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Erode Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Erode? — K.E.Prakash (DMK), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 2,36,566 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

K.E.Prakash

DMK
Margin: 2,36,566Landslide

Election history — every MP of Erode

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024K.E.PrakashDMKCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Ashok Kumar (AIADMK)Margin2,36,566
  2. 2019May 2019Ganeshamurthi ADMKLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Manimaran G (AIADMK)Margin2,10,618

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

K.E.Prakash

DMKLandslide

votes

5,62,339

Margin

2,36,566(21.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

K.E.Prakash · DMKAshok Kumar · AIADMK
5,62,3393,25,773
Candidate (32)votes
  1. 1K.E.Prakash✓ WinnerDMK5,62,33951.43%
  2. 2Ashok KumarAIADMK3,25,77329.79%
  3. 3M.KarmeganNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost82,7967.57%
  4. 4P.VijayakumarTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)Deposit lost77,9117.13%
  5. 5NOTA13,9831.28%
  6. 6P.EswaranBSPDeposit lost5,2230.48%
See all candidates (+26)
  1. 7T.V.R.AmirthalingamINDDeposit lost4,1490.38%
  2. 8Keerthana.MINDDeposit lost3,7990.35%
  3. 9J.GopalakrishnanINDDeposit lost1,9550.18%
  4. 10S.AnanthiINDDeposit lost1,6860.15%
  5. 11Prasath ChitrarasuINDDeposit lost1,6400.15%
  6. 12Ravichandran.LINDDeposit lost1,3800.13%
  7. 13P.RajendranINDDeposit lost9760.09%
  8. 14P.KuppusamyUlzaipali Makkal KatchyDeposit lost9500.09%
  9. 15M.ShanmugamINDDeposit lost7720.07%
  10. 16R.KumaresanINDDeposit lost7510.07%
  11. 17N.Ashok KumarINDDeposit lost6900.06%
  12. 18Dhanalakshmi.VNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost6790.06%
  13. 19K.MaathanGanasangam Party of IndiaDeposit lost6180.06%
  14. 20A.T.MunusamySamaniya Makkal Nala KatchiDeposit lost6160.06%
  15. 21B.DharmarajAnti Corruption Dynamic PartyDeposit lost6010.05%
  16. 22Arumuga Ac KannanINDDeposit lost5490.05%
  17. 23M.SabarinathanINDDeposit lost5310.05%
  18. 24R.DhandapaniVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal KatchiDeposit lost5040.05%
  19. 25R.KumarAnna Puratchi Thalaivar Amma Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDeposit lost4320.04%
  20. 26R.MinnalmurugeshINDDeposit lost4150.04%
  21. 27K.K.VaduganathanINDDeposit lost3990.04%
  22. 28G.MylsamyINDDeposit lost3010.03%
  23. 29Mylvakanan.DINDDeposit lost2790.03%
  24. 30M. PrabakaranINDDeposit lost2760.03%
  25. 31Narendranath.MINDDeposit lost2720.02%
  26. 32K.Senthil KumarINDDeposit lost1780.02%
Total votes10,93,423

Deposit lost: 29 of 31 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
15,38,960

incl. service voters

Votes cast
10,94,366

incl. 7,960 postal

Turnout
71.11%
Polling stations
1,688

Turnout of men and women

Women69.8%

5,54,361 of 7,93,676 voted on EVMs

Men71.4%

5,31,958 of 7,45,100 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 184; 87 voted.

  • Candidates31 (3 women)
  • Lost deposit29
  • NOTA13,983
  • Valid votes10,79,440

Women candidates: Keerthana.M, S.Ananthi, Dhanalakshmi.V

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Ganeshamurthi A (DMK)Full result ▾
Candidate (21)votes
  1. 1Ganeshamurthi A✓ WinnerDMK5,63,59152.78%
  2. 2Manimaran GAIADMK3,52,97333.05%
  3. 3Saravanakumar AMakkal Needhi MaiamDeposit lost47,7194.47%
See all candidates (+18)
  1. 4Seethalakshmi M KNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost39,0103.65%
  2. 5Senthilkumar K CINDDeposit lost25,8582.42%
  3. 6NOTA14,7951.39%
  4. 7Gopal MBSPDeposit lost4,1380.39%
  5. 8Kuppusamy PUlzaipali Makkal KatchyDeposit lost3,3790.32%
  6. 9Dharmalingam SINDDeposit lost2,4550.23%
  7. 10Arunachalam AINDDeposit lost2,0800.19%
  8. 11Kuppusamy RGanasangam Party of IndiaDeposit lost1,6030.15%
  9. 12Ganeshamurthy A CINDDeposit lost1,5390.14%
  10. 13Karthikeyan PINDDeposit lost1,5080.14%
  11. 14ChitraINDDeposit lost1,4460.14%
  12. 15Subramanian KINDDeposit lost1,2780.12%
  13. 16Paramasivam NINDDeposit lost1,1670.11%
  14. 17Ganeshamoorthy MINDDeposit lost1,0060.09%
  15. 18Kathirvel AINDDeposit lost7280.07%
  16. 19Mani AINDDeposit lost5790.05%
  17. 20Natarajan AINDDeposit lost5260.05%
  18. 21Ananthi SINDDeposit lost4850.05%
Total votes10,67,863

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Erode?

K.E.Prakash (DMK) won Erode in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,62,339 votes.

What was the winning margin in Erode?

K.E.Prakash defeated Ashok Kumar (AIADMK) by 2,36,566 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Erode?

2019: Ganeshamurthi A (DMK)

What was the turnout in Erode in 2024?

71.11% — 10,94,366 of 15,38,960 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 69.8%, men's 71.4%.

How many voters does Erode have?

15,38,960 electors at the 2024 election — 7,45,100 men, 7,93,676 women, 184 third gender (service voters included), and 1,688 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer