One of the 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Dharmapuri

Lok Sabha Constituency

Dharmapuri constituency, post-2008 delimitation

Incumbent| Dr Senthil Kumar
Parliamentary Party| DMK
Elected Year| 2019 Election
Constituency Details
Established| 1977-present
State| Tamil Nadu
Total Electors| 14,84,027[1]
Assembly Constituencies| Palacode
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

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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  | %  | ±%

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|
|
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| DMK | S. Senthil Kumar | 5,74,988  | 47.01  |
| PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 5,04,232  | 41.22  |
| AMMK | P. Palaniappan | 53,655  | 4.39  |  4.39
| NTK | Rukmini Devi  | 19,674  | 1.61  |  1.61
| MNM | D. Rajasekar  | 15,614  | 1.28  |  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  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
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| PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 4,68,194  | 42.51  |
| AIADMK | P. S. Mohan  | 3,91,048  | 35.51  | 35.51
| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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  | 9.27
| 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  | 1.64
| IND | Jaganathan. V. P  | 10,968  | 1.54  | n/a
| IND | Mahendran. D  | 10,370  | 1.46  | 1.37
Majority  | 2,16,090  | 30.40  | 26.90
Turnout | 7,10,736  | 54.86  | 4.55
| PMK hold | Swing | 9.27  |

## See also[edit]

* Dharmapuri
* List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## 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.

* Election Commission of India https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

## External links[edit]

* Dharmapuri lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

Total: 39 Lok Sabha Constituencies

Current|

* Arakkonam
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* Sriperumbudur
* Tenkasi
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* Theni
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* Tiruchirappalli
* Tirunelveli
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* Tiruvallur
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* Vellore
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* Virudhunagar

Defunct|

* Aruppukottai
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* Dharapuram
* Gobichettipalayam
* Kovilpatti
* Kumbakonam
* Madras
* Melur
* Mettur
* Nagercoil
* Palani
* Periyakalum
* Rasipuram
* Sankaranainarkoil
* Sivakasi
* Srivaikuntam
* Srivilliputtur
* Tindivanam
* Tiruchendur
* Tiruchengode
* Tirukoilur
* Tiruppattur
* Tiruttani
* Vandavasi

234 Assembly constituencies

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