Salem Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Salem Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Tamil Nadu MP Issues

Salem Parliamentary Constituency 2019, Salem Lok Sabha Constituency Details, Political News Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha Elections 2019 News Updates, Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency details 2019, Tamil Nadu MP Issues

About Salem:

One of the 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu, the Lok Sabha Constituency of Salem was formed prior to the 1952 elections and has six Vidhan Sabha segments. The Salem Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 15) consists of 1,171,839 number of electorates in totality, of these 596,384 are males and 575,455 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. The total number of electors under this constituency is over 1,171,000.

Assembly Segments:

About Tamil Nadu:

Salem District lies in the western region of the state over area of about 5,237 sq km. It has nine talukas with its headquarters in the city of Salem. Tamil is the official language here with English being academically used.

As per the census of 2011 data, the total population of Salem District is 3,482,056 with a male and female population of 1,781,571 and 1,701,000 respectively. Over the last decade, the district has had a population growth rate of about 16% and currently has a population density of 665 people per sq km. The sex ratio here is 954 females per 1000 males and about 11% of the population is under the age of six. The average literacy rate is 73% with male and female literacy rates of 66% and 77% respectively. Economically, steel plants and mango cultivation are the primary economic setups of the district. The National Highways, NH-7, NH-47 and NH-68 pass through the district connecting it to nearby cities.

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