Constituency
236. Salem
Community mirrorMadras · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-SALEM
DMK 57.1%won by 16.5%INC 40.5%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 16.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- DMK vote shareDMK went from 45.4% to 57.1% of the vote here (+11.7%).
- TurnoutTurnout rose 6.0% to 73.9%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,20,373
Turnout
73.9%
Valid votes
3,84,419
Margin
63,509
16.52%
Candidates
3 contested · winner DMK- 1K. RAJARAMDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK2,19,38057.1%
- 2R. RAMAKRISHNANIndian National Congress · INC1,55,87140.5%
- 3R. S. RAOBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS9,1682.4%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- DMKflipped
- DMK–INC swing
- +20.4%
- DMK share
- 45.4% → 57.1%
- INC share
- 49.3% → 40.5%
- Turnout
- 67.9% → 73.9%