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Salem (West) Assembly Election Results 2026

Salem (West) Assembly Election 2026

bt_logoPAST ELECTIONS RESULTS

Past Salem (West) Assembly Election Results

2021
2016
WINNER

Arul. R

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PMK
Number of Votes 1,05,483
Winning Party Voting %48.7
Winning Margin %9.9

Other Candidates - Salem (West) Assembly Constituency

  • Name
    Party
    Votes

  • Rajendran. A

    DMK

    83,984

  • Nagammal. S

    NTK

    10,668

  • Thiyagarajan. A

    MNM

    7,939

  • Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj

    DMDK

    2,307

  • NOTA

    NOTA

    1,683

  • Vijayakumar. R

    DAMK

    639

  • Karthikeyan. J

    TNLK

    580

  • Kathirvel. A

    MIDP

    330

  • Thiyagarajan. M

    IND

    315

  • Tamil Selvan. S

    BSP

    283

  • Sarathkumar. S

    IND

    241

  • Kathavarayan. S

    IND

    232

  • Sivaraman. S

    IND

    222

  • Gopi. M

    IND

    211

  • Chandrasekaran. G

    IND

    191

  • Muthusamy. R

    TMTHK

    164

  • Rajendiran. B

    IND

    132

  • Jeevanantham. M

    IND

    129

  • Ramkumar. R

    IND

    128

  • Marimuthu. M

    IND

    120

  • Inbaraj. A

    IND

    110

  • Natarajan. C

    IND

    105

  • Senthilkumar. A

    AMPK

    99

  • Sabbapathi. M

    IND

    93

  • Murugan. A

    IND

    79

  • Gopinath. R

    IND

    68

  • Mayakannan. M

    IND

    57

  • Balaji. D

    IND

    36
WINNER

Venkatachalam.G

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ADMK
Number of Votes 80,755
Winning Party Voting %39.9
Winning Margin %3.6

Other Candidates - Salem (West) Assembly Constituency

  • Name
    Party
    Votes

  • Panneer Selvam.C.

    DMK

    73,508

  • Arul.R

    PMK

    29,982

  • Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj

    DMDK

    8,962

  • None Of The Above

    NOTA

    3,107

  • Rasa.A

    NTK

    1,374

  • Venkatachalam.R

    KMDK

    857

  • Hariharan.K.R

    IJK

    554

  • Pongali.K.S

    IND

    490

  • Jeevanantham.M

    IND

    460

  • Venkatachalam.G

    IND

    380

  • Veerakumar.P

    IND

    355

  • Panneerselvam.N

    IND

    318

  • Rajashegaran. S.K.R

    IND

    311

  • Balamurugan.G

    RPI(A)

    266

  • Ramachandran.P

    IND

    219

  • Sakthivel.J

    IND

    175

  • Arivazhagan.P

    VTK

    172

  • Selvakumar.D

    IND

    139

  • Chitra .S

    IND

    94

bt_logoFAQs

When is voting in Salem (West) for the 2026 Assembly elections? Which phase is it in?
Voting in the Salem (West) constituency for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will take place on April 23, 2026. The Election Commission has scheduled polling across the state in a single phase.
When will Salem (West) election results be announced in 2026?
The results for the Salem (West) Assembly seat will be declared on May 4, 2026.
Who won the Salem (West) seat in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections?
Arul. R from the PMK won the Salem (West) constituency in the 2021 elections.
What was PMK's vote share in Salem (West) in 2021?
The PMK secured around 48.7% vote share in the Salem (West) constituency in the 2021 Assembly elections.
How many votes did Arul. R get in the 2021 Salem (West) election?
Arul. R received over 105483 votes in the Salem (West) constituency in the 2021 elections.
Who was the runner-up in Salem (West) in 2021?
Rajendran. A of the DMK was the runner-up in the Salem (West) seat in 2021.
How many seats are there in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly?
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly has a total of 234 seats
Which party formed the government after the 2021 Tamil Nadu elections?
The undefined (PMK) formed the government after winning the 2021 Assembly elections.
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