Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
Dharmapuri is a state assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 59. It comprises a portion of Dharmapuri taluk and is a part of the similarly named constituency which is used for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
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Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency
Dharmapuri is a state assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 59. It comprises a portion of Dharmapuri taluk and is a part of the similarly named constituency which is used for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1952</td><td>P. Rajagopala Gounder</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1957</td><td>M. Kandasami Kandar</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td>R. S. Veerappa Chettiar</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>M. S. Gaounder</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tamil Nadu
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1971</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>P. K. C. Muthusamy</td><td></td><td>Janata Party</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>S. Aranganathan</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>P. Ponnusamy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>K. Manoharan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>K. Paarry Mohan</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>L. Velusamy</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>A. Baskar</td><td></td><td>Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>P. Subramani</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>S. P. Venkateshwaran</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Dr. Sowmiya Anbumani</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Elangovan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td>A. Saravanan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Santhalakshmi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TVK</td><td>M. Sivan</td><td></td><td></td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>2,57,939</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>S. P. Venkateshwaran</td><td>105,630</td><td>48.99%</td><td>+21.65</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Subramani</td><td>78,770</td><td>36.53%</td><td>+2.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AMMK</td><td>D. K. Rajendran</td><td>11,226</td><td>5.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Senthil Kumar (A) A. Senthil</td><td>8,700</td><td>4.04%</td><td>+3.45</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>S. K. Jayavenkatesan</td><td>5,083</td><td>2.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>APTADMK</td><td>M. Natarajan</td><td>1,897</td><td>0.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>1,726</td><td>0.80%</td><td>−0.28</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,860</td><td>12.46%</td><td>7.79%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>215,607</td><td>79.99%</td><td>−2.24%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>546</td><td>0.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>269,537</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>14.74%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>P. Subramani</td><td>71,056</td><td>34.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. D. Elangovan</td><td>61,380</td><td>29.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Dr. R. Senthil</td><td>56,727</td><td>27.34%</td><td>−15.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>Dr. V. Elangovan</td><td>9,348</td><td>4.51%</td><td>−41.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>NOTA</td><td>2,251</td><td>1.08%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Arumugam</td><td>1,606</td><td>0.77%</td><td>−0.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Rukmanidevi</td><td>1,213</td><td>0.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>9,676</td><td>4.66%</td><td>2.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>207,476</td><td>82.23%</td><td>4.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>252,311</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from DMDK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.48%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>A. Baskar</td><td>76,943</td><td>45.73%</td><td>+34.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Santhamoorthy</td><td>72,900</td><td>43.33%</td><td>−8.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. S. Raja</td><td>6,937</td><td>4.12%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Prabakaran</td><td>2,832</td><td>1.68%</td><td>+1.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Venkatesh</td><td>2,630</td><td>1.56%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Sivan</td><td>1,714</td><td>1.02%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Venkatachalam</td><td>1,080</td><td>0.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Selvam</td><td>1,068</td><td>0.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Prabhu</td><td>911</td><td>0.54%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,043</td><td>2.40%</td><td>−18.05%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>168,248</td><td>77.91%</td><td>9.31%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>215,940</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-5.85%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>L. Velusamy</td><td>76,195</td><td>51.58%</td><td>+4.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>V. S. Sampath</td><td>45,988</td><td>31.13%</td><td>+24.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>A. Bhaskar</td><td>17,030</td><td>11.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Jaganathan</td><td>1,424</td><td>0.96%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Babu @ Babuji</td><td>1,391</td><td>0.94%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Gnanavelavan</td><td>1,146</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>R. Boopathi</td><td>996</td><td>0.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(ML)L</td><td>K. Govindaraj</td><td>759</td><td>0.51%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,207</td><td>20.45%</td><td>11.33%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>147,708</td><td>68.61%</td><td>15.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>215,291</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.93%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>K. Pary Mohan</td><td>56,147</td><td>46.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Manokaran</td><td>45,173</td><td>37.54%</td><td>−17.74</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>V. S. Sampath</td><td>8,428</td><td>7.00%</td><td>−0.91</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Subramanian</td><td>5,451</td><td>4.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Nagappan</td><td>1,599</td><td>1.33%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Madhaiyan</td><td>1,543</td><td>1.28%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Elangovan</td><td>1,061</td><td>0.88%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Devendiran</td><td>944</td><td>0.78%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,974</td><td>9.12%</td><td>−22.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>120,346</td><td>53.38%</td><td>−8.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>225,468</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1996
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Manoharan (Dharmapuri)</td><td>63,973</td><td>55.28%</td><td>+29.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Mase Harur</td><td>26,951</td><td>23.29%</td><td>−27.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>Ponnusami</td><td>13,230</td><td>11.43%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>K. Devarajan</td><td>9,161</td><td>7.92%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>37,022</td><td>31.99%</td><td>6.50%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>115,730</td><td>62.29%</td><td>−1.55%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>198,433</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.17%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1991
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Ponnusamy</td><td>53,910</td><td>51.11%</td><td>+22.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td>27,017</td><td>25.61%</td><td>−20.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. Ramalingam</td><td>22,810</td><td>21.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Suresh</td><td>768</td><td>0.73%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,893</td><td>25.49%</td><td>8.04%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>105,484</td><td>63.83%</td><td>15.59%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>171,628</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.49%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1989
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td>32,794</td><td>45.62%</td><td>−8.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Ponnuswamy</td><td>20,243</td><td>28.16%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Sudha Mohan</td><td>8,087</td><td>11.25%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>India Farmers and Tailers Party</td><td>S. A. Chinnasamy</td><td>5,627</td><td>7.83%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. K. Madhiazhagan</td><td>2,496</td><td>3.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Kaveri</td><td>448</td><td>0.62%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. V. Gopal</td><td>439</td><td>0.61%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. Saravanan</td><td>433</td><td>0.60%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Asokan</td><td>394</td><td>0.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. Chinnavan</td><td>384</td><td>0.53%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,551</td><td>17.46%</td><td>7.58%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>71,889</td><td>48.24%</td><td>−20.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>153,201</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1984
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td>46,383</td><td>54.21%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Aranganathan</td><td>37,929</td><td>44.33%</td><td>−1.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>T. C. Rangarajan</td><td>1,254</td><td>1.47%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,454</td><td>9.88%</td><td>7.84%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>85,566</td><td>68.48%</td><td>3.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>133,042</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.09%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1980
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>S. Aranganathan</td><td>33,977</td><td>46.12%</td><td>+12.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. N. Vadivel</td><td>32,472</td><td>44.08%</td><td>+35.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. Ponnusawmy</td><td>7,222</td><td>9.80%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,505</td><td>2.04%</td><td>−6.16%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,671</td><td>65.36%</td><td>2.99%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>114,697</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from JP</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.82%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1977
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>P. K. C. Muthuswamy</td><td>26,742</td><td>42.30%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>D. S. Shanmugam</td><td>21,556</td><td>34.10%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>K. Periasamy</td><td>7,721</td><td>12.21%</td><td>−41.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. K. Munusamy</td><td>5,147</td><td>8.14%</td><td>−29.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. K. Subramani</td><td>1,206</td><td>1.91%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Abdul Vakith</td><td>667</td><td>1.06%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,186</td><td>8.20%</td><td>−8.14%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>63,216</td><td>62.37%</td><td>−13.66%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>102,768</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-11.86%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1971
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Chinnasamy</td><td>39,861</td><td>54.16%</td><td>+1.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. N. Adivel</td><td>27,834</td><td>37.82%</td><td>−5.41</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. Mariappa Udayar</td><td>5,897</td><td>8.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,027</td><td>16.34%</td><td>6.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>73,592</td><td>76.03%</td><td>−3.13%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>100,350</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.15%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1967
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. S. Gounter</td><td>36,258</td><td>53.02%</td><td>+21.37</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>D. N. Vadivel</td><td>29,567</td><td>43.23%</td><td>+19.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. M. Thangavelu</td><td>1,397</td><td>2.04%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. V. A. Chettiar</td><td>676</td><td>0.99%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABJS</td><td>J. A. K. M. Mudaliar</td><td>493</td><td>0.72%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>6,691</td><td>9.78%</td><td>0.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>68,391</td><td>79.16%</td><td>16.52%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>89,778</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.20%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1962
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. S. Veerappa Chettiar</td><td>24,191</td><td>40.81%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Subramania Gounder</td><td>18,754</td><td>31.64%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Kandasami Kandar</td><td>14,337</td><td>24.19%</td><td>−11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. R. Rajagopala Gounder</td><td>1,989</td><td>3.36%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,437</td><td>9.17%</td><td>8.56%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>59,271</td><td>62.64%</td><td>26.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>100,036</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.62%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1957
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Kandasami Kandar</td><td>11,661</td><td>35.19%</td><td>+12.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. S. Veerappa Chetty</td><td>11,459</td><td>34.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. M. Kuppusami</td><td>5,824</td><td>17.58%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. R. Rajagopal Goundar</td><td>4,192</td><td>12.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>202</td><td>0.61%</td><td>−0.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>33,136</td><td>36.20%</td><td>−8.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>91,530</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.54%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
1952
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. R. Rajagopala Gounder</td><td>7,262</td><td>26.65%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. S. Veerappa Chettiar</td><td>6,984</td><td>25.63%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>P. Appavu Pillai</td><td>6,270</td><td>23.01%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Ayyam Perumal</td><td>3,179</td><td>11.67%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Socialist Party (India)</td><td>G. Vadivelu</td><td>2,040</td><td>7.49%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KMPP</td><td>T. Dharmalinga Mudaliar</td><td>1,512</td><td>5.55%</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>278</td><td>1.02%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>27,247</td><td>44.43%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>61,331</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>