SALEM (WEST)
Assembly seat no. 88 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
VENKATACHALAM.G
ADMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2016
7,247
3.58% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKPANNEER SELVAM.C.
- Votes
- 73,508
- Vote share
- 36.30%
- Behind by
- 7,247
Electors
2,71,212
Total votes polled
2,02,478
Valid votes
2,02,478
NOTA votes
3,107
1.53% of votes polled
Turnout
74.7%
Full result, 2016
19 candidates · 2,02,478 valid votes
VENKATACHALAM.GADMKwon
80,755
39.9%
PANNEER SELVAM.C.DMK
73,508
36.3%
ARUL.RPMK
29,982
14.8%
ALAGAAPURAM R. MOHANRAJDMDK
8,962
4.4%
RASA.ANTK
1,374
0.7%
VENKATACHALAM.RKMDK
857
0.4%
HARIHARAN.K.RIJK
554
0.3%
PONGALI.K.SIND
490
0.2%
JEEVANANTHAM.MIND
460
0.2%
VENKATACHALAM.GIND
380
0.2%
VEERAKUMAR.PIND
355
0.2%
PANNEERSELVAM.NIND
318
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lakshmanan.s | TVK | 1,20,407 | 51.37% | Karthe.m | 74,867 |
| 2021 | ARUL. R | PMK | 1,05,483 | 48.69% | RAJENDRAN. A | 21,499 |
| 2016 | VENKATACHALAM.G | ADMK | 80,755 | 39.88% | PANNEER SELVAM.C. | 7,247 |
| 2011 | VENKATACHALAM.G | ADMK | 95,935 | 56.50% | RAJENDRAN.R | 27,661 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
