Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency

Dharmapuri
Constituency No. 59 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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 S. P. Venkateshwaran
Party	PMK
Elected year	2021

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.

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

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021			48.99%
2016			34.25%
2011			45.73%
2006			51.58%
2001			46.65%
1996			55.28%
1991			51.11%
1989			45.62%
1984			54.21%
1980			46.12%
1977			42.30%
1971			54.16%
1967			53.02%
1962			40.81%
1957			35.19%
1952			26.65%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[6]

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

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[7]

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

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[8]

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

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[9]

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

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[10]

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

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[11]

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

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[12]

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

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[13]

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

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[14]

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

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[15]

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

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[16]

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

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[17]

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

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[18]

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

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[19]

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

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[20]

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

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Dharmapuri ^[21]

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)

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