Salem North Assembly constituency
| Salem North | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2008 |
Salem North is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[2]
A part of Salem (Lok Sabha constituency), Salem North was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3][4]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 2011 | R. Mohan Raj[5] | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| style="background-color: Template:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color" | | 2016 | R.Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
2016 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R.Rajendran | 86,583 | 45.13 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | K.R.S.Saravanan | 76,710 | 39.99 | n/a | |
| PMK | Kathir. Raasaratinam | 7,975 | 4.16 | n/a | |
| BJP | R.P.Gopinath | 5,922 | 3.08 | +0.55 | |
| TMC(M) | R.Devadass | 4,157 | 2.16 | n/a | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | R.Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Natesan | 1,466 | 0.76 | n/a | |
| SDPI | A.Amjath Basha | 471 | 0.25 | n/a | |
| NCP | M.Saravanan | 431 | 0.22 | n/a | |
| Independent | K.Govindaraj | 401 | 0.21 | n/a | |
| Independent | R.K.Subramani | 344 | 0.18 | n/a | |
| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | C.Senkottuvel | 339 | 0.17 | n/a | |
| Independent | R.Aravinth | 249 | 0.13 | n/a | |
| RPI(A) | B.Latha | 182 | 0.1 | n/a | |
| RPI | S.Ponnuthambi | 131 | 0.07 | −0.42 | |
| BSP | V.Ponnusamy | 99 | 0.05 | −0.28 | |
| Youth And Students Party | M.Sabbapathi | 81 | 0.04 | n/a | |
| Independent | M.A.Krishnasamy | 78 | 0.04 | n/a | |
| Independent | T.Suresh | 67 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Velayudham | 57 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | K.Palanivel | 53 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | G.Prabhu | 31 | 0.01 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Ramachandran | 30 | 0.01 | n/a | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 191,820 | 71.06 | −3.42 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | n/a | |||
2011 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 88,956 | 54.46 | − | |
| INC | G.Jayaprakash | 59,591 | 36.48 | − | |
| Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | C.Chinnusamy | 4,517 | 2.77 | − | |
| BJP | D.Mohan | 4,133 | 2.53 | − | |
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | V.Venkatesan | 1,965 | 1.20 | − | |
| RPI | G.Kambar | 804 | 0.49 | − | |
| Independent | M.A.Shahjahan | 579 | 0.35 | − | |
| BSP | K.R.Rameshbabu | 541 | 0.33 | − | |
| Independent | A.Raja | 429 | 0.26 | − | |
| Independent | D.Mohan | 403 | 0.25 | − | |
| Independent | V.Yuvaraja | 392 | 0.24 | − | |
| Independent | K.R.Chinnapaiyan | 265 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | A.Mohamed Iliyas | 218 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | P.Muthusamy | 206 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | T.N.Kannan | 194 | 0.12 | − | |
| Independent | C.Chakravarthy | 163 | 0.10 | − | |
| Majority | 29,365 | 17.98 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 163,459 | 74.48 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 219,327 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3473-tamil-nadu-general-legislative-election-2016/?do=download&csrfKey=c8ecc18ebb1cdc0f6c9eeeab67d20632.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016.
- ^ "VVPAT ballot units arrive in Salem". The Hindu. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3340-tamil-nadu-2011/?do=download&csrfKey=c8ecc18ebb1cdc0f6c9eeeab67d20632.
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