Salem West Assembly constituency

Salem (West)
Salem (West)
Constituency No. 88 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Lok Sabha constituency	Salem
Established	2008
Total electors	2,58,040
Member of Legislative Assembly
	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Lakshmanan.S
Party	TVK
Elected year	2026

Salem West or 'Salem (West)' is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 88. The previous constituencies, Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West. It comprises portions of the Omalur and Salem taluks. It is a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Boundaries

Salem West consists of the following parts in its limits:

Omalur taluk (part): Muthunaickenpatti, Chellapillaikuttai, Pagalpatti, Manguppai, Saminayakkanpatti, Kottagoundampatti, Anaigoundampatti, Vellakkalpatti, T. Konagapadi, Alagusamudram and Karukkalvadi villages.
Salem taluk (part):
- Sarkar Gollappatti, A. Ayyamperumalpatti, Chettichavadi, Kondappanayakkanpatti, M. Palapatti and Selathampatti villages.
- Thalavaipatti (CT) and Mallamooppampatti (CT).
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.1 to 5 and No.17 to 25

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Winner
2011	G. Venkatachalam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016	G. Venkatachalam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021	Arul Ramadas	Pattali Makkal Katchi
2026	Lakshmanan.S	Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates

2026			51.37%
2021			49.07%
2016			39.88%
2011			56.50%

2026

2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TVK	S. Lakshmanan	120,407	51.37	New
	PMK	Karthe.M	45,540	19.43	29.64
	DMDK	Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj	41,522	17.71	16.64
	Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam	Arul Ramadas	12,532	5.35	New
	NTK	Suresh Kumar.R	6,820	2.91	2.05
	NOTA	NOTA	1,052	0.45	0.33
Margin of victory			74,867	31.94	21.94
Turnout			2,43,779	94.47	22.73
Registered electors			2,58,040		41,565
	TVK gain from PMK		Swing	51.37

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	Arul Ramadas	105,483	49.07%
	DMK	A. Rajendran	83,984	39.07%	2.77%
	NTK	S. Nagammal	10,668	4.96%	4.28%
	MNM	A. Thiyagarajan	7,939	3.69%
	DMDK	Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj	2,307	1.07%	−3.35%
	NOTA	Nota	1,683	0.78%	−0.75%
Margin of victory			21,499	10.00%	6.42%
Turnout			214,945	71.74%	−2.91%
Rejected ballots			507	0.24%
Registered electors			299,605
	PMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	9.19%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	G. Venkatachalam	80,755	39.88%	−16.62%
	DMK	C. Panneer Selvam	73,508	36.30%	−3.91%
	PMK	R. Arul	29,982	14.81%
	DMDK	Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj	8,962	4.43%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	3,107	1.53%
	NTK	A. Rasa	1,374	0.68%
Margin of victory			7,247	3.58%	−12.71%
Turnout			202,478	74.66%	−5.26%
Registered electors			271,212
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-16.62%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	G. Venkatachalam	95,935	56.50%
	DMK	R. Rajendran	68,274	40.21%
	BJP	K. K. Elumalai	1,327	0.78%
	APM	A. Annadurai	853	0.50%
	IJK	K. R. Balaji	796	0.47%
Margin of victory			27,661	16.29%
Turnout			212,454	79.92%
Registered electors			169,785
	AIADMK win (new seat)

References

↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
1 2 "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
↑ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 88. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Result 2026 - Salem West". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
↑ "Salem (West) Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
↑ Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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[1] "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.

[Final_notification-2] 1 2 "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[3] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 88. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

[Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_Election_Result_2026_-_Salem_West-4] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election Result 2026 - Salem West". Election Commission of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.

[Salem_(West)_Constituency_Election_Results_2016_-_2026-5] "Salem (West) Constituency Election Results 2016 - 2026". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.

[6] Detailes Result 2011, Aseembly Election Tamil Nadu (PDF). Election Commission of Tamil Nadu (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

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