Salem West (State Assembly Constituency)
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. 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. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
Boundaries
Salem West consists of the following parts in its limits:
- 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
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | G. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Arul Ramadas | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Election results
2021
| 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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.