Salem South
Salem South is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2007. The previous constituencies - Salem I and Salem II - were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.[1]
Salem South comprises Salem Municipal Corporation Wards No. 37 to 60. It is a part of the wider Salem constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2]
Demographics
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 30% |
| Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 35% |
| Kannada/Telugu Devangar | 15% |
| Adi Dravida | 7% |
| Sourashtra Chetty | 05% |
| Others | 8% |
| Total Electorate | 2,63,233 |
Elections
| Year | Winner | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | M. K. Selvaraju | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | A. B. Sakthivel Mudaliar[4] | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
References
- "New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2012.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- Nakeeran (2019). "சேலம் தொகுதி யாருக்கு".
- "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 90. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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