 596,384 are males and 575,455 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. The total number of electors under this constituency is over 1,171,000. Salem District lies in the western region of the state over area of about 5,237 sq km. It has nine talukas with its headquarters in the city of Salem. Tamil is the official language here with English being academically used.
As per the census of 2011 data, the total population of Salem District is 3,482,056 with a male and female population of 1,781,571 and 1,701,000 respectively. Over the last decade, the district has had a population growth rate of about 16% and currently has a population density of 665 people per sq km. The sex ratio here is 954 females per 1000 males and about 11% of the population is under the age of six. The average literacy rate is 73% with male and female literacy rates of 66% and 77% respectively. Economically, steel plants and mango cultivation are the primary economic setups of the district. The National Highways, NH-7, NH-47 and NH-68 pass through the district connecting it to nearby cities.
Salem Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
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.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthiban.S.R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 602453 | 0 | 3849 | 606302 | 48.29 | Winner |
| Saravanan.K.R.S | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 458118 | 0 | 1258 | 459376 | 36.59 | 1st Runner-up |
| Prabhu Manikandan.M | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 58472 | 0 | 190 | 58662 | 4.67 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Selvam.S.K | Independent | 52252 | 0 | 80 | 52332 | 4.17 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Rasa.A | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 33741 | 0 | 149 | 33890 | 2.7 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 16998 | 0 | 132 | 17130 | 1.36 | 5th Runner-up |
| Silambarasan.C | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 4561 | 0 | 2 | 4563 | 0.36 | 6th Runner-up |
| Sivaraman.S | Independent | 4268 | 0 | 5 | 4273 | 0.34 | 7th Runner-up |
| Sadaiyan.M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3528 | 0 | 15 | 3543 | 0.28 | 8th Runner-up |
| Manimaran.C | Independent | 1989 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | 0.16 | 9th Runner-up |
| Natarajan.C | Independent | 1678 | 0 | 1 | 1679 | 0.13 | 10th Runner-up |
| Ravi.A | Independent | 1554 | 0 | 2 | 1556 | 0.12 | 11th Runner-up |
| Murthy Kamarajar.M | Independent | 1464 | 0 | 1 | 1465 | 0.12 | 12th Runner-up |
| Pravina.G | Independent | 1459 | 0 | 2 | 1461 | 0.12 | 13th Runner-up |
| Ahamed Shahjahan.M | Independent | 1367 | 0 | 2 | 1369 | 0.11 | 14th Runner-up |
| Tamilarasan.T | Independent | 1144 | 0 | 4 | 1148 | 0.09 | 15th Runner-up |
| Surulivel.N.K | Independent | 1101 | 0 | 1 | 1102 | 0.09 | 16th Runner-up |
| Mohan.P | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 776 | 0 | 1 | 777 | 0.06 | 17th Runner-up |
| Madeswaran.S | Independent | 773 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 0.06 | 18th Runner-up |
| Kalaimannan.C | Independent | 635 | 0 | 1 | 636 | 0.05 | 19th Runner-up |
| Hariharan.K | Independent | 539 | 0 | 2 | 541 | 0.04 | 20th Runner-up |
| Raja.A | Independent | 447 | 0 | 3 | 450 | 0.04 | 21th Runner-up |
| Ramachandran.K.T | Independent | 438 | 0 | 2 | 440 | 0.04 | 22th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Salem Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Salem parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Salem constituency is Shri Pannerselvam.V of AIADMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15 | Salem | GEN | Pannerselvam.V | M | AIADMK | 556546 | Umarani. S | F | DMK | 288936 |
| 2009 | 15 | Salem | GEN | Semmalai,Shri S. | M | AIADMK | 380460 | Thangkabalu K V | M | INC | 333969 |
| 2004 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Thangkabalu K. V. | M | INC | 444591 | Rajasekaran. A | M | ADMK | 268964 |
| 1999 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Selvaganapathi, T.M. | M | ADMK | 363689 | Ramamurthy, K. | M | TRC | 338278 |
| 1998 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Ramamurthy K. | M | IND | 365557 | Devadass R. | M | TMC(M) | 229677 |
| 1996 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Devadass.R | M | TMC(M) | 315277 | Thangkabalu K.V | M | INC | 194392 |
| 1991 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Rangarajanm Kumaramangalam | M | INC | 406042 | Arthanarisamy K.P. | M | DMK | 123474 |
| 1989 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Rangarajan Kumarmangalam | M | INC | 400936 | Karthikeyan M. | M | DMK | 159166 |
| 1984 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Rangarajan Kumar Mangalam | M | INC | 359819 | Kandasamy M.A. | M | JNP | 123644 |
| 1980 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Palaniappan C. | M | DMK | 233971 | Kamnan P. | M | ADK | 207713 |
| 1977 | 16 | Salem | GEN | Kannan P. | M | ADK | 254138 | Rajaram K. | M | DMK | 174534 |
| 1971 | 14 | Salem | GEN | E. R. Krishnan | M | DMK | 230736 | M. P. Subramanyam | M | NCO | 175940 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Salem Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Salem parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Omalur | Edappadi | Salem West |
| Salem North | Salem South | Veerapandi |
Last Updated on July 6, 2019