Ananth Moghan K.K. of TVK won the Erode (West) Assembly constituency (Erode district, Kongu (West)) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 43.74% of 221,400 votes cast. The winning margin over S. Muthusamy (DMK) was 22,250 votes, or 10.05 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
43.74%
Winner vote share
22,250
Margin (10.05%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Erode (West) 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananth Moghan K.K. Winner | TVK | 96,836 | 43.74% |
| 2 | S. Muthusamy 2nd | DMK | 74,586 | 33.69% |
| 3 | M. Yuvaraja | BJP | 38,185 | 17.25% |
| 4 | N. Vijay | NTK | 8,124 | 3.67% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 1,257 | 0.57% |
| 6 | V . Palani | Bahujan Samaj Party | 516 | 0.23% |
| 7 | K. Kalaiyarasan | Party for the Rights of Other backward Classes | 439 | 0.2% |
| 8 | C. Rajendran | IND | 332 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Shanmugam M. | IND | 235 | 0.11% |
| 10 | A. Ramu | IND | 227 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Moorthi P. | IND | 205 | 0.09% |
| 12 | M. Nataraj | Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam | 177 | 0.08% |
| 13 | V. Dhanalakshmi | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 163 | 0.07% |
| 14 | M. Rukmani | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 118 | 0.05% |
How Erode (West) compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Muthusamy S | DMK | 49.01% |
| 2026 | ANANTH MOGHAN K.K. | TVK | 43.74% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -5.27 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.