Tamil Nadu Assembly by-election, March 2023

Erode (EAST)

Electors2,27,569

Votes polled1,70,588

Turnout74.96%

Margin66,233

NOTA798

Candidates

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Postal	%	Result
1	E.V.K.S.Elangovan Male, 74	INC Hand	1,10,156	250	64.89	Won
2	K.S Thennarasu Male, 71	AIADMK Two leaves	43,923	104	25.87
3	Menaka Navaneethan Female, 36	NTK Ganna kisan	10,827	10	6.38	Deposit forfeited
4	Anand.S Male, 43	DMDK Nagara	1,432	1	0.84	Deposit forfeited
5	J.muthu Bava Male, 29	Independent Nagrik	364	1	0.21	Deposit forfeited
6	Deepan Chakkravarthi Male, 32	Independent Mike	349	349	0.21	Deposit forfeited
7	Dhanalakshmi.V Female, 41	NADLMMKLK Pen nib with seven rays	324	324	0.19	Deposit forfeited
8	R.G.Annaadhurai Male, 49	IDMK Auto- rickshaw	183	1	0.11	Deposit forfeited
9	M.Panneerselvam Male, 40	RPI (ATWL) Helicopter	144	144	0.08	Deposit forfeited
10	E.Mani Male, 65 · SC	RPI(S) Ginger	138	138	0.08	Deposit forfeited
11	M.Mohamed Ali Jinna Male, 64	Independent Tiller	107	107	0.06	Deposit forfeited
12	K.Thangavel Male, 38 · SC	DAMK Water melon	104	104	0.06	Deposit forfeited
13	M.S.Arumugam Male, 57 · SC	Independent Glass tumbler	103	103	0.06	Deposit forfeited
14	Keerthana.M Female, 30	Independent Laptop	100	100	0.06	Deposit forfeited
15	N.Dhanajeyan Male, 40	Independent Camera	93	93	0.05	Deposit forfeited
16	G.Arun Kumar Male, 28	TNLK Ring	69	1	0.04	Deposit forfeited
17	K.Mathan Male, 60 · SC	GPI Lady finger	62	62	0.04	Deposit forfeited
18	P.Arumugam Male, 60 · SC	Independent Throwing a javelin	60	60	0.04	Deposit forfeited
19	S.Premnath Male, 41	AIJYMKG Mixee	59	59	0.03	Deposit forfeited
20	A.Arulram Male, 36	TMTHK Diamond	58	58	0.03	Deposit forfeited
21	M.Kannan Male, 37	Independent Coconut farm	48	48	0.03	Deposit forfeited
22	K.A.Manoharan Male, 45	Independent Sitar	47	47	0.03	Deposit forfeited
23	Ramesh.T Male, 42	Independent Pillow	44	1	0.03	Deposit forfeited
24	M.Velumani Male, 45	Viswa Bharath People's Party Battery torch	43	43	0.03	Deposit forfeited
25	M.Mohammed Hafeel Male, 37	Independent Matchbox	43	43	0.03	Deposit forfeited
26	M.Karunakaran Male, 53	SP Bicycle	42	2	0.02	Deposit forfeited
27	M.dharani Kumar Male, 28	Independent Plate containing food	39	39	0.02	Deposit forfeited
28	T.Anbu Manickam Male, 27	Independent Ludo	33	33	0.02	Deposit forfeited
29	H.Shemsutheen Male, 62	Independent Brush	32	32	0.02	Deposit forfeited
30	R.kabagandhi Male, 44 · SC	ACDP Pineapple	31	31	0.02	Deposit forfeited
31	R.Thirumalai Male, 50	Independent Cauliflower	28	28	0.02	Deposit forfeited
32	Senthilkumar.M Male, 42	Independent Pen stand	27	27	0.02	Deposit forfeited
33	R.Thangavel Male, 42	Independent Belt	27	27	0.02	Deposit forfeited
34	V.Kumarasamy Male, 70	JD(S) Green chilli	26	26	0.02	Deposit forfeited
35	K.Mani vannan Male, 35 · SC	Independent School bag	26	26	0.02	Deposit forfeited
36	D.Mylvakanan Male, 38	Independent Cot	26	26	0.02	Deposit forfeited
37	A.Sundrrajan Male, 32	AMGRDMK Pan	25	25	0.01	Deposit forfeited
38	K.P.M.Raja Male, 45	KDMMK Pressure cooker	25	25	0.01	Deposit forfeited
39	P.Esakkimuthu Male, 62	Independent Cutting pliers	25	25	0.01	Deposit forfeited
40	P.Kuppusamy Male, 60	UMK Hat	23	23	0.01	Deposit forfeited
41	K.manikannan Male, 61	Independent Tea filter	23	23	0.01	Deposit forfeited
42	S.A.Palanisamy Male, 54 · SC	Independent Shoe	21	21	0.01	Deposit forfeited
43	V.Krishnamoorthi Male, 63	VTVTK Pestle and mortar	20	20	0.01	Deposit forfeited
44	P.Sasikumar Male, 46 · SC	APTADMK Jackfruit	19	19	0.01	Deposit forfeited
45	V.Ram Kumar Male, 48 · SC	INDSRJP Helmet	19	19	0.01	Deposit forfeited
46	K.Sundhara Moorthy Male, 38	Independent Balloon	19	19	0.01	Deposit forfeited
47	K.Muniyappan Male, 72	APEP Bangles	18	18	0.01	Deposit forfeited
48	P.Vijayakumari Female, 45	DMSK Football	18	18	0.01	Deposit forfeited
49	C.Siva kumar Male, 33	Independent Bat	18	18	0.01	Deposit forfeited
50	P.Prathapkumar Male, 51	Independent Well	18	18	0.01	Deposit forfeited
51	P.Jaisankar Male, 46	Independent Bucket	18	18	0.01	Deposit forfeited
52	K.George Fernandaz Male, 42	MNNMTHRGK Gas cylinder	17	17	0.01	Deposit forfeited
53	M.Mohamed Hanifa Male, 54	Tamil Thayaga Makkal Munnetra Katchi Scissors	15	15	0.01	Deposit forfeited
54	Agni Sriramachandran Male, 42	Independent Man blowing turha	13	13	0.01	Deposit forfeited
55	P.Sudhakar Male, 32	Independent Electric pole	13	13	0.01	Deposit forfeited
56	M.Narendranath Male, 45	Independent Telephone	13	13	0.01	Deposit forfeited
57	K.Gopalakrishnan Male, 41	Independent Binoculars	12	12	0.01	Deposit forfeited
58	D.Prabakaran Male, 48 · SC	Independent Chappals	12	12	0.01	Deposit forfeited
59	S.Logesh Male, 33	Independent Window	12	12	0.01	Deposit forfeited
60	R.Sathish kumar Male, 44	Independent Spanner	11	11	0.01	Deposit forfeited
61	S.Srinivasan Male, 38	Independent Dish antenna	11	11	0.01	Deposit forfeited
62	S.Chitra Female, 40 · SC	Independent Walking stick	10	1	0.01	Deposit forfeited
63	S.Raja Male, 41	Independent Ship	10	10	0.01	Deposit forfeited
64	S.Veerakumar Male, 34	Independent Iron	10	10	0.01	Deposit forfeited
65	Dr.K.Padmarajan Male, 62	Independent Tyres	9	9	0.01	Deposit forfeited
66	R.Vijayakumar Male, 43	VKK Pot	8	8	—	Deposit forfeited
67	G.Purushothaman Male, 41	Independent Whistle	8	8	—	Deposit forfeited
68	S.P.Ramkumar Male, 26	Independent CCTV Camera	8	8	—	Deposit forfeited
69	R.Sasikumar Male, 30	Independent Gift pack	7	7	—	Deposit forfeited
70	C.M.Raghavan Male, 48 · SC	Independent Television	7	7	—	Deposit forfeited
71	P.Gunasekaran Male, 62	Independent Flute	6	6	—	Deposit forfeited
72	A.Noor Muhamad Male, 63	Independent Almirah	6	6	—	Deposit forfeited
73	S.Balraj Male, 46 · SC	Independent Robot	5	5	—	Deposit forfeited
74	A.Ravi Male, 49	Independent Water tank	5	5	—	Deposit forfeited
75	R.Rajendran Male, 39 · SC	Independent Stethoscope	5	5	—	Deposit forfeited
76	R.Kumar Male, 46	Independent Calculator	3	3	—	Deposit forfeited
77	M.Prabakaran Male, 36	Independent Truck	3	3	—	Deposit forfeited
	NOTA		798

Official Results as declared by the returning officer.

These statistical reports are prepared by the Election Commission of India from the secondary data filled in the Index Cards, for academic and research purposes. The primary data is in the statutory forms maintained by the Returning Officers, and that data is final. A candidate forfeits the deposit with less than one-sixth of the valid votes.