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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2001
Salem-I
Winner — 2001
VENKATAJALAM SE.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 60.0%DMK 37.3%10 others 2.7%
Votes
66,365
60.0% share
Winning margin
25,131
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,73,264
Salem-I is a safe seat — VENKATAJALAM SE. won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATAJALAM SE. | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 66,365 | 60.0% |
| 2 | ELANGOVAN M.A. | 41,234 | 37.3% | |
| 3 | RAVIKRISHNAN .T. | 976 | 0.9% | |
| 4 | L.S.ANBURAJ | IND | 847 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAJKUMAR .S. | IND | 431 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PRAKASH B.V. | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SAKTHIVEL .N. | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 8 | DURAISAMY .P. | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BABU .I. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MADHESU .P. | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SARAVANAKUMAR A. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 12 | THANGAVEL .M. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
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
safe22.7%
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
ADMK 60.0%DMK 37.3%OTH 2.7%
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.