Salem North (State Assembly Constituency)
| Salem North | |
|---|---|
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Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
| District | Salem |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2008 |
| Party | DMK |
| MLA | R.Rajendran |
Salem North is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[1]
A part of Salem (Lok Sabha constituency), Salem North was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016.[2][3]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of Legislative Assembly
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R. Mohan Raj | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R.Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
2016 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R.Rajendran | 86,583 | 45.13 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | K.R.S.Saravanan | 76,710 | 39.99 | n/a | |
| PMK | Kathir. Raasaratinam | 7,975 | 4.16 | n/a | |
| BJP | R.P.Gopinath | 5,922 | 3.08 | +0.55 | |
| TMC | R.Devadass | 4,157 | 2.16 | n/a | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | R.Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Natesan | 1,466 | 0.76 | n/a | |
| SDPI | A.Amjath Basha | 471 | 0.25 | n/a | |
| NCP | M.Saravanan | 431 | 0.22 | n/a | |
| Independent | K.Govindaraj | 401 | 0.21 | n/a | |
| Independent | R.K.Subramani | 344 | 0.18 | n/a | |
| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | C.Senkottuvel | 339 | 0.17 | n/a | |
| Independent | R.Aravinth | 249 | 0.13 | n/a | |
| RPI(A) | B.Latha | 182 | 0.1 | n/a | |
| RPI | S.Ponnuthambi | 131 | 0.07 | -0.42 | |
| BSP | V.Ponnusamy | 99 | 0.05 | -0.28 | |
| Youth And Students Party | M.Sabbapathi | 81 | 0.04 | n/a | |
| Independent | M.A.Krishnasamy | 78 | 0.04 | n/a | |
| Independent | T.Suresh | 67 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Velayudham | 57 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | K.Palanivel | 53 | 0.03 | n/a | |
| Independent | G.Prabhu | 31 | 0.01 | n/a | |
| Independent | P.Ramachandran | 30 | 0.01 | n/a | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 191,820 | 71.06 | -3.42 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | n/a | |||
2011 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 88,956 | 54.46 | - | |
| INC | G.Jayaprakash | 59,591 | 36.48 | - | |
| Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | C.Chinnusamy | 4,517 | 2.77 | - | |
| BJP | D.Mohan | 4,133 | 2.53 | - | |
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | V.Venkatesan | 1,965 | 1.20 | - | |
| RPI | G.Kambar | 804 | 0.49 | - | |
| Independent | M.A.Shahjahan | 579 | 0.35 | - | |
| BSP | K.R.Rameshbabu | 541 | 0.33 | - | |
| Independent | A.Raja | 429 | 0.26 | - | |
| Independent | D.Mohan | 403 | 0.25 | - | |
| Independent | V.Yuvaraja | 392 | 0.24 | - | |
| Independent | K.R.Chinnapaiyan | 265 | 0.16 | - | |
| Independent | A.Mohamed Iliyas | 218 | 0.13 | - | |
| Independent | P.Muthusamy | 206 | 0.13 | - | |
| Independent | T.N.Kannan | 194 | 0.12 | - | |
| Independent | C.Chakravarthy | 163 | 0.10 | - | |
| Majority | 29,365 | 17.98 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 163,459 | 74.48 | - | ||
| Registered electors | 219,327 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
- ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes".
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/vvpat-ballot-units-arrive-in-salem/article8316365.ece
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