Dharmapuri is a state assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu, India.[2] 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.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Dharmapuri | |
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Constituency No. 59 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Dharmapuri |
LS constituency | Dharmapuri |
Total electors | 2,69,537[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | PMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Madras State
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1952 | P. Rajagopala Gounder | Independent | |
1957 | M. Kandasami Kandar | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | R. S. Veerappa Chettiar | Independent | |
1967 | M. S. Gaounder | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Tamil Nadu
Year | Winner | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1971 | R. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | P. K. C. Muthusamy | Janata Party | |
1980 | S. Aranganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1984 | R. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1989 | R. Chinnasamy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | P. Ponnusamy | Indian National Congress | |
1996 | K. Manoharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2001 | K. Paarry Mohan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
2006 | L. Velusamy | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
2011 | A. Baskar | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
2016 | P. Subramani[4] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2021 | S. P. Venkateshwaran[5] | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
Election results
2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | S. P. Venkateshwaran | 105,630 | 48.99% | +21.65 | |
DMK | P. Subramani | 78,770 | 36.53% | +2.29 | |
AMMK | D. K. Rajendran | 11,226 | 5.21% | New | |
NTK | Senthil Kumar (A) A. Senthil | 8,700 | 4.04% | +3.45 | |
MNM | S. K. Jayavenkatesan | 5,083 | 2.36% | New | |
APTADMK | M. Natarajan | 1,897 | 0.88% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,726 | 0.80% | -0.28 | |
Margin of victory | 26,860 | 12.46% | 7.79% | ||
Turnout | 215,607 | 79.99% | -2.24% | ||
Rejected ballots | 546 | 0.25% | |||
Registered electors | 269,537 | ||||
PMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.74% |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | P. Subramani | 71,056 | 34.25% | New | |
AIADMK | P. D. Elangovan | 61,380 | 29.58% | New | |
PMK | Dr. R. Senthil | 56,727 | 27.34% | -15.99 | |
DMDK | Dr. V. Elangovan | 9,348 | 4.51% | -41.23 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,251 | 1.08% | New | |
BJP | M. Arumugam | 1,606 | 0.77% | -0.91 | |
NTK | R. Rukmanidevi | 1,213 | 0.58% | New | |
Margin of victory | 9,676 | 4.66% | 2.26% | ||
Turnout | 207,476 | 82.23% | 4.32% | ||
Registered electors | 252,311 | ||||
DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -11.48% |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMDK | A. Baskar | 76,943 | 45.73% | +34.2 | |
PMK | P. Santhamoorthy | 72,900 | 43.33% | -8.26 | |
Independent | P. S. Raja | 6,937 | 4.12% | New | |
BJP | K. Prabakaran | 2,832 | 1.68% | +1.01 | |
Independent | K. Venkatesh | 2,630 | 1.56% | New | |
Independent | R. Sivan | 1,714 | 1.02% | New | |
Independent | C. Venkatachalam | 1,080 | 0.64% | New | |
BSP | K. Selvam | 1,068 | 0.63% | New | |
Independent | P. Prabhu | 911 | 0.54% | New | |
Margin of victory | 4,043 | 2.40% | -18.05% | ||
Turnout | 168,248 | 77.91% | 9.31% | ||
Registered electors | 215,940 | ||||
DMDK gain from PMK | Swing | -5.85% |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | L. Velusamy | 76,195 | 51.58% | +4.93 | |
MDMK | V. S. Sampath | 45,988 | 31.13% | +24.13 | |
DMDK | A. Bhaskar | 17,030 | 11.53% | New | |
Independent | M. Jaganathan | 1,424 | 0.96% | New | |
Independent | D. Babu @ Babuji | 1,391 | 0.94% | New | |
Independent | K. Gnanavelavan | 1,146 | 0.78% | New | |
BJP | R. Boopathi | 996 | 0.67% | New | |
CPI(ML)L | K. Govindaraj | 759 | 0.51% | New | |
Margin of victory | 30,207 | 20.45% | 11.33% | ||
Turnout | 147,708 | 68.61% | 15.23% | ||
Registered electors | 215,291 | ||||
PMK hold | Swing | 4.93% |
2001
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMK | K. Pary Mohan | 56,147 | 46.65% | New | |
DMK | K. Manokaran | 45,173 | 37.54% | -17.74 | |
MDMK | V. S. Sampath | 8,428 | 7.00% | -0.91 | |
Independent | M. Subramanian | 5,451 | 4.53% | New | |
Independent | K. Nagappan | 1,599 | 1.33% | New | |
Independent | M. Madhaiyan | 1,543 | 1.28% | New | |
BSP | K. Elangovan | 1,061 | 0.88% | New | |
Independent | R. Devendiran | 944 | 0.78% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,974 | 9.12% | -22.87% | ||
Turnout | 120,346 | 53.38% | -8.91% | ||
Registered electors | 225,468 | ||||
PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -8.62% |
1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | K. Manokaran | 63,973 | 55.28% | +29.67 | |
INC | Mase Harur | 26,951 | 23.29% | -27.82 | |
AIIC(T) | Ponnusami | 13,230 | 11.43% | New | |
MDMK | K. Devarajan | 9,161 | 7.92% | New | |
