Yercaud state assembly constituency is located in Salem
district of Tamil Nadu. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates and
comprises Yercaud taluk, Vazhapadi taluk, and portions of the Salem and Attur
taluks. It is part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency was
formed in 1957. Chitra G of AIADMK is the sitting MLA of Yercaud. She defeated Tamilselvan
C of DMK by 17,394 votes in 2016 assembly election.
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Here are a few details about the Yercaud assembly
seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Yercaud, Salem
Lok Sabha constituency: Kallakurichi
Polling date: NA
2016 candidates: Chitra G (AIADMK), Tamilselvan C (DMK),
Selvam R (PMK)
2021 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Chitra G, AIADMK
Winning margin in 2016: 17,394
Runner up name, party: Tamilselvan C, DMK
Number of voters in 2016: 222,735
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.62 %
Number of women voters in 2016: 110,910
Number of polling booths in 2016: 836