# 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.
Yasodha died on 27 December 2020, in Chennai due to illness.

## Electoral performance

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,794 | 11.12% | −1.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,042 | 67.04% | 3.58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,38,710 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -6.15% | |
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | D. Yasodha | 70,663 | 49.93% | +21.11 |
| | DMK | Raghavan M | 53,470 | 37.78% | −20.93 |
| | Puratchi Bharatham | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,193 | 12.15% | −17.74% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,41,515 | 63.47% | −4.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,22,968 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -8.78% | |
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Egmore :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,203 | 2.62% | −24.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,849 | 35.95% | −31.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,28,272 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 0.67% | |
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Ponneri :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,607 | 6.52% | −12.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,616 | 71.28% | −5.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,66,812 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -14.52% | |
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,820 | 13.73% | 5.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,059 | 75.06% | 13.90% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,20,459 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.97% | |
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Sriperumbudur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,029 | 8.55% | −3.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,553 | 61.16% | −2.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,16,937 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 9.97% | |