Vidhan Sabha · TN-89

Salem (North)

2016

RAJENDRAN.R

DMKDemocratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)

Margin9,8735.2%

Winner votes86,58345.1%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKPMKBJPTMC(M)

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAJENDRAN.R DMK	86,583	45.1%
2	SARAVANAN.K.R.S ADMK	76,710	40.0%
3	KATHIR RAASARATINAM PMK	7,975	4.2%
4	GOPINATH.R.P BJP	5,922	3.1%
5	DEVADASS.R TMC(M)	4,157	2.2%
6	NOTA NOTA	4,009	2.1%
7	KOVENDHAN.R NTK	1,954	1.0%
8	NATESAN.P IND	1,466	0.8%
9	AMJATH BASHA.A SDPI	471	0.3%
10	SARAVANAN.M NCP	431	0.2%
11	GOVINDARAJ.K IND	401	0.2%
12	SUBRAMANI.R.K IND	344	0.2%
13	SENKOTTUVEL.C KMDK	339	0.2%
14	ARAVINTH.R IND	249	0.1%
15	LATHA.B RPI(A)	182	0.1%
16	PONNUTHAMBI.S RPI	131	0.1%
17	PONNUSAMY.V BSP	99	0.1%
18	SABBAPATHI.M YSP	81	0.0%
19	KRISHNASAMY.M.A IND	78	0.0%
20	SURESH.T IND	67	0.0%
21	VELAYUDHAM.P IND	57	0.0%
22	PALANIVEL.K IND	53	0.0%
23	PRABHU.G IND	31	0.0%
24	RAMACHANDRAN.P IND	30	0.0%

Turnout72.1%Votes cast1,91,820Electors2,65,999

2021

R. RAJENDRAN

DMKSecular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)

Margin7,5883.8%

Winner votes93,43246.2%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKMNMNTKAMMK

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	R. RAJENDRAN DMK	93,432	46.2%
2	G.VENKATACHALAM ADMK	85,844	42.4%
3	R S GURU CHAKRAVARTHY MNM	10,718	5.3%
4	IMAYAESWARAN N NTK	8,155	4.0%
5	NOTA NOTA	1,539	0.8%
6	C NATARAJAN AMMK	805	0.4%
7	M.P.PANNEER SELVAM NPP	345	0.2%
8	S VELAN BSP	300	0.1%
9	A RAMESHKUMAR IND	213	0.1%
10	R PALANISAMY IND	208	0.1%
11	S RAJASEKAR IND	177	0.1%
12	N DEVARAJ IND	167	0.1%
13	M AHAMEDSHAHJAHAN MGRMKKT	96	0.1%
14	M.SHANMUGA SUNDARAM IND	73	0.0%
15	R SENTHILKUMAR IND	63	0.0%
16	VAATHIAR C MURUGAN APoI	55	0.0%
17	M.R.NAWAZUDIEEN IND	50	0.0%
18	T.VIJAYA RAJ IND	45	0.0%
19	S. BABU MIDP	39	0.0%
20	P.RAMACHANDRAN IND	27	0.0%
21	D.MURALI DAMK	25	0.0%

Turnout72.1%Votes cast2,02,376Electors2,80,532

Winner held byDMK (all 2 elections)

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates24 → 21

Margin range7,588 – 9,873