Salem (West) Vidhan Sabha election result 2026
All candidates and votes
Winner
Lakshmanan.S
votes
1,20,407
Margin
74,867(31.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Lakshmanan.S✓ WinnerTVK1,20,40751.37%
- 2Karthe.MPMK45,54019.43%
- 3Alagaapuram. R. MohanrajDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam41,52217.71%
- 4Arul RamadasAanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu KazhagamDeposit lost12,5325.35%
- 5Suresh Kumar.RNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost6,8202.91%
- 6NOTA1,0520.45%
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- 7Raj Kumar .GTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost6360.27%
- 8Er.Prabakaran.SINDDeposit lost6130.26%
- 9Prabu .KVishwa Tamil KazhagamDeposit lost4040.17%
- 10Gunasekaran .RBSPDeposit lost3950.17%
- 11Bharath.SINDDeposit lost3950.17%
- 12Chandrasekaran.GINDDeposit lost3930.17%
- 13Velmanikandan. SINDDeposit lost3690.16%
- 14SrisabarinathanINDDeposit lost3590.15%
- 15Amirthalingam.NINDDeposit lost3180.14%
- 16Arul.PINDDeposit lost3010.13%
- 17Kumar.A.PINDDeposit lost2630.11%
- 18Karthick.MINDDeposit lost2430.1%
- 19Arul.DINDDeposit lost2390.1%
- 20Manohar.CINDDeposit lost2140.09%
- 21Thiyagarajan.MINDDeposit lost1840.08%
- 22Perumal. AINDDeposit lost1810.08%
- 23Selvam.RINDDeposit lost1470.06%
- 24Radhakrishnan. RINDDeposit lost1370.06%
- 25Bharanitharan.D.KINDDeposit lost1180.05%
- 26Vijayakumar. SINDDeposit lost1110.05%
- 27Arul. TINDDeposit lost1080.05%
- 28Karthick.RINDDeposit lost910.04%
- 29Mohan Raj. RINDDeposit lost880.04%
- 30Arul .SINDDeposit lost850.04%
- 31DhanapalINDDeposit lost740.03%
- 32Panneerselvam.PINDDeposit lost680.03%
Deposit lost: 28 of 31 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,58,040
- Votes cast
- 2,34,789
- Turnout
- 90.99%
- Polling stations
- 310
incl. service voters
incl. 2,557 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women90%
1,16,512 of 1,29,485 voted on EVMs
Men90%
1,15,674 of 1,28,491 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 64; 46 voted.
- Candidates31
- Lost deposit28
- NOTA1,052
- Valid votes2,33,355
Frequently asked questions
Who won Salem (West) in 2026?
Lakshmanan.S (TVK) won with 1,20,407 votes, defeating Karthe.M (PMK) by 74,867 votes.
How many votes were cast in Salem (West) in 2026?
Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,34,407 votes in total.
What was the turnout in Salem (West) in 2026?
90.99% — 2,34,789 of 2,58,040 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 90%, men's 90%.
How many voters does Salem (West) have?
2,58,040 electors at the 2026 election — 1,28,491 men, 1,29,485 women, 64 third gender (service voters included), and 310 polling stations.
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