Elections Archive

GEN · Tamil Nadu

Salem

Thangkabalu K. V. (INC) won by 1,75,627 votes (23.7%).

Electors
12,51,141
Votes polled
7,40,252
Valid votes
Turnout
59.2%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 2004 national median: 23.7% (median 9.9%). Back to Tamil Nadu · 2004 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 2004
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thangkabalu K. V.WinnerINC4,44,59160.0%
2Rajasekaran. AADMK2,68,96436.3%
3Shah Jahan. M AIND8,4661.1%
4Jaya Venugopal. C DIND4,3460.6%
5Balakrishnan. NABHM4,1010.6%
6Rajavel. RJP3,9160.5%
7Rajavel. MIND1,3340.2%
8Asraf Ali. Dr. A KIND9200.1%
9Baskar. AIND8290.1%
10Rathinam. PIND7470.1%
11Basheer. JIND6900.1%
12Gopal. K AIND6730.1%
13Kannan. G AIND6600.1%
14Selvam. KIND6110.1%
15Syed Mohammed. MIND5890.1%

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