Salem (South) is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Salem district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Balasubramanian, from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated A S Saravanan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 22609 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Sophiya enters the fray.
Salem (South) Assembly constituency is part of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Tm Selvaganapathi won the Salem parliamentary seat by defeating Vignesh of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with a margin of 70357 votes.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Salem (South) assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Balasubramanian
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
97,506
Lead: 22,609
|
48.76% |
| A S Saravanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 74,897 | 37.45% |
| Manikandan | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 10,368 | 5.18% |
| Mariammal | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,176 | 5.09% |
| Venkatachalam | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 2,970 | 1.49% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,860 | 0.93% |
| S.murali | Bahujan Samaj Party | 400 | 0.20% |
| R.sundaram | Independent | 311 | 0.16% |
| B.devi | Independent | 224 | 0.11% |
| K.selvaraj | Independent | 210 | 0.11% |
| Samundeswari.v | Independent | 149 | 0.07% |
| R.velmurugan | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) | 133 | 0.07% |
| K.n.veerasenan | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| M.sundar | Ambedkarite Party of India | 87 | 0.04% |
| Sathiyapriya | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 79 | 0.04% |
| R.elavarasan | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 75 | 0.04% |
| S.saravanan | Independent | 63 | 0.03% |
| M.kumar | Independent | 62 | 0.03% |
| M.periyasamy | Independent | 61 | 0.03% |
| S.raji | Dhesiya Makkal Kazhagam | 61 | 0.03% |
| N.mayakannan | Independent | 58 | 0.03% |
| S.krishnakumar | Independent | 46 | 0.02% |
| D.m.mohammad Nazeerudeen | Independent | 26 | 0.01% |
| K.yasin Basha | Independent | 26 | 0.01% |
| K.mariappan | Independent | 22 | 0.01% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sakthivel A B
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
101,696
Lead: 30,453
|
52.48% |
| Gunasekaran M | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 71,243 | 36.77% |
| Kumar K | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 6,325 | 3.26% |
| Annadurai N | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4,686 | 2.42% |
| Others | Others | 4,121 | 2.13% |
| Jayachandran G | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 3,983 | 2.06% |
| Prema B | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 1,788 | 0.92% |
| Raja S | Independent | 820 | 0.42% |
| Jayaraj S | Independent | 549 | 0.28% |
| Elango R C | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 470 | 0.24% |
| Solarajan M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 469 | 0.24% |
| Kumaresan S | Independent | 372 | 0.19% |
| Janakiraman J | Independent | 328 | 0.17% |
| Rajendran L | Independent | 242 | 0.12% |
| Madheswaran B | Independent | 198 | 0.10% |
| Patmavathi S | Independent | 140 | 0.07% |
| Shanmugam K | Independent | 138 | 0.07% |
| Ramesh Kumar N | Nationalist Congress Party | 125 | 0.06% |
| Loganathan A P | Independent | 104 | 0.05% |
| Mahalingam N | United Communist Party Of India | 92 | 0.05% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Selvaraju.m.k.
WINNER
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
112,691
Lead: 60,215
|
64.97% |
| Sivalingam.s.r. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 52,476 | 30.25% |
| Annadurai.n | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,377 | 1.37% |
| Mahalingam.n | United Communist Party Of India | 2,325 | 1.34% |
| Sivanandham.m.r | Indiya Jananayaka Katchi | 622 | 0.36% |
| Pandiyan.r | Bahujan Samaj Party | 600 | 0.35% |
| Balakrishnan.p | Independent | 462 | 0.27% |
| Shahjahan.m.a. | Independent | 423 | 0.24% |
| Janakiraman.j | Independent | 395 | 0.23% |
| Kalaicheliyan.k | Independent | 287 | 0.17% |
| Viswanathan.g | Lok Satta Party | 279 | 0.16% |
| Sabarimuthu.a | Independent | 156 | 0.09% |
| Anbu.d | Anaithindia Dravidar Samudaya Munnetra Kazhagam | 125 | 0.07% |
| Shanmugam.n | Independent | 95 | 0.05% |
| Thomas.k.c. | Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi (dr. Isaac) | 88 | 0.05% |
| Gopal.v | Independent | 63 | 0.04% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Votes | Lead | Vote Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Balasubramanian | AIADMK | 97,506 | 22,609 | 48.76% |
| 2016 | Sakthivel A B | AIADMK | 101,696 | 30,453 | 52.48% |
| 2011 | Selvaraju.m.k. | AIADMK | 112,691 | 60,215 | 64.97% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Balasubramanian | AIADMK |
97,506
(Lead: 22,609)
|
48.76% |
| A S Saravanan | DMK | 74,897 | 37.45% | |
| 2016 | Sakthivel A B | AIADMK |
101,696
(Lead: 30,453)
|
52.48% |
| Gunasekaran M | DMK | 71,243 | 36.77% | |
| 2011 | Selvaraju.m.k. | AIADMK |
112,691
(Lead: 60,215)
|
64.97% |
| Sivalingam.s.r. | DMK | 52,476 | 30.25% |
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Balasubramanian of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the Salem (South) Assembly seat in the 2021 elections, defeating A S Saravanan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) by a margin of 22609 votes.
The strike rate in the Salem (South) constituency is 100% AIADMK and 0% DMK, with AIADMK won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
Balasubramanian (AIADMK) received 48.76% vote share.
A S Saravanan (DMK) received 37.45% vote share.
Balasubramanian (AIADMK) won the 2021 election with 97506 votes, leading by 22609 votes and securing a 48.76% vote share.
The Salem (South) Assembly constituency falls under the Salem Lok Sabha constituency of Salem district.
Balasubramanian (AIADMK) won the Salem (South) Assembly seat in 2021 with a margin of 22609 votes over A S Saravanan (DMK).
The Salem (South) Assembly constituency is part of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Omalur, Edappadi, Salem (west), Salem (north), Veerapandi.
The top candidates in the Salem (South) Assembly Election 2021 were:
Balasubramanian (AIADMK)
A S Saravanan (DMK)
Manikandan (MNM)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with Balasubramanian (AIADMK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Salem (South) Assembly Election 2021 was 76%
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.