SALEM (WEST)
Assembly seat no. 88 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
ARUL. R
PMK
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 2 of 4
Margin, 2021
21,499
9.92% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKRAJENDRAN. A
- Votes
- 83,984
- Vote share
- 38.77%
- Behind by
- 21,499
Electors
3,01,668
Total votes polled
2,16,628
Valid votes
2,16,628
NOTA votes
1,683
0.78% of votes polled
Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 2021
28 candidates · 2,16,628 valid votes
ARUL. RPMKwon
1,05,483
48.7%
RAJENDRAN. ADMK
83,984
38.8%
NAGAMMAL. SNTK
10,668
4.9%
THIYAGARAJAN. AMNM
7,939
3.7%
ALAGAAPURAM R. MOHANRAJDMDK
2,307
1.1%
VIJAYAKUMAR. RDHESIYAMAKKALKAZHAGAM
639
0.3%
KARTHIKEYAN. JTAMILNADUILANGYARKATCHI
580
0.3%
KATHIRVEL. AMYINDIAPARTY
330
0.1%
THIYAGARAJAN. MIND
315
0.1%
TAMIL SELVAN. SBSP
283
0.1%
SARATHKUMAR. SIND
241
0.1%
KATHAVARAYAN. SIND
232
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 28. 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