Salem North Assembly constituency
| Salem (North) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 89 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 | 2,76,022[2] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Salem North or 'Salem (North)' is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 89. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[3] It is also 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.[4][5]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal CorporationWards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R. Mohan Raj
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Rajendran | 93,432 | 46.17 | +1.04 | |
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 85,844 | 42.42 | +2.43 | |
| MNM | R.S. Guru Chakravarthy | 10,718 | 5.3 | new | |
| NTK | N. Imaya Eswaran | 8,155 | 4.03 | +3.01 | |
| Majority | 7,588 | 3.74 | -1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,98,896 | 72.06 | -0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,76,022 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | +1.04 | |||
2016
| 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 | |
None of the Above
|
None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
| NTK | R. Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,91,841 | 72.12 | -2.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,65,999 | ||||
| DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | n/a | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj
|
88,956 | 54.46 | - | |
| INC | G. Jayaprakash | 59,591 | 36.48 | - | |
| UMK | C. Chinnusamy | 4,517 | 2.77 | - | |
| BJP | D. Mohan | 4,133 | 2.53 | - | |
IJK
|
V. Venkatesan | 1,965 | 1.20 | - | |
| Majority | 29,365 | 17.98 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,459 | 74.53 | - | ||
| Registered electors | 219,327 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Salem (North) Assembly Election Results 2021". Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.