SALEM election result 2026

LAKSHMANAN.S (TVK) won SALEM AC #88 by 74,867 votes over KARTHE.M (PMK).

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LAKSHMANAN.S (TVK) won SALEM AC #88 by 74,867 votes over KARTHE.M (PMK). Winner votes: 120,407; runner-up votes: 45,540; winner vote share: 51.37%.

Rank	Candidate	Party	Status	Votes	Vote share	EVM	Postal
1	LAKSHMANAN.S	TVK	Won	120,407	51.37%	119,587	820
2	KARTHE.M	PMK	Lost	45,540	19.43%	45,006	534
3	ALAGAAPURAM. R. MOHANRAJ	DMDK	Lost	41,522	17.71%	41,000	522
4	ARUL RAMADAS	Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam	Lost	12,532	5.35%	12,391	141
5	SURESH KUMAR.R	Naam Tamilar Katchi	Lost	6,820	2.91%	6,726	94
6	RAJ KUMAR .G	Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi	Lost	636	0.27%	635	1
7	ER.PRABAKARAN.S	Independent	Lost	613	0.26%	609	4
8	PRABU .K	Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam	Lost	404	0.17%	404	0
9	BHARATH.S	Independent	Lost	395	0.17%	395	0
10	GUNASEKARAN .R	Bahujan Samaj Party	Lost	395	0.17%	391	4
11	CHANDRASEKARAN.G	Independent	Lost	393	0.17%	392	1
12	VELMANIKANDAN. S	Independent	Lost	369	0.16%	366	3
13	SRISABARINATHAN	Independent	Lost	359	0.15%	359	0
14	AMIRTHALINGAM.N	Independent	Lost	318	0.14%	316	2
15	ARUL.P	Independent	Lost	301	0.13%	299	2
16	KUMAR.A.P	Independent	Lost	263	0.11%	263	0
17	KARTHICK.M	Independent	Lost	243	0.10%	240	3
18	ARUL.D	Independent	Lost	239	0.10%	238	1
19	MANOHAR.C	Independent	Lost	214	0.09%	214	0
20	THIYAGARAJAN.M	Independent	Lost	184	0.08%	183	1
21	PERUMAL. A	Independent	Lost	181	0.08%	181	0
22	SELVAM.R	Independent	Lost	147	0.06%	147	0
23	RADHAKRISHNAN. R	Independent	Lost	137	0.06%	136	1
24	BHARANITHARAN.D.K	Independent	Lost	118	0.05%	117	1
25	VIJAYAKUMAR. S	Independent	Lost	111	0.05%	108	3
26	ARUL. T	Independent	Lost	108	0.05%	108	0
27	KARTHICK.R	Independent	Lost	91	0.04%	89	2
28	MOHAN RAJ. R	Independent	Lost	88	0.04%	86	2
29	ARUL .S	Independent	Lost	85	0.04%	80	5
30	DHANAPAL	Independent	Lost	74	0.03%	73	1
31	PANNEERSELVAM.P	Independent	Lost	68	0.03%	67	1
—	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	1,052	0.45%	1,026	26