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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 99<br />
| map_image = Constitution-Erode (West).svg<br />
| district = [[Erode district|Erode]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Erode Lok Sabha constituency|Erode]]<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
| mla = [[S. Muthusamy]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| name = Erode (West)<br />
| electors = 250,177 <br />
| reservation = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Erode West''' or 'Erode (West)' is a state assembly constituency of [[Erode]] city in [[Erode district]] in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 99. It consists of portions of the [[Perundurai taluk|Perundurai]] and [[Erode taluk]]s. It is included in [[Erode Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies<br />
|access-date = 2008-10-10<br />
|work = Tamil Nadu<br />
|publisher = Election Commission of India<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206012938/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf<br />
|archive-date = 2009-02-06<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 28 January 2017}}</ref> It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.<br />
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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 [[Voter-verified paper audit trail|VVPAT]] facility with EVMs in [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ec-to-tighten-grip-on-cash-for-votes/article8225776.ece|title=EC to tighten grip on cash for votes|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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==Boundaries==<br />
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.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Gender demographic of Erode West as of 11.02.2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patrikai.com/816-more-the-increase-in-the-number-of-voters-in-erode-east-constituency-now-compared-january-2023-voter-list/|title=Patrikai.com 11.02.2021 Voters Count}}</ref> taken during the State General election in 2021:<br />
{|class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Female<br />
!Male<br />
!Transgender<br />
!Total<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|1,42,913<br />
| 1,48,373<br />
|30<br />
|2,91,316<br />
|}<br />
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==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
Elected members from this constituency are as follows:<br />
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{| class="wikitable" width="70%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
!<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| 2011<br />
|<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[K. V. Ramalingam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2016<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2021<br />
|<br />
| [[S. Muthusamy]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
|2026<br />
|<br />
|K. K. Anand Mohan<br />
|<br />
|[[Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|Tamilaga vettri kazhagam]]<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
{{bar box<br />
|float=right<br />
|title= Vote share of winning candidates<br />
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{{bar percent|[[#2021|2021]]|{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|49.49}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2016|2016]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|43.46}}<br />
{{bar percent|[[#2011|2011]]|{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}|59.29}}<br />
}}<br />
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=== 2026 ===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: Erode (West)}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Muthusamy]]|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|votes=74,586|percentage=33.69%|change=-15.8%}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=M. Yuvaraja|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=38,185|percentage=17.25%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=N. Vijay|party=Naam Tamilar Katchi|votes=8,124|percentage=3.67%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=K. K. Ananth Moghan|party=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|votes=96,836|percentage=43.74%|change=''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA|party=None of the above|votes=1,257|percentage=0.57%|change=-0.40%}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,250 |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=2,21,400|percentage=90.1%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage=}}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,45,493|change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam|loser=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2021===<br />
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{{Election box begin|title= [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Erode (West)]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Muthusamy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=1,00,757 |percentage=49.49% |change=8.62% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. Ramalingam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=78,668 |percentage=38.64% |change=-4.82% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Chandra Kumar P |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=13,353 |percentage=6.56% |change=5.27% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Durai Sevugan |party=Makkal Needhi Maiam |votes=8,107 |percentage=3.98% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nota |party=None of the above |votes=1,968 |percentage=0.97% |change=-0.83% }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=22,089 |percentage=10.85% |change=8.26% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,03,611 |percentage=69.48% |change= -4.43% }}<br />
{{Election box rejected|votes=490 |percentage=0.24% }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,93,058 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= 6.03% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Erode (West)]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Ramalingam K. V. |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=82,297 |percentage=43.46% |change=-15.83% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[S. Muthusamy]] |party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=77,391 |percentage=40.87% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Easwara Murthy M |party=Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi |votes=7,477 |percentage=3.95% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Murugan N |party=Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=6,624 |percentage=3.50% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Palanisamy N. P. |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=4,177 |percentage=2.21% |change=-0.09% }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=None Of The Above |party=None of the above |votes=3,403 |percentage=1.80% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Arumugam P V |party=Pattali Makkal Katchi |votes=3,000 |percentage=1.58% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jothivel T |party=Naam Tamilar Katchi |votes=2,448 |percentage=1.29% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,906 |percentage=2.59% |change=-22.14% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,89,367 |percentage=73.91% |change= -5.36% }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,56,208 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |swing= -15.83% }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Erode (West)]]}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[K. V. Ramalingam]] |party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |votes=90,789 |percentage=59.29% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Yuvaraja M |party=Indian National Congress |votes=52,921 |percentage=34.56% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Palanisamy N. P |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,516 |percentage=2.30% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Venkatachalam K |party=Independent politician |votes=1,371 |percentage=0.90% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Tamilarasu M |party=Independent politician |votes=1,183 |percentage=0.77% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Nagarajan V. P |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,012 |percentage=0.66% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=37,868 |percentage=24.73% }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,93,170 |percentage=79.27% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,53,133 |change = }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010}}<br />
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