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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2021

Salem (West)

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Winner — 2021

ARUL. R
PMK· NDA (NDA)
PMK 48.7%DMK 38.8%27 others 12.5%
Votes
1,05,483
48.7% share
Winning margin
21,499
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
71.8%
of 3,01,668

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

4 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUL. R
PMK
NDA (NDA)
1,05,48348.7%
2
RAJENDRAN. A
DMK
83,98438.8%
3
NAGAMMAL. S
NTK
10,6684.9%
4
THIYAGARAJAN. A
MNM
7,9393.7%
5
ALAGAAPURAM R. MOHANRAJ
DMDK
2,3071.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6830.8%
7
VIJAYAKUMAR. R
DAMK
6390.3%
8
KARTHIKEYAN. J
TNLK
5800.3%
9
KATHIRVEL. A
MIDP
3300.1%
10
THIYAGARAJAN. M
IND
3150.1%
11
TAMIL SELVAN. S
BSP
2830.1%
12
SARATHKUMAR. S
IND
2410.1%
13
KATHAVARAYAN. S
IND
2320.1%
14
SIVARAMAN. S
IND
2220.1%
15
GOPI. M
IND
2110.1%
16
CHANDRASEKARAN. G
IND
1910.1%
17
MUTHUSAMY. R
TMTHK
1640.1%
18
RAJENDIRAN. B
IND
1320.1%
19
JEEVANANTHAM. M
IND
1290.1%
20
RAMKUMAR. R
IND
1280.1%
21
MARIMUTHU. M
IND
1200.1%
22
INBARAJ. A
IND
1100.1%
23
NATARAJAN. C
IND
1050.1%
24
SENTHILKUMAR. A
AMPK
990.1%
25
SABBAPATHI. M
IND
930.0%
26
MURUGAN. A
IND
790.0%
27
GOPINATH. R
IND
680.0%
28
MAYAKANNAN. M
IND
570.0%
29
BALAJI. D
IND
360.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.9%
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
PMK 48.7%DMK 38.8%OTH 11.8%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/28

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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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