Erode Lok Sabha constituency
Parliamentary constituency in Tamil Nadu, India
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Erode Lok Sabha constituency (Tamil: ஈரோடு மக்களவைத் தொகுதி) is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituencies
| Erode | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Area of Erode Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 1,462,246 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Alliance | None |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | A. Ganeshamurthi |
Assembly segments
2009–present
Erode Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Kumarapalayam | None | Namakkal | TVK | AIADMK | ||
| 98 | Erode East | None | Erode | DMK | |||
| 99 | Erode West | None | |||||
| 100 | Modakkurichi | None | |||||
| 101 | Dharapuram | SC | Tiruppur | Vacant | |||
| 102 | Kangayam | None | AIADMK | ||||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952[a] | Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress | |
| Periasami Gounder | |||
Did not exist between 1957 and 1962 | |||
| 1962 | Paramasiva Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
Till 2009 : Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | A. Ganeshamurthi | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2014 | S. Selvakumara Chinnayan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2019^ | A. Ganeshamurthi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2024 | K. E. Prakash | ||
- 2 membered constituency
^2024 Incumbent MP A.Ganeshamoorthy was died and By election was planned. But due to general elections, by election was cancelled.
Election results
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. E. Prakash | 562,339 | 51.43 |  1.64 | |
| AIADMK | A. Ashok Kumar | 332,773 | 29.79 | 3.44 | |
| TMC(M) | P. Vijayakumar | 77,911 | 7.13 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,983 | 1.28 | 0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 236,566 | 21.63 |  1.80 | ||
| Turnout | 1,093,423 | 71.05 | 2.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,538,960 | 4.99 | |||
| DMK hold | Swing | 1.64 |
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General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 563,591 | 53.07 | 31.17 | |
| AIADMK | G. Manimaran | 352,973 | 33.23 | −13.83 | |
| MNM | A. Saravanakumar | 47,719 | 4.49 | ||
| Independent | K. C. Senthilkumar | 25,858 | 2.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 14,795 | 1.39 | −0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 210,618 | 19.83 | −1.49 | ||
| Turnout | 1,062,073 | 73.11 | −2.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,462,246 | 10.66 | |||
| DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 6.00 | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Selvakumara Chinnayan | 466,995 | 47.06 | ||
| MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 255,432 | 25.74 | −11.38 | |
| DMK | H. Pavithravalli | 217,260 | 21.89 | ||
| INC | P. Gopi | 26,726 | 2.69 | −27.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,268 | 1.64 | ||
| Independent | S. Vijayakumar | 7,478 | 0.75 | ||
| BSP | Sethupathy | 5,917 | 0.60 | ||
| AAP | R. P. Marutharajaa | 4,654 | 0.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 211,563 | 21.32 | 14.88 | ||
| Turnout | 992,314 | 76.39 | −0.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,321,399 | 30.82 | |||
| AIADMK gain from MDMK | Swing | 9.94 | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDMK | A. Ganeshamurthi | 284,148 | 37.12 | ||
| INC | E. V. K. S. Elangovan | 234,812 | 30.67 | ||
| KNMK | C. Balasubramaniam | 106,604 | 13.93 | ||
| DMDK | Muthu Venkateshwaran | 91,008 | 11.89 | ||
| BJP | N. P. Palanisamy | 8,429 | 1.10 | ||
| Independent | S. Sivasankar | 6,802 | 0.89 | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,336 | 6.44 | |||
| Turnout | 765,501 | 75.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,010,079 | ||||
| MDMK win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Paramasiva Gounder | 156,739 | 45.75 | ||
| DMK | Narayanan | 117,561 | 34.32 | ||
| Socialist Labour Party (India) | S. Balasubramaniam | 37,581 | 10.97 | ||
| Independent | K. Muthusami Gounder | 16,901 | 4.93 | ||
| Independent | Chinnasamy | 13,785 | 4.02 | ||
| Margin of victory | 39,178 | 11.44 | |||
| Turnout | 342,567 | 73.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 478,370 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Balakrishnan | 169,708 | 21.68 | 21.68 | |
| INC | Periasami Gounder | 154,527 | 19.74 | 19.74 | |
| Independent | Kesavlal Kalidass Sait | 137,955 | 17.63 | ||
| SP | Pasupathi | 124,622 | 15.92 | ||
| RPI | Kesavalu Pillai | 80,721 | 10.31 | ||
| Independent | Rangachari | 67,820 | 8.67 | ||
| Independent | Sundaresan | 47,333 | 6.05 | ||
| Turnout | 782,686 | 105.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 743,081 | 0.00 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.