Erode district · 8 seats · April 2026 election
Erode MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: TVK won 5 of Erode's 8 seats; AIADMK 3. By votes: TVK 35.3%, DMK 23.2%, AIADMK 23.0%. The same seats went AIADMK 4, DMK 2, BJP 1, INC 1 in 2021.
TVK 5 AIADMK 3
Votes counted
16,03,718
Turnout
91.2%
Seats that changed party since 2021
6 of 8
Erode's 8 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Erode (East) | M. Vijay Balaji TVK | 23,966 | INC | 90.5% | Booths |
| 99 | Erode (West) | K. K. Ananth Moghan TVK | 22,250 | DMK | 88.5% | Booths |
| 100 | Modakkurichi | D. Shanmugan TVK | 2,430 | BJP | 91.9% | Booths |
| 103 | Perundurai | S. Jayakumar AIADMKresigned 25 May 2026 | 9,693 | DMK | 93.6% | Booths |
| 104 | Bhavani | K. C. Karuppanan AIADMK | 7,396 | TVK | 93.3% | Booths |
| 105 | Anthiyur | P. Haribaskar AIADMK | 1,260 | DMK | 89.6% | Booths |
| 106 | Gobichettipalayam | K. A. Sengottaiyan TVK | 16,620 | DMK | 91.9% | Booths |
| 107 | Bhavanisagar (SC) | V. P. Tamilselvi TVK | 4,569 | AIADMK | 90.3% | Booths |
Perundurai's MLA resigned 25 May 2026.
Erode in numbers
| Measure | Erode | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 8 | =8th | 6 |
| Electors | 17,59,157 | 12th | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 91.2% | 5th | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 51.8% | 3rd | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 8,544 | 24th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 6 of 8 | =17th | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.55% | 2nd | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Anthiyur, won by 1,260 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Erode (East), won by 23,966 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (6 of 8)
- Erode (East) 2021 INC → 2026 TVK
- Erode (West) 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Modakkurichi 2021 BJP → 2026 TVK
- Anthiyur 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
- Gobichettipalayam 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Bhavanisagar 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
What each seat is
- Erode (East)Erode (East) (AC 98) covers the eastern half of Erode city, the Kongu-belt urban centre known across Tamil Nadu as 'Manjal Nagaram' — Turmeric City — for the GI-tagged Erode turmeric whose deep-yellow rhizomes anchor the city's wholesale yards.
- Erode (West)Erode West covers the western half of the Cauvery-bank textile capital, including Periyar Nagar, Veerappanchatram and the turmeric-trading lanes around the Erode railway station.
- ModakkurichiModakkurichi (AC 100) is an Erode-district seat in the Kongu Vellala Gounder belt, sitting between the turmeric mandis of Erode town and the Bhavani river.
- PerunduraiPerundurai sits on the NH-544 between Erode and Coimbatore, centred on the SIPCOT industrial estate that houses textile, chemical and engineering units.
- BhavaniBhavani town stands at the meeting point of the Bhavani river and the Cauvery, one of the three sacred sangamams of South India along with Triveni Sangam and Mukkudal.
- AnthiyurAnthiyur (AC 105) is a general (unreserved) Erode-district seat that climbs from the Bhavani Sagar reservoir up into the Bargur hills, the eastern boundary of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.
- GobichettipalayamGobichettipalayam, called Gobi by everyone, sits in the northern Erode district at the foot of the Sathyamangalam hills.
- BhavanisagarBhavanisagar takes its name from the dam built across the Bhavani river in 1955, which irrigates a 2-lakh-acre delta running through the constituency.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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