RE results.election.ltd INDIAN ELECTION RESULTS

Independent on Salem

State 33 · Lok Sabha · 13 contests on this seat
Record on this seat

WON 0 OF 102 contested

IND never finished second here
Strike rate
0%

wins as a share of contests fought

The party's figures here

counted from 102 published candidatures
Best vote share5.50%in 1977
Worst vote share0.00%in 2024
Average vote share0.33% mean across contests carrying a share
First contested1977
Last contested2024
Votes polled here2.73 Lacross all 102 contests

Vote share by year

vote %, against every contest this seat has held
Line chart: Independent vote share in Salem, Lok Sabha, 1977 to 2024. Vertical axis 0 to 10 per cent. Years the party did not contest are left blank rather than plotted at zero. Ringed points are years it won the seat.0%10%1977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024

Independent vote share  ·  a ringed point is a year they won this seat  ·  a dashed upright is a contest with no point for this party, where the line breaks rather than touching zero.

Did not contest: 1984 — the seat went to the polls in that year and this party fielded no candidate. The line is broken there. It is not zero.

Every contest

102 candidatures · most recent first
Year Candidate Votes Vote % Position Result
2024 Bhalaji M 3,441 0.30% 5 Lost · 5th
2024 Govindhan A 693 0.10% 17 Lost · 17th
2024 Palanivel K 2,856 0.20% 7 Lost · 7th
2024 Karunakaran M 377 0.00% 22 Lost · 22nd
2024 Raja A 332 0.00% 23 Lost · 23rd
2024 Vignesh M 328 0.00% 24 Lost · 24th
2024 Er Prabakaran S 1,155 0.10% 11 Lost · 11th
2024 Shanmugam G 1,147 0.10% 12 Lost · 12th
2024 Santhalingam C 1,098 0.10% 13 Lost · 13th
2024 Muthusamy S 1,197 0.10% 10 Lost · 10th
2024 Jegannathan A 2,411 0.20% 8 Lost · 8th
2024 Ahamed Shahjahan M 466 0.00% 19 Lost · 19th
2024 Jothilingam M 316 0.00% 25 Lost · 25th
2024 Raja S 1,456 0.10% 9 Lost · 9th
2024 Inthrajithkuptha G 432 0.00% 20 Lost · 20th
2024 Ramasundaram D 422 0.00% 21 Lost · 21st
2019 Natarajan.C 1,679 0.10% 10 Lost · 10th
2019 Ravi.A 1,556 0.10% 11 Lost · 11th
2019 Hariharan.K 541 0.00% 20 Lost · 20th
2019 Madeswaran.S 773 0.10% 18 Lost · 18th
2019 Manimaran.C 1,991 0.20% 9 Lost · 9th
2019 Ahamed Shahjahan.M 1,369 0.10% 14 Lost · 14th
2019 Tamilarasan.T 1,148 0.10% 15 Lost · 15th
2019 Surulivel.N.K 1,102 0.10% 16 Lost · 16th
2019 Selvam.S.K 52,332 4.20% 4 Lost · 4th
2019 Sivaraman.S 4,273 0.30% 7 Lost · 7th
2019 Raja.A 450 0.00% 21 Lost · 21st
2019 Kalaimannan.C 636 0.10% 19 Lost · 19th
2019 Murthy Kamarajar.M 1,465 0.10% 12 Lost · 12th
2019 Pravina.G 1,461 0.10% 13 Lost · 13th
2019 Ramachandran.K.T 440 0.00% 22 Lost · 22nd
2014 Kuppayee R 1,701 0.10% 12 Lost · 12th
2014 Umarani S 1,232 0.10% 15 Lost · 15th
2014 Govindaraju K 3,261 0.30% 7 Lost · 7th
2014 Panneerselvam N 574 0.00% 20 Lost · 20th
2014 M Ahamed Shahjahan 529 0.00% 21 Lost · 21st
2014 Abdul Wahid I 526 0.00% 22 Lost · 22nd
2014 Thiagarajan K 777 0.10% 17 Lost · 17th
2014 Senthil Kumar M 2,903 0.30% 8 Lost · 8th
2014 Sakthivel S 2,581 0.20% 9 Lost · 9th
2014 Raja A 2,203 0.20% 11 Lost · 11th
2014 Nandakumar G 357 0.00% 25 Lost · 25th
2014 Prakasam R 484 0.00% 23 Lost · 23rd
2014 Rajakannu A 1,151 0.10% 16 Lost · 16th
2014 Kandasamy R 2,550 0.20% 10 Lost · 10th
2014 Chinnusamy N 5,374 0.50% 5 Lost · 5th
2014 Arumugam M 731 0.10% 18 Lost · 18th
2009 Dhamodharan N B 3,111 0.30% 9 Lost · 9th
2009 Periyasamy T 3,010 0.30% 10 Lost · 10th
2009 Nandagopal K 4,451 0.50% 6 Lost · 6th
2009 Nallathambi Po 4,441 0.50% 7 Lost · 7th
