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Salem North, an urbanised constituency successful Salem territory that is represented by Tourism Minister R. Rajendran, was created successful 2008 aft delimitation, including 22 wards of Salem Corporation (wards 6 to 16, 26 to 36) and the Kannankurichi municipality panchayat.
Mr. Rajendran won successful 2016 and 2021 and the constituency is considered a DMK stronghold successful the district. Out of 3 elections (after the enactment of the constituency successful 2008), the DMK won twice, and the DMDK won successful 2011 portion successful the AIADMK alliance.
After September 2024, astir of the roads dug for assorted works were recently relaid by the Corporation. Likewise, the wards that lacked sewage channels and stormwater drainage were provided with those facilities successful the past one-and-a-half years. There is nary large ailment by residents regarding roadworthy oregon sewage channels. Likewise, determination are nary drinking h2o proviso issues successful this constituency.
At the Kannankurichi municipality panchayat, astir of the lands person been developed into lodging plots successful the past 15 years and radical are consenting to bargain lands successful this panchayat as it is situated adjacent the foothills of Yercaud.
A. Subramani, a nonmigratory of Kannankurichi, said that successful the past 15 years, the fig of radical moving to Kannankurichi has increased. However, galore areas inactive deficiency due sewage channels. The garbage generated is dumped successful and astir the Kannankurichi burial crushed that has a temple and an upgraded superior wellness centre (PHC) nearby. Due to the dumping of waste, radical visiting the PHC and the temple are incapable to carnivore the foul smell.
Residents of Kannankurichi noted 2 TASMAC outlets functioning astatine the centre of the panchayat, with a authorities school, Kannankurichi constabulary station, and Kannankurichi autobus basal located close-by. People visiting the outlets devour liquor adjacent the main roadworthy and during the evening, radical are incapable to walk the roadworthy owed to the assemblage astatine the TASMAC outlet. The residents person made respective representations demanding to displacement the outlets. Residents added that 1 outlet has been functioning for the past 8 years and different 1 for the past six years, and demanded that the 2 outlets beryllium shifted.
V. Madhu, a nonmigratory of Ponnammapet, said that owed to the beingness of 2 railway gates astatine Ponnammapet, the gates are closed 4 to 5 times per day. More than 30 buses person to walk this road. The authorities has already announced a flyover astatine Ponnammapet. But the enactment is yet to begin, helium added.
The cognition centre astatine Ayyanthirumalai, ongoing construction for Bharathidasan Arivulagam astatine ₹103.90 crore and different palmy implementations of assorted authorities schemes volition supply triumph for the DMK, enactment functionaries said. Salem North constituency is fixed to the PMK nether the AIADMK alliance. The PMK cadre claimed that the AIADMK government’s achievements successful the past and the freebie announcements for 2026 Assembly elections volition favour their victory. The NTK and TVK besides judge the first-time voters and younker volition guarantee their victory.
