Winner, Votes & Party Details
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha (Parliament)
SALEM Lok Sabha constituency election result 1980: PALANIAPPAN C. of DMK won with 233,971 votes, defeating KAMNAN P. of ADK, who received 207,713 votes. Total votes polled were 460,108. Full results and vote share details are given below.
DMK
233,971
50.85%
ADK
207,713
45.14%
INC(U)
5,381
1.17%
IND
3,327
0.72%
IND
3,007
0.65%
IND
1,864
0.41%
IND
1,442
0.31%
IND
1,092
0.24%
IND
953
0.21%
IND
918
0.20%
IND
440
0.10%