Erode, Tamil Nadu — Lok Sabha Election Results
Erode (Tamil Nadu) was won by Ganeshamurthi A (DMK) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 210,618 votes over Manimaran G. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Erode, Tamil Nadu, from 2009 to 2019.
Full Election History, 2009–2019
| Election | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote Share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ganeshamurthi.A. | MDMK | 284,148 | 37.0% | Elangovan.E.V.K.S. (Indian National Congress) | 49,336 (6.4 pts) |
| 2014 | Selvakumara Chinnayan S | AIADMK | 466,995 | 46.3% | Ganeshamurthi.A (MDMK) | 211,563 (21.0 pts) |
| 2019 | Ganeshamurthi A | DMK | 563,591 | 53.5% | Manimaran G (AIADMK) | 210,618 (20.0 pts) |
Full Result Breakdown by Election
2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganeshamurthi.A. | MDMK | 284,148 | 37.0% |
| Elangovan.E.V.K.S. | Indian National Congress | 234,812 | 30.6% |
| Balasubramaniam.C | KNMK | 106,604 | 13.9% |
| Muthuvenkateshwaran. K.G. | DMDK | 91,008 | 11.9% |
| Palanisamy.N.P. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 8,429 | 1.1% |
| Sivasankar.S. | Independent | 6,802 | 0.9% |
| Shivakumari | Bahujan Samaj Party | 3,980 | 0.5% |
| Shanmugam.P.N. | Independent | 3,749 | 0.5% |
| Joe David.D. | Independent | 2,917 | 0.4% |
| Christhuraj.M. | Independent | 2,866 | 0.4% |
| Sukumaran.E.R | Independent | 2,808 | 0.4% |
| Govindhasamy.P. | Independent | 2,037 | 0.3% |
| Kathirvel.A | Independent | 1,889 | 0.2% |
| Sanmugasundram.N. | Independent | 1,842 | 0.2% |
| Ravichandran.M. | Independent | 1,659 | 0.2% |
| Devi.M. | LJP | 1,446 | 0.2% |
| Vimaladevi.S. | Independent | 1,413 | 0.2% |
| Subramaniam.K | Independent | 1,388 | 0.2% |
| Elangovan.K.K.S | Independent | 1,297 | 0.2% |
| Manoharan.V. | Independent | 1,156 | 0.2% |
| Kuppusamy.R. | Independent | 1,146 | 0.1% |
| Govanam Thangavel.K.S. | Independent | 1,055 | 0.1% |
| Perumal.S | Independent | 1,024 | 0.1% |
| Minnal Murugesh.R. | Independent | 805 | 0.1% |
| Senthil Raja.M | Independent | 720 | 0.1% |
2014
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selvakumara Chinnayan S | AIADMK | 466,995 | 46.3% |
| Ganeshamurthi.A | MDMK | 255,432 | 25.3% |
| Pavithravalli H | DMK | 217,260 | 21.5% |
| Gopi P | Indian National Congress | 26,726 | 2.6% |
| None Of The Above | Independent | 16,268 | 1.6% |
| Vijayakumar S | Independent | 7,478 | 0.7% |
| Sethupathy | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5,917 | 0.6% |
| Kumarasamy K.K | Aam Aadmi Party | 4,654 | 0.5% |
| Rajagopal V | Independent | 1,969 | 0.2% |
| Mayilsamy K | Independent | 1,592 | 0.2% |
| Gunasekaran T.K | UCPI | 1,298 | 0.1% |
| Murugesan_S | Independent | 1,046 | 0.1% |
| Thangaraj V | Independent | 818 | 0.1% |
| Duraisamy.A | Independent | 610 | 0.1% |
| Palaniappan Josiyar C.M | CPI(ML)RS | 519 | 0.1% |
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganeshamurthi A | DMK | 563,591 | 53.5% |
| Manimaran G | AIADMK | 352,973 | 33.5% |
| Saravanakumar A | MNM | 47,719 | 4.5% |
| Seethalakshmi M K | NTK | 39,010 | 3.7% |
| Senthilkumar K C | Independent | 25,858 | 2.5% |
| Gopal M | Bahujan Samaj Party | 4,138 | 0.4% |
| Kuppusamy P | UMK | 3,379 | 0.3% |
| Dharmalingam S | Independent | 2,455 | 0.2% |
| Arunachalam A | Independent | 2,080 | 0.2% |
| Kuppusamy R | GPI | 1,603 | 0.2% |
| Ganeshamurthy A C | Independent | 1,539 | 0.1% |
| Karthikeyan P | Independent | 1,508 | 0.1% |
| Chitra | Independent | 1,446 | 0.1% |
| Subramanian K | Independent | 1,278 | 0.1% |
| Paramasivam N | Independent | 1,167 | 0.1% |
| Ganeshamoorthy M | Independent | 1,006 | 0.1% |
| Kathirvel A | Independent | 728 | 0.1% |
| Mani A | Independent | 579 | 0.1% |
| Natarajan A | Independent | 526 | 0.0% |
| Ananthi S | Independent | 485 | 0.0% |
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Erode has been contested at 3 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 2009. Parties that have won this seat over that span: MDMK, AIADMK, DMK.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Erode in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Ganeshamurthi A (DMK) won Erode, Tamil Nadu, in 2019 with 563,591 votes (53.5%), a margin of 210,618 votes over Manimaran G.
Which parties have won Erode since 2009?
Since 2009, Erode has been won by: AIADMK, DMK, MDMK.
What was the closest result in Erode?
The closest result on record for Erode was 2009, when MDMK beat Indian National Congress by just 49,336 votes (6.4 percentage points).