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Dharapuram Assembly constituency
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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.
Quick facts Constituency details, Country ...
| Dharapuram | |
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| Constituency No. 101 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruppur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Erode |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,58,547[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
More information Year, Winner ...
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Senapathi Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Parvathi Anjuman | ||
| 1967 | Palaniammal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
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Tamil Nadu
More information Assembly, Duration ...
| 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 | V. S. Kalimuthu | Indian National Congress | |
| Sixteen | 2021-Incumbent | N. Kayalvizhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
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Election results
| 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
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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2001
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1991
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1989
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1984
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1980
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1962
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1957
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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1952
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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) | |||||
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