Erode East (state assembly constituency)

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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.[1]

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.[2]

Elections[]

Elected members from this constituency are as follows:

Year Winner Party
1996 N. K. K. Periasamy Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001 K. S. Thennarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006 N. K. K. P. Raajah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011 V. C. Chandhirakumar Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016 K. S. Thennarasu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Thirumahan Eevera Indian National Congress

Election results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Erode East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Thirumahan Eevera 67,300 44.27%
TMC M. Yuvaraja 58,396 38.41%

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Erode East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. S. Thennarasu 64,879 43.83 +43.83
DMK V. C. Chandhirakumar 57,085 38.57 -4.44
DMDK Ponchairman 6,776 4.58 -46.25
BJP P. Rajeshkumar 5,549 3.75 +1.37
NOTA None of the above 3,096 2.09 +2.09
Majority 7,794 9.26 +1.44
Turnout 1,48,024 69.58 -8.06
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing -7.00

2011[]

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Erode East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK V. C. Chandhirakumar 69,166 50.83 +50.83
DMK S. Muthusamy 58,522 43.01 +43.01
BJP P. Rajeshkumar 3,244 2.38 +2.38
IND Minnal Murugash R 2,439 1.79 +1.79
Majority 10,644 7.82 ----
Turnout 1,36,178 77.64 New
DMDK win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=2687656

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