15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total
Salem (West) is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S. Lakshman | TVK | 120407 | 51.37% | M. Karthe | PMK | 74867 |
| 2021 | Arul Ramadas | PMK | 105483 | 48.69% | A. Rajendran | DMK | 21499 |
| 2016 | Venkatachalam G | ADMK | 80755 | 39.88% | Panneer Selvam C. | DMK | 7247 |
| 2011 | Venkatachalam G | AIADMK | 95935 | 56.5% | Rajendran R | DMK | 27661 |
| 2006 | L. Ravichandran | ADMK | 69083 | 44.12% | M. R. Suresh | INC | 12817 |
| 2001 | Se. Venkatajalam | AIADMK | 66365 | 60.01% | M.A. Elangovan | DMK | 25131 |
| 1996 | K.R.G. Dhanapalan | DMK | 67566 | 58.82% | A.T. Natarajan | INC | 30267 |
| 1991 | S.R. Jayaraman | INC | 72792 | 65.97% | G.K. Subash | DMK | 41094 |
| 1989 | K. R. G. Dhanabalan | DMK | 49498 | 43.67% | C. N. K. A. Periasamy | IND | 22661 |
| 1984 | G. Krishnaraj | AIADMK | 54749 | 51.8% | G. K. Subasu | DMK | 5886 |
| 1980 | Krishnaraj. G | AIADMK | 50976 | 52.55% | Amanullah Khan | IND | 19231 |
| 1977 | S. V. Varadarajan | AIADMK | 34708 | 38.21% | S. S. Mahadeva Mudaliar | JP | 8662 |
| 1971 | A. Arumugam | DMK | 35638 | 54.72% | T. Natarajan | INC | 6153 |
| 1967 | A. Arumugam | DMK | 36935 | 54.7% | K. S. S. Gounder | INC | 6342 |
| 1962 | Perumalraju | INC | 22533 | 56.01% | Kalimuthu | DMK | 10549 |