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

2016 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Erode West
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

2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election: Erode West
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

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