Salem North Assembly constituency explained

Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	89
District:	Salem
Loksabha Cons:	Salem
State:	Tamil Nadu
Mla:	R. Rajendran^[1]
Latest Election Year:	2021
Salem (North)
Electors:	2,76,022^[2]

Salem North or 'Salem (North)' is one of the 234 assembly constituencies in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 89. It was created in 2008 when the previous constituencies Salem I and Salem II, were redrawn as Salem North, Salem South and Salem West.^[3] It is also a part of Salem Lok Sabha constituency.

Salem North was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.^{[4] [5]}

Salem North consists of:

1. Salem Municipal Corporation Wards - No.6 to 16 and 26 to 36
2. Kannankurichi (Town Panchayat)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2011	R. Mohan Raj
2016	R. Rajendran
2021

Election results

2011

References

• Web site: Statistical reports of assembly elections . 8 July 2010 . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp . 5 October 2010 .

11.71°N 78.14°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Salem (North) Assembly Election Results 2021 . 2 May 2021.
2. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223081217/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC089.pdf . 28 Jan 2022 . 23 December 2021.
3. Web site: New Constituencies, Post-Delimitation 2008. Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu.
4. News: EC to tighten grip on cash for votes. The Hindu. 12 February 2016.
5. News: VVPAT ballot units arrive in Salem . 5 March 2016 . The Hindu . 25 May 2019 .