Salem (West)

கந்தர்வக்கோட்டை

📍 Constituency #88 🏛️ Salem District General 2021 Data

Historical Trend

AC #88
2011
AIADMK
2016
AIADMK
2021
PMK
Winner (2021)
PMK
ARUL. R
Margin
21,499
votes
Total Votes
2,16,628
77.66% turnout
Type
GEN
General

🗳️ 2026 Candidates

5 Candidates
TM
T. Mano Thangaraj
DMDK · DMK+ Alliance · First time
DMDK
VS
V. Saroja 🏠 Incumbent
AIADMK · NDA (ADMK+) · Won 2021
AIADMK
RS
Rajan Selvam
TVK · TVK (Solo) · First time
TVK
BK
Bharathi Kumar
NTK · NTK (Solo) · Contested 2021
NTK
RI
Raja Iyer
IND · Independent · First time
IND

2021 Results

ARUL. R
PMK · 48.7%
1,05,483
RAJENDRAN. A
DMK · 38.8%
83,984
Others
12.5%
27,161
✓ ARUL. R (PMK) won by a margin of 21,499 votes

Constituency History

2016 AIADMK Won
+7,247 margin
VENKATACHALAM.G AIADMK
39.9%
80,755
PANNEER SELVAM.C. DMK
36.3%
73,508
Others OTH
23.8%
48,215
Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba Total Polled: 2,02,478
2011 AIADMK Won
+27,661 margin
VENKATACHALAM.G AIADMK
56.5%
95,935
RAJENDRAN.R DMK
40.2%
68,274
Others OTH
3.3%
5,576
Source: TCPD Lok Dhaba Total Polled: 1,69,785

* Historical data provided by TCPD Lok Dhaba.

📰 Latest News

📡

News about Salem (West) constituency will appear here during the 2026 campaign

News fallback chain: Constituency → District → State-level coverage

Other Constituencies in Salem

#81
Gangavalli (SC)
Won by AIADMK · Margin: 7,361
AIADMK
#82
Attur(SC)
Won by AIADMK · Margin: 8,257
AIADMK
#83
Yercaud (ST)
Won by AIADMK · Margin: 25,955
AIADMK
#84
Omalur
Won by AIADMK · Margin: 55,294
AIADMK
#85
Mettur
Won by PMK · Margin: 656
PMK
#86
Edappadi
Won by AIADMK · Margin: 93,802
AIADMK