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Assembly constituency 89 · Tamil Nadu

Salem (north) is assembly constituency number 89 in Tamil Nadu, in Salem district, and one of the segments of the Salem Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sivakumar. K of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 40.7% of the vote, 14,034 votes ahead of Rajendran. R (DMK).

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Salem (north) · 2026AC 89
  1. 01
    Sivakumar. K
    TVK
    85,710
    40.68%
  2. 02
    Rajendran. R
    DMK
    71,676
    34.02%
  3. 03
    Sadhasivam. S
    PMK
    44,238
    20.99%
  4. 04
    Gunaseela. M
    NTK
    6,450
    3.06%
  5. 05
    Mohanraj. S
    tavk
    338
    0.16%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,095 votesNOTA · 1,205 (0.57%)

Margin 14,034 votes · 6.66% of valid votes

2,38,685
Registered electors
2026 election
88.3%
Turnout
+14.9 pts vs 2021
14,034
Victory margin
6.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,10,712 valid votes, NOTA included.

Salem (north) 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sivakumar. KMale · 52 yrsTVK85,710
40.68%
2Rajendran. RMale · 66 yrsDMK71,676
34.02%
3Sadhasivam. SMale · 59 yrsPMK44,238
20.99%
4Gunaseela. MFemale · 39 yrsNTK6,450
3.06%
—NOTANOTA1,205
0.57%
5Mohanraj. SMale · 36 yrstavk338
0.16%
6Jothilakshmi. R.sFemale · 40 yrsVSHWTMLK176
0.08%
7Raja. AMale · 57 yrs · SCIndependent151
0.07%
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8Sabareesan. DMale · 32 yrs · SCIndependent137
0.07%
9Rajasekar. SMale · 58 yrs · SCIndependent128
0.06%
10Rajendran. AMale · 65 yrsIndependent122
0.06%
11Mahabub John. KMale · 48 yrsIndependent117
0.06%
12Pravina. GFemale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent97
0.05%
13Manivannan. SMale · 37 yrsIndependent90
0.04%
14Palanisamy. RMale · 55 yrs · SCIndependent77
0.04%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 40.7%DMK 34.0%PMK 21.0%AIADMK 42.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Sivakumar. KTVK · 40.7% · margin 14,034Turnout88.3%
2021R. RajendranDMK · 46.2% · margin 7,588Turnout73.4%
2016Rajendran.rDMK · 45.1% · margin 9,873Turnout72.1%
2011Alagapuram R MohanrajDMDK · 54.5% · margin 29,365Turnout74.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Salem (north) result 2021

Salem (north) 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R. RajendranDMK93,432
46.17%
2G.venkatachalamAIADMK85,844
42.42%
3R S Guru ChakravarthyMNM10,718
5.30%
4Imayaeswaran NNTK8,155
4.03%
—NOTANOTA1,539
0.76%
5C NatarajanAMMK805
0.40%
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6M.p.panneer SelvamNPP345
0.17%
7S VelanBSP300
0.15%
8A RameshkumarIndependent213
0.11%
9R PalanisamyIndependent208
0.10%
10S RajasekarIndependent177
0.09%
11N DevarajIndependent167
0.08%
12M AhamedshahjahanMGRMKKT96
0.05%
13M.shanmuga SundaramIndependent73
0.04%
14R SenthilkumarIndependent63
0.03%
15Vaathiar C MuruganAPoI55
0.03%
16M.r.nawazudieenIndependent50
0.02%
17T.vijaya RajIndependent45
0.02%
18S. BabuMIDP39
0.02%
19P.ramachandranIndependent27
0.01%
20D.muraliDAMK25
0.01%

Salem (north) result 2016

Salem (north) 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Rajendran.rDMK86,583
45.14%
2Saravanan.k.r.sAIADMK76,710
39.99%
3Kathir RaasaratinamPMK7,975
4.16%
4Gopinath.r.pBJP5,922
3.09%
5Devadass.rTMC(M)4,157
2.17%
—NOTANOTA4,009
2.09%
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6Kovendhan.rNTK1,954
1.02%
7Natesan.pIndependent1,466
0.76%
8Amjath Basha.aSDPI471
0.25%
9Saravanan.mNCP431
0.22%
10Govindaraj.kIndependent401
0.21%
11Subramani.r.kIndependent344
0.18%
12Senkottuvel.cKMDK339
0.18%
13Aravinth.rIndependent249
0.13%
14Latha.bRPI(A)182
0.09%
15Ponnuthambi.sRPI131
0.07%
16Ponnusamy.vBSP99
0.05%
17Sabbapathi.mYSP81
0.04%
18Krishnasamy.m.aIndependent78
0.04%
19Suresh.tIndependent67
0.03%
20Velayudham.pIndependent57
0.03%
21Palanivel.kIndependent53
0.03%
22Prabhu.gIndependent31
0.02%
23Ramachandran.pIndependent30
0.02%

Salem (north) result 2011

Salem (north) 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Alagapuram R MohanrajDMDK88,956
54.46%
2Jayaprakash GINC59,591
36.48%
3Chinnusamy CUMK4,517
2.77%
4Mohan DBJP4,133
2.53%
5Venkatesan VIJK1,965
1.20%
6Kambar GRPI804
0.49%
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7Shahjahan M AIndependent579
0.35%
8Rameshbabu K RBSP541
0.33%
9Raja AIndependent429
0.26%
10Mohan DIndependent403
0.25%
11Yuvaraja VIndependent392
0.24%
12Chinnapaiyan K RIndependent265
0.16%
13Mohamed Iliyas AIndependent218
0.13%
14Muthusamy PIndependent206
0.13%
15Kannan T NIndependent194
0.12%
16Chakravarthy CIndependent163
0.10%
Map

Salem (north) outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Salem district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Salem (north) is one of the assembly segments of Salem. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Salem candidates.

  • Selvaganapathi T MDMK96,039 51.3%
  • Vignesh PAIADMK55,731 29.8%
  • Annadurai NPMK21,157 11.3%
  • Dr Manojkumar GNTK11,132 5.9%
  • Bhalaji MIndependent498 0.3%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 40,308 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Salem (north).

Who won the Salem (north) assembly seat in 2026?

Sivakumar. K of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Salem (north) in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 85,710 votes, which was 40.68% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Salem (north)?

The margin was 14,034 votes (6.66% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajendran. R of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 71,676 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Salem (north) in 2026?

Turnout was 88.35%: 2,10,877 of 2,38,685 registered electors voted, across 286 polling stations. That is 14.9 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Salem (north) part of?

Salem (north) is an assembly segment of the Salem Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Selvaganapathi T M got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Salem (north) a reserved constituency?

No. Salem (north) is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Salem (north)?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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