Salem – I
Salem-I is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Election results:
History & Election resultsEdit
Until 2008, the city of Salem was part of the Salem I and Salem II assembly constituencies. Since 1977, the ADMK party won the Salem I assembly seat five times (1977, 1980, 1984, 2001 and 2006); Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won twice (1989 and 1996), and the Indian National Congress (INC) won in 1991.[1]
The constituencies of Salem were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West in 2008.[2]
2006 election result:
1.L.Ravichandran Admk 69,083
2.M.R.Suresh Congress 56,266
3.S.J.Danasekhar DMDK 27,218
2001 election result:
1.S.E.Venkatachalam ADMK 66,365
2.M.A.Elangovan DMK 41,234
3.T.Ravikrishnan MDMK 976
Madras StateEdit
Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Varadarajulu Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | A. Mariappan Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | C. Venkataraman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | K. Jeyaraman | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil NaduEdit
After 2008Edit
The constituencies of Salem were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West in 2008.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Partywise Comparison Since 1977". Election Commission of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.