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Yercaud (state assembly constituency)

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Yercaud
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictSalem
LS constituencyKallakurichi
Total electors2,84,029[1]
Most successful partyAIADMK (8 times)
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAG. Chitra
PartyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Yercaud is a state assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] The seat is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Tribes and comprises Yercaud taluk, Vazhapadi taluk, and portions of the Salem and Attur taluks. It is part of the wider Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[3] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election.

Madras State[]

Year Winner Party
1957 and Indian National Congress
1962 Indian National Congress
1967 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Year Winner Party
1971 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984 Indian National Congress
1989 C. Perumal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 C. Perumal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 C. Perumal All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2013 bypoll All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016 [4] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Yercaud
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK G.Chitra 1,21,561
DMK C. Tamilselvan 95,606
NTK Sri Jyoti 13,308
DMDK Kumar 2,986
Majority
Turnout
AIADMK gain from Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Yercaud
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK G. Chitra 1,00,562 45.82 -22.17
DMK Tamilselvan C 83,168 37.37 +6.58
PMK Selvam R 17,998 8.09 +8.09
DMDK Kumar C 10,455 4.70 +4.70
NOTA None of the above 3,136 1.41 +1.41
Majority 17,394 7.81 -28.62
Turnout 2,22,735 85.62 -3.54
AIADMK hold Swing -22.17

2014 Bypoll[]

Bye-election, 2014: Yercaud
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
AIADMK hold Swing +9.93

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Yercaud
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Perumal 1,04,221 58.06 +18.76
DMK Tamilselvan C 66,639 37.13 -5.81
IND L. Selvam 2,437 1.36 +1.36
BJP Rajaselvam P 2,266 1.26 N/A
IJK Maheswaran K 2,185 1.22 +1.22
Majority 37,582 20.93 +17.32
Turnout 1,79,509 85.42 +12.89
AIADMK hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 83. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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