Salem North Assembly constituency
State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu
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Salem North or 'Salem (North)' is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 89. 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] It is also a part of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Salem (North) | |
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| Constituency No. 89 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Salem |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,38,685 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Sivakumar. K | |
| Party | TVK |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Salem North was one of the 17 Assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2][3]
Salem North consists of:
- Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
- Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R. Mohan Raj | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | R. Rajendran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Sivakumar. K | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | Sivakumar. K | 85,710 | 40.68 | New | |
| DMK | Rajendran. R | 71,676 | 34.02 |  12.15 | |
| PMK | Sadhasivam. S | 44,238 | 20.99 | New | |
| NTK | Gunaseela. M | 6,450 | 3.06 | 0.97 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,205 | 0.57 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,034 | 6.66 |  2.92 | ||
| Turnout | 2,10,712 | 88.28 | 16.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,38,685 | 37,337 | |||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | 40.68 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Rajendran | 93,432 | 46.17 | +1.04 | |
| AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 85,844 | 42.42 | +2.43 | |
| MNM | R.S. Guru Chakravarthy | 10,718 | 5.3 | new | |
| NTK | N. Imaya Eswaran | 8,155 | 4.03 | +3.01 | |
| Majority | 7,588 | 3.74 | −1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,98,896 | 72.06 | −0.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,76,022 | ||||
| DMK hold | Swing | +1.04 | |||
2016
| 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(M) | R. Devadass | 4,157 | 2.16 | n/a | |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 4,009 | 2.09 | n/a | |
| NTK | R. Kovendhan | 1,954 | 1.02 | n/a | |
| Majority | 9,873 | 5.14 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,91,841 | 72.12 | −2.42 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,65,999 | ||||
| DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | n/a | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | R. Mohan Raj | 88,956 | 54.46 | − | |
| INC | G. Jayaprakash | 59,591 | 36.48 | − | |
| UMK | C. Chinnusamy | 4,517 | 2.77 | − | |
| BJP | D. Mohan | 4,133 | 2.53 | − | |
| IJK | V. Venkatesan | 1,965 | 1.20 | − | |
| Majority | 29,365 | 17.98 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,459 | 74.53 | − | ||
| Registered electors | 219,327 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||