Winner, Votes & Party Details
Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Salem Lok Sabha constituency election result 1996: Devadass.R of TMC(M) won with 315,277 votes, defeating Thangkabalu K.V of INC, who received 194,392 votes. Total votes polled were 664,755. Full results and vote share details are given below.
TMC(M)
315,277
47.43%
INC
194,392
29.24%
AIIC(T)
120,345
18.10%
BJP
9,538
1.43%
MDMK
6,245
0.94%
IND
4,927
0.74%
IND
1,944
0.29%
RPI
1,218
0.18%
IND
1,172
0.18%
IND
1,164
0.18%
IND
1,063
0.16%
IND
1,009
0.15%
IND
988
0.15%
IND
911
0.14%
IND
897
0.13%
IND
784
0.12%
IND
784
0.12%
IND
755
0.11%
IND
698
0.11%
IND
644
0.10%