Dharmapuri
Lok Sabha constituency
Dharmapuri constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
Assembly constituenciesPalacode
Pennagaram
Dharmapuri
Pappireddippatti
Harur
Mettur
Established1977-present
Total electors14,84,027[1]
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Dr Senthil Kumar
PartyDMK
Elected year2019 Election

Dharmapuri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 10 of 39.

Assembly segments

2009-present

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party
57 Palacodu None Dharmapuri AIADMK
58 Pennagaram None PMK
59 Dharmapuri None PMK
60 Pappireddippatti None AIADMK
61 Harur SC AIADMK
85 Mettur None Salem PMK

Before 2009

  1. Harur (SC)
  2. Morappur
  3. Dharmapuri
  4. Pennagaram
  5. Mettur
  6. Taramangalam

Members of the Parliament

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

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
 47.43%
2014
 
 43.01%
2009
 
 47.05%
2004
 
 55.99%
1999
 
 47.52%
1998
 
 55.04%
1996
 
 42.65%
1991
 
 51.17%
1989
 
 46.52%
1984
 
 63.33%
1980
 
 55.55%
1977
 
 60.25%
1951
 
 35.69%

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

2014 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

2009 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

2004 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK Dr. R. Senthil 397,540 55.99%
BJP P. D. Elangovan 1,81,450 25.56%
Janata Dal (United) 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

1999 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1998 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1996 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1991 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1989 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1984 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1980 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1977 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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

1951–52 Indian general election : Dharmapuri
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)

See also

References

  1. ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result Archived 2 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "General elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, 2019 - List of members elected" (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 25 May 2019. p. 26. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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