Erode West or 'Erode (West)' is a state assembly constituency of
Erode
Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...
city 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
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
,
India
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. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 99. It consists of portions of the
Perundurai and
Erode taluks. It is included in
Erode Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
This constituency was newly formed, in the year of 2008, by dividing the integrated Erode Assembly Constituency. Erode West was one of 17 assembly constituencies to have
VVPAT facility with EVMs in
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
The Fifteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats (except Thanjavur and Aravakurichi for which held on 26 October 2016) of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The AIADMK under J. J ...
.
Boundaries
It covers the western part of Erode City Corporation to the
Perundurai Assembly constituency limit on the west and
Modakkurichi Assembly constituency limit on the south; a part of the city is also covered by these two constituencies.
Bhavani Assembly constituency also covers some part of the city in the north.
Demographics
Gender demographic of Erode West as of 11.02.2021,
taken during the State General election in 2021:
Members of Legislative Assembly
Elected members from this constituency are as follows:
Election results
2021
2016
2011
References
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Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
Erode
Erode district
Politics of Tamil Nadu
Constituencies established in 2008
2008 establishments in Tamil Nadu