Salem is a parliamentary (
Lok Sabha
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) constituency in
Tamil Nadu
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,
India
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. 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 the ADMK four times (1977, 1991, 2009 and 2014), by DMK three times (1967, 1971 and 1980), and once each by an independent (1998) and the
Tamil Maanila Congress
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(1996).
Assembly segments
Salem Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Before 2009
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Salem I (defunct)
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Salem II (defunct)
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Omalur
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Yercuad (ST) (moved to
Kallakurichi
Kallakurichi is a Municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Kallakurichi district in Tamil Nadu. As of 2019, the town had a population of 73528.
Member of the L ...
in 2009)
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Veerapandi
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Panamarathupatti (defunct)
Members of the Parliament
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
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Salem
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List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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References
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External links
Salem lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu
Salem district
Government of Salem, Tamil Nadu