Lok Sabha Constituency

Salem

Constituency No. 15· Tamil NaduGeneral

Salem is Lok Sabha constituency No. 15 in Tamil Nadu, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Salem. The seat is made up of 11 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 16,82,100 electors, of whom 78.02% voted.

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency No.
15
Category
General
Assembly Segments
11
Districts Covered
Salem
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

TS

T. M. Selvaganapathi

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of Parliament · Salem (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
5,66,089
Votes
43.13%
Vote share
70,357
Victory margin

Ahead of P. Vignesh (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) on 4,95,732 votes.

Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
15
State
Tamil Nadu
Category
General
Districts covered
Salem
Assembly segments
11
Total electors
16,82,100
Male electors
8,41,200
Female electors
8,40,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,690
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Salem Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
TS
T. M. Selvaganapathi
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5,66,089
Votes
43.13%
Vote Share
70,357
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.T. M. SelvaganapathiDMK5,66,089 · 43.13%
  2. 2.P. VigneshAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,95,732 · 37.77%
  3. 3.N. AnnaduraiPattali Makkal Katchi1,27,139 · 9.69%
  4. 4.G. Manoj KumarNaan Tamilar Katchi76,210 · 5.81%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SP
S. R. Parthiban
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6,06,302
Votes
48.3%
Vote Share
1,46,926
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.S. R. ParthibanDMK6,06,302 · 48.3%
  2. 2.K. R. S. SaravananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,59,376 · 36.6%
  3. 3.M. KarnanIndependent42,100 · 3.35%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
VP
V. Pannerselvam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5,56,546
Votes
48.36%
Vote Share
2,67,610
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. PannerselvamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,56,546 · 48.36%
  2. 2.S. UmaraniDMK2,88,936 · 25.11%
  3. 3.L. K. SudhishDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam2,01,265 · 17.49%

Assembly Segments in Salem

(11)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Gangavalli

    AC No. 81 · Salem
    AN
    A. Nallathambi
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Attur

    AC No. 82 · Salem
    AJ
    A. P. Jayasankaran
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Yercaud

    AC No. 83 · Salem
    GC
    G. Chitra
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Omalur
    AC No. 84 · Salem
    RM
    R. Mani
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Mettur

    AC No. 85 · Salem
    SS
    S. Sadashivam
    Pattali Makkal Katchi
    MLA

  • Edappadi

    AC No. 86 · Salem
    EP
    Edappadi K. Palaniswami
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

  • Sankari

    AC No. 87 · Salem
    SS
    S. Sundararajan
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Salem West
    AC No. 88 · Salem
    RA
    R. Arul
    Pattali Makkal Katchi
    MLA
  • Salem North
    AC No. 89 · Salem
    RR
    R. Rajendran
    Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Salem South
    AC No. 90 · Salem
    EB
    E. Balasubramanian
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA
  • Veerapandi
    AC No. 91 · Salem
    MR
    M. Raja
    All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
16.82 Lakh
Total Electors
8.41 Lakh
Male Electors
8.41 Lakh
Female Electors
1,690
Polling Stations
13.12 Lakh
Votes Polled
78.02%
Turnout
Voter turnout78.02%
EVM votes 13,08,000Postal votes 4,400

About Salem Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Tamil Nadu
Constituency number
15
Category
General
Districts covered
Salem
Assembly segments
11
Sitting member
T. M. Selvaganapathi
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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