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== భౌగోళికం ==
==Politics==
Erode District is divided between 3 Parliamentary Constituencies namely: [[Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Erode]], [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nilgiris]] and [[Tirupur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupur]]. The district consists of 8 assembly constituencies namely [[Anthiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Anthiyur]], [[Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani]], [[Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani Sagar]], [[Erode East (State Assembly Constituency)|Erode East]], [[Erode West (State Assembly Constituency)|Erode West]], [[Gobichettipalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Gobichettipalayam]], [[Modakurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Modakurichi]] and [[Perundurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Perundurai]].
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!Assembly <br>Constituency
!Political <br>Party
!Elected <br> Representative
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| align="center" | [[Anthiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Anthiyur]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" | [[S. S. Ramanitharan]]
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| align="center" | [[Bhavani (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" | [[P. G. Narayanan]]
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| align="center" | [[Bhavanisagar (State Assembly Constituency)|Bhavani Sagar]]
| align="center" bgcolor="red"|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| align="center" | [[P. L. Sundaram]]
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| align="center" | [[Erode East (State Assembly Constituency)|Erode East]]
| align="center" bgcolor="grey"|[[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|DMDK]]
| align="center" |[[V. C. Chandhirakumar]]
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| align="center" | [[Erode West (State Assembly Constituency)|Erode West]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" |[[K. V. Ramalingam]]
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| align="center" | [[Gobichettipalayam (State Assembly Constituency)|Gobichettipalayam]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" | [[K. A. Sengottaiyan]]
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| align="center" | [[Modakkurichi (State Assembly Constituency)|Modakurichi]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" | [[R. N. Kittusamy]]
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| align="center" | [[Perundurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Perundurai]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" |[[N. D. Venkatachalam]]
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!Lok Sabha <br>Constituency
!Political <br>Party
!Elected <br> Representative
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| align="center" | [[Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Erode]]
| align="center" bgcolor="996699"|[[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK]]
| align="center" | [[A. Ganesha Murthi]]
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| align="center" | [[Tirupur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tirupur]]
| align="center" bgcolor="009900"|[[AIADMK]]
| align="center" | [[C. Sivasami]]
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| align="center" | [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nilgiris]]
| align="center" bgcolor="DD1100"|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
| align="center" | [[A. Raja]]
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| style="font-size: 80%" colspan=3 bgcolor="#cceeff" align="center"| Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election results |publisher=Indian Elections |url=http://www.indian-elections.com/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/election-result-06.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Parties Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp}}</ref>
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==ఆర్ధికం ==
Agriculture is the most important income source of this district. Paddy, Plantain, Groundnut, cotton, turmeric, coconut and sugarcane are some of the agricultural products. With 43% share, the district is the top [[turmeric]] producer in Tamil Nadu.[http://www.tn.gov.in/deptst/agriculture.pdf]. [[Erode]] is also known as "The Turmeric City" as is one of the largest turmeric producers in the world. Erode District is an important market center for turmeric, a [[spice]] commonly used in [[Curry|curries]]. Turmeric is also used as a fabric [[dye]]. Erode district is also the leading producer of plantain, coconuts and white silk in Tamil Nadu.
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