Salem North or 'Salem (North)' is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 89. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies, Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[1] It is also a part of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.
Salem North was one of the 17 Assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R. Mohan Raj | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sivakumar. K | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | Sivakumar. K | 85,710 | 40.68 | New | |
| DMK | Rajendran. R | 71,676 | 34.02 |  12.15 | |
| PMK | Sadhasivam. S | 44,238 | 20.99 | New | |
| NTK | Gunaseela. M | 6,450 | 3.06 | 0.97 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,205 | 0.57 | ||
| TVK | Mohanraj. S | 338 | 0.16 | New | |
| Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | Jothilakshmi. R.S | 176 | 0.08 | New | |
| Independent | Raja. A | 151 | 0.07 | New | |
| Independent | Sabareesan. D | 137 | 0.07 | New | |
| Independent | Rajasekar. S | 128 | 0.06 | New | |
| Independent | Rajendran. A | 122 | 0.06 | New | |
| Independent | Mahabub John. K | 117 | 0.06 | New | |
| Independent | Pravina. G | 97 | 0.05 | New | |
| Independent | Manivannan. S | 90 | 0.04 | New | |
| Independent | Palanisamy. R | 77 | 0.04 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,034 | 6.66 |  2.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,10,712 | 88.28 | 16.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,38,685 | 37,337 | |||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | 40.68 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Rajendran | 93,432 | 46.17 | +1.04 | |
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 85,844 | 42.42 | +2.43 | |
| MNM | R.S. Guru Chakravarthy | 10,718 | 5.3 | new | |
| NTK | N. Imaya Eswaran | 8,155 | 4.03 | +3.01 | |
| Majority | 7,588 | 3.74 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,98,896 | 72.06 | −0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,76,022 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | +1.04 | |||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Rajendran | 86,583 | 45.13 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | K.R.S.Saravanan | 76,710 | 39.99 | n/a | |
| PMK | Kathir. Raasaratinam | 7,975 | 4.16 | n/a | |
| BJP | R.P.Gopinath | 5,922 | 3.08 | +0.55 | |
| TMC(M) | R. Devadass | 4,157 | 2.16 | n/a | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
| NTK | R. Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,91,841 | 72.12 | −2.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,65,999 | ||||
| DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | n/a | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 88,956 | 54.46 | − | |
| INC | G. Jayaprakash | 59,591 | 36.48 | − | |
| UMK | C. Chinnusamy | 4,517 | 2.77 | − | |
| BJP | D. Mohan | 4,133 | 2.53 | − | |
| IJK | V. Venkatesan | 1,965 | 1.20 | − | |
| Majority | 29,365 | 17.98 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,459 | 74.53 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 219,327 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu. 12 February 2016.
- ↑ "VVPAT ballot units arrive in Salem". The Hindu. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Result 2026 - Salem North". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Salem (North) Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.