Salem (North)
Salem (North) 2026: TVK's Sivakumar flips Salem city seat by 14,034
TVK's K. Sivakumar took Salem (North) with 85,710 votes, beating DMK's R. Rajendran by 14,034. Rajendran had held the seat for DMK in 2021 by 7,588 and in 2016 by 9,873. The constituency was DMDK ground in 2011 when Alagapuram R. Mohanraj won by 29,365 votes.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIVAKUMAR. K | TVK | 85,710 | 41.09% |
| 2 | RAJENDRAN. R | DMK | 71,676 | 34.37% |
| 3 | SADHASIVAM. S | PMK | 44,238 | 21.21% |
| 4 | GUNASEELA. M | NTK | 6,450 | 3.09% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 1,205 | 0.58% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK RAJENDRAN. R led postal ballots (1,009), but TVK SIVAKUMAR. K won the seat overall (85,710).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN. R | DMK | 1,009 | 70,667 | 71,676 |
| 2 | SIVAKUMAR. K | TVK | 492 | 85,218 | 85,710 |
| 3 | SADHASIVAM. S | PMK | 485 | 43,753 | 44,238 |
| 4 | GUNASEELA. M | NTK | 75 | 6,375 | 6,450 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 17 | 1,188 | 1,205 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
Salem (North) was created in the 2008 delimitation; pre-2011 results are not on this seat boundary.
About Salem (North)
Salem (North) is the city seat carved out of Salem Corporation's northern wards, created in the 2008 delimitation. It runs from Hasthampatti and Five Roads through the Junction-side wards out to Kannankurichi, mixing trader belts, government quarters and the medical college zone. Around 2.09 lakh voters polled in 2026. The seat began as DMDK ground in 2011, swung to DMK for two cycles under R. Rajendran, and TVK's flip in 2026 marks its first non-Dravidian win since 2011. Local issues here include corporation drainage, fly-over completions and Salem steel township road links.
Plan a Salem (North) trip
Walk the Five Roads junction for Salem's traditional silver anklet and mango stalls, then climb Yercaud (35 km) for the Anna Park and Pagoda Point. The Kottai Mariamman temple in old Salem and the Sugavaneswarar temple at Hasthampatti are quick city stops.
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