Salem (West)
Part of the Salem Lok Sabha seat.
S. Lakshman (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam) won Salem (West) in 2026, 74,867 votes ahead of Karthe.m.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
1,20,407 votes · 51.3%
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- KPattali Makkal Katchi
45,540 votes · 19.4%
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- AMDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
41,522 votes · 17.7%
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- ARAanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam
12,532 votes · 5.3%
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- SKNaam Tamilar Katchi
6,820 votes · 2.9%
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- R.Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
636 votes · 0.3%
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- EIndependent
613 votes · 0.3%
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- P.Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam
404 votes · 0.2%
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- G.Bahujan Samaj Party
395 votes · 0.2%
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- BIndependent
395 votes · 0.2%
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- CIndependent
393 votes · 0.2%
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- VSIndependent
369 votes · 0.2%
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- SIndependent
359 votes · 0.2%
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- AIndependent
318 votes · 0.1%
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- AIndependent
301 votes · 0.1%
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- KIndependent
263 votes · 0.1%
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- KIndependent
243 votes · 0.1%
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- AIndependent
239 votes · 0.1%
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- MIndependent
214 votes · 0.1%
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- TIndependent
184 votes · 0.1%
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- PAIndependent
181 votes · 0.1%
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- SIndependent
147 votes · 0.1%
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- RRIndependent
137 votes · 0.1%
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- BIndependent
118 votes · 0.1%
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- VSIndependent
111 votes · 0.0%
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- ATIndependent
108 votes · 0.0%
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- KIndependent
91 votes · 0.0%
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- MRIndependent
88 votes · 0.0%
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- A.Independent
85 votes · 0.0%
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- DIndependent
74 votes · 0.0%
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- PIndependent
68 votes · 0.0%
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88 · Salem (West)
General2,58,040 registered voters · 31 candidates · 74,867 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
S. Lakshman
TVK · Male · 1,20,407 votes (51.37%) · 74,867 ahead of Karthe.m
- 90.99%
- Turnout
- 2,34,789
- Votes cast
- 2,33,355
- Valid votes
- 1,052
- None of the above
- 1,29,485
- Women electors
1,15,674 men and 1,16,512 women voted in person, plus 2,557 postal ballots. 382 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 90.
- TVK1,20,407820 postal51.37%
- Karthe.mMale
PMK45,540534 postal19.43% 
DMDK41,522522 postal17.71%- Arul RamadasMaleAJPKGas cylinder12,532141 postal5.35%
- Suresh Kumar.rMaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough6,82094 postal2.91%
- None of the aboveNOTA1,0520.45%
- Raj Kumar .gMaleTAVKCamera6361 postal0.27%
- Er.prabakaran.sMaleINDJackfruit6134 postal0.26%
- Prabu .kMaleVSHWTMLKRing4040.17%
- Gunasekaran .rMale
BSP3954 postal0.17% - Bharath.sMaleINDPestle and mortar3950.17%
- Chandrasekaran.gMaleINDTiller3931 postal0.17%
- Velmanikandan. SMaleINDPressure cooker3693 postal0.16%
- SrisabarinathanMaleINDPetrol pump3590.15%
- Amirthalingam.nMaleINDTruck3182 postal0.14%
- Arul.pMaleINDNoodles bowl3012 postal0.13%
- Kumar.a.pMaleINDCoconut farm2630.11%
- Karthick.mMaleINDWater melon2433 postal0.10%
- Arul.dMaleINDClip2391 postal0.10%
- Manohar.cMaleINDTelevision2140.09%
- Thiyagarajan.mMaleINDChappals1841 postal0.08%
- Perumal. AMaleINDBaby walker1810.08%
- Selvam.rMaleINDBatsman1470.06%
- Radhakrishnan. RMaleINDDiamond1371 postal0.06%
- INDShip1181 postal0.05%
- Vijayakumar. SMaleINDFlute1113 postal0.05%
- Arul. TMaleINDLetter box1080.05%
- Karthick.rMaleINDGrapes912 postal0.04%
- Mohan Raj. RMaleINDGift pack882 postal0.04%
- Arul .sMaleINDWater tank855 postal0.04%
- DhanapalMaleINDCarpet741 postal0.03%
- Panneerselvam.pMaleINDScissors681 postal0.03%
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.