Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency
One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dharmapuri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 10 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies - Dharmapuri, Harur, Mettur, Palacodu, Pappireddippatti and Pennagaram.
| Dharmapuri | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Dharmapuri constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Palacode Pennagaram Dharmapuri Pappireddippatti Harur Mettur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 14,84,027[1] |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent Dr A.MANI | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2024 Election |
2009-present
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Palacodu | None | Dharmapuri | AIADMK | DMK | ||
| 58 | Pennagaram | None | PMK | PMK | |||
| 59 | Dharmapuri | None | |||||
| 60 | Pappireddippatti | None | AIADMK | ||||
| 61 | Harur | SC | DMK | ||||
| 85 | Mettur | None | Salem | PMK | |||
Before 2009
- Harur (SC)
- Morappur (defunct)
- Dharmapuri
- Pennagaram
- Mettur
- Taramangalam (defunct)
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | K. Arjunan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1984 | M. Thambi Durai | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1989 | M. G. Sekhar | ||
| 1991 | K. V. Thanga Balu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | P. Theertharaman | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
| 1998 | K. Pary Mohan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 1999 | P.D. Elangovan | ||
| 2004 | R. Senthil | ||
| 2009 | R. Thamaraiselvan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2014 | Anbumani Ramadoss | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
| 2019 | Dr. S. Senthil Kumar[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2024 | A. Mani[3] | ||
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | A. Mani | 432,667 | 34.67 |  12.29 | |
| PMK | Sowmiya Anbumani | 411,367 | 32.97 | 8.21 | |
| AIADMK | R. Ashokan | 293,629 | 23.53 | ||
| NTK | Dr. Abinaya Ponnivalavan | 65,381 | 5.24 |  3.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,198 | 0.74 | 0.35 | |
| Margin of victory | 21,300 | 1.71 | 4.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,247,832 | 81.20 | 1.21 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| DMK hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Dr. S. Senthilkumar | 574,988 | 46.96% | 30.61% | |
| PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 5,04,235 | 41.18% | ||
| Independent | P. Palaniappan | 53,655 | 4.38% | ||
| NTK | R. Rukmanidevi | 19,674 | 1.61% | ||
| MNM | D. Rajasekar | 15,614 | 1.28% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 13,379 | 1.09% | −0.06% | |
| Independent | Dr. S. Elango | 10,830 | 0.88% | ||
| GPI | K. Annadhurai | 9,017 | 0.74% | ||
| BSP | C. Sivanandham | 6,012 | 0.49% | −0.25% | |
| Margin of victory | 70,753 | 5.78% | −1.22% | ||
| Turnout | 12,24,465 | 82.41% | 1.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 14,85,804 | ||||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | 4.50% | |||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 468,194 | 42.46% | ||
| AIADMK | P. S. Mohan | 3,91,048 | 35.46% | ||
| DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan | 1,80,297 | 16.35% | −30.70% | |
| INC | Rama Suganthan | 15,455 | 1.40% | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 12,693 | 1.15% | ||
| BSP | S. Rajinikanth | 8,180 | 0.74% | 0.04% | |
| Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 4,934 | 0.45% | ||
| Margin of victory | 77,146 | 7.00% | −10.49% | ||
| Turnout | 11,02,703 | 81.18% | 8.49% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,58,273 | ||||
| PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.59% | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan | 365,812 | 47.05% | ||
| PMK | Dr. R. Senthil | 2,29,870 | 29.56% | ||
| DMDK | V. Elangovan | 1,03,494 | 13.31% | ||
| KNMK | G. Asokan | 15,333 | 1.97% | ||
| Independent | A. Raja | 10,561 | 1.36% | ||
| Independent | R. Mani | 9,982 | 1.28% | ||
| Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 5,571 | 0.72% | ||
| BSP | V. Purusothaman | 5,445 | 0.70% | −0.18% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,35,942 | 17.48% | −12.95% | ||
| Turnout | 10,69,601 | 72.69% | 17.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,77,512 | ||||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -8.94% | |||
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | Dr. R. Senthil | 397,540 | 55.99% | ||
| BJP | P. D. Elangovan | 1,81,450 | 25.56% | ||
| JD(U) | M. Munusamy (Alais) Thamilselvan | 62,960 | 8.87% | ||
| TNP | M. Balasubramaniam | 23,553 | 3.32% | ||
| Independent | V. P. Jaganathan | 10,968 | 1.54% | ||
| Independent | D. Mahendran | 10,370 | 1.46% | ||
| BSP | Kannan Kaliru | 6,220 | 0.88% | ||
| Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 5,161 | 0.73% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,16,090 | 30.44% | 26.87% | ||
| Turnout | 7,09,991 | 54.80% | −4.61% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,95,521 | ||||
| PMK hold | Swing | 8.47% | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | P. D. Elangovan | 340,162 | 47.52% | ||
| AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 3,14,622 | 43.96% | ||
| TMC(M) | M. C. Rajendran | 26,681 | 3.73% | ||
| Independent | V. Appavu Chetty | 20,125 | 2.81% | ||
| TNP | C. Selvam | 12,215 | 1.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,540 | 3.57% | −12.44% | ||
| Turnout | 7,15,771 | 59.42% | −6.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,26,879 | 4.39% | |||
| PMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 4.87% | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMK | K. Pary Mohan | 341,917 | 55.04% | ||
| TMC(M) | P. Theertharaman | 2,42,490 | 39.03% | ||
| Independent | P. Venkatesan | 14,788 | 2.38% | ||
| UCPI | P. K. Pattabiraman | 10,018 | 1.61% | ||
| BSP | C. Jayaseelan | 5,693 | 0.92% | ||
| RJD | A. Gopal Inamurasu | 3,185 | 0.51% | ||
| Margin of victory | 99,427 | 16.00% | −2.83% | ||
| Turnout | 6,21,241 | 54.42% | −11.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 11,75,234 | ||||
| PMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 12.38% | |||
General Elections 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMC(M) | P. Theertharaman | 297,166 | 42.65% | ||
| INC | M. P. Subramaniyam | 1,65,920 | 23.82% | −27.36% | |
| AIIC(T) | K. Ramamurthy | 1,63,484 | 23.47% | ||
| MDMK | P. Krishnan | 28,633 | 4.11% | ||
| Independent | C. Chinnasamy | 12,495 | 1.79% | ||
| Independent | A. Gopal Inamurasu | 8,283 | 1.19% | ||
| BJP | P. S. Arumugam | 6,060 | 0.87% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,31,246 | 18.84% | −5.07% | ||
| Turnout | 6,96,696 | 65.83% | 0.86% | ||
| Registered electors | 11,22,427 | ||||
| TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -8.52% | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 322,138 | 51.17% | ||
| PMK | P. D. Elangovan | 1,71,649 | 27.27% | ||
| JD | R. Manickam | 1,39,919 | 22.23% | ||
| DMK | M. Kandasamy | 1,25,365 | 19.91% | −2.80% | |
| THMM | M. Annamalai | 3,055 | 0.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,50,489 | 23.90% | 7.26% | ||
| Turnout | 6,29,532 | 64.98% | −3.53% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,05,354 | ||||
| INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.65% | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. G. Sekhar | 315,921 | 46.52% | −16.81% | |
| PMK | B. D. Elangovan | 2,02,901 | 29.88% | ||
| DMK | M. Kandasamy | 1,54,220 | 22.71% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,13,020 | 16.64% | −12.09% | ||
| Turnout | 6,79,098 | 68.51% | −2.23% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,08,221 | ||||
| AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.81% | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 333,427 | 63.33% | ||
| CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 1,82,175 | 34.60% | ||
| Independent | P. V. Devakumarvarma | 10,854 | 2.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,51,252 | 28.73% | 11.01% | ||
| Turnout | 5,26,456 | 70.74% | 15.32% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,80,371 | ||||
| AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.79% | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Arjunan | 209,603 | 55.55% | ||
| JP | G. Bhuvarahan | 1,42,732 | 37.83% | ||
| JP(S) | K. Nallasamy | 13,794 | 3.66% | ||
| Independent | C. Ganesan | 5,020 | 1.33% | ||
| Independent | Kandhan | 2,525 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | Thangaraj | 2,188 | 0.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 66,871 | 17.72% | −8.82% | ||
| Turnout | 3,77,330 | 55.42% | −9.29% | ||
| Registered electors | 6,94,088 | ||||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.70% | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 239,908 | 60.25% | ||
| INC(O) | P. Ponnuswami | 1,34,222 | 33.71% | ||
| Independent | P. Kalianna Gounder | 19,034 | 4.78% | ||
| Independent | T. V. Anganna Chettiar | 4,999 | 1.26% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,05,686 | 26.54% | |||
| Turnout | 3,98,163 | 64.70% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,31,245 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | N. Satyanathan | 66,216 | 35.69% | ||
| INC | K. Subramanian | 61,570 | 33.18% | 33.18% | |
| Independent | R. K. Gurunatha Chettiar | 34,432 | 18.56% | ||
| Independent | M. C. Natesa Chettiar | 23,327 | 12.57% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,646 | 2.50% | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,545 | 51.53% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,60,076 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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