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Assembly Constituency No. 88

Salem (West)

15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total

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15 Elections
on Record
ADMK Dominant Party
7 wins
74867 Biggest Margin
(2026)
5886 Smallest Margin
(1984)
★ 2026 — Current MLA
S. Lakshman
TVK
120407 votes · 51.37%
Margin: 74867
Runner-up
M. Karthe
PMK
🏆 Biggest Victory
74867 votes
S. Lakshman
TVK
2026 Election
⚡ Closest Contest
5886 votes
G. Krishnaraj
AIADMK
1984 Election
📈 Peak Votes Ever
120407 votes — S. Lakshman in 2026
Party Win History
ADMK
7W
47%
DMK
4W
27%
INC
2W
13%
PMK
1W
7%
TVK
1W
7%
ADMK
7 wins
DMK
4 wins
INC
2 wins
PMK
1 wins
TVK
1 wins
📍 Know About Salem (West)

Salem (West) is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 7 wins out of 15 elections.

AC No. 88 15 elections ADMK 7x
Complete Election History
Salem (West) — All Years 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 S. Lakshman TVK 120407 51.37% M. Karthe PMK 74867
2021 Arul Ramadas PMK 105483 48.69% A. Rajendran DMK 21499
2016 Venkatachalam G ADMK 80755 39.88% Panneer Selvam C. DMK 7247
2011 Venkatachalam G AIADMK 95935 56.5% Rajendran R DMK 27661
2006 L. Ravichandran ADMK 69083 44.12% M. R. Suresh INC 12817
2001 Se. Venkatajalam AIADMK 66365 60.01% M.A. Elangovan DMK 25131
1996 K.R.G. Dhanapalan DMK 67566 58.82% A.T. Natarajan INC 30267
1991 S.R. Jayaraman INC 72792 65.97% G.K. Subash DMK 41094
1989 K. R. G. Dhanabalan DMK 49498 43.67% C. N. K. A. Periasamy IND 22661
1984 G. Krishnaraj AIADMK 54749 51.8% G. K. Subasu DMK 5886
1980 Krishnaraj. G AIADMK 50976 52.55% Amanullah Khan IND 19231
1977 S. V. Varadarajan AIADMK 34708 38.21% S. S. Mahadeva Mudaliar JP 8662
1971 A. Arumugam DMK 35638 54.72% T. Natarajan INC 6153
1967 A. Arumugam DMK 36935 54.7% K. S. S. Gounder INC 6342
1962 Perumalraju INC 22533 56.01% Kalimuthu DMK 10549
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