Salem is a parliamentary (Lok Sabha) constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 15 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies like Edappadi, Omalur, Salem North, Salem South, Salem West and Veerapandi.
History Since 1952, the Salem parliament seat was held by the Indian National Congress eight times (1952, 1957, 1962, 1984, 1989, 1991 and 2004) by DMK five times (1967, 1971 , 1980 , 2019 and 2024 ) by the ADMK four times (1977, 1991, 2009 and 2014), and once each by an independent (1998) and the Tamil Maanila Congress (1996).
Assembly segments Salem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty2024 Lead84.OmalurNoneSalem86.EdappadiNone88.Salem WestNone89.Salem NorthNone90. Salem SouthNone91. VeerapandiNone
Before 2009
Salem I (defunct) Salem II (defunct) Omalur Yercuad (ST) (moved to Kallakurichi in 2009) Veerapandi Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament YearDurationNameParty First1952-57S. V. Ramaswamy Second1957-62 Third1962-67 Fourth1967-71K. Rajaram Fifth1971-77E. R. Krishnan Sixth1977-80P. Kannan Seventh1980-84C. Palaniappan Eighth1984-89Rangarajan Kumaramangalam Ninth1989-91 Tenth1991-96 Eleventh1996-98R. Devadass Twelfth1998-99Vazhappady Ramamurthy Thirteenth1999-04T. M. Selvaganapathi Fourteenth2004-09K. V. Thangabalu Fifteenth2009-14S. Semmalai Sixteenth2014-19V. Pannerselvam Seventeenth2019-24S. R. Parthiban Eighteenth2024-incumbentT. M. Selvaganapathy
Election results
General Elections 2024
General Elections 2019
General Elections 2014
General Elections 2009
General Elections 2004
General Elections 1999
General Elections 1998
General Elections 1996
General Elections 1991
General Elections 1989
General Elections 1984
General Elections 1980
General Elections 1977
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
General Elections 1951
See also Salem List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
External links Salem lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule