Salem (South)

Demographic profile

There were a total of 224097 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Salem (South) Assembly constituency, of whom 109918 were male, 114130 female and 49 belonged to the third gender.

In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 260372 registered voters, of whom 127210 were male, 133140 female and 22 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 263233 registered voters, of whom 129589 were male, 133618 were female and 26 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 219930 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 110005 were male, 109925 were female and 19 belonged to the third gender.

The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 31 in 2021, 61 in 2016, and 58 in 2011.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1038, in 2021 it was 1047, 1031 in 2016, and 999 in 2011.

Poll dates

Salem (South) Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Thursday, April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.

In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.

In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.

In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.

Extent

Salem (South) Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Salem district in the North region of Tamil Nadu: Salem Taluk (Part) Salem (M Corp.) Ward No.37 to 60

This constituency covers an approximate area of 38 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Salem (South) is: 11°38'33.0"N 78°09'22.0"E.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 76%, while it was 75.19% in 2016, and 78.89% in 2011.

Total voters

Victory margin

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, E Balasubramaniyan of AIADMK won in this constituency beating A S Saravanan of DMK by a margin of 22609 votes which was 11.41% of the total votes cast. In 2016, Sakthivel A B of AIADMK was the winner in this seat beating Gunasekaran M of DMK by a margin of 30453 votes which was 15.39% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, Selvaraju.M.K. of AIADMK won this seat defeating Sivalingam.S.R. of DMK by a margin of 60215 votes which was 34.71% of the total votes polled for the seat.

Winner vote share (%)

In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, E Balasubramaniyan of AIADMK had a vote share of 49.22% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Sakthivel A B of AIADMK got a vote share of 51.39% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, Selvaraju.M.K. of AIADMK got a vote share of 64.97% in Salem (South).