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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1971Reserved (ST)
Yercaud
Winner — 1971
CHINNUSAMY V.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 60.8%NCO 39.2%
Votes
29,196
60.8% share
Winning margin
10,378
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
59.0%
of 81,344
Yercaud is a safe seat — CHINNUSAMY V. won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
51st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
160th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 60.8%NCO 39.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
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