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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1984
Salem-I
Winner — 1984
G.KRISHNARAJ
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 51.8%DMK 46.2%13 others 2.0%
Votes
54,749
51.8% share
Winning margin
5,886
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,41,927
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.KRISHNARAJ |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 54,749 | 51.8% |
| 2 | G.K. SUBASU | DMK | 48,863 | 46.2% |
| 3 | P.L. RASAN | IND | 790 | 0.8% |
| 4 | C.S. RAJAN | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 5 | R.RAGUNATH | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
| 6 | S.VENKATESA IYER | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 7 | N.THIYAGARAJ | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 8 | P.SIVALINGAM | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S.R.V. RAJENDRAN | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 10 | P.K.SELVARAJ | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 11 | E.ALAGIRI | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M.PERIYATHAMBI UDAYER | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T.PERIYASAMY | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJENDRAN M. | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MOHAMMED M.Y. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
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
safe5.6%
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 51.8%DMK 46.2%OTH 2.0%
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.