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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1996
Salem-I
Winner — 1996
DHANAPALAN, K.R.G.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 58.8%INC 32.5%23 others 8.7%
Votes
67,566
58.8% share
Winning margin
30,267
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,80,579
Salem-I is a safe seat — DHANAPALAN, K.R.G. won by 26.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANAPALAN, K.R.G. | DMK-led | 67,566 | 58.8% |
| 2 | NATARAJAN, A.T. | DMK-led | 37,299 | 32.5% |
| 3 | JEYARAMAN, S.R. | AIIC(T) | 4,437 | 3.9% |
| 4 | VENUGOPALAN, B. | BJP | 2,182 | 1.9% |
| 5 | RAVIKRISHNAN, T. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,259 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KASILINGAM, R. | IND | 413 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SUDHAKARAN, R. | IND | 386 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAMARASAM, S.A. | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SALEEM, A.S. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ARUMUGAM, K.M. | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GOVERTHANAN, K. | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KENNEDY, N. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PERUMAL, P. | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SATHASIVAM, A. | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VEERASAMY, N. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUBRAMANI, V. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAMAMOORTHY, B. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SOUNDAPPAN, S. | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 19 | GANESAN, V. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SENBAGAVALLI, S. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 21 | GANAPATHY, K. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 22 | MURALI, C.V. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 23 | RAJA, S.M. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 24 | MADHU, N. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 25 | VAIYAPURI, S. | IND | 27 | 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
safe26.4%
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
DMK 58.8%INC 32.5%OTH 8.7%
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.