Erode East or 'Erode (East)' is a state assembly constituency in

Erode district Erode District is one of the 38 Districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the south Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It was the largest district by area in the state before the formation of Tirupur district in 2009 ...

in the state of

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. 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 Lok Sabha constituency () is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India. Assembly segments From 2009 Erode Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following legislative assembly segme ...

. 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 The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a Rivers of India, major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari River, Godavari and Krishna River, Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin i ...

on the east and

Modakkurichi Assembly constituency Modakurichi (தமிழ்: மொடக்குறிச்சி) is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of I ...

limit on the south.

Demographics

The

Kongu Vellalar Kongu Vellalar is a community found in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu, India. Etymology The Vellalar of the Kongunadu, Kongu country came to be known as Kongu Vellalar. They are also known by names such as "Bupaalan", Gangavamsam, Kudiyaanava ...

Gounder Gounder is a title used by various communities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It may refer to various communities such as Kongu Vellalar, Vettuva Gounder, Vettuva, Vanniyar, Kurumba Gounder, Kurumba, Thuluva Vellalar, :ta:Urali_Gounder, Urali, ...

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:

Members of Legislative Assembly

Elected members from this constituency are as follows:

Election results

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References

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