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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1977
Salem-I
Winner — 1977
S.V. VARADARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.2%JNP 28.7%6 others 33.1%
Votes
34,708
38.2% share
Winning margin
8,662
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,46,078
A clear win with a 9.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.V. VARADARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK | 34,708 | 38.2% |
| 2 | S.S. MAHADEVA MUDALIAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 26,046 | 28.7% |
| 3 | P.S. MANICKAM | DMK | 21,093 | 23.2% |
| 4 | K. MAHADEVAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,135 | 8.9% |
| 5 | S. JOTHEESWARAN | IND | 281 | 0.3% |
| 6 | P.S. VENUGOPAL | IND | 261 | 0.3% |
| 7 | S.K. MUTHAIAH | IND | 249 | 0.3% |
| 8 | THELIAMMAL | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 3.6% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
44th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
83rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.2%JNP 28.7%DMK 23.2%INC 8.9%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.