# Salem West Assembly constituency

Salem West or 'Salem (West)' is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that was formed after the constituency delimitations of 2008. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 88. The previous constituencies, Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West. It comprises portions of the Omalur and Salem taluks. It is a part of the wider Salem Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Boundaries

Salem West consists of the following parts in its limits:
* Omalur taluk (part): Muthunaickenpatti, Chellapillaikuttai, Pagalpatti, Manguppai, Saminayakkanpatti, Kottagoundampatti, Anaigoundampatti, Vellakkalpatti, T. Konagapadi, Alagusamudram and Karukkalvadi villages.
* Salem taluk (part):
** Sarkar Gollappatti, A. Ayyamperumalpatti, Chettichavadi, Kondappanayakkanpatti, M. Palapatti and Selathampatti villages.
** Thalavaipatti (CT) and Mallamooppampatti (CT).
** Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.1 to 5 and No.17 to 25

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 2011 | G. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | G. Venkatachalam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2021 | Arul Ramadas | Pattali Makkal Katchi |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 49.07% | 49.07% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 39.88% | 39.88% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 56.50% | 56.50% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | Arul Ramadas | 105,483 | 49.07% | |
| | DMK | A. Rajendran | 83,984 | 39.07% | 2.77% |
| | NTK | S. Nagammal | 10,668 | 4.96% | 4.28% |
| | MNM | A. Thiyagarajan | 7,939 | 3.69% | |
| | DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 2,307 | 1.07% | −3.35% |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,683 | 0.78% | −0.75% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,499 | 10.00% | 6.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 214,945 | 71.74% | −2.91% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 507 | 0.24% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 299,605 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.19% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 80,755 | 39.88% | −16.62% |
| | DMK | C. Panneer Selvam | 73,508 | 36.30% | −3.91% |
| | PMK | R. Arul | 29,982 | 14.81% | |
| | DMDK | Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj | 8,962 | 4.43% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,107 | 1.53% | |
| | NTK | A. Rasa | 1,374 | 0.68% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,247 | 3.58% | −12.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 202,478 | 74.66% | −5.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 271,212 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.62% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Salem (West) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Venkatachalam | 95,935 | 56.50% | |
| | DMK | R. Rajendran | 68,274 | 40.21% | |
| | BJP | K. K. Elumalai | 1,327 | 0.78% | |
| | APM | A. Annadurai | 853 | 0.50% | |
| | IJK | K. R. Balaji | 796 | 0.47% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,661 | 16.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,454 | 79.92% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,785 | | |
| | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) | AIADMK win (new seat) |