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Erode West Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK’s Ananth Moghan KK wins by 22,250 vote margin

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 12:17:05 IST

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Erode West Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: TVK’s Ananth Moghan KK wins by 22,250 vote margin

V . Palani (Bahujan Samaj Party), S. Muthusamy (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), M. Yuvaraja (Bharatiya Janata Party), N. Vijay (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ananth Moghan K.K. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), K. Kalaiyarasan (Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes), V. Dhanalakshmi (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), M. Nataraj (Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam), M. Rukmani (Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi), Shanmugam M. (Independent), Moorthi P. (Independent), A. Ramu (Independent), and C. Rajendran (Independent) — 13 candidates contesting from Erode (West) in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Erode (West) is a General constituency under the Erode Lok Sabha segment. In 2021, Muthusamy S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the seat. The 2016 winner was Ramalingam K V of the AIADMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Erode (West) in 2026.

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08:58 (IST) May 04

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07:28 (IST) May 04

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Erode (West) Elections 2026: Ananth Moghan K.K. (TVK) awaits the round-wise verdict

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05:48 (IST) May 04

Erode (West) Election Results: Independents in the fray: Erode (West)'s non-party contestants

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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.

Erode (West) is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu, falling under the Erode Lok Sabha segment. 13 candidates are contesting in 2026: V . Palani (Bahujan Samaj Party), S. Muthusamy (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), M. Yuvaraja (Bharatiya Janata Party), N. Vijay (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Ananth Moghan K.K. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), K. Kalaiyarasan (Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes), V. Dhanalakshmi (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), M. Nataraj (Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam), M. Rukmani (Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi), Shanmugam M. (Independent), Moorthi P. (Independent), A. Ramu (Independent), and C. Rajendran (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Muthusamy S of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won Erode (West). In 2016, Ramalingam K V of the AIADMK had won the seat with a margin of 4,906 votes. round-by-round trends from Erode (West) will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.