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Erode Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: DMK's A Ganeshamurthi leading with 52.78% against AIADMK G Manimaran

AIADMK's G Manimaran and DMK's A Ganeshamurthi were the key candidates in fray in 2019 elections.

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Erode Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: DMK's A Ganeshamurthi leading with 52.78% against AIADMK G Manimaran
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Erode Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Election in Erode constituency was held on April 18 in the second phase of Lok Sabha election 2019. Polling in 38 out of 39 parliamentary constituencies was held in the second phase of general elections.  

Counting at 6:35 pm: DMK A Ganeshamurthi with 558929 votes is leading against G Manimaran of the AIADMK who has so far secured 352330 votes.

AIADMK's G Manimaran and DMK's A Ganeshamurthi were the key candidates in fray in 2019 elections. 

 Erode Lok Sabha constituency profile

Erode is one the eight Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu where both the major parties in the state — AIADMK and DMK — directly contested against each other. AIADMK aligned with BJP, PMK, DMDK, Tamil Maanila Congress, Puthia Tamizagam, Puthia Needhi Katchi and NR Congress. While its arch rival DMK entered into an alliance with Congress, CPI(M), CPI, MDMK, VCK, IUML, KMDK and IJK.  
 
AIADMK's Selvakumara Chinnayan was 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 and 73% 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.

The state of Tamil Nadu has 39 parliamentary constituencies out of which seven are reserved for SCs (Sriperumbudur, Chidambaram, Rasipuram, Pollachi, Perambalur, Tenkasi, and Nagapattinam). However, no seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the state. 

In 2019, EC had cancelled the election in Vellore constituency after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from a DMK candidate's office in Vellore, therefore, out of 39, polling took place in 38 Lok Sabha constituencies only.  

List of all 39 parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu

Tiruvallur, 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. 

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