https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Salem_North_%28state_assembly_constituency%29 Salem North (state assembly constituency) - Revision history 2026-08-19T03:25:15Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salem_North_(state_assembly_constituency)&diff=298089&oldid=prev >IJohnKennady: IJohnKennady moved page Salem North to Salem North (state assembly constituency): Tamil Nadu State assembly constituency 2021-12-23T07:32:42Z <p>IJohnKennady moved page <a href="/wiki/Salem_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Salem North">Salem North</a> to <a href="/wiki/Salem_North_(state_assembly_constituency)" title="Salem North (state assembly constituency)">Salem North (state assembly constituency)</a>: Tamil Nadu State assembly constituency</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox Vidhan Sabha constituency<br /> | name = Salem North<br /> | map = <br /> | state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> | union_territory = <br /> | district_label = [[List of districts of Tamil Nadu|District]]<br /> | district = [[Salem district|Salem]]<br /> | population = <br /> | electorate = <br /> | year = 2021 &lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/salem-north-assembly-elections-tn-89/ |title=Salem (North) Assembly Election Results 2021 |access-date=2 May 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | reserved = <br /> | members_label1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br /> | mla = [[Salem R Rajendran|R. Rajendran]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/salem-north-assembly-elections-tn-89/ |title=Salem (North) Assembly Election Results 2021 |access-date=2 May 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] <br /> | blank1_name = [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]] Constituency<br /> | blank1_info = [[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)|Salem]]<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Salem North&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 234 [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|assembly]] constituencies in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]] in southern [[India]]. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies [[Salem – I (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem I]] and [[Salem – II (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem II]], were redrawn as Salem North, [[Salem South (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem South]] and [[Salem West (State Assembly Constituency)|Salem West]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008|url=http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/forms/int3.pdf|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is also a part of [[Salem (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<br /> <br /> Salem North was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs in [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 February 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/vvpat-ballot-units-arrive-in-salem/article8316365.ece | title=VVPAT ballot units arrive in Salem | date=5 March 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=25 May 2019 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Salem North consists of:<br /> <br /> #[[Salem Municipal Corporation]] Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36<br /> #[[Kannankurichi]] (Town Panchayat)<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> !Election!!Member!! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> | [[R. Mohan Raj]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> | R. Rajendran<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> | R. Rajendran<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> <br /> ===2021 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Salem North }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=R. Rajendran|votes=93,432|percentage=46.17|change=+1.04}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=G. Venkatachalam|votes=85,844|percentage=42.42|change=+2.43}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Makkal Needhi Maiam|candidate= R.S. Guru Chakravarthy|votes=10,718|percentage=5.3|change=new}}<br /> {{Election box candidate<br /> | party = [[Naam Tamilar Katchi|NTK]]<br /> | candidate = N. Imaya Eswaran<br /> | votes = 8,155<br /> | percentage = 4.03<br /> | change = +3.01<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam|candidate=C. Natarajan|votes=805|percentage=0.4|change=new}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=National People&#039;s Party (India)|candidate=M.P.Panneer Selvam|votes=345|percentage=0.17|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=S. Velan|votes=300|percentage=0.15|change=+0.1}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=A.Rameshkumar|votes=213|percentage=0.11|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=R.Palanismy|votes=208|percentage=0.1|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=S.Rajasekar|votes=177|percentage=0.09|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=N.Devaraj|votes=167|percentage=0.08|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=|candidate=M.Ahamed Shahjahan|votes=96|percentage=0.05|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=M.Shanmuga Sundaram|votes=73|percentage=0.04|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=R.Senthilkumar|votes=63|percentage=0.03|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Ambedkarite Party of India|candidate=Vaathiar C. Murugan|votes=55|percentage=0.03|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=M.R.Nawazudieen|votes=50|percentage=0.02|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=T.Vijaya Raj|votes=45|percentage=0.02|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=P.Ramachandran|votes=27|percentage=0.01|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=|candidate=D.Murali|votes=25|percentage=0.01|change=n/a}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the Above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=1,539|percentage=0.76|change=-1.33}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box majority|votes=7,588|percentage=3.74|change=-1.4}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=1,98,896|percentage=72.06|change=-0.06}}<br /> {{Election box Registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = 2,76,022<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> | winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> | swing = +1.04<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2016 results===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem North]] }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> | candidate = R. Rajendran<br /> | votes = 86,583<br /> | percentage = 45.13<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> | candidate = K.R.S.Saravanan <br /> | votes = 76,710<br /> | percentage = 39.99<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Pattali Makkal Katchi<br /> | candidate = Kathir. Raasaratinam<br /> | votes = 7,975<br /> | percentage = 4.16<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = R.P.Gopinath<br /> | votes = 5,922<br /> | percentage = 3.08<br /> | change = +0.55<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Tamil Maanila Congress<br /> | candidate = R. Devadass<br /> | votes = 4,157<br /> | percentage = 2.16<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = None of the Above<br /> | candidate = None of the Above<br /> | votes = 4,009<br /> | percentage = 2.09<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link <br /> | party = Naam Tamilar Katchi<br /> | candidate = R. Kovendhan<br /> | votes = 1,954<br /> | percentage = 1.02 <br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 9,873<br /> | percentage = 5.14<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 1,91,841 <br /> | percentage = 72.12<br /> | change = -2.42<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box Registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = 2,65,999<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> | winner = Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam<br /> | loser = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br /> | swing = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2011 results===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem North]] }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br /> | candidate = [[R. Mohan Raj]]<br /> <br /> | votes = 88,956<br /> | percentage = 54.46<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indian National Congress<br /> | candidate = G. Jayaprakash<br /> <br /> | votes = 59,591<br /> | percentage = 36.48<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate<br /> | party = UMK<br /> | candidate = C. Chinnusamy<br /> <br /> | votes = 4,517<br /> | percentage = 2.77<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> | candidate = D. Mohan<br /> <br /> | votes = 4,133<br /> | percentage = 2.53<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> | party = Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi<br /> | candidate = V. Venkatesan<br /> <br /> | votes = 1,965<br /> | percentage = 1.20<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box majority<br /> | votes = 29,365<br /> | percentage = 17.98<br /> | change = n/a<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout<br /> | votes = 1,63,459<br /> | percentage = 74.53<br /> | change = -<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box Registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = 219,327<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win|<br /> | winner = Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam<br /> | swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> * {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}<br /> {{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br /> [[Category:Salem, Tamil Nadu]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-constituency-stub}}</div> >IJohnKennady