Bhavani
K. C. Karuppannan (ADMK) is the MLA for Bhavani.
ADMK has won Bhavani at every election on file (2011, 2016, 2021, 2026).
In 2026 K. C. Karuppannan won with 36.3% of the vote, 7,396 votes ahead of Balakrishnan (TVK).
In the last 30 days Bhavani was named in 21 mentions from 1 outlet.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Tiruppur
- Area
- about 405 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 84.4%
- Seats sharing a border
- Anthiyur · Edappadi · Erode (West) · Mettur · Perundurai · Sankari
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK K. C. Karuppannan | 75,577 · 36.3% | TVK Balakrishnan | 68,181 · 32.7% | 7,396 (3.6 pts) |
| 2021 | ADMK K. C. Karuppannan | 100,915 · 50.1% | DMK K. P. Durairaj | 78,392 · 38.9% | 22,523 (11.2 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Karuppanan K C | 85,748 · 45.4% | DMK Sivakumar N | 60,861 · 32.2% | 24,887 (13.2 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK P. G. Narayanan | 87,121 · 54.3% | PMK K. S. Mahendran | 59,080 · 36.8% | 28,041 (17.5 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Bhavani: mentions per week
Busiest week: 3 August (22 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
136 mentions of Bhavani since 1 June 2026 from 10 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Bhavani, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Erode district
Erode| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erode (East) | TVK | 14.8 | 0 |
| Erode (West) | TVK | 10.1 | 0 |
| Modakkurichi | TVK | 1.3 | 0 |
| Perundurai | ADMK | 4.8 | 13 |
| Bhavani | ADMK | 3.6 | 21 |
| Anthiyur | ADMK | 0.7 | 3 |
| Gobichettipalayam | TVK | 7.6 | 3 |
| Bhavanisagar | TVK | 2.1 | 9 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Latest from Erode district: no recent headline names Bhavani
- ஈரோடு ஆட்சியரின் கார் மோதி விவசாயி பரிதாப உயிரிழப்புTamil originalHindu Tamil Thisai
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.