Erode (East)
M. Vijay Balaji (TVK) is the MLA for Erode (East).
TVK took the seat from INC in 2026.
In 2026 M. Vijay Balaji won with 42.9% of the vote, 23,966 votes ahead of Gopinath Palaniyappan (INC).
Erode (East) is rarely named in the news our sources carry: 0 mentions since 1 June 2026. The charts below show the district's coverage, labelled as the district's.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Erode
- Area
- about 33 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 66.6%
- Seats sharing a border
- Erode (West) · Kumarapalayam
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK M. Vijay Balaji | 69,747 · 42.9% | INC Gopinath Palaniyappan | 45,781 · 28.2% | 23,966 (14.8 pts) |
| 2021 | INC Thirumagan Evera | 67,300 · 44.3% | ADMK M. Yuvaraja | 58,396 · 38.4% | 8,904 (5.9 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Thennarasu K S | 64,879 · 43.8% | DMK V. C. Chandhirakumar | 57,085 · 38.6% | 7,794 (5.3 pts) |
| 2011 | DMDK V. C. Chandhirakumar | 69,166 · 50.8% | DMK S. Muthusamy | 58,522 · 43.0% | 10,644 (7.8 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Erode district: mentions per week
Busiest week: 3 August (29 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
Erode (East) itself is named in 0 of the district's 342 mentions (0.0%). The seat is too small to chart alone, so this is the district's picture.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Erode district, 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 Erode (East)
- 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.