Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Salem

Palaniappan C. (DMK) won by 26,258 votes (5.7%).

Electors
6,91,389
Votes polled
4,70,633
Valid votes
Turnout
68.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1980 national median: 5.7% (median 16.7%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1980 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

1971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202447%

Candidates

Candidates · Salem 1980
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palaniappan C.WinnerDMK2,33,97150.9%
2Kamnan P.ADK2,07,71345.1%
3Gandhinathan M.INC(U)5,3811.2%
4Sambalingam T.IND3,3270.7%
5Balasubramaniam P.N.IND3,0070.7%
6Ramaswami M.IND1,8640.4%
7Vasanthi MuthuIND1,4420.3%
8Vadivelu B.IND1,0920.2%
9Kangani C.N.IND9530.2%
10Kandasamy P.IND9180.2%
11Thambi (sakkari Gounder )s.c.IND4400.1%

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