The Attur (SC) constituency, positioned 50 km away from Salem city, is predominantly an agricultural space for tapioca cultivation and Attur has dozens of sago factories.

The constituency was represented by the AIADMK (1991, 2001, 2011, 2016, and 2021) and the Congress (1962, 1977, 1980, 1984, and 2006) 5 occasions every and by the DMK 4 occasions (1967, 1971, 1989, and 1996).