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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Former constituency in Tamil Nadu, India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name          = Salem-II&lt;br /&gt;
| type          = SLA&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image     = &lt;br /&gt;
| established   = 1951&lt;br /&gt;
| district      = [[Salem district|Salem]]&lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_cons = [[Salem Lok Sabha constituency|Salem]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state         = [[Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| electors      = &lt;br /&gt;
| reservation   = None&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished     = 2008&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Salem-II&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a former state assembly constituency in [[Tamil Nadu]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Until 2008, the city of [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] was part of the [[Salem – I Assembly constituency|Salem I]] and [[Salem – II 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.&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The constituencies of Salem were redrawn as [[Salem North Assembly constituency|Salem North]], [[Salem South Assembly constituency|Salem South]] and [[Salem West Assembly constituency|Salem West]] in 2008.&amp;lt;ref&amp;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}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Year&lt;br /&gt;
! Winner&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;| Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Madras State&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1951]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[C. Lakshma Kandan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1957]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[A. Rathnavel Gounder]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]&lt;br /&gt;
| A. Rathnavel Gounder&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[E. R. Krishnan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|style=&amp;quot;text-align: center;&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tamil Nadu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[K. Rajaram]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
| M. Arumugam&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
| M. Arumugam&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Arumugam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Veerapandy S. Arumugam|S. Arumugam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. Natesan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[A. L. Thangavel]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. Karthe]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]&lt;br /&gt;
| S. Arumugam&lt;br /&gt;
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2006===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |votes=85,348 |percentage=47.27% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Sureshkumar R |votes=70,605 |percentage=39.11% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |candidate =Gnanasekaran K V |votes=20,026 |percentage=11.09% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate =Anandhan P T |votes=1,574 |percentage=0.87% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate =Ponnusamy V |votes=668 |percentage=0.37% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Sreedhar N |votes=510 |percentage=0.28% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=14,743 |percentage=8.17% |change=-4.97%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=180,545 |percentage=72.20% |change=11.79%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Pattali Makkal Katchi&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= -6.98%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2001===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate =Karthe M. |votes=62,306 |percentage=54.25% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[A. L. Thangavel]] |votes=47,221 |percentage=41.11% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =G.Arjunam |votes=2,030 |percentage=1.77% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Sethuraman.K. |votes=797 |percentage=0.69% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Venkatachalam.S.V. |votes=640 |percentage=0.56% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate =Ponnusamy.V. |votes=497 |percentage=0.43% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=15,085 |percentage=13.13% |change=-6.25%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=114,855 |percentage=60.41% |change=-7.39%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Pattali Makkal Katchi&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 9.42%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1996===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
 {{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[A. L. Thangavel]] |votes=63,588 |percentage=44.83% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[S. Semmalai]]|votes=36,097 |percentage=25.45% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|party= [[All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)|AIIC(T)]] |candidate =Mohanraj. R. |votes=10,794 |percentage=7.61% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate =Vennira Aadai Nirmala (Selvi) |votes=1,997 |percentage=1.41% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Thamarai Kannan. K.S.V. |votes=1,719 |percentage=1.21% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Krishnan. K. |votes=331 |percentage=0.23% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=27,491 |percentage=19.38% |change=-18.74%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=141,856 |percentage=67.8% |change=9.51%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser =All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= -19.08%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1991===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Natesan M. |votes=66,904 |percentage=63.90% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Veerapandi S. Arumugam]]  |votes=26,997 |percentage=25.79% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Pattali Makkal Katchi |candidate =Manickam K. |votes=9,170 |percentage=8.76% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Janata Party |candidate =Nallahambi M.M. |votes=417 |percentage=0.40% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ariyan K.P. |votes=151 |percentage=0.14% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ramasamy M. |votes=131 |percentage=0.13% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=39,907 |percentage=38.12% |change=18.19%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=104,695 |percentage=58.29% |change=-8.83%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 20.38%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1989===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Veerapandy S. Arumugam]] |votes=45,358 |percentage=43.52% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|party= AIADMK(JL) |candidate =Natesan. M.M |votes=24,593 |percentage=23.60% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =Rajendran. U.M |votes=22,755 |percentage=21.83% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|party= AIADMK(JR) |candidate =Rajaram. K.M |votes=10,178 |percentage=9.77% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Murali. M.M |votes=348 |percentage=0.33% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Balakrishnan. K.P.M |votes=208 |percentage=0.20% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=20,765 |percentage=19.92% |change=11.20%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=104,220 |percentage=67.12% |change=-5.10%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= -10.27%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1984===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam |votes=49,339 |percentage=53.79% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[Veerpandi S. Arumugam]] |votes=41,333 |percentage=45.07% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Thiyagarajan. K.S. |votes=224 |percentage=0.24% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Kandasamy. C. |votes=208 |percentage=0.23% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Jayaprakasam. S. |votes=150 |percentage=0.16% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Palanivel. K. |votes=148 |percentage=0.16% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=8,006 |percentage=8.73% |change=2.76%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=91,718 |percentage=72.22% |change=7.15%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = &lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 2.22%&lt;br /&gt;
}} {{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1980===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =Arumugam. M |votes=40,975 |percentage=51.57% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =Anbalagan. K |votes=36,235 |percentage=45.61% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Janata Party |candidate =Solai-Erusan |votes=1,594 |percentage=2.01% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Seerangan. M |votes=446 |percentage=0.56% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Dhanamannar. M |votes=200 |percentage=0.25% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=4,740 |percentage=5.97% |change=3.13%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=79,450 |percentage=65.07% |change=12.17%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 21.21%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1977===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Janata Party |candidate =M. Arumugam |votes=22,636 |percentage=30.36% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =K.A. Thangavelu |votes=20,523 |percentage=27.53% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Communist Party of India (Marxist) |candidate =K.S. Arthanari |votes=19,173 |percentage=25.71% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Communist Party of India |candidate =K.V. Ramaswamy |votes=9,731 |percentage=13.05% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=2,113 |percentage=2.83% |change=-4.71%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=74,561 |percentage=52.9% |change=-19.00%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= -22.41%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1971===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[K. Rajaram]] |votes=37,152 |percentage=52.77% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =R.Ramakrishnan |votes=31,844 |percentage=45.23% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =S. Natarajan |votes=798 |percentage=1.13% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh |candidate =S. S.Rama Rao |votes=608 |percentage=0.86% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=5,308 |percentage=7.54% |change=-9.65%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=70,402 |percentage=71.9% |change=-6.15%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = &lt;br /&gt;
|swing= -5.23%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1967===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |candidate =[[E. R. Krishnan]] |votes=38,781 |percentage=58.00% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate = A. R. Gounder |votes=27,285 |percentage=40.81% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Bharatiya Jana Sangh |candidate = S. S. R. Rao |votes=799 |percentage=1.19% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=11,496 |percentage=17.19% |change=2.61%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=66,865 |percentage=78.05% |change=4.01%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 14.91%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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===1962===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem – II}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =A.Rathanavel Gounder |votes=28,811 |percentage=43.09% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Communist Party of India |candidate =S.M.Ramiah |votes=19,976 |percentage=29.88% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Swatantra Party |candidate =M.Muthusami |votes=10,935 |percentage=16.35% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =M.Chockalingam |votes=852 |percentage=1.27% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=8,835 |percentage=14.59% |change=-9.51%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=60,574 |percentage=74.04% |change=25.38%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = &lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 13.54%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1957===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem II&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127200447/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =A.Rathnavel Gounder |votes=19,755 |percentage=29.54% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Communist Party of India |candidate =S.M.Ramiah |votes=11,023 |percentage=16.49% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Thiruvengadam |votes=2,298 |percentage=3.44% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =S.Ariaputhran |votes=2,282 |percentage=3.41% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Rajamanickam |votes=883 |percentage=1.32% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=8,732 |percentage=24.09% |change=22.18%}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=36,241 |percentage=48.66% |change=3.23%}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = &lt;br /&gt;
|swing= 6.73%&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===1952===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem Rural&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate =C.Lakshma Kandan |votes=15,254 |percentage=22.81% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate|party= [[Tamil Nadu Toilers&amp;#039; Party|TTP]] |candidate =A.Subramaniam |votes=14,575 |percentage=21.80% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =Ramanathan Chetty |votes=3,345 |percentage=5.00% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Independent (politician) |candidate =R.Manickam |votes=2,340 |percentage=3.50% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=679 |percentage=1.91% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|votes=35,514 |percentage=45.43% |change=}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win&lt;br /&gt;
|winner=Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
|loser = &lt;br /&gt;
|swing=&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{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}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Salem - II (State Assembly Constituency)}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Salem district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Government of Salem, Tamil Nadu]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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