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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1996

Salem-II

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Winner — 1996

THANGAVEL, A.L.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.9%ADMK 31.2%21 others 13.9%
Votes
63,588
54.9% share
Winning margin
27,491
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,93,468

Salem-II is a safe seat — THANGAVEL, A.L. won by 23.8%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAVEL, A.L.
DMK
DMK-led
63,58854.9%
2
SEMMALAI, S.
ADMK
36,09731.2%
3
MOHANRAJ, R.
AIIC(T)
10,7949.3%
4
VENNIRA AADAI NIRMALA (SELVI)
BJP
BJP
1,9971.7%
5
THAMARAI KANNAN, K.S.V.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,7191.5%
6
KRISHNAN, K.
IND
3310.3%
7
MAGANLAL JAIN, R.
IND
2480.2%
8
SIVAJI, S.
IND
1530.1%
9
CHINNIAH, N.
IND
1160.1%
10
VAIYAPURI, V.
IND
1000.1%
11
BALAJI, S.
IND
820.1%
12
SUNDER RAJAN, R.
IND
660.1%
13
RAMAN, R.
IND
560.1%
14
BALAKRISHNAN, K.P.
IND
550.1%
15
SARAVANAN, R.
IND
530.1%
16
ARUNACHALAM, S.
IND
520.0%
17
GANESAN, K.
IND
500.0%
18
KANAKARAJ, D.
IND
470.0%
19
KANDASAMY, R.
IND
460.0%
20
SELVARAJ, S.
IND
360.0%
21
VIJAYAKUMAR, S.
IND
360.0%
22
NATARAJAN, G.
IND
290.0%
23
VAIRAM, T.
IND
200.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (96th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
96th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
28th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.9%ADMK 31.2%AIIC(T) 9.3%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Government Museum, Salem

Government Museum, Salem

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
CSI Immanuel Church

CSI Immanuel Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

Christ Church, Salem

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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