Formed in 1977, the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency represents the district of Dharmapuri and is one of Tamil Nadu’s 39 parliamentary constituencies. The Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 10) consists of 1,069,601 number of electorates in totality, of these 547,052 are males and 522,549 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. It has six segments of the legislative assembly, one of which is reserved for the SC category and there are over 1,070,000 voters here. Dharmapuri District has its headquarters located in the city of Dharmapuri and is bounded by various districts from all sides. The district comprises of six Taluks and sprawls over an area of 4,497 sq km. Tamil and English are the predominantly used languages here.
With a population density of over 330 people per sq km and a growth rate of 17%, the total population of the district, as per the census of 2011 is 1,507,000 of which males are 774,303 and females are 732,540. Child population comprises of 168,000 and the sex ratio is 946 females per 1000 males. The average literacy rate here is 69% with male literacy rate at 77% and female literacy rate at 60%. Tourism and agriculture including mango cultivation boost the economy of the district. Hindu is the primary religious group here and several temples are situated in the area. The district is well connected via the National Highway NH-7.
Dharmapuri Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnv Senthilkumar. S. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 568310 | 0 | 6678 | 574988 | 47.01 | Winner |
| Anbumani Ramadoss | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 501013 | 0 | 3222 | 504235 | 41.22 | 1st Runner-up |
| Palaniappan. P. | Independent | 53155 | 0 | 500 | 53655 | 4.39 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Rukmanidevi. R. | Naam Tamilar Katchi | 19483 | 0 | 191 | 19674 | 1.61 | 3rd Runner-up |
| Rajasekar. D. | Makkal Needhi Maiam | 15481 | 0 | 133 | 15614 | 1.28 | 4th Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 13304 | 0 | 75 | 13379 | 1.09 | 5th Runner-up |
| Dr. Elango. S. | Independent | 10822 | 0 | 8 | 10830 | 0.89 | 6th Runner-up |
| Annadhurai. K. | Ganasangam Party Of India | 8996 | 0 | 21 | 9017 | 0.74 | 7th Runner-up |
| Sivanandham. C. | Bahujan Samaj Party | 5968 | 0 | 44 | 6012 | 0.49 | 8th Runner-up |
| Manivasagam. C. | Independent | 4425 | 0 | 2 | 4427 | 0.36 | 9th Runner-up |
| Venkatachalam. C. | Independent | 3171 | 0 | 1 | 3172 | 0.26 | 10th Runner-up |
| Padmarajan. K. Dr. | Independent | 2856 | 0 | 6 | 2862 | 0.23 | 11th Runner-up |
| Sakthivel. V. | Independent | 1500 | 0 | 3 | 1503 | 0.12 | 12th Runner-up |
| Arivazhagan. P. | Independent | 1477 | 0 | 5 | 1482 | 0.12 | 13th Runner-up |
| Durai. S. | Independent | 1289 | 0 | 4 | 1293 | 0.11 | 14th Runner-up |
| Saravanan. S. | Independent | 1061 | 0 | 1 | 1062 | 0.09 | 15th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Dharmapuri Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Dharmapuri parliamentary constituency of all the years fromthe starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Dharmapuri constituency is Shri Anbumani Ramadoss of PMK.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Anbumani Ramadoss | M | PMK | 468194 | Mohan.P.S | M | AIADMK | 391048 |
| 2009 | 10 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Thamaraiselvan,Shri R. | M | DMK | 365812 | Senthil. R. Dr. | M | PMK | 229870 |
| 2004 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Senthil, Dr. R. | M | PMK | 397540 | Elangovan. P. D. | M | BJP | 181450 |
| 1999 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Elangovan, P.D. | M | PMK | 340162 | Munusamy, K.P. | M | ADMK | 314622 |
| 1998 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Pary Mohan K. | M | PMK | 341917 | Theertharaman P. | M | TMC(M) | 242490 |
| 1996 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Theertharaman.P | M | TMC(M) | 297166 | Subramaniyam.M.P | M | INC | 165920 |
| 1991 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Thangka Balu K.V. | M | INC | 322138 | Elangovan P.D. | M | PMK | 171649 |
| 1989 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Sekhar, M. G. | M | ADK | 315921 | Elangovan, B. D. | M | PMK | 202901 |
| 1984 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | M. Thambi Duriai | M | ADK | 333427 | Parvathi Krishnan | F | CPI | 182175 |
| 1980 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Arjunan K. | M | DMK | 209603 | Bhuvarahan G. | M | JNP | 142732 |
| 1977 | 13 | Dharmapuri | GEN | Ramamurthy K. | M | INC | 239908 | Ponnuswami P | M | NCO | 134222 |
*PC = Parliamentary Constituency
List of Assembly Constituencies in Dharmapuri Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Dharmapuri parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Palacode | Pennagaram | Dharmapuri |
| Pappireddippatti (SC) | Harur | Mettur |
Last Updated on july 5, 2019