Erode East is a state assembly constituency in Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 98. It consists of a portion of Erode taluk which includes Erode City. It is included in Erode Lok Sabha constituency. Erode East is completely an urban constituency which covers 33 wards out of 80 wards of Erode city corporation. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
This constituency was newly formed, in the year of 2008, by dividing the integrated Erode Assembly Constituency.
Boundaries and parts Erode East covers the central part of Erode City Corporation to the river Kaveri on the east, Erode West Assembly Constituency on the west and Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south which also covers some parts of Erode city.
Demographics The Kongu Vellalar Gounder and Sengundha Mudhaliyar communities constituted about 60% of the total population of this constituency in 2021.
Gender demographic of Erode East as of 11.02.2023, taken during the 2023 by-election:
YearFemaleMaleTransgenderTotal20231,16,4971,11,025252,27,547
Members of Legislative Assembly Elected members from this constituency are as follows: YearMemberPolitical Party2011V. C. Chandhirakumar2016K. S. Thennarasu2021Thirumagan Evera2023^E. V. K. S. Elangovan2025^V. C. Chandhirakumar 2026M. Vijay Balaji
^ 2023 By election due to the death of Thirumagan Evera
^ 2025 By election due to the death of E.V.K.S.Elangovan
Election results
2026
2025
2023
2021
2016
2011
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