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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1977Reserved (ST)
Yercaud
Winner — 1977
R. KALIAPPAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 42.3%DMK 28.1%2 others 29.6%
Votes
20,219
42.3% share
Winning margin
6,775
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.5%
of 91,099
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. KALIAPPAN |  ADKAIADMK | 20,219 | 42.3% |
| 2 | V. CHINNASWAMY | DMK | 13,444 | 28.1% |
| 3 | P.K. CHINNASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,302 | 17.4% |
| 4 | M.A. MANI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 5,845 | 12.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.3% · max 55.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
5th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
186th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 42.3%DMK 28.1%INC 17.4%JNP 12.2%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.