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SALEM-I

Assembly seat no. 88 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1971.

Every election in this seat

YearWinnerRunner-upMarginMargin %CandidatesTurnout
2006ADMKRAVICHANDRAN. L.INCSURESH. M.R.12,8178.19%1275.8%
2001ADMKVENKATAJALAM SE.DMKELANGOVAN M.A.25,13122.72%1263.8%
1996DMKDHANAPALAN, K.R.G.INCNATARAJAN, A.T.30,26726.35%2563.6%
1991INCJAYARAMAN S.R.DMKSUBASH G.K.41,09437.24%1959.4%
1989DMKDHANABALAN, K.R.G.INDPERIASAMY, C.N.K.A.22,66119.99%3368.7%
1984ADKG.KRISHNARAJDMKG.K. SUBASU5,8865.57%1574.5%
1980ADKKRISHNARAJ, GINDAMANULLAH KHAN19,23119.82%1070.1%
1977ADKS.V. VARADARAJANJNPS.S. MAHADEVA MUDALIAR8,6629.54%862.2%
19711966 boundariesDMKK. JAYARAMANNCOP. THIAGARAJAN3,3953.74%373.4%

Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the SALEM-I assembly constituency in 2006?

RAVICHANDRAN. L. (ADMK) won SALEM-I in 2006, by a margin of 12,817 votes.

Which party has won SALEM-I the most times?

DMK, with 3 of the 9 wins recorded since 1971.

How many times has SALEM-I gone to the polls?

9 times, from 1971 to 2006.

Who has won SALEM-I the most times?

RAVICHANDRAN. L., with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.

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