Sankakiri is a state assembly constituency in Salem
district of Tamil Nadu and is a part of Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency. In
2016, the total percentage of voters in Sankari was recorded as 84.06%. Raja S of
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is the sitting MLA of
Sankakiri. He defeated Rajeswaran TK of Congress by 37,374 votes.
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Here are a few details about the Sankari assembly
seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Sankari, Salem
Lok Sabha constituency: Namakkal
Polling date: April 6
2016 candidates: Raja S (AIADMK), Rajeswaran TK (Congress),
Kannan P (PMK)
2021 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Raja S, AIADMK
Winning margin in 2016: 37,374
Runner up name, party: Rajeswaran TK, Congress
Number of voters in 2016: 215,895
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.06%
Number of women voters in 2016: 103,696
Number of polling booths in 2016: 853