Erode West or 'Erode (West)' is a state assembly constituency of Erode city in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 99. It consists of portions of the Perundurai and Erode taluks. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Erode (West) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 99 for the Tamil 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 | 2,50,217 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Ananth Moghan K.K. | |
| Party | TVK |
| Elected year | 2026 |
This constituency was newly formed, in the year of 2008, by dividing the integrated Erode Assembly Constituency. Erode West was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Boundaries
editIt covers the western part of Erode City Corporation to the Perundurai Assembly constituency limit on the west and Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south; a part of the city is also covered by these two constituencies. Bhavani Assembly constituency also covers some part of the city in the north.
Demographics
editGender demographic of Erode West as of 11.02.2021,[4] taken during the State General election in 2021:
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,42,913 | 1,48,373 | 30 | 2,91,316 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editElected members from this constituency are as follows:
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K. V. Ramalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | S. Muthusamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2026 | Ananth Moghan K.K. | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TVK | Ananth Moghan K.K. | 96,836 | 43.74 | New | |
| DMK | S. Muthusamy | 74,586 | 33.69 |  15.80 | |
| BJP | M. Yuvaraja | 38,185 | 17.25 | New | |
| NTK | N. Vijay | 8,124 | 3.67 | 2.89 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,257 | 0.57 | 0.40 | |
| BSP | V. Palani | 516 | 0.23 | New | |
| Party For The Rights Of Other Backward Classes | K. Kalaiyarasan | 439 | 0.20 | New | |
| Independent | C. Rajendran | 332 | 0.15 | New | |
| Independent | Shanmugam M. | 235 | 0.11 | New | |
| Independent | A. Ramu | 227 | 0.10 | New | |
| Independent | Moorthi P. | 205 | 0.09 | New | |
| VSHWTMLK | M. Nataraj | 177 | 0.08 | New | |
| TVK | V. Dhanalakshmi | 163 | 0.07 | New | |
| Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | M. Rukmani | 118 | 0.05 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,250 | 10.05 | 0.80 | ||
| Turnout | 2,21,400 | 88.48 |  19.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,50,217 | 42,841 | |||
| TVK gain from DMK | Swing | 43.74 |
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2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. Muthusamy | 100,757 | 49.49% | 8.62% | |
| AIADMK | K. V. Ramalingam | 78,668 | 38.64% | −4.82% | |
| NTK | Chandra Kumar P | 13,353 | 6.56% | 5.27% | |
| MNM | Durai Sevugan | 8,107 | 3.98% | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,968 | 0.97% | −0.83% | |
| Margin of victory | 22,089 | 10.85% | 8.26% | ||
| Turnout | 2,03,611 | 69.48% | −4.43% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 490 | 0.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,93,058 | ||||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 6.03% | |||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Ramalingam K. V. | 82,297 | 43.46% | −15.83% | |
| DMK | S. Muthusamy | 77,391 | 40.87% | ||
| KMDK | Easwara Murthy M | 7,477 | 3.95% | ||
| MDMK | Murugan N | 6,624 | 3.50% | ||
| BJP | Palanisamy N. P. | 4,177 | 2.21% | −0.09% | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,403 | 1.80% | ||
| PMK | Arumugam P V | 3,000 | 1.58% | ||
| NTK | Jothivel T | 2,448 | 1.29% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,906 | 2.59% | −22.14% | ||
| Turnout | 1,89,367 | 73.91% | −5.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 2,56,208 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -15.83% | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. V. Ramalingam | 90,789 | 59.29% | ||
| INC | Yuvaraja M | 52,921 | 34.56% | ||
| BJP | Palanisamy N. P | 3,516 | 2.30% | ||
| Independent | Venkatachalam K | 1,371 | 0.90% | ||
| Independent | Tamilarasu M | 1,183 | 0.77% | ||
| BSP | Nagarajan V. P | 1,012 | 0.66% | ||
| Margin of victory | 37,868 | 24.73% | {{{change}}} | ||
| Turnout | 1,93,170 | 79.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,53,133 | ||||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "EC to tighten grip on cash for votes". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Patrikai.com 11.02.2021 Voters Count".
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.