15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Salem (North) is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K. Sivakumar | TVK | 85710 | 40.68% | R. Rajendran | DMK | 14034 |
| 2021 | R. Rajendran | DMK | 93432 | 46.17% | G. Venkatachalam | ADMK | 7588 |
| 2016 | Rajendran R | DMK | 86583 | 45.14% | Saravanan K.R.S | ADMK | 9873 |
| 2011 | Alagapuram R Mohanraj | DMDK | 88956 | 54.46% | Jayaprakash G | INC | 29365 |
| 2006 | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 85348 | 47.27% | R. Sureshkumar | ADMK | 14743 |
| 2001 | M. Karthe | PMK | 62306 | 54.25% | A.L. Thangavel | DMK | 15085 |
| 1996 | A.L. Thangavel | DMK | 63588 | 54.93% | S. Semmalai | ADMK | 27491 |
| 1991 | M. Natesan | ADMK | 66904 | 63.90% | S. Arumugam | DMK | 39907 |
| 1989 | S. Arumugam | DMK | 45358 | 43.52% | M. Natesan | ADK(J) | 20765 |
| 1984 | Arumugam | AIADMK | 49339 | 53.79% | Veerapandy S. Arumugam | DMK | 8006 |
| 1980 | Arumugam. M | AIADMK | 40975 | 51.57% | Anbalagan. K | INC | 4740 |
| 1977 | M. Arumugam | JP | 22636 | 31.41% | K. A. Thangavelu | DMK | 2113 |
| 1971 | V. Muthur | DMK | 27741 | 60.73% | P. T. Seerangan | INC | 10319 |
| 1967 | R. Nallamuthu | DMK | 30112 | 61.7% | A. Rajendran | INC | 12938 |
| 1962 | Muthuvelappa Gounder | INC | 31977 | 49.14% | Sundaramurthi | SWA | 14728 |