Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency

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Dharapuram
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
State Madras
District Coimbatore
Assembly constituencies Valparai
Udumalpet
Dharapuram
Vellakoil
Oddanchatram
Palani
Established1967
Abolished1977
Reservation SC

Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency was No. 20 of 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madras State from 1967 to 1969. And it was in Tamil Nadu from 1969 till its abolition in 1977. It was in then Coimbatore district and parts of Madurai district. It lies in present-day Coimbatore district, Tiruppur district and Dindigul district.

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Assembly segments

Dharapuram Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [1]

NoNameDistrictReserved for (SC/ST/None)Current Lok Sabha constituency
109 Valparai Coimbatore SC Pollachi
110 Udumalpet None
111 Dharapuram SC Erode
112 Vellakoil NoneDefunct
125 Oddanchatram Madurai Dindigul
126 Palani SC

Members of the Parliament

YearMemberParty
1967 C. T. Dhandapani Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
1967
62.39%
1971
64.38%

1971

1971 Indian general election  : Dharapuram [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK C. T. Dhandapani 260,113 64.38
INC(O) K. Paramalai 1,43,92735.62
Margin of victory1,16,18628.76
Total valid votes4,04,040
Rejected ballots12,5283.01
Turnout 4,16,56868.67
Registered electors 6,06,592
DMK hold Swing

1967

1967 Indian general election  : Dharapuram [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK C. T. Dhandapani 259,768 62.39
INC S. R. Arumugham1,48,90235.77
Independent (India) P. Muthusamy76621.84
Margin of victory1,10,86626.63
Total valid votes4,16,332
Rejected ballots12,0692.82
Turnout 4,28,40176
Registered electors 5,63,703
DMK win (new seat)

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References

  1. "Delimitation Orders (1967)". www.eci.gov.in/146-archive-delimitation-orders. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. "General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. "General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2024.