D. Yasodha

D. Yasodha (27 March 1944 – 27 December 2020) was an Indian politician and four times Member of Legislative assembly. She was elected to Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Sriperumbudur constituency 1980, 1984, 2001 and 2006 elections as an Indian National Congress candidate.[2][3][4]

D. Yasodha
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
ConstituencySriperumbudur
In office
1980–1989
In office
2001–2011
Personal details
Born(1944-03-27)March 27, 1944
Chennai, Egmore, Tamil Nadu
Died27 December 2020(2020-12-27) (aged 76)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyINC
ResidenceChennai
As of 27 December, 2020

Yasodha died on 27 December 2020, in Chennai due to illness.[5]

Electoral performance

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Sriperumbudur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Yasodha 70,066 43.78% -6.15
VCK K. Balakrishnan 52,272 32.66% New
DMDK C. Palani 30,096 18.81% New
BJP G. Sivakumar 2,866 1.79% New
Independent R. Ranganathan 1,803 1.13% New
Independent A. Anbazagan 1,350 0.84% New
Independent M. Kadirvelu 911 0.57% New
Margin of victory 17,794 11.12% -1.03%
Turnout 1,60,042 67.04% 3.58%
Registered electors 2,38,710
INC hold Swing -6.15%
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Sriperumbudur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Yasodha 70,663 49.93% +21.11
DMK Raghavan M 53,470 37.78% -20.93
PB M. Moorthy 9,322 6.59% New
MDMK Sampath V 4,864 3.44% -1.3
Independent N. Nithi Alias Karunanithi 1,834 1.30% New
SPSP Selvam N 1,362 0.96% New
Margin of victory 17,193 12.15% -17.74%
Turnout 1,41,515 63.47% -4.12%
Registered electors 2,22,968
INC gain from DMK Swing -8.78%
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Egmore[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Parithi Ilamvazhuthi 23,139 50.47% +0.67
INC D. Yasodha 21,936 47.84% +25.5
Independent Sivakumar 276 0.60% New
Margin of victory 1,203 2.62% -24.83%
Turnout 45,849 35.95% -31.35%
Registered electors 1,28,272
DMK hold Swing 0.67%
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Ponneri[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Sundaram 51,928 44.53% +4.57
AIADMK K. Tamizharasan 44,321 38.01% -21.05
INC D. Yasodha 14,410 12.36% New
AIADMK K. P. K. Sekar Alias Kulasekaran 5,280 4.53% -54.53
Margin of victory 7,607 6.52% -12.57%
Turnout 1,16,616 71.28% -5.12%
Registered electors 1,66,812
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing -14.52%
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Sriperumbudur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Yasodha 46,421 53.94% +0.97
DMK K. M. Panchatcharam 34,601 40.21% New
Independent T. S. Lakshmanan 3,403 3.95% New
Independent T. C. Gopal 595 0.69% New
Independent K. Sambandan 471 0.55% New
Margin of victory 11,820 13.73% 5.19%
Turnout 86,059 75.06% 13.90%
Registered electors 1,20,459
INC hold Swing 0.97%
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Sriperumbudur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. Yasodha 37,370 52.97% +40.08
AIADMK S. Jaganathan 31,341 44.42% +1.43
JP T. Ayyavoo 1,842 2.61% New
Margin of victory 6,029 8.55% -3.50%
Turnout 70,553 61.16% -2.45%
Registered electors 1,16,937
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 9.97%

References

  1. "Four-time Congress MLA Yasodha is dead". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  5. Govardan, D. (27 December 2020). "Tamil Nadu: Four-time Congress MLA and Dalit face of the party D Yasodha passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. Election Commission of India. "2006 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
  7. Election Commission of India (12 May 2001). "Statistical Report on General Election 2001" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
  8. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1991" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  9. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1989" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  10. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1984" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  11. Election Commission of India. "Statistical Report on General Election 1980" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.


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