Erode (East) Assembly Elections 2026
Erode (East) is a key legislative assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, located in the Erode district. In the 2025 assembly elections, the seat was won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. V C Chandrakumar, from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam defeated M K Seethalakshmi of the Naam Tamilar Katchi by a margin of 90629 votes.
It often sees intense battles between major parties. This election, the contest is heating up as NTK’s Thandava Moorthy enters the fray.
From election campaigns to final results, follow all developments related to Erode (East) assembly constituency, including winner details, vote margins, and more on our dedicated page.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Constituencies
Erode (East) Candidates List
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results 2025-By Election to 2011
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results (2025-By Election)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
V C Chandrakumar
Winner
|
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
114,439
Lead: 90,629
|
74.66% |
| M K Seethalakshmi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 23,810 | 15.53% |
| Nota | None of the Above | 6,109 | 3.99% |
| K.kalaiyarasan | Independent | 963 | 0.63% |
| M.arumugam | Bharatiya Praja Aikyata Party | 890 | 0.58% |
| H.mohammed Gaipeer | Independent | 533 | 0.35% |
| M.panchatcharam | Independent | 437 | 0.29% |
| V.s.anand | Independent | 415 | 0.27% |
| M. Kanthasamy | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 392 | 0.26% |
| V.sowndarya | Samajwadi Party | 383 | 0.25% |
| N.dhananjeyan | Independent | 347 | 0.23% |
| K.maduraivinayagam | Viro Ke Vir Indian Party | 293 | 0.19% |
| Pa.savictha | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 286 | 0.19% |
| Chellakumarasamy.t.s | Independent | 270 | 0.18% |
| P.esakkimuthu Nadar | Independent | 238 | 0.16% |
| Agni Aalvar | Independent | 222 | 0.14% |
| S.vennila | Independent | 222 | 0.14% |
| S.madhumathi | Independent | 213 | 0.14% |
| K.paramasivam | Independent | 207 | 0.14% |
| R.loganathan | Independent | 189 | 0.12% |
| P.chellapandian | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 156 | 0.10% |
| V.paulraj | Independent | 150 | 0.10% |
| Amutharasu | Independent | 149 | 0.10% |
| Dr.k.padmarajan. | Independent | 149 | 0.10% |
| Anand Subramani | Marumalarchi Janatha Katchi | 148 | 0.10% |
| C.ravi | Independent | 136 | 0.09% |
| N.pandian | Independent | 129 | 0.08% |
| R.sathya | Independent | 124 | 0.08% |
| S.dharmalingam | Ganasangam Party of India | 122 | 0.08% |
| A.noor Muhamad | Independent | 112 | 0.07% |
| J.gopalakrishnan | Independent | 100 | 0.07% |
| M.saminathan | Independent | 92 | 0.06% |
| S.krishnamoorthi | Independent | 92 | 0.06% |
| K.muniyappan | All Pensionerxe2x80x99s Party | 85 | 0.06% |
| D.prabakaran | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 78 | 0.05% |
| S.muthaiah | Thakkam Katchi | 78 | 0.05% |
| Sankarkumar. K.a | Independent | 68 | 0.04% |
| C.parameswaran | Independent | 64 | 0.04% |
| M.v.karthy | Independent | 64 | 0.04% |
| C.rajamanickam | Independent | 61 | 0.04% |
| M.r.senguttuvan | Independent | 55 | 0.04% |
| Logesh Sekar | Independent | 50 | 0.03% |
| R.thirumalai | Independent | 42 | 0.03% |
| R.subramanian | Independent | 37 | 0.02% |
| R.rajasekaran | Independent | 30 | 0.02% |
| N.ramasamy | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
| K.murugan | Independent | 24 | 0.02% |
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results (2023-By Election)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Evks Elangovan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
110,156
Lead: 66,233
|
64.58% |
| K.s.thennarasu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 43,923 | 25.75% |
| Menaka Navaneethan | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 10,827 | 6.35% |
| S. Anand | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 1,432 | 0.84% |
| Nota | None of the Above | 798 | 0.47% |
| J.muthubava | Independent | 364 | 0.21% |
| Deepan Chakkravarthi | Independent | 349 | 0.20% |
| Dhanalakshmi.v | Naadaalum Makkal Katchi | 324 | 0.19% |
| R.g.annaadhurai | Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi | 183 | 0.11% |
| M.panneerselvam | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 144 | 0.08% |
| E.mani | Republican Party Of India (sivaraj) | 138 | 0.08% |
| M.mohamed Ali Jinna | Independent | 107 | 0.06% |
| K.thangavel | Dhesiya Makkal Kazhagam | 104 | 0.06% |
| M.s.arumugam | Independent | 103 | 0.06% |
| Keerthana.m | Independent | 100 | 0.06% |
| N.dhanajeyan | Independent | 93 | 0.05% |
