GEN · Tamil Nadu
Salem
E. R. Krishnan (DMK) won by 54,796 votes (13.3%).
- Electors
- 5,96,531
- Votes polled
- 4,22,782
- Valid votes
- 4,12,959
- Turnout
- 70.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 13.3% (median 21.5%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
- Margin · 2024
- 5.5%(-6.4%)
- Turnout
- 78.7%(-0.8%)
- NOTA
- 1.1%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 82.3%
Winning margin over time · Salem
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E. R. KrishnanWinner | DMK | 2,30,736 | 55.9% |
| 2 | M. P. Subramanyam | NCO | 1,75,940 | 42.6% |
| 3 | K. N. Lakshmanan | BJS | 3,944 | 1.0% |
| 4 | T. V. Anganna Chettiar | IND | 2,339 | 0.6% |
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