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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2026
Salem (West)
Winner — 2026
LAKSHMANAN.S
TVK· Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
TVK 51.3%PMK 19.4%30 others 29.3%
Votes
1,20,407
51.4% share
Winning margin
74,867
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
91.0%
of 2,58,040
Salem (West) is a safe seat — LAKSHMANAN.S won by 31.9%.
Seat history
4 of 31 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMANAN.S | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | 1,20,407 | 51.4% |
| 2 | KARTHE.M | 45,540 | 19.4% | |
| 3 | ALAGAAPURAM. R. MOHANRAJ | 41,522 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | ARUL RAMADAS | AJPK | 12,532 | 5.3% |
| 5 | SURESH KUMAR.R | 6,820 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,052 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR .G | TAVK | 636 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ER.PRABAKARAN.S | IND | 613 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PRABU .K | VSHWTMLK | 404 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GUNASEKARAN .R | 395 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | BHARATH.S | IND | 395 | 0.2% |
| 12 | CHANDRASEKARAN.G | IND | 393 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VELMANIKANDAN. S | IND | 369 | 0.2% |
| 14 | SRISABARINATHAN | IND | 359 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AMIRTHALINGAM.N | IND | 318 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ARUL.P | IND | 301 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KUMAR.A.P | IND | 263 | 0.1% |
| 18 | KARTHICK.M | IND | 243 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARUL.D | IND | 239 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MANOHAR.C | IND | 214 | 0.1% |
| 21 | THIYAGARAJAN.M | IND | 184 | 0.1% |
| 22 | PERUMAL. A | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SELVAM.R | IND | 147 | 0.1% |
| 24 | RADHAKRISHNAN. R | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 25 | BHARANITHARAN.D.K | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 26 | VIJAYAKUMAR. S | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 27 | ARUL. T | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 28 | KARTHICK.R | IND | 91 | 0.0% |
| 29 | MOHAN RAJ. R | IND | 88 | 0.0% |
| 30 | ARUL .S | IND | 85 | 0.0% |
| 31 | DHANAPAL | IND | 74 | 0.0% |
| 32 | PANNEERSELVAM.P | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
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
safe31.9%
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
TVK 51.4%PMK 19.4%DMDK 17.7%AJPK 5.3%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/31
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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.