Salem West Assembly constituency
Salem West is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2007. 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]
| Salem (West) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| LS constituency | Salem |
| Total electors | 2,99,605[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Arul Ramadoss |
| Party | PMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Boundaries
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
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | G. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | G. Venkatachalam[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | Arul Ramadoss | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | Arul Ramadoss | 105,483 | 49.07% | ||
| DMK | Rajendran. A | 83,984 | 39.07% | 2.77% | |
| NTK | Nagammal. S | 10,668 | 4.96% | 4.28% | |
| MNM | Thiyagarajan. A | 7,939 | 3.69% | ||
| DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 2,307 | 1.07% | -3.35% | |
| NOTA | Nota | 1,683 | 0.78% | -0.75% | |
| DAMK | Vijayakumar. R | 639 | 0.30% | ||
| Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | Karthikeyan. J | 580 | 0.27% | ||
| MIDP | Kathirvel. A | 330 | 0.15% | ||
| Independent | Thiyagarajan. M | 315 | 0.15% | ||
| BSP | Tamil Selvan. S | 283 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,499 | 10.00% | 6.42% | ||
| Turnout | 2,14,945 | 71.74% | -2.91% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 507 | 0.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,99,605 | ||||
| PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.19% | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 80,755 | 39.88% | -16.62% | |
| DMK | Panneer Selvam. C. | 73,508 | 36.30% | -3.91% | |
| PMK | Arul. R | 29,982 | 14.81% | ||
| DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 8,962 | 4.43% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,107 | 1.53% | ||
| NTK | Rasa. A | 1,374 | 0.68% | ||
| KMDK | Venkatachalam. R | 857 | 0.42% | ||
| IJK | Hariharan. K. R | 554 | 0.27% | ||
| Independent | Pongali. K. S | 490 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | Jeevanantham. M | 460 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Venkatachalam. G | 380 | 0.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,247 | 3.58% | -12.71% | ||
| Turnout | 2,02,478 | 74.66% | -5.26% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,71,212 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.62% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 95,935 | 56.50% | ||
| DMK | Rajendran. R | 68,274 | 40.21% | ||
| BJP | Elumalai. K. K. | 1,327 | 0.78% | ||
| [[APM|APMCategory:All articles with links needing disambiguationCategory:Articles with links needing disambiguation from March 2022]] | Annadurai. A | 853 | 0.50% | ||
| IJK | Balaji. K. R | 796 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | Jeevanantham. M | 603 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | Chandrasekaran. G | 458 | 0.27% | ||
| Independent | Sankar. P | 458 | 0.27% | ||
| BSP | Parameshwari. K | 357 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | Srinivasan. G | 246 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Kulandaivel. E | 225 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,661 | 16.29% | {{{change}}} | ||
| Turnout | 2,12,454 | 79.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,69,785 | ||||
| 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.
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