Yercaud
Assembly constituency 83 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu
[01]Result · 2026
#83 · GENAll candidates 13
- 01 Usharani. PAIADMK87,772 34.6%
- 02 Lakshmi Janarthanan. JTVK85,583 33.8%
- 03 Revathi. T.MDMK68,045 26.8%
- 04 Palanisamy. MNTK7,601 3.0%
- 05 Palanisamy. KBSP910 0.4%
- 06 Gopi. CCPI(ML)L658 0.3%
- 07 Venkatesan. SIND513 0.2%
- 08 Pazhanivel. KIND303 0.1%
- 09 Thangadurai. NIND294 0.1%
- 10 Vengateshsan. TTVK235 0.1%
- 11 Vijayakumar. NIND211 0.1%
- 12 Kaliyappan. AIND123 0.1%
- 13 Karthik. NIND94 0.0%
Turnout 92.5%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,250
- State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
- ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 2,52,342Verified
Seat history 2026–1962
- 2026
0.9 ppUsharani. PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2021
11.0 ppG. ChitraAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2016
7.9 ppChitra.GAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2013
37.2 ppSaroja PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2011
20.9 ppPerumal.CAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2010
21.3 ppInbasekaran.P.N.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2006
18.0 ppPeriannan.P.NDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 2001
12.9 ppMani G.K.Pattali Makkal Katchi
- 1996
0.3 ppMani, G.K.Pattali Makkal Katchi
- 1991
18.7 ppV. PurushothamanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1989
1.2 ppNanjappan, N.Independent
- 1984
22.2 ppH.G. ArumugamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1980
10.6 ppTheertha Raman, PGandhi Kamraj National Congress
- 1977
1.2 ppK. Appunu GounderJanata Party
- 1971
3.7 ppK. JayaramanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1967
17.4 ppK. JayaramanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- 1962
7.1 ppT. M. KaliyannanIndian National Congress
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.2 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed DMK polled 68,045 votes, 31× the 2,189-vote margin.
68,045 ÷ 2,189 = 31.1 -
The top two polled 68.4% of votes; the other 11 candidates 31.1% between them.
(87,772 + 85,583) ÷ 2,53,592 = 68.4% · 78,987 ÷ 2,53,592 = 31.1% -
Turnout of 92.5% was 5.9 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
92.5 − 86.6 = +5.9 -
The margin narrowed from 11.0 pp in 2021 to 0.9 pp.
0.9 − 11.0 = −10.1 pp -
AIADMK held the seat it won in 2021.
2021 AIADMK · 2026 AIADMK
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines2,52,342
- NOTAcounted within the total1,250
- Published totalVotes polled2,53,592
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates13 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database