Dharapuram is assembly constituency number 101 in Tamil Nadu, in Erode district, and one of the segments of the Erode Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sathyabama.p of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 40.6% of the vote, 16,727 votes ahead of Indirani.t (DMK).
- 01Sathyabama.pAIADMK81,10040.56%
- 02Indirani.tDMK64,37332.20%
- 03Gowri ChitraTVK46,43823.23%
- 04DhivyaNTK6,0263.01%
- 05Rohini.sIndependent3570.18%
- 4 other candidates · 592 votesNOTA · 1,058 (0.53%)
Margin 16,727 votes · 8.37% of valid votes
All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,944 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sathyabama.pFemale · 51 yrs · SC | AIADMK | 81,100 | 40.56% |
| 2 | Indirani.tFemale · 64 yrs · SC | DMK | 64,373 | 32.20% |
| 3 | Gowri ChitraFemale · 54 yrs · SC | TVK | 46,438 | 23.23% |
| 4 | DhivyaFemale · 28 yrs · SC | NTK | 6,026 | 3.01% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,058 | 0.53% |
| 5 | Rohini.sFemale · 27 yrs · SC | Independent | 357 | 0.18% |
| 6 | Mohanraj.mMale · 25 yrs · SC | Independent | 174 | 0.09% |
| 7 | Ananthi.sFemale · 41 yrs · SC | Independent | 151 | 0.08% |
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| 8 | Indhirani.cFemale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 142 | 0.07% |
| 9 | Gowri.pFemale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 125 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, ADMK in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dharapuram result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kayalvizhi N | DMK | 89,986 | 46.39% |
| 2 | Murugan L | BJP | 88,593 | 45.67% |
| 3 | Ranjitha K | NTK | 6,753 | 3.48% |
| 4 | Charli A | MNM | 2,130 | 1.10% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,903 | 0.98% |
| 5 | Kalarani C | AMMK | 1,172 | 0.60% |
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| 6 | Kayalvizhi K | Independent | 892 | 0.46% |
| 7 | Murugan A | Independent | 826 | 0.43% |
| 8 | Rangasamy S | BSP | 640 | 0.33% |
| 9 | Selvaraj V | Independent | 233 | 0.12% |
| 10 | Muniyappan A | APTADMK | 220 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Kayalvizhi P | Independent | 202 | 0.10% |
| 12 | Karthikeyan A | Independent | 158 | 0.08% |
| 13 | Ananthi S | Independent | 157 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Chidambharam V | IDMMK | 126 | 0.06% |
Dharapuram result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalimuthu. V.s | INC | 83,538 | 45.67% |
| 2 | Ponnusamy. K | AIADMK | 73,521 | 40.19% |
| 3 | Shanmugham. M | BJP | 7,753 | 4.24% |
| 4 | Thiruvalluvan. Nagai | MDMK | 7,029 | 3.84% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,883 | 1.58% |
| 5 | Palaniammal. K | KMDK | 1,662 | 0.91% |
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| 6 | Madhavan. K | PMK | 1,515 | 0.83% |
| 7 | Pichaimuthu. R | NTK | 1,350 | 0.74% |
| 8 | Vanitha. M | Independent | 849 | 0.46% |
| 9 | Palanisamy. V | Independent | 835 | 0.46% |
| 10 | Selvaraj. V | BSP | 681 | 0.37% |
| 11 | Mohanraj. K | Independent | 449 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Ramasamy. V | IDMMK | 295 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Selvaraj. S | Independent | 285 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Muralidharan. V | TMMK | 266 | 0.15% |
Dharapuram result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponnusamy.k | AIADMK | 83,856 | 51.68% |
| 2 | Jayanthi.r | DMK | 68,831 | 42.42% |
| 3 | Karunakaran.p | BJP | 3,353 | 2.07% |
| 4 | Rajesh.r | Independent | 2,882 | 1.78% |
| 5 | Arumugam.s | BSP | 1,378 | 0.85% |
| 6 | Sundrarasu.a | Independent | 1,159 | 0.71% |
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| 7 | Doraisamy.d | Independent | 789 | 0.49% |
Dharapuram outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Erode district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dharapuram is one of the assembly segments of Erode. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Erode candidates.
- K.e.prakashDMK95,382 52.2%
- Ashok KumarAIADMK59,618 32.7%
- P.vijayakumarTMC(M)14,066 7.7%
- M.karmeganNTK8,253 4.5%
- P.eswaranBSP773 0.4%
In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 35,764 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharapuram.
Who won the Dharapuram assembly seat in 2026?
Sathyabama.p of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Dharapuram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 81,100 votes, which was 40.56% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dharapuram?
The margin was 16,727 votes (8.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was Indirani.t of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 64,373 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dharapuram in 2026?
Turnout was 89.96%: 2,00,101 of 2,22,434 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 14.7 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharapuram part of?
Dharapuram is an assembly segment of the Erode Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K.e.prakash got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dharapuram a reserved constituency?
Yes. Dharapuram is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Dharapuram?
The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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