Salem West Assembly constituency
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| Salem (West) | |
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| Constituency No. 88 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| LS constituency | Salem |
| Total electors | 2,99,605[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | PMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Salem West or 'Salem (West)' is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2007. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 88. The previous constituencies—Salem I and Salem II—were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[2] It comprises portions of the Omalur and Salem taluks. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Boundaries
[edit]Salem West consists of the following parts in its limits:[3]
- Omalur Taluk (part): Muthunaickenpatti, Chellapillaikuttai, Pagalpatti, Manguppai, Saminayakkanpatti, Kottagoundampatti, Anaigoundampatti, Vellakkalpatti, T.Konagapadi, Alagusamudram and Karukkalvadi villages.
- Salem taluk (part):
- Sarkar Gollappatti, A.Ayyamperumalpatti, Chettichavadi, Kondappanayakkanpatti, M. Palapatti and Selathampatti villages.
- Thalavaipatti (CT) and Mallamooppampatti (CT).
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.1 to 5 and No.17 to 25
Elections
[edit]| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | G. Venkatachalam[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Arul Ramadas | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | Arul Ramadas | 105,483 | 49.07% | ||
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 83,984 | 39.07% | 2.77% | |
| NTK | S. Nagammal | 10,668 | 4.96% | 4.28% | |
| MNM | A. Thiyagarajan | 7,939 | 3.69% | ||
| DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 2,307 | 1.07% | −3.35% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,683 | 0.78% | −0.75% | |
| Margin of victory | 21,499 | 10.00% | 6.42% | ||
| Turnout | 214,945 | 71.74% | −2.91% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 507 | 0.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 299,605 | ||||
| PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.19% | |||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 80,755 | 39.88% | −16.62% | |
| DMK | C. Panneer Selvam | 73,508 | 36.30% | −3.91% | |
| PMK | R. Arul | 29,982 | 14.81% | ||
| DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 8,962 | 4.43% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,107 | 1.53% | ||
| NTK | A. Rasa | 1,374 | 0.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,247 | 3.58% | −12.71% | ||
| Turnout | 202,478 | 74.66% | −5.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 271,212 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.62% | |||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 95,935 | 56.50% | ||
| DMK | R. Rajendran | 68,274 | 40.21% | ||
| BJP | K. K. Elumalai | 1,327 | 0.78% | ||
| APM | A. Annadurai | 853 | 0.50% | ||
| IJK | K. R. Balaji | 796 | 0.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,661 | 16.29% | |||
| Turnout | 212,454 | 79.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 169,785 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 88. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.