Dharapuram Assembly constituency

Dharapuram
Constituency No. 101 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
LS constituency	Erode
Established	1951
Total electors	2,58,547 [1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent N. Kayalvizhi
Party	DMK
Elected year	2021

Dharapuram is a legislative assembly constituency that includes the city of Dharapuram. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 101. Dharapuram Assembly constituency is part of Erode Lok Sabha constituency. ^[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1952	A. Senapathi Gounder		Indian National Congress
1957
1962	Parvathi Anjuman
1967	Palaniammal		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party
Fifth	1971-1977	V.P. Palaniammal		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977-1980	R. Ayyachamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980-1984	A. Periasamy
Eighth	1984-1989
Ninth	1989-1991	T. Santhakumari		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991-1996	P. Eswaramurthi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996-2001	R. Saraswathy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001-2006	V. Sivakami		Pattali Makkal Katchi
Thirteenth	2006-2011	P. Prabavathi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteen	2011-2016	K. Ponnusamy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteen	2016-2021	Kalimuthu V.S.		Indian National Congress
Sixteen	2021-Incumbent	N. Kayalvizhi		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			46.85%
2016			45.67%
2011			51.68%
2006			44.65%
2001			50.49%
1996			55.49%
1991			65.49%
1989			33.69%
1984			59.09%
1980			56.05%
1977			31.67%
1971			64.41%
1967			65.00%
1962			57.45%
1957			47.13%
1952			39.72%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. Kayalvizhi	89,986	46.85%
	BJP	L. Murugan	88,593	46.12%	41.88%
	NTK	K. Ranjitha	6,753	3.52%	2.78%
	MNM	A. Charli	2,130	1.11%
	NOTA	Nota	1,903	0.99%	−0.59%
	AMMK	C. Kalarani	1,172	0.61%
Margin of victory			1,393	0.73%	−4.75%
Turnout			192,088	74.30%	−2.54%
Rejected ballots			514	0.27%
Registered electors			258,547
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	1.17%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	V. S. Kalimuthu	83,538	45.67%
	AIADMK	K. Ponnusamy	73,521	40.19%	−11.49%
	BJP	M. Shanmugham	7,753	4.24%	2.17%
	MDMK	Nagai Thiruvalluvan	7,029	3.84%
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,883	1.58%
	KMDK	K. Palaniammal	1,662	0.91%
	PMK	K. Madhavan	1,515	0.83%
	NTK	R. Pichaimuthu	1,350	0.74%
	Independent	M. Vanitha	849	0.46%
	Independent	V. Palanisamy	835	0.46%
	BSP	V. Selvaraj	681	0.37%	−0.48%
Margin of victory			10,017	5.48%	−3.78%
Turnout			182,911	76.83%	−2.26%
Registered electors			238,070
	INC gain from AIADMK		Swing	-6.01%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Ponnusamy	83,856	51.68%	10.83%
	DMK	R. Jayanthi	68,831	42.42%	−2.23%
	BJP	P. Karunakaran	3,353	2.07%	0.49%
	Independent	R. Rajesh	2,882	1.78%
	BSP	S. Arumugam	1,378	0.85%	−0.31%
	Independent	A. Sundrarasu	1,159	0.71%
	Independent	D. Doraisamy	789	0.49%
Margin of victory			15,025	9.26%	5.46%
Turnout			205,145	79.09%	7.71%
Registered electors			162,248
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	7.03%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	P. Prabavathi	55,312	44.65%	13.84%
	AIADMK	M. Ranganayahi	50,600	40.85%
	DMDK	K. N. K. Jyothipaandiyan	11,288	9.11%
	BJP	E. Santhi	1,949	1.57%
	Independent	P. Ponnusamy	1,538	1.24%
	BSP	C. Jeya	1,435	1.16%
	Independent	D. Nachimuthu	917	0.74%
	Independent	M. Kulandaivelu	832	0.67%
Margin of victory			4,712	3.80%	−15.88%
Turnout			123,871	71.38%	10.69%
Registered electors			173,547
	DMK gain from PMK		Swing	-5.84%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	V. Sivakami	56,835	50.49%
	DMK	R. Sareswathi	34,683	30.81%	−24.68%
	MDMK	Dr. T. Shanthakumari	15,845	14.08%	6.76%
	Independent	R. Eswaravel	5,201	4.62%
Margin of victory			22,152	19.68%	−0.93%
Turnout			112,564	60.68%	−11.30%
Registered electors			185,498
	PMK gain from DMK		Swing	-5.00%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Saraswathy	62,027	55.49%	27.38%
	AIADMK	P. Easwaramurthi	38,989	34.88%	−30.61%
	MDMK	K. Mayavan	8,182	7.32%
	BJP	K. P. Velliangiri	1,368	1.22%	−1.89%
