SALEM WEST (AC 88)
LAKSHMANAN.S of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won SALEM WEST in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +74,867 votes. 32 candidates contested.
Winner
LAKSHMANAN.S
TVK
Votes1,20,407Net worthRs 15.67 CrAge58EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
KARTHE.M
PMK
Votes45,540Net worthRs 87.71 CrAge58EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +74,867 votes (45.12% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — SALEM WEST
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMANAN.S | TVK | 1,20,407 | Rs 15.67 Cr | 0 | 58 | won |
| 2 | KARTHE.M | PMK | 45,540 | Rs 87.71 Cr | 0 | 58 | lost |
| 3 |  ALAGAAPURAM. R. MOHANRAJ | DMDK | 41,522 | Rs 10.65 Cr | 1 | 72 | lost |
| 4 |  ARUL RAMADAS | AANAIT | 12,532 | Rs 6.57 Cr | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 5 |  SURESH KUMAR.R | NTK | 6,820 | Rs 89.45 L | 0 | 40 | lost |
| 6 |  RAJ KUMAR .G | TAMIZH | 636 | Rs 3.47 Cr | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 7 |  ER.PRABAKARAN.S | IND | 613 | Rs 75.99 L | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 8 |  PRABU .K | VISHWA | 404 | Rs 5.81 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 9 |  GUNASEKARAN .R | BAHUJA | 395 | Rs 33.30 L | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 10 |  BHARATH.S | IND | 395 | — | — | — | lost |
| 11 |  CHANDRASEKARAN.G | IND | 393 | Rs 9.66 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 12 |  VELMANIKANDAN. S | IND | 369 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  SRISABARINATHAN | IND | 359 | — | — | — | lost |
| 14 |  AMIRTHALINGAM.N | IND | 318 | Rs 14.80 L | 1 | 40 | lost |
| 15 |  ARUL.P | IND | 301 | Rs -32,200 | 0 | 41 | lost |
| 16 |  KUMAR.A.P | IND | 263 | Rs 3.27 L | 0 | 51 | lost |
| 17 |  KARTHICK.M | IND | 243 | Rs 5.13 L | 0 | 26 | lost |
| 18 |  ARUL.D | IND | 239 | Rs 55.81 L | 0 | 46 | lost |
| 19 |  MANOHAR.C | IND | 214 | Rs 1.08 Cr | 0 | 52 | lost |
| 20 |  THIYAGARAJAN.M | IND | 184 | Rs 17.36 L | 0 | 42 | lost |
| 21 |  PERUMAL. A | IND | 181 | Rs 97.15 L | 0 | 73 | lost |
| 22 |  SELVAM.R | IND | 147 | Rs 25,000 | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 23 |  RADHAKRISHNAN. R | IND | 137 | — | — | — | lost |
| 24 |  BHARANITHARAN.D.K | IND | 118 | Rs 6.67 L | 0 | 43 | lost |
| 25 |  VIJAYAKUMAR. S | IND | 111 | Rs 1.12 L | 0 | 32 | lost |
| 26 |  ARUL. T | IND | 108 | Rs 36,290 | 0 | 27 | lost |
| 27 |  KARTHICK.R | IND | 91 | Rs 5.13 L | 0 | 26 | lost |
| 28 |  MOHAN RAJ. R | IND | 88 | Rs 1.72 Cr | 0 | 30 | lost |
| 29 |  ARUL .S | IND | 85 | Rs 1.22 L | 0 | 31 | lost |
| 30 |  DHANAPAL | IND | 74 | — | — | — | lost |
| 31 |  PANNEERSELVAM.P | IND | 68 | Rs 3.41 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 32 |  NOTA | NONE O | 1,052 | — | — | — |