Erode Assembly constituency

11°21′N 77°44′E / 11.350°N 77.733°E / 11.350; 77.733

Erode
Former constituency for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictErode
LS constituencyErode
Established1952
Abolished2006
Total electors3,03,864
ReservationNone

Erode was a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Post delimitation in 2008, the constituency ceased to exist and was replaced by two constituencies namely Erode East and Erode West.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearWinnerParty
1952RajuCommunist Party of India
1957V. S. ManickasundaramIndian National Congress
1962A. S. Dakshinamurthy GounderIndian National Congress
1967M. ChinnaswamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971M. SubramanianDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977S. MuthusamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980S. MuthusamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984S. MuthusamyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989Subbulakshmi JegatheesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991C. ManickamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996N. K. K. PeriasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001K. S. ThennarasuAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006N. K. K. P. RaajahDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2006
44.17%
2001
52.40%
1996
59.80%
1991
63.11%
1989
41.40%
1984
53.50%
1980
56.62%
1977
43.09%
1971
61.16%
1967
59.14%
1962
39.61%
1957
37.28%
1952
40.88%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKN. K. K. P. Raja 94,938 44.17% 5.19%
AIADMKSivakumar. E. R84,10739.13%-13.27%
DMDKChandhirakumar. V. C29,01113.50%
BJPChairman. Pon1,5880.74%
IndependentPalanisamy. K1,5850.74%
IndependentMuthukumar. R1,3200.61%
BSPSelladurai. K5810.27%
IndependentSekaran. R3980.19%
IndependentSukumaran. Pon2610.12%
AIFBBalan. R2530.12%
IndependentTamilrasu. M2250.10%
Margin of victory10,8315.04%-8.38%
Turnout2,14,91870.73%13.98%
Registered electors3,03,864
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing-8.23%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKK. S. Thennarasu 95,450 52.40% 19.92%
DMKPeriyasamy N. K. K.71,01038.98%-20.82%
MDMKGaneshamurthi. A.9,8465.41%1.38%
IndependentVengai Rajendran P.2,2331.23%
IndependentVinaya Kamoorthi. N.1,5240.84%
TDKSenthilkumar N.6580.36%
IndependentRamu V.3390.19%
IndependentNallasivam A. M.2180.12%
IndependentChokkalingam A. P.2110.12%
IndependentPalanisamy R.1650.09%
IndependentMurugesan S.1350.07%
Margin of victory24,44013.42%-13.90%
Turnout1,82,15456.74%-6.52%
Registered electors3,21,070
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing-7.40%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKN. K. K. Periasamy 104,726 59.80% 25.34%
AIADMKS. Muthusamy56,88932.48%-30.63%
MDMKA. Genashamurthy7,0474.02%
BJPC. Ravi1,4330.82%
PMKV. K. Jambu1,3590.78%
IndependentM. Devakumar2970.17%
IndependentE. J. Narayanaram Singh2470.14%
IndependentThiruvenkatachala Mudaliar2330.13%
IndependentK. Murugesan2010.11%
IndependentK. N. Selvaraj1320.08%
IndependentG. Nataraj1320.08%
Margin of victory47,83727.32%-1.34%
Turnout1,75,12963.27%5.25%
Registered electors2,83,064
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing-3.32%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKManickam C. 96,226 63.11% 35.20%
DMKGaneshamurthy A.52,53834.46%-6.94%
PMKRajendran P.2,1751.43%
AMIKaruppusamy P.2480.16%
Tharasu Makkal MandramNeelakandan S.1840.12%
IndependentMurugesan C.1760.12%
IndependentBhoopathi K.1310.09%
IndependentVijayakumar P.1100.07%
IndependentAyyasamy K.1070.07%
IndependentChandrasekaran P.1040.07%
IndependentShanmugasundaram R.1030.07%
Margin of victory43,68828.66%15.17%
Turnout1,52,46258.02%-12.00%
Registered electors2,67,353
