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89. Salem (North)

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Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2016

TN-SALEM-NORTH

DMK 45.1%won by 5.1%AIADMK 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) lost it to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which now leads by 5.1%.

  • DMK vote shareDMK went from 0.0% to 45.1% of the vote here (+45.1%).
  • New challengerAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 2011.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 85.1% between them, down from 90.9% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.4% to 72.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,65,999
Turnout
72.1%
Valid votes
1,91,820
Margin
9,873
5.15%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
DMDK
Winner now
DMKflipped
DMKAIADMK swing
+5.1%
DMK share
0.0% 45.1%
AIADMK share
0.0% 40.0%
Turnout
74.5% 72.1%