| G.arun Kumar | Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | 69 | 0.04% |
| K.mathan | Ganasangam Party of India | 62 | 0.04% |
| P.arumugam | Independent | 60 | 0.04% |
| S.premnath | All India Jananayaka Makkal Kazhagam | 59 | 0.03% |
| A.arulram | Tamilaga Makkal Thannurimai Katchi | 58 | 0.03% |
| M.kannan | Independent | 48 | 0.03% |
| K.a.manoharan | Independent | 47 | 0.03% |
| Ramesh.t | Independent | 44 | 0.03% |
| M.mohammed Hafeel | Independent | 43 | 0.03% |
| M.velumani | Viswa Bharath People's Party | 43 | 0.03% |
| M.karunakaran | Samajwadi Party | 42 | 0.02% |
| M.dharani Kumar | Independent | 39 | 0.02% |
| T.anbu Manickam | Independent | 33 | 0.02% |
| H.shemsutheen | Independent | 32 | 0.02% |
| R.kabagandhi | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 31 | 0.02% |
| R.thirumalai | Independent | 28 | 0.02% |
| R.thangavel | Independent | 27 | 0.02% |
| Senthilkumar.m | Independent | 27 | 0.02% |
| D.mylvakanan | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
| K.mani Vannan | Independent | 26 | 0.02% |
| V.kumarasamy | Janata Dal (secular) | 26 | 0.02% |
| A.sundrrajan | Anna MGR Dravida Makkal Kalgam | 25 | 0.01% |
| K.p.m.raja | Kongu Desa Marumalarchi Makkal Katchi | 25 | 0.01% |
| P.esakkimuthu | Independent | 25 | 0.01% |
| K.manikannan | Independent | 23 | 0.01% |
| P.kuppusamy | Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | 23 | 0.01% |
| S.a.palanisamy | Independent | 21 | 0.01% |
| V.krishnamoorthi | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 20 | 0.01% |
| K.sundhara Moorthy | Independent | 19 | 0.01% |
| P.sasikumar | Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 19 | 0.01% |
| V.ram Kumar | India Suyarajya Party | 19 | 0.01% |
| C.siva Kumar | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| K.muniyappan | All Pensioners Party | 18 | 0.01% |
| P.jaisankar | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| P.prathapkumar | Independent | 18 | 0.01% |
| P.vijayakumari | Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi | 18 | 0.01% |
| K.george Fernandaz | Mannin Maithargal Kazhagam | 17 | 0.01% |
| M.mohamed Hanifa | Tamil Thayaga Makkal Munnetra Katchi | 15 | 0.01% |
| Agni Sriramachandran | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| M.narendranath | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| P.sudhakar | Independent | 13 | 0.01% |
| D.prabakaran | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| K.gopalakrishnan | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| S.logesh | Independent | 12 | 0.01% |
| R.sathish Kumar | Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha | 11 | 0.01% |
| S.srinivasan | Independent | 11 | 0.01% |
| S.chitra | Independent | 10 | 0.01% |
| S.raja | Independent | 10 | 0.01% |
| S.veerakumar | Independent | 10 | 0.01% |
| Dr.k.padmarajan | Independent | 9 | 0.01% |
| G.purushothaman | Independent | 8 | 0% |
| R.vijayakumar | Viduthalai Kalam Katchi | 8 | 0% |
| S.p.ramkumar | Independent | 8 | 0% |
| C.m.raghavan | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| R.sasikumar | Independent | 7 | 0% |
| A.noor Muhamad | Independent | 6 | 0% |
| P.gunasekaran | Independent | 6 | 0% |
| A.ravi | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| R.rajendran | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| S.balraj | Independent | 5 | 0% |
| M.prabakaran | Independent | 3 | 0% |
| R.kumar | Independent | 3 | 0% |
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results (2021)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Evks Elangovan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
110,156
Lead: 51,760
|
64.58% |
| Yuvaraja | TMC | 58,396 | 38.41% |
| Gomathi | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 11,629 | 7.65% |
| Amr Rajkumar | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 10,005 | 6.58% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 1,546 | 1.02% |
| S.a.muthukumaran | Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 1,204 | 0.79% |
| Arumuga Ac Kannan | Ambedkarite Party of India | 373 | 0.25% |
| Govindaraj,s. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 372 | 0.24% |
| Meenakshi,v. | Independent | 299 | 0.20% |
| Shajahan,i. | Independent | 256 | 0.17% |
| Yuvaraj,m. | Independent | 235 | 0.15% |
| Shanmugavel,s. | MGR Makkal Katchi | 151 | 0.10% |
| Raja,p. | Makkal Thilagam Munnetra Kazhagam, | 102 | 0.07% |
| Antony Peter,l. | Independent | 96 | 0.06% |
| Minnal Murugesh,r. | Independent | 73 | 0.05% |
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results (2016)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thennarasu K S
Winner
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
64,879
Lead: 7,794
|
44.77% |
| Chandhirakumar V C | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 57,085 | 39.39% |
