Salem (North)
Part of the Salem Lok Sabha seat.
K. Sivakumar (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Salem (North) in 2026, 14,034 votes ahead of Rajendran. R.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
85,710 votes · 40.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RRDravida Munetra Kazhagam
71,676 votes · 34.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SSPattali Makkal Katchi
44,238 votes · 21.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- GMNaam Tamilar Katchi
6,450 votes · 3.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MSTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
338 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- JRVishwa Tamil Kazhagam
176 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RAIndependent
151 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SDIndependent
137 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RSIndependent
128 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RAIndependent
122 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MKIndependent
117 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- PGIndependent
97 votes · 0.0%
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- MSIndependent
90 votes · 0.0%
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- PRIndependent
77 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
89 · Salem (North)
General2,38,685 registered voters · 14 candidates · 14,034 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
K. Sivakumar
TVK · Male · 85,710 votes (40.68%) · 14,034 ahead of Rajendran. R
- 88.35%
- Turnout
- 2,10,877
- Votes cast
- 2,09,507
- Valid votes
- 1,205
- None of the above
- 1,22,624
- Women electors
1,01,851 men and 1,06,711 women voted in person, plus 2,272 postal ballots. 165 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 48.
- TVK85,710492 postal40.68%
- Rajendran. RMale
DMK71,6761,009 postal34.02% - Sadhasivam. SMale
PMK44,238485 postal20.99% - Gunaseela. MFemaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough6,45075 postal3.06%
- None of the aboveNOTA1,2050.57%
- Mohanraj. SMaleTAVKCamera3381 postal0.16%
- Jothilakshmi. R.sFemaleVSHWTMLKRing1762 postal0.08%
- Raja. AMaleINDBucket1511 postal0.07%
- Sabareesan. DMaleINDDiamond1370.07%
- Rajasekar. SMaleINDBricks1283 postal0.06%
- Rajendran. AMaleINDTube light1221 postal0.06%
- Mahabub John. KMaleINDMike1172 postal0.06%
- Pravina. GFemaleINDCCTV Camera971 postal0.05%
- Manivannan. SMaleINDBalloon9015 postal0.04%
- Palanisamy. RMaleINDTable773 postal0.04%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.