Erode (West)
K. K. Ananth Moghan (TVK) is the MLA for Erode (West).
TVK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 K. K. Ananth Moghan won with 43.7% of the vote, 22,250 votes ahead of S. Muthusamy (DMK).
Erode (West) 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 220 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 70.1%
- Seats sharing a border
- Bhavani · Erode (East) · Kangayam · Kumarapalayam · Modakkurichi · Perundurai
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TVK K. K. Ananth Moghan | 96,836 · 43.7% | DMK S. Muthusamy | 74,586 · 33.7% | 22,250 (10.1 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK S. Muthusamy | 100,757 · 49.0% | ADMK K. V. Ramalingam | 78,668 · 38.3% | 22,089 (10.7 pts) |
| 2016 | ADMK Ramalingam K.V. | 82,297 · 43.5% | DMK Muthusamy S | 77,391 · 40.9% | 4,906 (2.6 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. V. Ramalingam | 90,789 · 59.3% | INC M. Yuvaraja | 52,921 · 34.6% | 37,868 (24.7 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 (West) itself is named in 0 of the district's 343 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 (West)
- 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.