# Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency

Dharmapuri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 10 of 39. It includes 6 Assembly constituencies - Dharmapuri, Harur, Mettur, Palacodu, Pappireddippatti and Pennagaram.

## Assembly segments
### 2009-present

| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 57 | Palacodu | None | Dharmapuri | AIADMK | PMK |
| 58 | Pennagaram | None | Dharmapuri | PMK | PMK |
| 59 | Dharmapuri | None | Dharmapuri | PMK | PMK |
| 60 | Pappireddippatti | None | Dharmapuri | AIADMK | PMK |
| 61 | Harur | SC | Dharmapuri | AIADMK | DMK |
| 85 | Mettur | None | Salem | PMK | DMK |

### Before 2009

* Harur (SC)
* Morappur (defunct)
* Dharmapuri
* Pennagaram
* Mettur
* Taramangalam (defunct)

## Members of the Parliament

| 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 |
| 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 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2024 | A. Mani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 34.67% | 34.67% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 47.43% | 47.43% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 43.01% | 43.01% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 47.05% | 47.05% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 55.99% | 55.99% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 47.52% | 47.52% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 55.04% | 55.04% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 42.65% | 42.65% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 51.17% | 51.17% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 46.52% | 46.52% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 63.33% | 63.33% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 55.55% | 55.55% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 60.25% | 60.25% |
| 1951 | 1951 | 35.69% | 35.69% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | A. Mani | 432,667 | 34.67 | 6.51 |
| | PMK | A. Soumiya | 411,367 | 32.97 | 12.29 |
| | AIADMK | R. Ashokan | 293,629 | 23.53 | |
| | NTK | Dr. Abinaya Ponnivalavan | 65,381 | 5.24 | 3.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 9,198 | 0.74 | 0.35 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,300 | 1.71 | 4.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247,832 | 81.20 | 1.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Dr. S. Senthilkumar | 574,988 | 46.96% | 30.61% |
| | PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 5,04,235 | 41.18% | |
| | Independent | P. Palaniappan | 53,655 | 4.38% | |
| | NTK | R. Rukmanidevi | 19,674 | 1.61% | |
| | MNM | D. Rajasekar | 15,614 | 1.28% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 13,379 | 1.09% | −0.06% |
| | Independent | Dr. S. Elango | 10,830 | 0.88% | |
| | GPI | K. Annadhurai | 9,017 | 0.74% | |
| | BSP | C. Sivanandham | 6,012 | 0.49% | −0.25% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 70,753 | 5.78% | −1.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,24,465 | 82.41% | 1.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,85,804 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | 4.50% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | Anbumani Ramadoss | 468,194 | 42.46% | |
| | AIADMK | P. S. Mohan | 3,91,048 | 35.46% | |
| | DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan | 1,80,297 | 16.35% | −30.70% |
| | INC | Rama Suganthan | 15,455 | 1.40% | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 12,693 | 1.15% | |
| | BSP | S. Rajinikanth | 8,180 | 0.74% | 0.04% |
| | Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 4,934 | 0.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 77,146 | 7.00% | −10.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,02,703 | 81.18% | 8.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,58,273 | | |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | -4.59% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | R. Thamaraiselvan | 365,812 | 47.05% | |
| | PMK | Dr. R. Senthil | 2,29,870 | 29.56% | |
| | DMDK | V. Elangovan | 1,03,494 | 13.31% | |
| | KNMK | G. Asokan | 15,333 | 1.97% | |
| | Independent | A. Raja | 10,561 | 1.36% | |
| | Independent | R. Mani | 9,982 | 1.28% | |
| | Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 5,571 | 0.72% | |
| | BSP | V. Purusothaman | 5,445 | 0.70% | −0.18% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,35,942 | 17.48% | −12.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,69,601 | 72.69% | 17.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,77,512 | | |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -8.94% | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | Dr. R. Senthil | 397,540 | 55.99% | |
| | BJP | P. D. Elangovan | 1,81,450 | 25.56% | |
| | JD(U) | M. Munusamy (Alais) Thamilselvan | 62,960 | 8.87% | |
| | TNP | M. Balasubramaniam | 23,553 | 3.32% | |
| | Independent | V. P. Jaganathan | 10,968 | 1.54% | |
| | Independent | D. Mahendran | 10,370 | 1.46% | |
| | BSP | Kannan Kaliru | 6,220 | 0.88% | |
| | Independent | Dr. K. Padmarajan | 5,161 | 0.73% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,16,090 | 30.44% | 26.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,09,991 | 54.80% | −4.61% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 76 | 0.01% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,95,521 | | |
