Erode West (state assembly constituency)
Erode West is a state assembly constituency of Erode City in Erode District in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of portions of the Perundurai and Erode taluks. 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. Erode West was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[2]
Boundaries
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
The constituency has a significant number of Kongu Vellalar and Senguntha Mudaliar, Nadar and Adi Dravida communities.[3]
Members of assembly
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 | K. V. Ramalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2016 | K. V. Ramalingam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. V. Ramalingam | 82,297 | 43.46 | -15.83 | |
| DMK | Muthusamy S | 77,391 | 40.87 | +40.87 | |
| KMDK | Easwara Murthy M | 7,477 | 3.95 | +3.95 | |
| MDMK | Murugan N | 6,624 | 3.50 | +3.50 | |
| BJP | Palanisamy N P | 4,177 | 2.21 | -0.09 | |
| Majority | 4,906 | 2.59 | -22.14 | ||
| Turnout | 1,89,398 | 73.92 | -5.39 | ||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -15.83 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. V. Ramalingam | 90,789 | 59.29 | +59.29 | |
| INC | Yuvaraja M | 52,921 | 34.56 | +34.56 | |
| BJP | Palanisamy N P | 3,516 | 2.30 | +2.30 | |
| IND | Venkatachalam K | 1,371 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
| IND | Tamilarasu M | 1,183 | 0.77 | +0.77 | |
| Majority | 37,868 | 24.73 | ---- | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,193 | 79.31 | New | ||
| AIADMK win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "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".
- https://www.dinamani.com/all-editions/edition-coimbatore/erode/2019/apr/02/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE-3125277.html
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.