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88 . Salem (West)
The Salem (West) assembly constituency (AC #88) is part of the Salem district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
31 candidates are in the fray this year, including 0 women candidates and the sitting MLA Arul Ramadas (AJPK). The constituency has 2,55,320 registered electors (1,27,131 male · 1,28,125 female · 64 third gender).
Total Electors2,55,320
Male Electors1,27,131
Female Electors1,28,125
Third Gender64
Total Candidates31
Women Candidates0
Alliance Breakdown — Salem (West)
Independents
Candidates23
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates3
PartiesTAVK, VTK, BSP
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesPMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAJPK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMDK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 31 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Alagaapuram Mohanraj | DMDK | SPA | Male | 72 |
| 2 | M. Karthe | PMK | NDA | Male | 58 |
| 3 | S. Lakshmanan | TVK | TVK | Male | 58 |
| 4 | R. Suresh Kumar | NTK | NTK | Male | 40 |
| 5 | Arul RamadasIncumbent | AJPK | PMKR | Male | 54 |
| 6 | G. Raj Kumar | TAVK | OTH | Male | 44 |
| 7 | K. Prabu | VTK | OTH | Male | 44 |
| 8 | R. Gunasekaran | BSP | OTH | Male | 30 |
| 9 | A. Perumal | IND | IND | Male | 72 |
| 10 | A.P. Kumar | IND | IND | Male | 51 |
| 11 | C. Manohar | IND | IND | Male | 52 |
| 12 | D. Arul | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 13 | D.K. Bharanitharan | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 14 | Dhanapal | IND | IND | Male | 76 |
| 15 | Er.S. Prabakaran | IND | IND | Male | 55 |
| 16 | G. Chandrasekaran | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 17 | M. Karthick | IND | IND | Male | 26 |
| 18 | M. Thiyagarajan | IND | IND | Male | 42 |
| 19 | N. Amirthalingam | IND | IND | Male | 40 |
| 20 | P. Arul | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 21 | P. Panneerselvam | IND | IND | Male | 44 |
| 22 | R. Karthick | IND | IND | Male | 26 |
| 23 | R. Mohan Raj | IND | IND | Male | 30 |
| 24 | R. Radhakrishnan | IND | IND | Male | 62 |
| 25 | R. Selvam | IND | IND | Male | 56 |
| 26 | S. Arul | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 27 | S. Bharath | IND | IND | Male | 28 |
| 28 | S. Velmanikandan | IND | IND | Male | 40 |
| 29 | S. Vijayakumar | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 30 | Srisabarinathan | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 31 | T. Arul | IND | IND | Male | 31 |