Modakkurichi
Modakkurichi — TVK's Shanmugan ends BJP's 281-vote 2021 win, taking the seat by 2,430
Modakkurichi went to BJP's C. Saraswathi by just 281 votes in 2021 — one of TN's tightest results — after AIADMK held it through 2011 and 2016. TVK's D. Shanmugan now wins by 2,430 over BJP's S. Kirthika; Congress's R. M. Palanisami had taken the pre-delimitation 2006 seat.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.SHANMUGAN | TVK | 60,715 | 32.36% |
| 2 | S.KIRTHIKA | BJP | 58,285 | 31.07% |
| 3 | S.SENTHILNATHAN | DMK | 58,236 | 31.04% |
| 4 | M.ARUNKUMAR | NTK | 6,723 | 3.58% |
| 5 | R.KARTHIKEYAN | IND | 2,239 | 1.19% |
Postal ballot breakdown
Postal-ballot leader differs from overall winner. DMK S.SENTHILNATHAN led postal ballots (1,247), but TVK D.SHANMUGAN won the seat overall (60,715).
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.SENTHILNATHAN | DMK | 1,247 | 56,989 | 58,236 |
| 2 | S.KIRTHIKA | BJP | 979 | 57,306 | 58,285 |
| 3 | D.SHANMUGAN | TVK | 737 | 59,978 | 60,715 |
| 4 | M.ARUNKUMAR | NTK | 89 | 6,634 | 6,723 |
| 5 | R.KARTHIKEYAN | TVK | 47 | 2,192 | 2,239 |
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 Modakkurichi
Modakkurichi — 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. The constituency feeds into the GI-tagged Erode turmeric trade — the price benchmark for Indian curcumin — and the handloom and powerloom clusters that run from Chennimalai to Bhavani. The 200-acre Vellode bird sanctuary, notified in 1996 around Periyakulam tank, draws painted storks and pelicans every winter. North-east, at the Bhavani-Cauvery sangam, the Sangameshwarar temple marks one of South India's three river confluences.
Modakkurichi & the Kongu plains
Start at Erode's turmeric mandi for the smell of fresh-dried curcumin, then drive out to the Vellode bird sanctuary — 200 acres around Periyakulam tank, busy with painted storks in winter. Cross north-east to Bhavani for the Sangameshwarar temple at the Cauvery-Bhavani sangam, and pick up a Bhavani jamakkalam carpet on the way back.
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