Lok Sabha constituency 17, Tamil Nadu

Erode

K E Prakash (DMK) won the 2024 election by 2,36,566 votes, taking 51.40% of the vote to Ashok Kumar (AIADMK)'s 29.80%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerDMKK E Prakash, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202451.40%runner-up 29.80%
Winning margin, 20242,36,56621.64% of votes cast
Elections on record4DMK 2, AIADMK 1, MDMK 1

Result by result

2009 MDMK 2,84,148 37.0% vs 30.6%2014 AIADMK 4,66,995 46.3% vs 25.3%2019 DMK 5,63,591 52.8% vs 33.1%2024 DMK 5,62,339 51.4% vs 29.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaErode
Seat 17
K E Prakash
DMK
5,62,339
51.4%
Ashok Kumar
AIADMK
3,25,773
29.8%
2,36,566 votes
21.64%
71.1%
2019Lok SabhaErode
Seat 17
Ganeshamurthi A
DMK
5,63,591
52.8%
Manimaran G
AIADMK
3,52,973
33.1%
2,10,618 votes
19.72%
73.0%
2014Lok SabhaErode
Seat 17
Selvakumara Chinnayan S
AIADMK
4,66,995
46.3%
Ganeshamurthi.A
MDMK
2,55,432
25.3%
2,11,563 votes
20.98%
76.3%
2009Lok SabhaErode
Seat 17
Ganeshamurthi.A.
MDMK
2,84,148
37.0%
Elangovan.E.V.K.S.
INC
2,34,812
30.6%
49,336 votes
6.43%
75.9%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.