	PMK	K. Vincent	583	0.52%
	Independent	A. Subramanian	310	0.28%
	Independent	K. Mariappan	204	0.18%
	Independent	P. Rajendran	109	0.10%
Margin of victory			23,038	20.61%	−16.76%
Turnout			111,772	71.98%	6.79%
Registered electors			164,190
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-9.99%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	P. Eswaramurthi	66,490	65.49%	33.22%
	DMK	T. Shanthakumari	28,545	28.11%	−5.58%
	BJP	E. K. Elangandhi	3,166	3.12%
	PMK	M. C. Anbu Selvan	2,359	2.32%
	JP	M. Palaniappan	375	0.37%
	THMM	A. Subramanian	318	0.31%
	Independent	T. P. S. Arumugam	223	0.22%
	Independent	G. Nagarajan	54	0.05%
Margin of victory			37,945	37.37%	35.95%
Turnout			101,530	65.20%	−6.44%
Registered electors			162,002
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	31.80%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	T. Santhakumari	34,069	33.69%	−7.22%
	AIADMK	A. Periasamy	32,633	32.27%	−26.82%
	INC	K. Karpegavalli Selvi	27,517	27.21%
	Independent	K. Thurkaivel Krishna Moorthi Alias T. V. Kirshnamoorthi	5,075	5.02%
	Independent	S. Vedanayagam	666	0.66%
	Independent	S. Gopal	576	0.57%
	Independent	A. K. Balakirshnan	301	0.30%
	Independent	S. Kalimuthu	287	0.28%
Margin of victory			1,436	1.42%	−16.75%
Turnout			101,124	71.63%	0.47%
Registered electors			144,747
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-25.40%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Periasamy	51,919	59.09%	3.04%
	DMK	R. Ayyasamy	35,951	40.91%	−1.64%
Margin of victory			15,968	18.17%	4.67%
Turnout			87,870	71.16%	7.10%
Registered electors			128,788
	AIADMK hold		Swing	3.04%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. Periasamy	43,319	56.05%	24.38%
	DMK	V. P. Palaniammal	32,887	42.55%	18.76%
	Independent	K. Nagarajan	542	0.70%
	Independent	A. K. Balakrishnan	332	0.43%
	Independent	K. Krishnan	205	0.27%
Margin of victory			10,432	13.50%	9.00%
Turnout			77,285	64.06%	12.95%
Registered electors			122,884
	AIADMK hold		Swing	24.38%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	R. Ayyachamy	18,884	31.67%
	INC	A. K. Shivalingam	16,202	27.17%	−6.80%
	DMK	D. G. Rajendran	14,187	23.79%	−40.61%
	JP	A. Muniappan	5,976	10.02%
	Independent	A. K. Balakrishnan	3,255	5.46%
	Independent	K. Nagarajan	1,123	1.88%
Margin of victory			2,682	4.50%	−25.94%
Turnout			59,627	51.11%	−15.76%
Registered electors			119,032
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-32.74%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. P. Palaniammal	40,947	64.41%	−0.59%
	INC	V. N. Gopal	21,597	33.97%	0.58%
	Independent	T. Manoharan	1,031	1.62%
Margin of victory			19,350	30.44%	−1.17%
Turnout			63,575	66.87%	−7.54%
Registered electors			98,869
	DMK hold		Swing	-0.59%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Palaniammal	42,433	65.00%	37.58%
	INC	P. Velusamy	21,800	33.39%	−24.06%
	Independent	S. Gurunathan	1,052	1.61%
Margin of victory			20,633	31.60%	1.57%
Turnout			65,285	74.41%	6.27%
Registered electors			90,991
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	7.55%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Parvathi Anjuman	37,842	57.45%	10.32%
	DMK	A. R. Subramanian	18,059	27.42%
	PSP	N. Lingasami Gounder	9,969	15.13%
Margin of victory			19,783	30.03%	28.94%
Turnout			65,870	68.14%	10.68%
Registered electors			100,631
	INC hold		Swing	10.32%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. Senapathi Gounder	26,164	47.13%	15.32%
	Independent	P. S. Govindaswamy Gounder	25,555	46.03%
	PSP	N. L. Lingaswamy Gounder	3,796	6.84%
Margin of victory			609	1.10%	−6.81%
Turnout			55,515	57.46%	−3.55%
Registered electors			96,614
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	7.41%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dharapuram ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Senapathi Gounder	17,085	39.72%
	INC	Nataraja Gounder	13,683	31.81%	31.81%
	Independent	Muthuswami Gounder	7,094	16.49%
	Socialist	Lingaswami Gounder	4,124	9.59%
	Independent	Vadivelu	1,028	2.39%
Margin of victory			3,402	7.91%
Turnout			43,014	61.01%
Registered electors			70,501
	Independent win (new seat)

Also See

Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency

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