YERCAUD
Assembly seat no. 83 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
CHITRA.G
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
ADMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2016
17,394
7.82% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
DMKTAMILSELVAN.C
- Votes
- 83,168
- Vote share
- 37.37%
- Behind by
- 17,394
Electors
2,60,157
Total votes polled
2,22,566
Valid votes
2,22,566
NOTA votes
3,136
1.41% of votes polled
Turnout
85.5%
Full result, 2016
13 candidates · 2,22,566 valid votes
CHITRA.GADMKwon
1,00,562
45.2%
TAMILSELVAN.CDMK
83,168
37.4%
SELVAM.RPMK
17,998
8.1%
KUMAR.CDMDK
10,455
4.7%
PON RASABJP
2,225
1.0%
SENGOTTUVEL.TNTK
1,265
0.6%
CHITRA.RIND
1,063
0.5%
PRABHAVATHY.LKMDK
958
0.4%
SAGADEVAN.VIND
771
0.3%
SAKTHIVEL.KIND
401
0.2%
KASI.KIND
243
0.1%
ARIVUKKANNU.CIND
164
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Usharani. P | ADMK | 87,772 | 34.61% | Lakshmi Janarthanan. J | 2,189 |
| 2021 | G. Chitra | ADMK | 1,21,561 | 50.88% | C. TAMILSELVAN | 25,955 |
| 2016 | CHITRA.G | ADMK | 1,00,562 | 45.18% | TAMILSELVAN.C | 17,394 |
| 2011 | PERUMAL.C | ADMK | 1,04,221 | 58.06% | TAMILSELVAN.C. | 37,582 |
| 2006 | TAMILSELVAN C | DMK | 48,791 | 42.94% | ALAMELU J | 4,107 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the YERCAUD assembly constituency in 2026?
Usharani. P (ADMK) won YERCAUD in 2026, by a margin of 2,189 votes.
Which party has won YERCAUD the most times?
ADMK, with 5 of the 13 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has YERCAUD gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won YERCAUD the most times?
Usharani. P, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
