Erode West Assembly constituency
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 Parliamentary Constituency.[2][3] 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 |
| LS constituency | Erode |
| Total electors | 2,93,058[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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.[4]
Boundaries edit
It covers the western part of Erode City Corporation to the Perundurai constituency limit on the west and Modakurichi Constituency limit on the south; a part of the city is also covered by these two constituencies. Also Bhavani constituency covers some part of the city in the north.
Demographics edit
Gender demographic of Erode West as of 11.02.2021,[5] 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 assembly edit
Elected 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 | |
Election results edit
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
- ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "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.