Yercaud is assembly constituency number 83 in Tamil Nadu, in Salem district, and one of the segments of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Usharani. P of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 34.6% of the vote, 2,189 votes ahead of Lakshmi Janarthanan. J (TVK).
- 01Usharani. PAIADMK87,77234.61%
- 02Lakshmi Janarthanan. JTVK85,58333.75%
- 03Revathi. T.mDMK68,04526.83%
- 04Palanisamy. MNTK7,6013.00%
- 05Palanisamy. KBSP9100.36%
- 8 other candidates · 2,431 votesNOTA · 1,250 (0.49%)
Margin 2,189 votes · 0.86% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,53,592 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usharani. PFemale · 54 yrs · ST | AIADMK | 87,772 | 34.61% |
| 2 | Lakshmi Janarthanan. JFemale · 30 yrs · ST | TVK | 85,583 | 33.75% |
| 3 | Revathi. T.mFemale · 44 yrs · ST | DMK | 68,045 | 26.83% |
| 4 | Palanisamy. MMale · 26 yrs · ST | NTK | 7,601 | 3.00% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,250 | 0.49% |
| 5 | Palanisamy. KMale · 54 yrs · ST | BSP | 910 | 0.36% |
| 6 | Gopi. CMale · 35 yrs · ST | CPI(ML)(L) | 658 | 0.26% |
| 7 | Venkatesan. SMale · 31 yrs · ST | Independent | 513 | 0.20% |
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| 8 | Pazhanivel. KMale · 45 yrs · ST | Independent | 303 | 0.12% |
| 9 | Thangadurai. NMale · 50 yrs · ST | Independent | 294 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Vengateshsan. TMale · 48 yrs · ST | tavk | 235 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Vijayakumar. NMale · 27 yrs · ST | Independent | 211 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Kaliyappan. AMale · 52 yrs · ST | Independent | 123 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Karthik. NMale · 42 yrs · ST | Independent | 94 | 0.04% |
ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Yercaud result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Chitra | AIADMK | 1,21,561 | 50.88% |
| 2 | C. Tamilselvan | DMK | 95,606 | 40.02% |
| 3 | Jothi | NTK | 13,308 | 5.57% |
| 4 | C. Kumar | DMDK | 2,986 | 1.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,979 | 0.83% |
| 5 | T. Duraisamy | IJK | 876 | 0.37% |
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| 6 | D. Madesh | Independent | 660 | 0.28% |
| 7 | P. Ramasamy | BSP | 579 | 0.24% |
| 8 | K. Manikandan | Independent | 490 | 0.21% |
| 9 | T. Priya | Independent | 289 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Santhosam | Independent | 167 | 0.07% |
| 11 | S.T. Rajendhiran | Independent | 165 | 0.07% |
| 12 | P. Sathishkumar | Independent | 148 | 0.06% |
| 13 | K. Unnamalai | Independent | 110 | 0.05% |
Yercaud result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitra.g | AIADMK | 1,00,562 | 45.18% |
| 2 | Tamilselvan.c | DMK | 83,168 | 37.37% |
| 3 | Selvam.r | PMK | 17,998 | 8.09% |
| 4 | Kumar.c | DMDK | 10,455 | 4.70% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,136 | 1.41% |
| 5 | Pon Rasa | BJP | 2,225 | 1.00% |
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| 6 | Sengottuvel.t | NTK | 1,265 | 0.57% |
| 7 | Chitra.r | Independent | 1,063 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Prabhavathy.l | KMDK | 958 | 0.43% |
| 9 | Sagadevan.v | Independent | 771 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Sakthivel.k | Independent | 401 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Kasi.k | Independent | 243 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Arivukkannu.c | Independent | 164 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Kannan.a | Independent | 157 | 0.07% |
Yercaud result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perumal.c | AIADMK | 1,04,221 | 58.06% |
| 2 | Tamilselvan.c. | DMK | 66,639 | 37.13% |
| 3 | Selvam.l. | Independent | 2,437 | 1.36% |
| 4 | Rajaselvam.p. | BJP | 2,266 | 1.26% |
| 5 | Maheswaran.k | IJK | 2,185 | 1.22% |
| 6 | Sivakumar.s | Independent | 1,744 | 0.97% |
Yercaud outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Salem district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Yercaud is one of the assembly segments of Kallakurichi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kallakurichi candidates.
- Malaiyarasan DDMK1,00,607 44.3%
- Kumaraguru RAIADMK90,300 39.7%
- Jagadesan ANTK15,676 6.9%
- Devadass RamasamyPMK15,559 6.8%
- Prabu CIndependent799 0.4%
In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 10,307 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Yercaud.
Who won the Yercaud assembly seat in 2026?
Usharani. P of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Yercaud in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 87,772 votes, which was 34.61% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Yercaud?
The margin was 2,189 votes (0.86% of valid votes). The runner-up was Lakshmi Janarthanan. J of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 85,583 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Yercaud in 2026?
Turnout was 92.97%: 2,53,743 of 2,72,937 registered electors voted, across 336 polling stations. That is 8.7 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Yercaud part of?
Yercaud is an assembly segment of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Malaiyarasan D got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Yercaud a reserved constituency?
Yes. Yercaud is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Yercaud?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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