11°46′46″N78°12′12″E / 11.7794°N 78.2034°E /11.7794; 78.2034
| Yercaud | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 83 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kallakurichi |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,84,029[1] |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Yercaud is astate assembly constituency inSalem district ofTamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 83. The seat isreserved for candidates from theScheduled Tribes and comprisesYercaud taluk,Vazhapadi taluk, and portions ofSalem andAttur taluks. It is a part of the widerKallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[3] The constituency has been in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | S. Andi Goundan | Indian National Congress | |
| S. Lakshmana Goundar | |||
| 1962 | M. Kolandaisamy Gounder | ||
| 1967 | V. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | V. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1977 | R. Kaliappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1980 | Thiruman | ||
| 1984 | P. R. Thirugnanam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | C. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | V. Perumal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2001 | K. T. Elayakannu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2006 | C. Tamilselvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2011 | C. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2013 by-election | P. Saroja | ||
| 2016 | G. Chitra[4] | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Chitra | 121,561 | 51.30% | +6.12 | |
| DMK | C. Tamilselvan | 95,606 | 40.35% | +2.98 | |
| NTK | Jothi | 13,308 | 5.62% | +5.05 | |
| DMDK | C. Kumar | 2,986 | 1.26% | −3.44 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,979 | 0.84% | −0.57 | |
| Margin of victory | 25,955 | 10.95% | 3.14% | ||
| Turnout | 236,945 | 83.42% | −2.13% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 360 | 0.15% | |||
| Registered electors | 284,029 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 6.12% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | G. Chitra | 100,562 | 45.18% | −12.88 | |
| DMK | C. Tamilselvan | 83,168 | 37.37% | +0.24 | |
| PMK | R. Selvam | 17,998 | 8.09% | New | |
| DMDK | C. Kumar | 10,455 | 4.70% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 3,136 | 1.41% | New | |
| BJP | Pon Rasa | 2,225 | 1.00% | −0.26 | |
| NTK | T. Sengottuvel | 1,265 | 0.57% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 17,394 | 7.82% | −13.12% | ||
| Turnout | 222,566 | 85.55% | 0.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 260,157 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -22.17% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Saroja Perumal | 1,42,771 | 67.99 | +9.93 | |
| DMK | Maran V | 64,655 | 30.79 | −6.39 | |
| IND | Rajendiran A | 793 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| IND | S. A. Palani | 662 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Majority | 78,116 | 36.43 | +15.50 | ||
| Turnout | 2,14,406 | 89.16 | +3.74 | ||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | +9.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Perumal | 104,221 | 58.06% | +18.74 | |
| DMK | C. Tamilselvan | 66,639 | 37.13% | −5.81 | |
| Independent | L. Selvam | 2,437 | 1.36% | New | |
| BJP | P. Rajaselvam | 2,266 | 1.26% | −0 | |
| IJK | K. Maheswaran | 2,185 | 1.22% | New | |
| Independent | S. Sivakumar | 1,744 | 0.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 37,582 | 20.94% | 17.32% | ||
| Turnout | 179,492 | 85.41% | 12.92% | ||
| Registered electors | 210,158 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 15.12% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | C. Tamilselvan | 48,791 | 42.94% | New | |
| AIADMK | J. Alamelu | 44,684 | 39.33% | −25.03 | |
| DMDK | V. Ramakrishnan | 10,740 | 9.45% | New | |
| Independent | K. Shanmugam | 3,073 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | T. Rajasekaran | 2,220 | 1.95% | New | |
| BJP | P. Chellammal | 1,440 | 1.27% | −29.08 | |
| Independent | V. Murugesan | 698 | 0.61% | New | |
| Independent | E. Kuppayee | 610 | 0.54% | New | |
| Independent | R. Ramar | 573 | 0.50% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,107 | 3.61% | −30.39% | ||
| Turnout | 113,626 | 72.49% | 11.39% | ||
| Registered electors | 156,742 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -21.41% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. T. Elayakannu | 64,319 | 64.35% | +30.09 | |
| BJP | K. Govindan | 30,334 | 30.35% | +29.23 | |
| Independent | R. Vadivel | 2,483 | 2.48% | New | |
| Independent | P. Sampathkumar | 856 | 0.86% | New | |
| JD(U) | C. Dhannalakshmi | 847 | 0.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 33,985 | 34.00% | 23.12% | ||
| Turnout | 99,950 | 61.10% | −2.88% | ||
| Registered electors | 163,608 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 19.20% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Perumal | 38,964 | 45.15% | +28.39 | |
| AIADMK | R. Gunasekaran | 29,570 | 34.26% | −38.06 | |
| AIIC(T) | K. Shanmugam | 12,900 | 14.95% | New | |
| JD | R. Kuppusamy | 3,589 | 4.16% | New | |
| BJP | M. Eswaran | 970 | 1.12% | −0.23 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,394 | 10.89% | −44.68% | ||
| Turnout | 86,302 | 63.98% | 2.70% | ||
| Registered electors | 150,278 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -27.18% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Perumal | 59,324 | 72.33% | +36.13 | |
| DMK | Dhanakodi Vedan | 13,745 | 16.76% | −10.59 | |
| PMK | P. Ponnusami | 7,392 | 9.01% | New | |
| BJP | P. Periathambi | 1,111 | 1.35% | New | |
| JP | K. Andi | 449 | 0.55% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 45,579 | 55.57% | 46.72% | ||
| Turnout | 82,021 | 61.28% | 1.94% | ||
| Registered electors | 141,647 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 36.13% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | C. Perumal | 26,355 | 36.20% | New | |
| DMK | V. Dhanakodi | 19,914 | 27.35% | +1.75 | |
| INC | P. R. Thirugnanam | 13,430 | 18.45% | −55.96 | |
| AIADMK | R. Gunasekaran | 11,012 | 15.12% | New | |
| Independent | V. Chinnasamy | 1,211 | 1.66% | New | |
| Independent | N. Nallan | 521 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,441 | 8.85% | −39.96% | ||
| Turnout | 72,810 | 59.35% | −7.32% | ||
| Registered electors | 126,870 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromINC | Swing | -38.21% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. R. Thirugnanam | 48,787 | 74.40% | New | |
| DMK | K. Manickam | 16,785 | 25.60% | −22.47 | |
| Margin of victory | 32,002 | 48.80% | 45.52% | ||
| Turnout | 65,572 | 66.66% | 9.18% | ||
| Registered electors | 105,516 | ||||
| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 23.05% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Thiruman | 28,869 | 51.35% | +9.06 | |
| DMK | R. Natesan | 27,020 | 48.06% | +19.94 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,849 | 3.29% | −10.88% | ||
| Turnout | 56,218 | 57.48% | 4.12% | ||
| Registered electors | 99,409 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 9.06% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | R. Kaliappan | 20,219 | 42.29% | New | |
| DMK | V. Chinnaswamy | 13,444 | 28.12% | −32.69 | |
| INC | P. K. Chinnaswamy | 8,302 | 17.36% | −21.83 | |
| JP | M. A. Mani | 5,845 | 12.23% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,775 | 14.17% | −7.44% | ||
| Turnout | 47,810 | 53.37% | −7.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,099 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -18.52% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Chinnusamy | 29,196 | 60.81% | +4.55 | |
| INC | K. Chinna Gounden | 18,818 | 39.19% | −4.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 10,378 | 21.61% | 9.10% | ||
| Turnout | 48,014 | 60.85% | −1.08% | ||
| Registered electors | 81,344 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 4.55% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. Chinnasamy | 25,124 | 56.25% | +8.72 | |
| INC | Ponnudurai | 19,537 | 43.75% | −8.72 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,587 | 12.51% | 7.58% | ||
| Turnout | 44,661 | 61.92% | 17.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 75,302 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 3.79% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Kolandaisamy Gounder | 19,921 | 52.47% | +26.23 | |
| DMK | Chinna Gounder | 18,048 | 47.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,873 | 4.93% | 3.70% | ||
| Turnout | 37,969 | 44.83% | −12.25% | ||
| Registered electors | 88,851 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 26.23% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. Andi Goundan (St) | 23,864 | 26.24% | New | |
| INC | S. Lakshmana Goundar | 22,747 | 25.01% | New | |
| Independent | Raja Paul David | 19,576 | 21.52% | New | |
| Independent | Kuppusami Goundan (St) | 10,471 | 11.51% | New | |
| Independent | Chinna Goundan (St) | 8,524 | 9.37% | New | |
| Independent | P. K. Chinnusamy (St) | 5,768 | 6.34% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,117 | 1.23% | |||
| Turnout | 90,950 | 57.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 159,323 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||