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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2016Reserved (ST)

Yercaud

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Winner — 2016

CHITRA.G
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 45.2%DMK 37.4%12 others 17.4%
Votes
1,00,562
45.2% share
Winning margin
17,394
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
85.5%
of 2,60,157

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITRA.G
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1,00,56245.2%
2
TAMILSELVAN.C
DMK
83,16837.4%
3
SELVAM.R
PMK
17,9988.1%
4
KUMAR.C
DMDK
10,4554.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,1361.4%
6
PON RASA
BJP
BJP
2,2251.0%
7
SENGOTTUVEL.T
NTK
1,2650.6%
8
CHITRA.R
IND
1,0630.5%
9
PRABHAVATHY.L
KMDK
9580.4%
10
SAGADEVAN.V
IND
7710.3%
11
SAKTHIVEL.K
IND
4010.2%
12
KASI.K
IND
2430.1%
13
ARIVUKKANNU.C
IND
1640.1%
14
KANNAN.A
IND
1570.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 23.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.2%DMK 37.4%PMK 8.1%OTH 8.0%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
🛕

Kodandaramaswamy Temple, Ayodhyapatinam

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Holy Trinity Church, Yercaud

Holy Trinity Church, Yercaud

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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