The Erode (East) constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 89.82% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
M.Vijay Balaji of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won the seat by defeating Gopinath Planiyappan of the Indian National Congress with a margin of 23966 votes.The Erode (East) Assembly constituency falls under the Erode Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Prakash won the Erode Lok Sabha (MP) seat with a margin of 236566 votes, defeating Atral Ashok Kumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Below you can find the Erode (East) Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
M.vijay Balaji
Winner
|
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam |
69,747
Lead:
23,966
|
42.93% |
| Gopinath Planiyappan | Indian National Congress | 45,781 | 28.18% |
| R. Manoharan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 38,183 | 23.50% |
| Thandava Moorthy | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 4,987 | 3.07% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 879 | 0.54% |
| J.muthu Bava | Independent | 858 | 0.53% |
| H.mohamed Gaipeer | Independent | 321 | 0.20% |
| B.chitra | Bahujan Samaj Party | 256 | 0.16% |
| M.kamal Kumar | Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 227 | 0.14% |
| R.vairam | Independent | 196 | 0.12% |
| K.manikannan | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 173 | 0.11% |
| Nathiya.s | Independent | 136 | 0.08% |
| C.thiyagarajan | Independent | 132 | 0.08% |
| M.dharani Kumar | Independent | 96 | 0.06% |
| A.manikandan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 86 | 0.05% |
| K.dhavasiappan | Tamilaga Makkal Nala Katchi | 80 | 0.05% |
| R.dhandapani | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 76 | 0.05% |
| S.lakshmanathan | Independent | 67 | 0.04% |
| M.v.karthy | Independent | 66 | 0.04% |
| Shanmugam.p | Independent | 55 | 0.03% |
| M.murugesan | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.vijay Balaji | TVK | 69,747 | 23,966 | 42.93% |
| 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% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M.vijay Balaji | TVK |
69,747
(Lead:
23,966)
|
42.93% |
| Gopinath Planiyappan | INC | 45,781 | 28.18% | |
| 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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M.vijay Balaji of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won the Erode (East) Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Gopinath Planiyappan of the Indian National Congress (INC) by a margin of 23966 votes.
The strike rate in the Erode (East) constituency is 67% INC and 33% TVK, with INC won 2 times and TVK won 1 time since the 1977 elections.
M.vijay Balaji (TVK) received 42.93% vote share.
Gopinath Planiyappan (INC) received 28.18% vote share.
M.vijay Balaji (TVK) won the 2026 election with 69747 votes, leading by 23966 votes and securing a 42.93% vote share.
The Erode (East) Assembly constituency falls under the Erode Lok Sabha constituency of Erode district.
M.vijay Balaji (TVK) won the Erode (East) Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 23966 votes over Gopinath Planiyappan (INC).
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.
The top candidates in the Erode (East) Assembly Election 2026 were:
M.vijay Balaji (TVK)
Gopinath Planiyappan (INC)
R. Manoharan (AIADMK)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with M.vijay Balaji (TVK) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Erode (East) Assembly Election 2026 was 89.82%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. 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.