https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Salem_%E2%80%93_II Salem – II - Revision history 2026-08-25T14:49:11Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salem_%E2%80%93_II&diff=259002&oldid=prev 117.246.164.136: /* 1996 */ 2021-12-11T14:26:15Z <p><span class="autocomment">1996</span></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Salem-II&#039;&#039;&#039; is a state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]]. <br /> ==History==<br /> Until 2008, the city of [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] was part of the [[Salem&amp;nbsp;– I (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem I]] and [[Salem&amp;nbsp;– II (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem II]] assembly constituencies. Since 1977, the ADMK won the Salem II assembly seat three times (1980, 1984 and 1991) and the DMK also won three times (1989, 1996 and 2006); the [[Janata Party]] (JP) won in 1977 and [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK) won in 2001.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp89.htm|title=Partywise Comparison Since 1977|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=29 December 2012|year=2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232540/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S22/partycomp89.htm|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The constituencies of Salem were redrawn as [[Salem North (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem North]], [[Salem South (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem South]] and [[Salem West (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem West]] in 2008.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|archivedate=15 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Madras State ==<br /> Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;70%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | 1951<br /> | [[C. Lakshma Kandan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1957<br /> | [[A. Rathnavel Gounder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1962<br /> | [[A. Rathnavel Gounder]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1967<br /> | [[E. R. Krishnan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Tamil Nadu ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;70%&quot;<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot;|Winner<br /> ! style=&quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | 1971<br /> | [[K. Rajaram]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1977<br /> | [[M. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | [[M. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | [[Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1989<br /> | [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | [[M. Natesan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> | [[A. L. Thangavel]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2001<br /> | [[M. Karthe]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2006<br /> | [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election Results==<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |votes=85,348 |percentage=47.27% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Sureshkumar R |votes=70,605 |percentage=39.11% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |candidate =Gnanasekaran K V |votes=20,026 |percentage=11.09% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate =Anandhan P T |votes=1,574 |percentage=0.87% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate =Ponnusamy V |votes=668 |percentage=0.37% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Sreedhar N |votes=510 |percentage=0.28% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=14,743 |percentage=8.17% |change=-4.97%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=180,545 |percentage=72.20% |change=11.79%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Pattali Makkal Katchi <br /> |swing= -6.98%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate =Karthe M. |votes=62,306 |percentage=54.25% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[A. L. Thangavel]] |votes=47,221 |percentage=41.11% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =G.Arjunam |votes=2,030 |percentage=1.77% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Sethuraman.K. |votes=797 |percentage=0.69% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Venkatachalam.S.V. |votes=640 |percentage=0.56% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate =Ponnusamy.V. |votes=497 |percentage=0.43% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=15,085 |percentage=13.13% |change=-6.25%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=114,855 |percentage=60.41% |change=-7.39%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> |loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= 9.42%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1996===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[A. L. Thangavel]] |votes=63,588 |percentage=44.83% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Semmalai. S. |votes=36,097 |percentage=25.45% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate ||party= [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)|AIIC(T)]] |candidate =Mohanraj. R. |votes=10,794 |percentage=7.61% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate =Vennira Aadai Nirmala (Selvi) |votes=1,997 |percentage=1.41% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Thamarai Kannan. K.S.V. |votes=1,719 |percentage=1.21% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Krishnan. K. |votes=331 |percentage=0.23% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=27,491 |percentage=19.38% |change=-18.74%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=141,856 |percentage=67.8% |change=9.51%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser =All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= -19.08%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1991===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Natesan M. |votes=66,904 |percentage=63.90% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam S. |votes=26,997 |percentage=25.79% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate =Manickam K. |votes=9,170 |percentage=8.76% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Party |candidate =Nallahambi M.M. |votes=417 |percentage=0.40% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ariyan K.P. |votes=151 |percentage=0.14% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ramasamy M. |votes=131 |percentage=0.13% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=39,907 |percentage=38.12% |change=18.19%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=104,695 |percentage=58.29% |change=-8.83%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= 20.38%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam. S.M |votes=45,358 |percentage=43.52% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate ||party= AIADMK(JL) |candidate =Natesan. M.M |votes=24,593 |percentage=23.60% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =Rajendran. U.M |votes=22,755 |percentage=21.83% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate ||party= AIADMK(JR) |candidate =Rajaram. K.M |votes=10,178 |percentage=9.77% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Murali. M.M |votes=348 |percentage=0.33% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Balakrishnan. K.P.M |votes=208 |percentage=0.20% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=20,765 |percentage=19.92% |change=11.20%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=104,220 |percentage=67.12% |change=-5.10%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= -10.27%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1984===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam |votes=49,339 |percentage=53.79% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam S. |votes=41,333 |percentage=45.07% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Thiyagarajan. K.S. |votes=224 |percentage=0.24% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Kandasamy. C. |votes=208 |percentage=0.23% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Jayaprakasam. S. |votes=150 |percentage=0.16% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Palanivel. K. |votes=148 |percentage=0.16% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=8,006 |percentage=8.73% |change=2.76%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=91,718 |percentage=72.22% |change=7.15%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= 2.22%<br /> }} {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1980===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam. M |votes=40,975 |percentage=51.57% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =Anbalagan. K |votes=36,235 |percentage=45.61% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Party |candidate =Solai-Erusan |votes=1,594 |percentage=2.01% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Seerangan. M |votes=446 |percentage=0.56% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Dhanamannar. M |votes=200 |percentage=0.25% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=4,740 |percentage=5.97% |change=3.13%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=79,450 |percentage=65.07% |change=12.17%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Janata Party<br /> |swing= 21.21%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1977===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Janata Party |candidate =M. Arumugam |votes=22,636 |percentage=30.36% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =K.A. Thangavelu |votes=20,523 |percentage=27.53% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India (Marxist) |candidate =K.S. Arthanari |votes=19,173 |percentage=25.71% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India |candidate =K.V. Ramaswamy |votes=9,731 |percentage=13.05% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=2,113 |percentage=2.83% |change=-4.71%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=74,561 |percentage=52.9% |change=-19.00%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Janata Party<br /> |loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |swing= -22.41%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1971===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Rajaram |votes=37,152 |percentage=52.77% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =R.Ramakrishnan |votes=31,844 |percentage=45.23% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =S. Natarajan |votes=798 |percentage=1.13% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh |candidate =S. S.Rama Rao |votes=608 |percentage=0.86% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=5,308 |percentage=7.54% |change=-9.65%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=70,402 |percentage=71.9% |change=-6.15%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= -5.23%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[E. R. Krishnan]] |votes=38,781 |percentage=58.00% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate = A. R. Gounder |votes=27,285 |percentage=40.81% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh |candidate = S. S. R. Rao |votes=799 |percentage=1.19% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=11,496 |percentage=17.19% |change=2.61%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=66,865 |percentage=78.05% |change=4.01%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link| |<br /> |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress <br /> |swing= 14.91%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1962===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =A.Rathanavel Gounder |votes=28,811 |percentage=43.09% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India |candidate =S.M.Ramiah |votes=19,976 |percentage=29.88% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Swatantra Party |candidate =M.Muthusami |votes=10,935 |percentage=16.35% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =M.Chockalingam |votes=852 |percentage=1.27% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=8,835 |percentage=14.59% |change=-9.51%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=60,574 |percentage=74.04% |change=25.38%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= 13.54%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1957===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =A.Rathnavel Gounder |votes=19,755 |percentage=29.54% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India |candidate =S.M.Ramiah |votes=11,023 |percentage=16.49% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Thiruvengadam |votes=2,298 |percentage=3.44% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =S.Ariaputhran |votes=2,282 |percentage=3.41% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Rajamanickam |votes=883 |percentage=1.32% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=8,732 |percentage=24.09% |change=22.18%}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=36,241 |percentage=48.66% |change=3.23%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box hold with party link| |<br /> |winner=Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing= 6.73%<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Indian National Congress |candidate =C.Lakshma Kandan |votes=15,254 |percentage=22.81% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate||party= [[Tamil Nadu Toilers&#039; Party|TTP]] |candidate =A.Subramaniam |votes=14,575 |percentage=21.80% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ramanathan Chetty |votes=3,345 |percentage=5.00% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician) |candidate =R.Manickam |votes=2,340 |percentage=3.50% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory| |votes=679 |percentage=1.91% |change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout| |votes=35,514 |percentage=45.43% |change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box new seat win| |<br /> |winner=Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing=<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == Post Delimitaion ==<br /> Please refer [[Salem North (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem North]], [[Salem South (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem South]] and [[Salem West (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem West]] for the present delimited status of this constituency.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitaion 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515102633/http://elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|archivedate=15 May 2012|df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> * {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|accessdate= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archivedate= 5 October 2010|df= dmy-all}}<br /> <br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Salem - II (State Assembly Constituency)}}<br /> [[Category:Defunct assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Salem district]]</div> 117.246.164.136