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98 . Erode (East)
The Erode (East) assembly constituency (AC #98) is part of the Erode district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
20 candidates are in the fray this year, including 2 women candidates. The constituency has 1,76,228 registered electors (84,202 male · 91,989 female · 37 third gender).
Total Electors1,76,228
Male Electors84,202
Female Electors91,989
Third Gender37
Total Candidates20
Women Candidates2
Alliance Breakdown — Erode (East)
Independents
Candidates11
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates5
PartiesTAVK, BSP, SMNK, VTK, VTVTK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesINC
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 20 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopinath Palaniyappan | INC | SPA | Male | 51 |
| 2 | R. Manoharan | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 65 |
| 3 | M. Vijay Balaji | TVK | TVK | Male | 39 |
| 4 | S. Thandavamoorthy | NTK | NTK | Male | 42 |
| 5 | A. Manikandan | TAVK | OTH | Male | 44 |
| 6 | B. Chitra | BSP | OTH | Female | 30 |
| 7 | K. Manikannan | SMNK | OTH | Male | 64 |
| 8 | M. Kamal Kumar | VTK | OTH | Male | 31 |
| 9 | R. Dhandapani | VTVTK | OTH | Male | — |
| 10 | C. Thiyagarajan | IND | IND | Male | 48 |
| 11 | H. Mohamed Gaipeer | IND | IND | Male | 52 |
| 12 | J. Muthu Bava | IND | IND | Male | 32 |
| 13 | K. Dhavasiappan | IND | IND | Male | 43 |
| 14 | M. Dharani Kumar | IND | IND | Male | 31 |
| 15 | M. Murugesan | IND | IND | Male | 63 |
| 16 | M.V. Karthy | IND | IND | Male | 34 |
| 17 | P. Shanmugam | IND | IND | Male | 48 |
| 18 | R. Vairam | IND | IND | Male | 66 |
| 19 | S. Lakshmanathan | IND | IND | Male | 49 |
| 20 | S. Nathiya | IND | IND | Female | 39 |