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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1991

Salem-II

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Winner — 1991

NATESAN M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 63.9%DMK 25.8%26 others 10.3%
Votes
66,904
63.9% share
Winning margin
39,907
38.1% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,83,748

Salem-II is a safe seat — NATESAN M. won by 38.1%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1989 vs 1991

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NATESAN M.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
66,90463.9%
2
ARUMUGAM S.
DMK
DMK
26,99725.8%
3
MANICKAM K.
PMK
9,1708.8%
4
NALLAHAMBI M.M.
JP
4170.4%
5
ARIYAN K.P.
IND
1510.1%
6
RAMASAMY M.
IND
1310.1%
7
ANBALAGAAN M.
IND
830.1%
8
KALIAPPAN K.
IND
700.1%
9
ASHOOKUMAR V.
IND
650.1%
10
ALLIMUTHU N.
IND
640.1%
11
CHANDRA GOUNDER K.
IND
590.1%
12
PALANIASAMI R.
IND
590.1%
13
SARAVANAN R.
IND
500.1%
14
ARUMUGAM R.
IND
470.0%
15
ARUGUMAM M.
IND
470.0%
16
JANARDHANAN N.
IND
470.0%
17
PACHAMUTHU C.
TMM
370.0%
18
ASHOKKUMAR P.
IND
360.0%
19
MANOHAR K.
IND
320.0%
20
NAGARAJ E.
IND
320.0%
21
RAJAGOPAL N.
IND
300.0%
22
VENKATESAN A.
IND
300.0%
23
SEKAR S.
IND
300.0%
24
NAGENDRAN A.V.
IND
280.0%
25
NATARAJAN V.
IND
250.0%
26
PANDIAN E.
IND
210.0%
27
VIJAYAN E.
IND
190.0%
28
KUMAR V.
IND
140.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (96th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
38.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
96th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
28th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 63.9%DMK 25.8%PMK 8.8%OTH 1.6%

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Government Museum, Salem

Government Museum, Salem

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
CSI Immanuel Church

CSI Immanuel Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

Christ Church, Salem

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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