2009 Shahjahan M A 1,832 0.20% 12 Lost · 12th
2009 Govanam Thangavel K S 854 0.10% 18 Lost · 18th
2009 Chandrasekaran G 658 0.10% 21 Lost · 21st
2009 Maheswaran V 658 0.10% 22 Lost · 22nd
2009 Selladurai C 23,056 2.60% 4 Lost · 4th
2009 Jayavenugopal C D 949 0.10% 17 Lost · 17th
2009 Chinnan N 1,297 0.10% 14 Lost · 14th
2009 Kowsalya C 1,059 0.10% 15 Lost · 15th
2009 Muthusamy P 1,026 0.10% 16 Lost · 16th
2009 Krishnan M 775 0.10% 19 Lost · 19th
2009 Muniyappan A 614 0.10% 23 Lost · 23rd
2004 Shankar. K M 1,152 0.20% 12 Lost · 12th
2004 Abimanyu. N 1,140 0.20% 13 Lost · 13th
2004 Ravi. R 12,286 1.80% 4 Lost · 4th
2004 Balasubramaniam. M 2,355 0.30% 9 Lost · 9th
2004 Ponmeny ( SELVI) M P V 3,956 0.60% 7 Lost · 7th
2004 Manivannan. K 3,577 0.50% 8 Lost · 8th
2004 Nalla Thambi. C 1,419 0.20% 10 Lost · 10th
2004 Senthil Kumar. P 1,188 0.20% 11 Lost · 11th
1999 Madheshwaran,a. 9,335 1.50% 4 Lost · 4th
1999 Senguttuvan, T.M. 675 0.10% 6 Lost · 6th
1999 Raveendran,k. 286 0.00% 7 Lost · 7th
1999 Selvaseeralan, S. 860 0.10% 5 Lost · 5th
1998 Palaniappan K. 928 0.20% 6 Lost · 6th
1998 Ramasamy R. 205 0.00% 10 Lost · 10th
1998 Dharmarajan A. 158 0.00% 11 Lost · 11th
1998 Prabakaran K. 360 0.10% 8 Lost · 8th
1998 Subramani R. 510 0.10% 7 Lost · 7th
1996 Perumal A 714 0.10% 14 Lost · 14th
1996 Ramasamy P 1,078 0.20% 12 Lost · 12th
1996 Vaiyapuri K 2,247 0.30% 6 Lost · 6th
1996 Jeyapal P 2,201 0.30% 7 Lost · 7th
1996 Indraganthi R 1,919 0.30% 8 Lost · 8th
1996 Singaravel S 780 0.10% 13 Lost · 13th
1996 Aruljothi S 599 0.10% 15 Lost · 15th
1996 Anbalahan M 1,175 0.20% 10 Lost · 10th
1996 Dharmarajan A 1,162 0.20% 11 Lost · 11th
1996 Mariyappan P 1,183 0.20% 9 Lost · 9th
1991 Kangani C.N. 967 0.20% 8 Lost · 8th
1991 Ramasamy P. 939 0.10% 9 Lost · 9th
1991 Sundararajan A.C. 4,625 0.70% 4 Lost · 4th
1991 Dharamrajan A. 4,421 0.70% 5 Lost · 5th
1989 Ramasamy, P. 820 0.10% 8 Lost · 8th
1989 Chinnasamy, R. 710 0.10% 9 Lost · 9th
1989 Ponnithurai, T. M. 1,988 0.30% 5 Lost · 5th
1989 Murugesan, P. 1,283 0.20% 7 Lost · 7th
1980 Natesan K. 1,620 0.40% 7 Lost · 7th
1980 Kamaraj M. 6,106 1.40% 3 Lost · 3rd
1980 Kandaswamy S. 4,903 1.10% 5 Lost · 5th
1980 Rangasamy P. 2,589 0.60% 6 Lost · 6th
1977 Vajravel M. 24,793 5.50% 3 Lost · 3rd

Other parties on this seat

by best finish

Indian National CongressAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDravida Munetra KazhagamTamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR)Dravida Munnetra KazhagamIndian National Congress (I)Pattali Makkal KatchiIndian National Congress (ORGANISATION)Desiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamJanata Dal (United)Makkal Needhi MaiamMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamNaam Tamilar KatchiBharatiya Janta PartyIndian National Congress (U)Lok Dal (BAHUGUNA)Puthiya TamilagamBahujan Samaj PartyRepublican Party Of IndiaTharasu Makkal MandaramAam Aadmi PartyAmbedkar Makkal IyakkamJharkhand PartyTamil Nadu Ilangyar KatchiKongu Nadu Munnetra KazhagamRashtriya Janata DalAkila India Vallalar PeravaiMakkal Manadu KatchiPyramid Party Of IndiaAravor Munnetra KazhagamAmbedkarite Party Of IndiaDhesiya Makkal KazhagamSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Ulzaipali Makkal KatchyRepublican Party Of India (A)All India Trinamool CongressThrinamool Tamil Nadu Congress

Provisional Candidate-wise results, Lok Sabha, Salem
Publisher
Election Commission of India
Retrieved
2026-09-12
Computed
2026-09-12 17:31 UTC

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