Erode East (state assembly constituency)

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Erode (East)
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
LS constituency Erode
Total electors2,28,402 [1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAThirumahan Everaa.E.
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year2021

Erode East is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a portion of Erode taluk which includes Erode City. It is included in Erode Parliamentary Constituency. [2]

Contents

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 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 Komarapalayam Constituency.

Demographics

The Kongu Vellalar Gounder & Sengundhar Kaikola Mudaliyar community constitutes more than 60% of the total population of this constituency. [3]

Elections

Elected members from this constituency are as follows:

YearWinnerParty
2011 V. C. Chandhirakumar Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016K. S. Thennarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021Thirumahan Eevera Indian National Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
44.27%
2016
43.83%
2011
50.83%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Erode (East)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Thirumahan Everaa.E. 67,300 44.27%
AIADMK Yuvaraja.M.58,39638.41%-5.42%
NTK Gomathi.S.11,6297.65%6.12%
MNM Rajakumar.A. M. R10,0056.58%
NOTA Nota1,5461.02%-1.07%
AMMK Muthukumaran.S. A.1,2040.79%
Arumuga Ac Kannan3730.25%
BSP Govindaraj.S.3720.24%
Independent Meenakshi.V.2990.20%
Independent Shajahan.I.2560.17%
Independent Yuvaraj.M.2350.15%
Margin of victory8,9045.86%0.59%
Turnout 1,52,03766.57%-3.01%
Rejected ballots1060.07%
Registered electors 2,28,402
INC gain from AIADMK Swing 0.43%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Erode (East)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMK Thennarasu K S 64,879 43.83%
DMK Chandhirakumar V C57,08538.57%-4.44%
DMDK Ponchairman6,7764.58%-46.25%
BJP Rajeshkumar P5,5493.75%1.36%
NOTA None Of The Above3,0962.09%
KMDK Jaganathan S2,7211.84%
NTK Alaudeen A2,2621.53%
SDPI Sadhik Basha K2,1761.47%
PMK Rajendran2,1111.43%
Independent Kannan R4060.27%
Independent Loganathan P T2940.20%
Margin of victory7,7945.27%-2.56%
Turnout 1,48,01869.57%-8.00%
Registered electors 2,12,746
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing -7.00%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Erode (East)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMDK V. C. Chandhirakumar 69,166 50.83%
DMK S. Muthusamy 58,52243.01%
BJP Rajeshkumar P3,2442.38%
Independent Minnal Murugash R2,4391.79%
BSP Mayavan C6280.46%
Independent Sangamithirai S4560.34%
Independent Karunanithi G4410.32%
Independent Selvaraj S4080.30%
Independent Nagarajan Ar3630.27%
Independent Thayalan G2140.16%
Independent Siraj A1900.14%
Margin of victory10,6447.82%{{{change}}}
Turnout 1,75,39577.58%
Registered electors 1,36,071
DMDK win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. "செங்குந்த மகாஜன சங்கம் சார்பில் முதல்வரிடம் மனு - Dinamalar Tamil News".