Margin of victory | 37,022 | 31.99% | 6.50% | ||
Turnout | 115,730 | 62.29% | -1.55% | ||
Registered electors | 198,433 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 4.17% |
1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. Ponnusamy | 53,910 | 51.11% | +22.95 | |
DMK | R. Chinnasamy | 27,017 | 25.61% | -20.01 | |
PMK | P. Ramalingam | 22,810 | 21.62% | New | |
Independent | R. Suresh | 768 | 0.73% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,893 | 25.49% | 8.04% | ||
Turnout | 105,484 | 63.83% | 15.59% | ||
Registered electors | 171,628 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | 5.49% |
1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Chinnasamy | 32,794 | 45.62% | -8.59 | |
INC | P. Ponnuswamy | 20,243 | 28.16% | New | |
Independent | D. Sudha Mohan | 8,087 | 11.25% | New | |
India Farmers and Tailers Party | S. A. Chinnasamy | 5,627 | 7.83% | New | |
Independent | D. K. Madhiazhagan | 2,496 | 3.47% | New | |
Independent | M. Kaveri | 448 | 0.62% | New | |
Independent | S. V. Gopal | 439 | 0.61% | New | |
Independent | N. Saravanan | 433 | 0.60% | New | |
Independent | P. Asokan | 394 | 0.55% | New | |
Independent | M. Chinnavan | 384 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,551 | 17.46% | 7.58% | ||
Turnout | 71,889 | 48.24% | -20.25% | ||
Registered electors | 153,201 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -8.59% |
1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Chinnasamy | 46,383 | 54.21% | New | |
AIADMK | S. Aranganathan | 37,929 | 44.33% | -1.79 | |
BJP | T. C. Rangarajan | 1,254 | 1.47% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,454 | 9.88% | 7.84% | ||
Turnout | 85,566 | 68.48% | 3.13% | ||
Registered electors | 133,042 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.09% |
1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIADMK | S. Aranganathan | 33,977 | 46.12% | +12.02 | |
INC | D. N. Vadivel | 32,472 | 44.08% | +35.94 | |
JP | P. Ponnusawmy | 7,222 | 9.80% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,505 | 2.04% | -6.16% | ||
Turnout | 73,671 | 65.36% | 2.99% | ||
Registered electors | 114,697 | ||||
AIADMK gain from JP | Swing | 3.82% |
1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
JP | P. K. C. Muthuswamy | 26,742 | 42.30% | New | |
AIADMK | D. S. Shanmugam | 21,556 | 34.10% | New | |
DMK | K. Periasamy | 7,721 | 12.21% | -41.95 | |
INC | D. K. Munusamy | 5,147 | 8.14% | -29.68 | |
Independent | K. K. Subramani | 1,206 | 1.91% | New | |
Independent | S. Abdul Vakith | 667 | 1.06% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,186 | 8.20% | -8.14% | ||
Turnout | 63,216 | 62.37% | -13.66% | ||
Registered electors | 102,768 | ||||
JP gain from DMK | Swing | -11.86% |
1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | R. Chinnasamy | 39,861 | 54.16% | +1.15 | |
INC | D. N. Adivel | 27,834 | 37.82% | -5.41 | |
Independent | T. Mariappa Udayar | 5,897 | 8.01% | New | |
Margin of victory | 12,027 | 16.34% | 6.56% | ||
Turnout | 73,592 | 76.03% | -3.13% | ||
Registered electors | 100,350 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 1.15% |
1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DMK | M. S. Gounter | 36,258 | 53.02% | +21.37 | |
INC | D. N. Vadivel | 29,567 | 43.23% | +19.04 | |
Independent | D. M. Thangavelu | 1,397 | 2.04% | New | |
Independent | T. V. A. Chettiar | 676 | 0.99% | New | |
ABJS | J. A. K. M. Mudaliar | 493 | 0.72% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,691 | 9.78% | 0.61% | ||
Turnout | 68,391 | 79.16% | 16.52% | ||
Registered electors | 89,778 | ||||
DMK gain from Independent | Swing | 12.20% |
1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R. S. Veerappa Chettiar | 24,191 | 40.81% | New | |
DMK | M. Subramania Gounder | 18,754 | 31.64% | New | |
INC | M. Kandasami Kandar | 14,337 | 24.19% | -11 | |
Independent | P. R. Rajagopala Gounder | 1,989 | 3.36% | New | |
Margin of victory | 5,437 | 9.17% | 8.56% | ||
Turnout | 59,271 | 62.64% | 26.44% | ||
Registered electors | 100,036 | ||||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | 5.62% |
1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | M. Kandasami Kandar | 11,661 | 35.19% | +12.18 | |
Independent | R. S. Veerappa Chetty | 11,459 | 34.58% | New | |
Independent | P. M. Kuppusami | 5,824 | 17.58% | New | |
Independent | P. R. Rajagopal Goundar | 4,192 | 12.65% | New | |
Margin of victory | 202 | 0.61% | -0.41% | ||
Turnout | 33,136 | 36.20% | -8.22% | ||
Registered electors | 91,530 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | 8.54% |
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | P. R. Rajagopala Gounder | 7,262 | 26.65% | New | |
Independent | R. S. Veerappa Chettiar | 6,984 | 25.63% | New | |
INC | P. Appavu Pillai | 6,270 | 23.01% | New | |
Independent | V. Ayyam Perumal | 3,179 | 11.67% | New | |
Socialist | G. Vadivelu | 2,040 | 7.49% | New | |
KMPP | T. Dharmalinga Mudaliar | 1,512 | 5.55% | New | |
Margin of victory | 278 | 1.02% | |||
Turnout | 27,247 | 44.43% | |||
Registered electors | 61,331 | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
References
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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