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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2023 by-elections

Erode (East)

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Winner — 2023 by-elections

E.V.K.S.Elangovan
INC
INC 64.9%ADMK 25.9%75 others 9.2%
Votes
1,10,156
64.9% share
Winning margin
66,233
39.0% of votes
Total candidates
77

Erode (East) is a safe seat — E.V.K.S.Elangovan won by 39.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

77 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E.V.K.S.Elangovan
INC
1,10,15664.9%
2
K.S Thennarasu
ADMK
43,92325.9%
3
Menaka Navaneethan
NTK
10,8276.4%
4
Anand.S
DMDK
1,4320.8%
5
J.Muthubava
IND
3640.2%
6
Deepan Chakkravarthi
IND
3490.2%
7
Dhanalakshmi.V
NADLMMKLK
3240.2%
8
R.G.Annaadhurai
IDMK
1830.1%
9
M.Panneerselvam
RPPRINAT
1440.1%
10
E.Mani
RPI(S)
1380.1%
11
M.Mohamed Ali Jinna
IND
1070.1%
12
K.Thangavel
DAMK
1040.1%
13
M.S.Arumugam
IND
1030.1%
14
Keerthana.M
IND
1000.1%
15
N.Dhanajeyan
IND
930.1%
16
G.Arun Kumar
TNLK
690.0%
17
K.Mathan
GPI
620.0%
18
P.Arumugam
IND
600.0%
19
S.Premnath
AIJYMKG
590.0%
20
A.Arulram
TMTHK
580.0%
21
M.Kannan
IND
480.0%
22
K.A.Manoharan
IND
470.0%
23
Ramesh.T
IND
440.0%
24
M.Velumani
Viswa Bharath People's Party
430.0%
25
M.Mohammed Hafeel
IND
430.0%
26
M.Karunakaran
SP
420.0%
27
M.Dharani Kumar
IND
390.0%
28
T.Anbu Manickam
IND
330.0%
29
H.Shemsutheen
IND
320.0%
30
R.KABAGANDHI
ACDP
310.0%
31
R.Thirumalai
IND
280.0%
32
Senthilkumar.M
IND
270.0%
33
R.Thangavel
IND
270.0%
34
V.Kumarasamy
JD(S)
260.0%
35
K.Mani vannan
IND
260.0%
36
D.Mylvakanan
IND
260.0%
37
A.Sundrrajan
AMGRDMK
250.0%
38
K.P.M.Raja
KDMMK
250.0%
39
P.Esakkimuthu
IND
250.0%
40
P.Kuppusamy
UMK
230.0%
41
K.Manikannan
IND
230.0%
42
S.A.Palanisamy
IND
210.0%
43
V.Krishnamoorthi
VTVTK
200.0%
44
P.Sasikumar
APTADMK
190.0%
45
V.Ram Kumar
INDSRJP
190.0%
46
K.Sundhara Moorthy
IND
190.0%
47
K.Muniyappan
APNP
180.0%
48
P.Vijayakumari
DMSK
180.0%
49
C.Siva kumar
IND
180.0%
50
P.Prathapkumar
IND
180.0%
51
P.Jaisankar
IND
180.0%
52
K.George Fernandaz
MNNMTHRGK
170.0%
53
M.Mohamed Hanifa
Tamil Thayaga Makkal Munnetra Katchi
150.0%
54
Agni Sriramachandran
IND
130.0%
55
P.Sudhakar
IND
130.0%
56
M.Narendranath
IND
130.0%
57
K.Gopalakrishnan
IND
120.0%
58
D.Prabakaran
IND
120.0%
59
S.Logesh
IND
120.0%
60
R.Sathish kumar
IND
110.0%
61
S.Srinivasan
IND
110.0%
62
S.Chitra
IND
100.0%
63
S.Raja
IND
100.0%
64
S.Veerakumar
IND
100.0%
65
Dr.K.Padmarajan
IND
90.0%
66
R.Vijayakumar
VKK
80.0%
67
G.Purushothaman
IND
80.0%
68
S.P.Ramkumar
IND
80.0%
69
R.Sasikumar
IND
70.0%
70
C.M.Raghavan
IND
70.0%
71
P.Gunasekaran
IND
60.0%
72
A.Noor Muhamad
IND
60.0%
73
S.Balraj
IND
50.0%
74
A.Ravi
IND
50.0%
75
R.Rajendran
IND
50.0%
76
R.Kumar
IND
30.0%
77
M.Prabakaran
IND
30.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.9%ADMK 25.9%NTK 6.4%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Government Museum, Erode

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Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library

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Brough Memorial Church

Brough Memorial Church

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CSI Brough Memorial Church

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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