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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2011

Salem (West)

Winner — 2011

VENKATACHALAM.G
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 56.5%DMK 40.2%11 others 3.3%
Votes
95,935
56.5% share
Winning margin
27,661
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
79.9%
of 2,12,454

Salem (West) is a safe seat — VENKATACHALAM.G won by 16.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATACHALAM.G
AIADMK-led Alliance
95,93556.5%
2
RAJENDRAN.R
68,27440.2%
3
ELUMALAI.K.K.
1,3270.8%
4
ANNADURAI.A
APM
8530.5%
5
BALAJI.K.R
IJK
7960.5%
6
JEEVANANTHAM.M
IND
6030.4%
7
CHANDRASEKARAN.G
IND
4580.3%
8
SANKAR.P
IND
4580.3%
9
PARAMESHWARI.K
3570.2%
10
SRINIVASAN.G
IND
2460.1%
11
KULANDAIVEL.E
IND
2250.1%
12
ARULMURUGAN.G
IND
1350.1%
13
KAMALAKKANNAN.S
IND
1180.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 3.6% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
44th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
83rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.5%DMK 40.2%OTH 3.3%

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?

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.

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