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing21.71%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKSubbulakshmi Jagadeesan 68,128 41.40% -3.41%
AIADMKMuthusamu. S. M45,93027.91%-25.59%
AIADMKManickam. C. M33,39120.29%-33.21%
IndependentGunasekaran. T. M10,6876.49%
IndependentMuthusamy. K. M2,2341.36%
IndependentElangandhi. E. K. M9360.57%
IndependentPonnusamy. P. K. M2560.16%
IndependentPalanisamy. M. K. M2500.15%
IndependentSubramaniam. K. M1860.11%
IndependentMani P. M1550.09%
IndependentSelvam. R. M1480.09%
Margin of victory22,19813.49%4.80%
Turnout1,64,55270.02%-3.03%
Registered electors2,37,642
DMK gain from AIADMKSwing-12.10%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKS. Muthusamy 71,722 53.50% -3.12%
DMKSubbulakshmi Jagadeesan60,07544.81%
IndependentM. Nallasamy3320.25%
IndependentKannammal3120.23%
IndependentP. Chinnasamy2720.20%
IndependentSubramaniam2280.17%
IndependentAmrose2260.17%
IndependentP. Karuppusamy2170.16%
IndependentM. R. Subramaniam1850.14%
IndependentK. Ayyavoo1620.12%
IndependentR. Shanmugasundaram1570.12%
Margin of victory11,6478.69%-8.12%
Turnout1,34,06073.04%9.55%
Registered electors1,89,520
AIADMK holdSwing-3.12%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKS. Muthusamy 62,342 56.62% 13.53%
INCSainathan. R.43,83939.82%
JPVaradharasan. K. V. V.2,4232.20%
IndependentKaruppanan. M. S.4510.41%
IndependentBalakrishnan. N.2680.24%
IndependentKarunakaran. C.2570.23%
IndependentAyyavoo. K.1790.16%
IndependentSubramaniam. G. S.1590.14%
IndependentChakharapani. R.1130.10%
IndependentShanmugasundaram. A.730.07%
Margin of victory18,50316.81%-3.14%
Turnout1,10,10463.50%5.21%
Registered electors1,75,563
AIADMK holdSwing13.53%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIADMKS. Muthusamy 37,968 43.09%
DMKM. Subramanian20,38923.14%-38.02%
JPK.R. Nallasivam15,40117.48%
CPIP. Thirumalairajan12,99514.75%
IndependentKesavalal Kalidas Sait9351.06%
IndependentGurunatha Mudaliar2770.31%
IndependentK. Manickam1530.17%
Margin of victory17,57919.95%-2.38%
Turnout88,11858.29%-10.95%
Registered electors1,52,823
AIADMK gain from DMKSwing-18.07%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKM. Subramanian 47,809 61.16% 2.02%
INCK. P. Muthusamy30,35838.84%5.27%
Margin of victory17,45122.33%-3.25%
Turnout78,16769.24%-9.34%
Registered electors1,15,588
DMK holdSwing2.02%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMKM. Chinnaswamy 45,471 59.14%
INCP. Arjunan25,80833.57%-6.04%
CPIR. C. Palaniappan4,6876.10%
RPI(A)M. Gurusamy9201.20%
Margin of victory19,66325.57%16.54%
Turnout76,88678.57%2.95%
Registered electors1,00,217
DMK gain from INCSwing19.53%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Erode
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCA. S. Dhakshinamoorthy Gounder 32,895 39.61% 2.33%
WTM. Chinnasami Gounder25,39230.57%
IndependentP. K. Palamisami24,76929.82%
Margin of victory7,5039.03%2.87%
Turnout83,05675.62%22.45%
Registered electors1,13,826
INC holdSwing2.33%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Erode[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCV. S. Manickasundaram 19,012 37.28% 2.35%
CPIK. T. Raju15,87031.12%
IndependentN. Chinnusami14,53128.49%
IndependentS. Sidhla Gounder1,5843.11%
Margin of victory3,1426.16%0.22%
Turnout50,99753.17%-7.88%
Registered electors95,917
INC gain from CPISwing-3.60%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Erode[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIRaju 21,251 40.88%
INCDeivasingamani Gounder18,16034.93%34.93%
IndependentChenniappa Gounder6,80513.09%
SocialistKandaswami4,3348.34%
RPIKrishnaswami1,4392.77%
Margin of victory3,0915.95%
Turnout51,98961.05%
Registered electors85,159
CPI win (new seat)

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