| Ponchairman | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 6,776 | 4.68% |
| Rajeshkumar P | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5,549 | 3.83% |
| Others | Others | 3,096 | 2.14% |
| Jaganathan S | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | 2,721 | 1.88% |
| Alaudeen A | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 2,262 | 1.56% |
| Sadhik Basha K | Sdpi | 2,176 | 1.50% |
| Rajendran | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 2,111 | 1.46% |
| Kannan R | Independent | 406 | 0.28% |
| Loganathan P T | Independent | 294 | 0.20% |
| Krishnan P | Bahujan Samaj Party | 234 | 0.16% |
| Ramesh M | Samuga Makkal Katchi | 220 | 0.15% |
| Senthilkumar K | Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy | 109 | 0.08% |
| Perumalraj R | Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam | 100 | 0.07% |
Erode (East) Assembly Election Results (2011)
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chandhirakumar V.c
Winner
|
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
69,166
Lead: 10,644
|
50.83% |
| Muthusamy S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 58,522 | 43.01% |
| Rajeshkumar P | Bharatiya Janata Party | 3,244 | 2.38% |
| Minnal Murugash R | Independent | 2,439 | 1.79% |
| Mayavan C | Bahujan Samaj Party | 628 | 0.46% |
| Sangamithirai S | Independent | 456 | 0.34% |
| Karunanithi G | Independent | 441 | 0.32% |
| Selvaraj S | Independent | 408 | 0.30% |
| Nagarajan Ar | Independent | 363 | 0.27% |
| Thayalan G | Independent | 214 | 0.16% |
| Siraj A | Independent | 190 | 0.14% |
Strike Rate
Erode (East) MLA List
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-By Election | V C Chandrakumar | DMK | 114,439 | 90,629 | 74.66% |
| 2023-By Election | Evks Elangovan | INC | 110,156 | 66,233 | 64.58% |
| 2021 | Evks Elangovan | INC | 110,156 | 51,760 | 64.58% |
| 2016 | Thennarasu K S | AIADMK | 64,879 | 7,794 | 44.77% |
| 2011 | Chandhirakumar V.c | DMDK | 69,166 | 10,644 | 50.83% |
Erode (East) Past Election Results
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-By Election | V C Chandrakumar | DMK |
114,439
(Lead: 90,629)
|
74.66% |
| M K Seethalakshmi | NTK | 23,810 | 15.53% | |
| 2023-By Election | Evks Elangovan | INC |
110,156
(Lead: 66,233)
|
64.58% |
| K.s.thennarasu | AIADMK | 43,923 | 25.75% | |
| 2021 | Evks Elangovan | INC |
110,156
(Lead: 51,760)
|
64.58% |
| Yuvaraja | TMC | 58,396 | 38.41% | |
| 2016 | Thennarasu K S | AIADMK |
64,879
(Lead: 7,794)
|
44.77% |
| Chandhirakumar V C | DMK | 57,085 | 39.39% | |
| 2011 | Chandhirakumar V.c | DMDK |
69,166
(Lead: 10,644)
|
50.83% |
| Muthusamy S | DMK | 58,522 | 43.01% |
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Tamil Nadu Erode (East) Assembly Elections FAQs
Who won the Erode (East) Assembly seat in the 2025 election?
V C Chandrakumar of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the Erode (East) Assembly seat in the 2025 elections, defeating M K Seethalakshmi of the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) by a margin of 90629 votes.
What is the historical strike rate of the Erode (East) constituency in past elections?
The strike rate in the Erode (East) constituency is 67% INC and 33% DMK, with INC won 2 times and DMK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
What were the vote shares of the leading candidates in the 2025 Erode (East) Assembly Election?
V C Chandrakumar (DMK) received 74.66% vote share.
M K Seethalakshmi (NTK) received 15.53% vote share.
What were the results of the 2025 Erode (East) Assembly Election?
V C Chandrakumar (DMK) won the 2025 election with 114439 votes, leading by 90629 votes and securing a 74.66% vote share.
Which Lok Sabha constituency does the Erode (East) Assembly constituency fall under?
The Erode (East) Assembly constituency falls under the Erode Lok Sabha constituency of Erode district.
What was the margin of victory in the Erode (East) Assembly Election 2025?
V C Chandrakumar (DMK) won the Erode (East) Assembly seat in 2025 with a margin of 90629 votes over M K Seethalakshmi (NTK).
What are the key constituencies in the Erode Lok Sabha area?
The Erode (East) Assembly constituency is part of the Erode Lok Sabha constituency, which includes other areas like Kumarapalayam, Erode (west), Modakkurichi, Dharapuram (sc), Kangayam.
Who were the top candidates for the Erode (East) Assembly Election 2025?
The top candidates in the Erode (East) Assembly Election 2025 were:
V C Chandrakumar (DMK)
M K Seethalakshmi (NTK)
Nota (None of the Above)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with V C Chandrakumar (DMK) emerging as the winner.
The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.
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