Erode East Assembly constituency


Erode East or 'Erode ' 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]. 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 and Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south.

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:
YearFemaleMaleTransgenderTotal
20231,16,4971,11,025252,27,547

Members of Legislative Assembly

Elected members from this constituency are as follows:

Election results

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