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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1977
Salem-II
Winner — 1977
M. ARUMUGAM
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 31.4%DMK 28.5%2 others 40.1%
Votes
22,636
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,113
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.4%
of 1,37,557
A closely fought contest. M. ARUMUGAM won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ARUMUGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,636 | 31.4% |
| 2 | K.A. THANGAVELU | DMK | 20,523 | 28.5% |
| 3 | K.S. ARTHANARI | 19,173 | 26.6% | |
| 4 | K.V. RAMASWAMY | 9,731 | 13.5% |
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.
Average turnout (96th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
96th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
28th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.4%DMK 28.5%CPM 26.6%CPI 13.5%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.