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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2016
Salem (West)
Winner — 2016
VENKATACHALAM.G
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 39.9%DMK 36.3%18 others 23.8%
Votes
80,755
39.9% share
Winning margin
7,247
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
74.7%
of 2,71,212
A closely fought contest. VENKATACHALAM.G won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATACHALAM.G | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 80,755 | 39.9% |
| 2 | PANNEER SELVAM.C. | 73,508 | 36.3% | |
| 3 | ARUL.R | 29,982 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | ALAGAAPURAM R. MOHANRAJ | 8,962 | 4.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,107 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RASA.A | 1,374 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | VENKATACHALAM.R | KMDK | 857 | 0.4% |
| 8 | HARIHARAN.K.R | IJK | 554 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PONGALI.K.S | IND | 490 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JEEVANANTHAM.M | IND | 460 | 0.2% |
| 11 | VENKATACHALAM.G | IND | 380 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VEERAKUMAR.P | IND | 355 | 0.2% |
| 13 | PANNEERSELVAM.N | IND | 318 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAJASHEGARAN. S.K.R | IND | 311 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BALAMURUGAN.G | 266 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | RAMACHANDRAN.P | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SAKTHIVEL.J | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ARIVAZHAGAN.P | VTK | 172 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SELVAKUMAR.D | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 20 | CHITRA .S | IND | 94 | 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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
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
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 39.9%DMK 36.3%PMK 14.8%OTH 7.5%NOTA 1.5%
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.