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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1980
Salem-I
Winner — 1980
KRISHNARAJ, G
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 52.5%IND 32.7%8 others 14.7%
Votes
50,976
52.5% share
Winning margin
19,231
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,38,312
Salem-I is a safe seat — KRISHNARAJ, G won by 19.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNARAJ, G |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 50,976 | 52.5% |
| 2 | AMANULLAH KHAN | IND | 31,745 | 32.7% |
| 3 | PALANIYEP PAN, A. K | JNP(JP) | 12,391 | 12.8% |
| 4 | PALANISAMI, S. A | BJP | 597 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SOUNDAPPAN, V | IND | 467 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAJENDRAN, S. R. V | IND | 286 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GANESADASAN,M | IND | 228 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAMAKRISHNAN, O.R.A | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BALU (ALIAS) BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAYAGOPAL, T.K | IND | 52 | 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
safe19.8%
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
ADK 52.5%IND 32.7%JNP(JP) 12.8%OTH 2.0%
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.