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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATACHALAM.G | AIADMK-led Alliance | 95,935 | 56.5% |
| 2 | RAJENDRAN.R | 68,274 | 40.2% | |
| 3 | ELUMALAI.K.K. | 1,327 | 0.8% | |
| 4 | ANNADURAI.A | APM | 853 | 0.5% |
| 5 | BALAJI.K.R | IJK | 796 | 0.5% |
| 6 | JEEVANANTHAM.M | IND | 603 | 0.4% |
| 7 | CHANDRASEKARAN.G | IND | 458 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SANKAR.P | IND | 458 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PARAMESHWARI.K | 357 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | SRINIVASAN.G | IND | 246 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KULANDAIVEL.E | IND | 225 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ARULMURUGAN.G | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAMALAKKANNAN.S | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
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
safe16.3%
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 56.5%DMK 40.2%OTH 3.3%
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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.