Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 88, Tamil Nadu

Salem (West)

Lakshmanan.S (TVK) won the 2026 election by 74,867 votes, taking 51.37% of the vote to Karthe.M (PMK)'s 19.43%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerTVKLakshmanan.S, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202651.37%runner-up 19.43%
Winning margin, 202674,86731.94% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, TVK 1, PMK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 95,935 56.5% vs 40.2%2016 AIADMK 80,755 39.9% vs 36.9%2021 PMK 1,05,483 48.7% vs 39.1%2026 TVK 1,20,407 51.4% vs 19.4%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblySalem (West)
Seat 88		Lakshmanan.S
TVK		1,20,407
51.4%		Karthe.M
PMK		45,540
19.4%		74,867 votes
31.94%
2021AssemblySalem (West)
Seat 88		Arul. R
PMK		1,05,483
48.7%		Rajendran. A
DMK		83,984
39.1%		21,499 votes
9.92%
2016AssemblySalem (West)
Seat 88		Venkatachalam.G
AIADMK		80,755
39.9%		Panneer Selvam.C.
DMK		73,508
36.9%		7,247 votes
3.58%
2011AssemblySalem (West)
Seat 88		Venkatachalam.G
AIADMK		95,935
56.5%		Rajendran.R
DMK		68,274
40.2%		27,661 votes
16.29%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.