Salem
Lok Sabha 1998 · Tamil Nadu · Cast your People’s Vote
- Winner
- RAMAMURTHY K.IND · Independent
- Votes
- 365,55755.5% share
- Margin ?
- 135,880over TMC(M)
- Turnout ?
- 57.7%679,778 of 1,178,177
- NOTA ?
- 0
Historical election results Official outcomes as published by the Election Commission of India, compiled by third parties and not verified by VotingBharat.com. Data sources
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAMURTHY K. Winner | IND | 365,557 | 55.47% |
| 2 | DEVADASS R. | TMC(M) | 229,677 | 34.85% |
| 3 | THANGKABALU K.V. | INC | 48,027 | 7.29% |
| 4 | SAMPATHKUMAR P. | IND | 10,311 | 1.56% |
| 5 | KESAVARAJAN S. | AJBP | 2,091 | 0.32% |
| 6 | PADMANABHAN A.G. | BSP | 1,710 | 0.26% |
| 7 | MARIMUTHU P. | IND | 550 | 0.08% |
| 8 | PALANISAMY K. | IND | 495 | 0.08% |
| 9 | SINGARAVELU C. | IND | 405 | 0.06% |
| 10 | PERIASAMY T. | IND | 150 | 0.02% |
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Winners as in our results data. Boundaries may have changed between years.
Winning party by year
- 2024DMKby 70,357
- 2019DMKby 146,926
- 2014ADMKby 267,610
- 2009ADMKby 46,491
- 2004INCby 175,627
- 1999ADMKby 25,411
- 1998INDby 135,880
- 1996TMC(M)by 120,885
- 1991INCby 282,568
- 1989INCby 241,770
- 1984INCby 236,175
- 1980DMKby 26,258
- 1977ADKby 79,604
- 1971DMKby 54,796
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