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Salem West (state assembly constituency)
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Salem West is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2007. The previous constituencies—Salem I and Salem II—were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[1] It comprises portions of the Omalur and Salem taluks. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2]
Boundaries[edit]
Salem West consists of the following parts in its limits:[2]
- 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
Elections[edit]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | G. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | G. Venkatachalam[3] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | Arul Ramadoss | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Election Results[edit]
2021[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | Arul Ramadoss | 1,05,483 | |||
| DMK | A. Rajendran | 83,984 | |||
| NTK | Nagammal | 10,668 | |||
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | Thiyagarajan | 7,939 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | ||||
References[edit]
- ↑ "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
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