Election Results
| General Election, 2004: Salem | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Congress | K. V. Thangkabalu | 444,591 | 59.93 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Rajasekaran. A | 268,964 | 36.26 | -12.63 | |
| Independent | Shah Jahan. M A | 8,466 | 1.14 | n/a | |
| Majority | 175,627 | 23.67 | +20.26 | ||
| Turnout | 741,847 | 59.29 | +0.13 | ||
| Congress gain from AIADMK | Swing | +59.93 | |||
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