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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1991
Salem-I
Winner — 1991
JAYARAMAN S.R.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 66.0%DMK 28.7%17 others 5.3%
Votes
72,792
66.0% share
Winning margin
41,094
37.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,85,710
Salem-I is a safe seat — JAYARAMAN S.R. won by 37.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYARAMAN S.R. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 72,792 | 66.0% |
| 2 | SUBASH G.K. | DMK | 31,698 | 28.7% |
| 3 | RAMANATHAN V. | BJP | 2,130 | 1.9% |
| 4 | KHADER HUSSAIN M.B. |  MUL | 1,806 | 1.6% |
| 5 | KANNAMMA GANAPATHY M. | JP | 1,010 | 0.9% |
| 6 | ARTHANARIASAMY CHETTY T.B.S. | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SELVAKUMARAN P.M. | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHAN MUGA SUNDARAM S. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAVIKUMAR P. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 10 | VANARAJI M. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 11 | USHARAJ M. | TDI | 67 | 0.1% |
| 12 | LAKSHMI KANTHAN A. | TMM | 63 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DAVID DAYALAN T. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARUMUGAM C. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SIVAGNANAM S.T. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 16 | BALASUBRAMANIAM A. | TLK | 41 | 0.0% |
| 17 | CHELLADURAI S. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 18 | RAJENDRAN B.C. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SAIT MUSTHAFA S. | IND | 33 | 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
safe37.2%
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
INC 66.0%DMK 28.7%OTH 5.3%
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
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