Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency

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.

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Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency

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.

Assembly segments

2009-present

<table><thead><tr><th>Constituency number</th><th>Name</th><th>Reserved for (SC/ST/None)</th><th>District</th><th>Party</th><th>2024 Lead</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>57</td><td>Palacode</td><td>None</td><td>Dharmapuri</td><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Pennagaram</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>PMK(R)</td><td></td><td>PMK</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Dharmapuri</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>PMK</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Pappireddippatti</td><td>None</td><td></td><td>AIADMK</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Harur</td><td>SC</td><td></td><td>DMK</td></tr><tr><td>85</td><td>Mettur</td><td>None</td><td>Salem</td><td></td><td>PMK</td></tr></tbody></table>

Before 2009

• Harur (SC) • Morappur (defunct) • Dharmapuri • Pennagaram • Mettur • Taramangalam (defunct)

Members of the Parliament

Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Winner</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>K. Arjunan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1984</td><td>M. Thambi Durai</td><td></td><td>All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>1989</td><td>M. G. Sekhar</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>K. V. Thanga Balu</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>P. Theertharaman</td><td></td><td>Tamil Maanila Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>K. Pary Mohan</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>P.D. Elangovan</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>R. Senthil</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>R. Thamaraiselvan</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Anbumani Ramadoss</td><td></td><td>Pattali Makkal Katchi</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Dr. S. Senthil Kumar</td><td></td><td>Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>A. Mani</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

General Elections 2024

<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>Dr. A. Mani</td><td>432,667</td><td>34.67</td><td>6.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>A. Soumiya</td><td>411,367</td><td>32.97</td><td>12.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>R. Ashokan</td><td>293,629</td><td>23.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>Dr. Abinaya Ponnivalavan</td><td>65,381</td><td>5.24</td><td>3.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>9,198</td><td>0.74</td><td>0.35</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,300</td><td>1.71</td><td>4.07</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,247,832</td><td>81.20</td><td>1.21</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>1,524,896</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2019

<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>Dr. S. Senthilkumar</td><td>574,988</td><td>46.96%</td><td>30.61%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Anbumani Ramadoss</td><td>5,04,235</td><td>41.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Palaniappan</td><td>53,655</td><td>4.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NTK</td><td>R. Rukmanidevi</td><td>19,674</td><td>1.61%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MNM</td><td>D. Rajasekar</td><td>15,614</td><td>1.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>13,379</td><td>1.09%</td><td>−0.06%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dr. S. Elango</td><td>10,830</td><td>0.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>GPI</td><td>K. Annadhurai</td><td>9,017</td><td>0.74%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>C. Sivanandham</td><td>6,012</td><td>0.49%</td><td>−0.25%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>70,753</td><td>5.78%</td><td>−1.22%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>12,24,465</td><td>82.41%</td><td>1.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>14,85,804</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.50%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2014

<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>Anbumani Ramadoss</td><td>468,194</td><td>42.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>P. S. Mohan</td><td>3,91,048</td><td>35.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>R. Thamaraiselvan</td><td>1,80,297</td><td>16.35%</td><td>−30.70%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Rama Suganthan</td><td>15,455</td><td>1.40%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None Of The Above</td><td>12,693</td><td>1.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>S. Rajinikanth</td><td>8,180</td><td>0.74%</td><td>0.04%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dr. K. Padmarajan</td><td>4,934</td><td>0.45%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>77,146</td><td>7.00%</td><td>−10.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>11,02,703</td><td>81.18%</td><td>8.49%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>13,58,273</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.59%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2009

<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. Thamaraiselvan</td><td>365,812</td><td>47.05%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>Dr. R. Senthil</td><td>2,29,870</td><td>29.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMDK</td><td>V. Elangovan</td><td>1,03,494</td><td>13.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KNMK</td><td>G. Asokan</td><td>15,333</td><td>1.97%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Raja</td><td>10,561</td><td>1.36%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Mani</td><td>9,982</td><td>1.28%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dr. K. Padmarajan</td><td>5,571</td><td>0.72%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>V. Purusothaman</td><td>5,445</td><td>0.70%</td><td>−0.18%</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,35,942</td><td>17.48%</td><td>−12.95%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>10,69,601</td><td>72.69%</td><td>17.89%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>7,77,512</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from PMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.94%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 2004

<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. R. Senthil</td><td>397,540</td><td>55.99%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. D. Elangovan</td><td>1,81,450</td><td>25.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>M. Munusamy (Alais) Thamilselvan</td><td>62,960</td><td>8.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TNP</td><td>M. Balasubramaniam</td><td>23,553</td><td>3.32%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. P. Jaganathan</td><td>10,968</td><td>1.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>D. Mahendran</td><td>10,370</td><td>1.46%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Kannan Kaliru</td><td>6,220</td><td>0.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dr. K. Padmarajan</td><td>5,161</td><td>0.73%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,16,090</td><td>30.44%</td><td>26.87%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>7,09,991</td><td>54.80%</td><td>−4.61%</td></tr><tr><td>Rejected ballots</td><td>76</td><td>0.01%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>12,95,521</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.47%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1999

<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>P. D. Elangovan</td><td>340,162</td><td>47.52%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>K. P. Munusamy</td><td>3,14,622</td><td>43.96%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>M. C. Rajendran</td><td>26,681</td><td>3.73%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Appavu Chetty</td><td>20,125</td><td>2.81%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TNP</td><td>C. Selvam</td><td>12,215</td><td>1.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>25,540</td><td>3.57%</td><td>−12.44%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>7,15,771</td><td>59.42%</td><td>−6.42%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>12,26,879</td><td></td><td>4.39%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.87%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1998

<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>341,917</td><td>55.04%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>P. Theertharaman</td><td>2,42,490</td><td>39.03%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Venkatesan</td><td>14,788</td><td>2.38%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UCPI</td><td>P. K. Pattabiraman</td><td>10,018</td><td>1.61%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>C. Jayaseelan</td><td>5,693</td><td>0.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RJD</td><td>A. Gopal Inamurasu</td><td>3,185</td><td>0.51%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>99,427</td><td>16.00%</td><td>−2.83%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,21,241</td><td>54.42%</td><td>−11.41%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>11,75,234</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK gain from TMC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>12.38%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1996

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M)</td><td>P. Theertharaman</td><td>297,166</td><td>42.65%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. P. Subramaniyam</td><td>1,65,920</td><td>23.82%</td><td>−27.36%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIIC(T)</td><td>K. Ramamurthy</td><td>1,63,484</td><td>23.47%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>MDMK</td><td>P. Krishnan</td><td>28,633</td><td>4.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Chinnasamy</td><td>12,495</td><td>1.79%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>A. Gopal Inamurasu</td><td>8,283</td><td>1.19%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. S. Arumugam</td><td>6,060</td><td>0.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,31,246</td><td>18.84%</td><td>−5.07%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,96,696</td><td>65.83%</td><td>0.86%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>11,22,427</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TMC(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-8.52%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 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>K. V. Thangkabalu</td><td>322,138</td><td>51.17%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. D. Elangovan</td><td>1,71,649</td><td>27.27%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Kandasamy</td><td>1,25,365</td><td>19.91%</td><td>−2.80%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>THMM</td><td>M. Annamalai</td><td>3,055</td><td>0.49%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,50,489</td><td>23.90%</td><td>7.26%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,29,532</td><td>64.98%</td><td>−3.53%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,05,354</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from AIADMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.65%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1989

<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>M. G. Sekhar</td><td>315,921</td><td>46.52%</td><td>−16.81%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PMK</td><td>P. D. Elangovan</td><td>2,02,901</td><td>29.88%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK</td><td>M. Kandasamy</td><td>1,54,220</td><td>22.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,13,020</td><td>16.64%</td><td>−12.09%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>6,79,098</td><td>68.51%</td><td>−2.23%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>10,08,221</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-16.81%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1984

<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>M. Thambidurai</td><td>333,427</td><td>63.33%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Parvathi Krishnan</td><td>1,82,175</td><td>34.60%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. V. Devakumarvarma</td><td>10,854</td><td>2.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,51,252</td><td>28.73%</td><td>11.01%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>5,26,456</td><td>70.74%</td><td>15.32%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>7,80,371</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK gain from DMK</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.79%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1980

<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. Arjunan</td><td>209,603</td><td>55.55%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP</td><td>G. Bhuvarahan</td><td>1,42,732</td><td>37.83%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JP(S)</td><td>K. Nallasamy</td><td>13,794</td><td>3.66%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. Ganesan</td><td>5,020</td><td>1.33%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kandhan</td><td>2,525</td><td>0.67%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thangaraj</td><td>2,188</td><td>0.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>66,871</td><td>17.72%</td><td>−8.82%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,77,330</td><td>55.42%</td><td>−9.29%</td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>6,94,088</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DMK gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>-4.70%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1977

<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>Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy</td><td>239,908</td><td>60.25%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC(O)</td><td>P. Ponnuswami</td><td>1,34,222</td><td>33.71%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Kalianna Gounder</td><td>19,034</td><td>4.78%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. V. Anganna Chettiar</td><td>4,999</td><td>1.26%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,05,686</td><td>26.54%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>3,98,163</td><td>64.70%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>6,31,245</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>

General Elections 1951

<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>N. Satyanathan</td><td>66,216</td><td>35.69%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. Subramanian</td><td>61,570</td><td>33.18%</td><td>33.18%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. K. Gurunatha Chettiar</td><td>34,432</td><td>18.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. C. Natesa Chettiar</td><td>23,327</td><td>12.57%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,646</td><td>2.50%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,85,545</td><td>51.53%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registered electors</td><td>3,60,076</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>