Erode East
Erode East or 'Erode (East)' is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 98. It consists of a portion of Erode taluk which includes Erode City. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency. 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.
Boundaries and parts
Erode East covers the central part of Erode City Corporation to the river Kaveri on the east and Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south; a part of the city is also covered by that constituency.
The eastern part of the city, to the eastern banks of the river Kaveri is included in Kumarapalayam Assembly constituency.
Demographics
The Kongu Vellalar Gounder and Sengundha Mudhaliyar communities constituted about 60% of the total population of this constituency in 2021.
Gender demographic of Erode East as of 11.02.2023, taken during the 2023 by-election:
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,16,497 | 1,11,025 | 25 | 2,27,547 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Elected members from this constituency are as follows:
Election results
| 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 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | 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 | ||||
| INC hold | 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 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | 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 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | 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 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ "Patrikai.com 11.02.2023 Voters Count".
- ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "தினமணி - 2021 Voter Information".
- ^ "Patrikai.com 11.02.2023 Voters Count".
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "ECI Erode East By Election Result".
- ^ "Bye Election to Assembly Constituencies: Results February-2025". Election Commission of India. 9 February 2025.
- ^ "74.79% voter turnout in Erode East bypoll". timesofindia. 28 February 2023.
- ^ "ஈரோடு இடைத்தேர்தலில் 74.79% வாக்குகள் பதிவு!". news7tamil (in Tamil). 28 February 2023.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.