Salem
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANGARAJAN KUMARMANGALAM | AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991 | 4,00,936 | 60.9% |
| 2 | KARTHIKEYAN M. | National Front | 1,59,166 | 24.2% |
| 3 | SADASIVAM, K. | 85,628 | 13.0% | |
| 4 | BALASUMBRAMANIAM, A. | TRM | 5,721 | 0.9% |
| 5 | KRISHNAMURTHY, N | IND | 1,186 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PERUMAL, K | IND | 1,137 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PACHAMUTHU, P. | TMM | 1,088 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAMACHADRAN, I | IND | 857 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SUGABNAN, M.D. | IND | 576 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KANDASAMY, M | IND | 403 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PALANISAMY, M | IND | 371 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SEKAR,S | IND | 355 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RADHAKRISHANAN,R | IND | 334 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SIVAGNANAM, S.T. | IND | 315 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VILLINGIRI, K.S. | IND | 279 | 0.0% |
| 16 | ASHOK KUMAR V. | IND | 278 | 0.0% |
| 17 | CHANDRASEKAR,P. | IND | 255 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How much NOTA?
How often does it back the winner?
matches the ruling party
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Who ran, on record?
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
Figures are for Namakkal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
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What's nearby?
5 locations
Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami
Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami
Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami
Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami
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