Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)

Dharmapuri
Dharmapuri constituency, post-2008 delimitation
Existence	1977-present
Current MP	Anbumani Ramadoss
Party	PMK
Elected Year	2014 Election
State	Tamil Nadu
Total Electors	1,069,601^[1]
Most Successful Party	PMK (4 times)
Assembly Constituencies	57. Palacode 58. Pennagaram 59. Dharmapuri 60. Pappireddippatti 61. Harur (SC) 85. Mettur

Dharmapuri is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.

Assembly segments

Before 2009

2009-present

Members of Parliament

Year	Winning Candidate	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 (Moopanar)
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

Election results

General Election, 2004: Dharmapuri
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PMK	R. Senthil	397,540	55.93	+9.27
	BJP	P D Elangovan	181,450	25.53	n/a
	JD(U)	Munusamy (Alais) Thamilselvan. M	62,960	8.86	n/a
	TDK	Balasubramaniam. M	23,553	3.31	+1.64
	Independent	Jaganathan. V. P	10,968	1.54	n/a
	Independent	Mahendran. D	10,370	1.46%	+1.37
Majority			216,090	30.40%	+26.90
Turnout			710,736	54.86	-4.55
	PMK hold		Swing	+9.27

References

↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result

Election Commission of India -http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

See also

Lok Sabha constituencies of Tamil Nadu

2009-present	Thiruvallur Chennai North Chennai South Chennai Central Sriperumbudur Kancheepuram Arakkonam Vellore Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Tiruvannamalai Arani Viluppuram Kallakurichi Salem Namakkal Erode Tiruppur Nilgiris Coimbatore Pollachi Dindigul Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Cuddalore Chidambaram Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Sivaganga Madurai Theni Virudhunagar Ramanathapuram Thoothukkudi Tenkasi Tirunelveli Kanniyakumari

1977-2004	Chennai North Chennai Central Chennai South Sriperumbudur Chengalpattu Arakkonam Vellore Tiruppattur Vandavasi Tindivanam Cuddalore Chidambaram Dharmapuri Krishnagiri Rasipuram Salem Tiruchengode Nilgiris Gobichettipalayam Coimbatore Pollachi Palani Dindigul Madurai Periyakalum Karur Tiruchirappalli Perambalur Mayiladuthurai Nagapattinam Thanjavur Pudukkottai Sivaganga Ramanathapuram Sivakasi Tirunelveli Tenkasi Tiruchendur Nagercoil

1952-77	Kumbakonam

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