11°46′46″N 78°12′12″E / 11.7794°N 78.2034°E
Yercaud | |
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Constituency No. 83 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Salem |
LS constituency | Kallakurichi |
Total electors | 2,84,029 [1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent G. Chitra | |
Party | AIADMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Yercaud is a state assembly constituency in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, India. [2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 83. 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 a part of the wider Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. [3] The constituency is in existence since 1957 election. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1957 | S. Andi Goundan and S. Lakshmana Goundar | Indian National Congress | |
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 bypoll | 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 | ||||
AIADMK hold | 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 | ||||
AIADMK hold | 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 | ||
AIADMK hold | 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 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | 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 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | 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 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | 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 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | 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 | ||||
AIADMK hold | 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 | ||||
AIADMK gain from INC | 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 | ||||
INC gain from AIADMK | 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 | ||||
AIADMK hold | 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 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | 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 | ||||
DMK hold | 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 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | 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 | ||||
INC hold | 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 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |