Dharmapuri
Lok Sabha Constituency
Dharmapuri lok sabha constituency.png
Dharmapuri constituency, post-2008 delimitation
IncumbentDr Senthil Kumar
Parliamentary PartyDMK
Elected Year2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established1977-present
StateTamil Nadu
Total Electors14,84,027[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesPalacode
Pennagaram
Dharmapuri
Pappireddippatti
Harur
Mettur

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

Assembly segments[edit]

2009-present[edit]

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

Before 2009[edit]

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

Members of the Parliament[edit]

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 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 K. V. Thanga Balu Indian National Congress
1996 P. Theertharaman Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1998 K. Pary Mohan Pattali Makkal Katchi
1999 P.D. Elangovan Pattali Makkal Katchi
2004 R. Senthil Pattali Makkal Katchi
2009 R. Thamaraiselvan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014 Anbumani Ramadoss Pattali Makkal Katchi
2019 Dr. S. Senthil Kumar[2] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results[edit]

General Election 2019[edit]

2019 Indian general elections: Dharmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK S. Senthil Kumar 5,74,988 47.01
PMK Anbumani Ramadoss 5,04,232 41.22
AMMK P. Palaniappan 53,655 4.39 Increase 4.39
NTK Rukmini Devi 19,674 1.61 Increase 1.61
MNM D. Rajasekar 15,614 1.28 Increase 1.28
Majority 70,753 5.79
Turnout 12,24,465 82.41
DMK gain from PMK Swing

General Election 2014[edit]

2014 Indian general elections: Dharmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK Anbumani Ramadoss 4,68,194 42.51
AIADMK P. S. Mohan 3,91,048 35.51 Increase35.51
DMK R. Thamarai Selvan 1,80,297 16.37
INC Rama Suganthan 15,455 1.40
NOTA None of the above 12,693 1.15
Majority 77,146 7.00
Turnout 11,02,703 81.18
PMK gain from DMK Swing +9.27

General Election 2009[edit]

2009 Indian general elections: Dharmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Thamaraiselvan 3,65,812 47.01
PMK R. Senthil 2,29,870 29.54
DMDK V. Elangovan 1,03,494 13.30
KNMK G. Asokan 15,333 1.97
IND A. Raja 10,561 1.36
Majority 1,35,942 17.47
Turnout 7,78,102 72.75
DMK gain from PMK Swing

General Election 2004[edit]

2004 Indian general elections: Dharmapuri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PMK R. Senthil 3,97,542 55.93 Increase9.27
BJP P. D. Elangovan 1,81,450 25.53 n/a
JD(U) Munusamy (Alais) Thamilselvan 62,960 8.86 n/a
TDK M. Balasubramaniam 23,553 3.31 Increase1.64
IND Jaganathan. V. P 10,968 1.54 n/a
IND Mahendran. D 10,370 1.46 Increase1.37
Majority 2,16,090 30.40 Increase26.90
Turnout 7,10,736 54.86 Decrease4.55
PMK hold Swing Increase9.27

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 12°07′34″N 78°09′14″E / 12.1260°N 78.154°E / 12.1260; 78.154