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 Parliamentary Constituency.[2][3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
| Erode (East) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Erode |
| LS constituency | Erode |
| Total electors | 2,27,547[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
This constituency was newly formed, in the year of 2008, by dividing the integrated Erode Assembly Constituency.
Boundaries and parts
editErode East covers the central part of Erode City Corporation to the river Kaveri on the east and Modakurichi 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 Constituency.
Demographics
editGender demographic of Erode East as of 11.02.2023,[4] taken during the by-election in 2023.
| Year | Female | Male | Transgender | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,16,497 | 1,11,025 | 25 | 2,27,547 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editElected members from this constituency are as follows:
Election results
edit| 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 | |
| NOTA | Nota | 798 | 0.47 | −0.55 | |
| Margin of victory | 66,233 | 38.83 | +32.97 | ||
| Turnout | 170,563 | 74.79 | +7.97 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,27,547 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | +20.31 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thirumagan Evera | 67,300 | 44.27 | ||
| TMC(M) | Yuvaraja | 58,396 | 38.41 | −5.42 | |
| NTK | Gomathi.S. | 11,629 | 7.65 | 6.12 | |
| MNM | Rajakumar.A. M. R | 10,005 | 6.98 | ||
| NOTA | Nota | 1,546 | 1.02 | −1.07 | |
| AMMK | Muthukumaran.S. A. | 1,204 | 0.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,904 | 5.86 | +0.59 | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,631 | 66.82 | −2.75 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,28,402 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.43 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. S. Thennarasu | 64,879 | 43.83 | ||
| DMK | Chandhirakumar V C | 57,085 | 38.57 | −4.44 | |
| DMDK | Ponchairman | 6,776 | 4.58 | −46.25 | |
| BJP | Rajeshkumar P | 5,549 | 3.75 | +1.36 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,096 | 2.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,794 | 5.27 | −2.56 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,018 | 69.57 | −8.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,12,746 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -7.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMDK | V. C. Chandhirakumar | 69,166 | 50.83 | ||
| DMK | S. Muthusamy | 58,522 | 43.01 | ||
| BJP | Rajeshkumar P | 3,244 | 2.38 | ||
| Independent | Minnal Murugash R | 2,439 | 1.79 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,644 | 7.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,071 | 77.58 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,75,395 | ||||
| DMDK win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "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.