Anthiyur
Anthiyur — AIADMK's Haribaskar reclaims Erode hill seat by 1,260 votes
Anthiyur has flipped on tight margins lately — DMK's Venkatachalam took it from AIADMK by just 1,275 votes in 2021 after losing it by 5,312 in 2016. P. Haribaskar (AIADMK) now wins by 1,260 against DMK's M. Sivabalan. Earlier the seat went DMK in 2006 (Gurusamy by 19,743) and AIADMK in 2011 (Ramanitharan by 25,254).
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARIBASKAR.P | AIADMK | 60,042 | 32.85% |
| 2 | SIVABALAN.M | DMK | 58,782 | 32.16% |
| 3 | VIJAY VENKATESH.M | TVK | 56,372 | 30.84% |
| 4 | AALANGATTUR ANANDHI | NTK | 5,287 | 2.89% |
| 5 | VEERAN.K | IND | 990 | 0.54% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK SIVABALAN.M led postal ballots (1,142), but AIADMK HARIBASKAR.P won the seat overall (60,042).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIVABALAN.M | DMK | 1,142 | 57,640 | 58,782 |
| 2 | HARIBASKAR.P | AIADMK | 859 | 59,183 | 60,042 |
| 3 | VIJAY VENKATESH.M | TVK | 646 | 55,726 | 56,372 |
| 4 | AALANGATTUR ANANDHI | NTK | 123 | 5,164 | 5,287 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 24 | 730 | 754 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
About Anthiyur
Anthiyur — AC 105 — is a Scheduled-Caste-reserved Erode-district seat that climbs from the Bhavani Sagar reservoir up into the Bargur hills, the eastern boundary of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. The constituency holds one of the country's most important tiger landscapes — 1,408 sq km notified in 2013, with a tiger count that has grown from 25 in 2011 to 80 by 2018, contiguous with Mudumalai across the Moyar. Bargur cattle, mango orchards and small coffee patches define the hill economy. The Bannari Amman temple and the Bhavani Sagar dam, completed in 1955, anchor the lower edge.
Anthiyur & Sathyamangalam tiger country
Anthiyur opens onto Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve — drive the Hasanur road through Bargur reserve forest for sloth-bear country and gaur sightings. Loop back via the 1955 Bhavani Sagar dam for the long causeway view, then stop at Bannari Amman temple before mango orchards close in. Carry permits for any forest entry.
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