Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Salem

Selvaganapathi, T.M. (ADMK) won by 25,411 votes (3.5%).

Electors
12,57,383
Votes polled
7,43,934
Valid votes
Turnout
59.2%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1999 national median: 3.5% (median 7.9%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 1999 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

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Candidates

Candidates · Salem 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Selvaganapathi, T.M.WinnerADMK3,63,68949.7%
2Ramamurthy, K.TRC3,38,27846.3%
3Devadass, R.TMC(M)19,6042.7%
4Selvakumaran, P.M.IND2,6780.4%
5Arjunan, M.TNPWP1,6310.2%
6Sadhasivam, R.IND9460.1%
7Ashokan, A.IND6720.1%
8Chandramohan, A.CPI(ML)(L)6520.1%
9Sampath Kumar, P.IND4620.1%
10Murugan, B.L.IND4340.1%
11Kannan, K.IND3950.1%
12Ramamoorthi, C.CMK3850.1%
13Arivumani, K.BMC3840.1%
14Kesavarajan, S.AJBP2480.0%
15Periyasamy, T.IND2350.0%
16Mohammad Nazeerudeen, D.M.IND1290.0%
17Manickam, R.IND1230.0%
18Chinathambi, P.IND1070.0%
19Manimeghalan, M.A.K.THMM1050.0%
20Srinivasan, R.IND810.0%
21Rajendran, S.K.IND390.0%

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