Erode

General

Erode · Lok Sabha Constituency No. 17

Profile & Insights

1Won Erode in 2024 as DMK candidate.
2In 2019, the same constituency was won by A.
3Ganeshamurthi of DMK.
4Seat retained by same alliance/party but candidate changed.

Current MP

K.E. Prakash

Party

DMK

Reservation

General

District

Erode

2024 Lok Sabha Result

WinnerDMK

K.E. Prakash

Votes: 5,62,339

Runner-upADMK

Ashok Kumar

Votes: 3,25,773

Position	Candidate	Party	Votes
Winner	K.E. Prakash	DMK	5,62,339
Runner-up	Ashok Kumar	ADMK	3,25,773

Victory margin: 2,36,566 votes

2024 Voter Turnout

Turnout

70.59%

Votes Polled

10,79,440

Total Electors

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2019 Lok Sabha Result

WinnerDMK

A. Ganeshamurthi

Votes: 5,63,591

Runner-upAIADMK

G. Manimaran

Votes: 3,52,973

Position	Candidate	Party	Votes
Winner	A. Ganeshamurthi	DMK	5,63,591
Runner-up	G. Manimaran	AIADMK	3,52,973

Victory margin: 2,10,618 votes

2019 → 2024 Comparison

Seat held

DMKDMK

DMK held this seat across both elections. Winning margin widened by 25,948 votes.

Location

Erode Lok Sabha Constituency, Erode district.

Erode Lok Sabha Constituency, Tamil NaduOpen in Google Maps

Districts Covered

Districts that this Lok Sabha constituency spans.

Erode District

Affidavit Details (2024)

Self-declared in the candidate's election affidavit.

Pending Criminal Cases

Nil

Education

Graduate

Total Assets

₹10.04 Cr

Total Liabilities

₹39.53 Lakh