SALEM-II
Assembly seat no. 89 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
ARUMUGAM S
DMK
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 8
Margin, 2006
14,743
8.17% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKSURESHKUMAR R
- Votes
- 70,605
- Vote share
- 39.11%
- Behind by
- 14,743
Electors
2,50,137
Total votes polled
1,80,545
Valid votes
1,80,545
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.2%
Full result, 2006
15 candidates · 1,80,545 valid votes
ARUMUGAM SDMKwon
85,348
47.3%
SURESHKUMAR RADMK
70,605
39.1%
GNANASEKARAN K VDMDK
20,026
11.1%
ANANDHAN P TBJP
1,574
0.9%
PONNUSAMY VBSP
668
0.4%
SREEDHAR NIND
510
0.3%
SARAVANAN RIND
469
0.3%
SAMBU KIND
332
0.2%
RAJAGOPAL PIND
282
0.2%
ABDUL KHADHAR M SIND
194
0.1%
KANDASAMY SIND
156
0.1%
ARUMUGAM SIND
136
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ARUMUGAM S | DMK | 85,348 | 47.27% | SURESHKUMAR R | 14,743 |
| 2001 | KARTHE M. | PMK | 62,306 | 54.25% | THANGAVEL. A.L. | 15,085 |
| 1996 | THANGAVEL, A.L. | DMK | 63,588 | 54.93% | SEMMALAI, S. | 27,491 |
| 1991 | NATESAN M. | ADK | 66,904 | 63.90% | ARUMUGAM S. | 39,907 |
| 1989 | ARUMUGAM, S. | DMK | 45,358 | 43.52% | NATESAN, M. | 20,765 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
