Erode Lok Sabha constituency: Lok Sabha election in Erode will be held in the second phase of General election on April 18. Polling in all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held in the second phase. In 2019, the key contest here is going to take place between AIADMK's G Manimaran and DMK's A Ganeshamurthi.
Erode is one the eight Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu where both the major parties in the state — AIADMK and DMK — are directly contesting against each other. For the forthcoming election, AIADMK has aligned with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While its arch rival DMK has entered into an alliance with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.
AIADMK's Selvakumara Chinnayan is the sitting MP in Erode who defeated A Ganeshamurthi of the MDMK by a margin of more than 2 lakh votes in 2014.
The total population in Erode is 521,776. The city has an average literacy rate of 85%, 83% of male literacy and73% female literacy.
Erode Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
AIADMK: G Manimaran
DMK: A Ganeshamurthi
Erode Lok Sabha election results in 2014 and 2009
2014: Selvakumara Chinnayan (M) of the AIADMK secured 466995 votes. He defeated A Ganeshamurthi (M) of the MDMK who got 255432 votes.
2009: A Ganeshamurthi (M) of the MDMK received 284148 votes. He defeated VKS Elangovan of the Congress who secured 234812 votes.
List of all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu
Thiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari.
Tamil Nadu has a total of 39 parliamentary constituencies where 7 of them including Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam have been reserved for candidates representing scheduled caste community. However, no seat here has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
