Salem West 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 2008. 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 Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
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Salem West 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 2008. 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 Lok Sabha 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 Assembly constituency
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
Members of Legislative Assembly
Salem West Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>G. Venkatachalam</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Arul Ramadas</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>M. Karthe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Azhagappuram Mohan Raj</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td>Arul Ramadas</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Suresh Kumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>S. Lakshmanan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>255,320</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Arul Ramadas</td><td>105,483</td><td>49.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>A. Rajendran</td><td>83,984</td><td>39.07%</td><td>2.77%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>S. Nagammal</td><td>10,668</td><td>4.96%</td><td>4.28%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>A. Thiyagarajan</td><td>7,939</td><td>3.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj</td><td>2,307</td><td>1.07%</td><td>−3.35%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>Nota</td><td>1,683</td><td>0.78%</td><td>−0.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,499</td><td>10.00%</td><td>6.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>214,945</td><td>71.74%</td><td>−2.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>507</td><td>0.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>299,605</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.19%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Venkatachalam</td><td>80,755</td><td>39.88%</td><td>−16.62%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>C. Panneer Selvam</td><td>73,508</td><td>36.30%</td><td>−3.91%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>R. Arul</td><td>29,982</td><td>14.81%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj</td><td>8,962</td><td>4.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>3,107</td><td>1.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>A. Rasa</td><td>1,374</td><td>0.68%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,247</td><td>3.58%</td><td>−12.71%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>202,478</td><td>74.66%</td><td>−5.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>271,212</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>G. Venkatachalam</td><td>95,935</td><td>56.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Rajendran</td><td>68,274</td><td>40.21%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. K. Elumalai</td><td>1,327</td><td>0.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>APM</td><td>A. Annadurai</td><td>853</td><td>0.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IJK</td><td>K. R. Balaji</td><td>796</td><td>0.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,661</td><td>16.29%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>212,454</td><td>79.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>169,785</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>