<p>The ruling AIADMK was on the winning track Sunday in the Yercaud constituency in Tamil Nadu, with its candidate P. Saroja leading over DMK's V. Maran by over 4,800 votes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Election Commission said that of the 15,729 votes counted, 432 voters had exercised the 'None of the Above' option.<br /><br />Eleven candidates were in the fray in the Yercaud assembly constituency where the by-election was held Dec 4.<br /><br />The election in the hill station, around 360 km from here, was announced after AIADMK legislator C. Perumal died in July, bringing down the AIADMK strength in the 235-member assembly to 150. Saroja is Perumal's wife.<br /><br />This is the fourth assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu after the AIADMK took power in May 2011. <br />It won all three earlier by-elections -- in Pudukottai, Sankarankoil and Tiruchirapalli (West) constituencies.</p>
<p>The ruling AIADMK was on the winning track Sunday in the Yercaud constituency in Tamil Nadu, with its candidate P. Saroja leading over DMK's V. Maran by over 4,800 votes.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Election Commission said that of the 15,729 votes counted, 432 voters had exercised the 'None of the Above' option.<br /><br />Eleven candidates were in the fray in the Yercaud assembly constituency where the by-election was held Dec 4.<br /><br />The election in the hill station, around 360 km from here, was announced after AIADMK legislator C. Perumal died in July, bringing down the AIADMK strength in the 235-member assembly to 150. Saroja is Perumal's wife.<br /><br />This is the fourth assembly by-election in Tamil Nadu after the AIADMK took power in May 2011. <br />It won all three earlier by-elections -- in Pudukottai, Sankarankoil and Tiruchirapalli (West) constituencies.</p>