| | PMK hold | PMK hold | Swing | 8.47% | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | P. D. Elangovan | 340,162 | 47.52% | |
| | AIADMK | K. P. Munusamy | 3,14,622 | 43.96% | |
| | TMC(M) | M. C. Rajendran | 26,681 | 3.73% | |
| | Independent | V. Appavu Chetty | 20,125 | 2.81% | |
| | TNP | C. Selvam | 12,215 | 1.71% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,540 | 3.57% | −12.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,15,771 | 59.42% | −6.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,26,879 | | 4.39% |
| | PMK gain from TMC(M) | PMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 4.87% | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | K. Pary Mohan | 341,917 | 55.04% | |
| | TMC(M) | P. Theertharaman | 2,42,490 | 39.03% | |
| | Independent | P. Venkatesan | 14,788 | 2.38% | |
| | UCPI | P. K. Pattabiraman | 10,018 | 1.61% | |
| | BSP | C. Jayaseelan | 5,693 | 0.92% | |
| | RJD | A. Gopal Inamurasu | 3,185 | 0.51% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 99,427 | 16.00% | −2.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,21,241 | 54.42% | −11.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,75,234 | | |
| | PMK gain from TMC(M) | PMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | 12.38% | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | P. Theertharaman | 297,166 | 42.65% | |
| | INC | M. P. Subramaniyam | 1,65,920 | 23.82% | −27.36% |
| | AIIC(T) | K. Ramamurthy | 1,63,484 | 23.47% | |
| | MDMK | P. Krishnan | 28,633 | 4.11% | |
| | Independent | C. Chinnasamy | 12,495 | 1.79% | |
| | Independent | A. Gopal Inamurasu | 8,283 | 1.19% | |
| | BJP | P. S. Arumugam | 6,060 | 0.87% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,31,246 | 18.84% | −5.07% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,96,696 | 65.83% | 0.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,22,427 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | -8.52% | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 322,138 | 51.17% | |
| | PMK | P. D. Elangovan | 1,71,649 | 27.27% | |
| | JD | R. Manickam | 1,39,919 | 22.23% | |
| | DMK | M. Kandasamy | 1,25,365 | 19.91% | −2.80% |
| | THMM | M. Annamalai | 3,055 | 0.49% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,50,489 | 23.90% | 7.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,29,532 | 64.98% | −3.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,05,354 | | |
| | INC gain from AIADMK | INC gain from AIADMK | Swing | 4.65% | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. G. Sekhar | 315,921 | 46.52% | −16.81% |
| | PMK | B. D. Elangovan | 2,02,901 | 29.88% | |
| | DMK | M. Kandasamy | 1,54,220 | 22.71% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,13,020 | 16.64% | −12.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,79,098 | 68.51% | −2.23% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,08,221 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | -16.81% | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | M. Thambidurai | 333,427 | 63.33% | |
| | CPI | Parvathi Krishnan | 1,82,175 | 34.60% | |
| | Independent | P. V. Devakumarvarma | 10,854 | 2.06% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,51,252 | 28.73% | 11.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,26,456 | 70.74% | 15.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,80,371 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 7.79% | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | K. Arjunan | 209,603 | 55.55% | |
| | JP | G. Bhuvarahan | 1,42,732 | 37.83% | |
| | JP(S) | K. Nallasamy | 13,794 | 3.66% | |
| | Independent | C. Ganesan | 5,020 | 1.33% | |
| | Independent | Kandhan | 2,525 | 0.67% | |
| | Independent | Thangaraj | 2,188 | 0.58% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 66,871 | 17.72% | −8.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,77,330 | 55.42% | −9.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,94,088 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.70% | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy | 239,908 | 60.25% | |
| | INC(O) | P. Ponnuswami | 1,34,222 | 33.71% | |
| | Independent | P. Kalianna Gounder | 19,034 | 4.78% | |
| | Independent | T. V. Anganna Chettiar | 4,999 | 1.26% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,05,686 | 26.54% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,98,163 | 64.70% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,31,245 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### General Elections 1951

1951–52 Indian general election: Dharmapuri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | N. Satyanathan | 66,216 | 35.69% | |
| | INC | K. Subramanian | 61,570 | 33.18% | 33.18% |
| | Independent | R. K. Gurunatha Chettiar | 34,432 | 18.56% | |
| | Independent | M. C. Natesa Chettiar | 23,327 | 12.57% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,646 | 2.50% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,85,545 | 51.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,60,076 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |