| Erode (East) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Erode |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Erode |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,27,547[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Erode East or 'Erode (East)' is a state assembly constituency inErode district in the state ofTamil Nadu,India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 98. It consists of a portion ofErode taluk which includesErode City. It is included inErode Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
This constituency was newly formed, in the year of 2008, by dividing the integrated Erode Assembly Constituency.
Erode East covers the central part of Erode City Corporation to the riverKaveri on the east andModakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south.
TheKongu VellalarGounder andSengundha Mudhaliyar communities constituted about 60% of the total population of this constituency in 2021.[4]
Gender demographic of Erode East as of 11.02.2023,[5] taken during the 2023 by-election:
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,16,497 | 1,11,025 | 25 | 2,27,547 |
Elected members from this constituency are as follows:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | |||||
| AIADMK+ | |||||
| NTK | |||||
| TVK | New | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. C. Chandhirakumar | 115,709 | 74.70 | New | |
| NTK | M. K. Seethalakshmi | 24,151 | 15.59 |  9.24 | |
| Others | Other party candidates | 2,911 | 1.88 | 1.04 | |
| Independent | Independent candidates | 6,010 | 3.88 | 2.75 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,109 | 3.94 | 3.47 | |
| Margin of victory | 91,558 | 59.11 | 20.28 | ||
| Turnout | 154,890 | 68.06 |  6.73 | ||
| Registered electors | 227,546 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | +10.12 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan | 110,156 | 64.58 | 20.31 | |
| AIADMK | K. S. Thennarasu | 43,923 | 25.75 | New | |
| NTK | Menaka Navaneethan | 10,827 | 6.35 | 1.30 | |
| DMDK | S. Anand | 1,432 | 0.84 | New | |
| Others | Other party candidates | 1,501 | 0.84 | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Independent candidates | 1,926 | 1.13 | 0.50 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 798 | 0.47 | 0.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 66,233 | 38.83 | 32.97 | ||
| Turnout | 170,563 | 74.79 | 7.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 227,547 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | +20.31 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | E. Thirumagan Evera | 67,300 | 44.27 | New | |
| AIADMK | M. Yuvaraja | 58,396 | 38.41 | 5.42 | |
| NTK | S. Gomathi | 11,629 | 7.65 | 6.12 | |
| MNM | A. M. R. Rajakumar | 10,005 | 6.98 | New | |
| AMMK | S. A. Muthukumaran | 1,204 | 0.79 | New | |
| Others | Other party candidates | 998 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Independent candidates | 959 | 0.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,546 | 1.02 | 1.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,904 | 5.86 | 0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 152,037 | 66.57 | 3.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 228,402 | ||||
| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | +0.43 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. S. Thennarasu | 64,879 | 43.83 | New | |
| DMK | V. C. Chandhirakumar | 57,085 | 38.57 | 4.44 | |
| DMDK | Ponchairman | 6,776 | 4.58 | 46.25 | |
| BJP | Rajeshkumar P | 5,549 | 3.75 | 1.36 | |
| Others | Other candidates | 10,633 | 7.18 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,096 | 2.09 | 0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,794 | 5.27 | 2.56 | ||
| Turnout | 148,018 | 69.57 | 8.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 212,746 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | -7.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | V. C. Chandhirakumar | 69,166 | 50.83 | New | |
| DMK | S. Muthusamy | 58,522 | 43.01 | New | |
| BJP | Rajeshkumar P | 3,244 | 2.38 | New | |
| Independent | Minnal Murugash R | 2,439 | 1.79 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,700 | 1.98 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,644 | 7.82 | New | ||
| Turnout | 136,071 | 77.58 | New | ||
| Registered electors | 175,395 | ||||
| DMDKwin (new seat) | |||||