Tamil Nadu election 2026: deteriorating ground water quality worries Salem West constituency residents

The Salem West became a constituency after the restructuring of the Salem I and Salem II Assembly constituencies during 2008. It includes 14 wards of the Salem Corporation (wards 1 to 5 and 17 to 25) and parts of Salem Taluk such as Chettichavadi, Kondappanaickenpatti, Sarkar Kollapatti, Steel Plant, and Thalavaipatti, and parts of Omalur Taluk.

Salem West is considered an AIADMK stronghold, as the party and its alliance have secured victory thrice (2011, 2016, and 2021 (PMK alliance)), since the creation of this constituency.