Dharmapuri is assembly constituency number 59 in Tamil Nadu, in Dharmapuri district, and one of the segments of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Sowmiya Anbumani of the Pattali Makkal Katchi won with 39.3% of the vote, 20,896 votes ahead of Sivan. M. (TVK).
- 01Sowmiya AnbumaniPMK93,71339.28%
- 02Sivan. M.TVK72,81730.52%
- 03Dr. Elangovan. V.DMDK56,90523.85%
- 04Shanthalakshmi. K.NTK6,7582.83%
- 05Saravanan. A.AJPK1,0780.45%
- 14 other candidates · 6,367 votesNOTA · 941 (0.39%)
Margin 20,896 votes · 8.76% of valid votes
All 19 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,38,579 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sowmiya AnbumaniFemale · 55 yrs | PMK | 93,713 | 39.28% |
| 2 | Sivan. M.Male · 51 yrs | TVK | 72,817 | 30.52% |
| 3 | Dr. Elangovan. V.Male · 76 yrs | DMDK | 56,905 | 23.85% |
| 4 | Shanthalakshmi. K.Female · 50 yrs | NTK | 6,758 | 2.83% |
| 5 | Saravanan. A.Male · 55 yrs | AJPK | 1,078 | 0.45% |
| 6 | Saravanan. G.Male · 56 yrs | Independent | 983 | 0.41% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 941 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Prasanth. Dbj.Male · 35 yrs | tavk | 821 | 0.34% |
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| 8 | Thirupathi. M.Male · 32 yrs | Independent | 763 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Manikandan. S.Male · 45 yrs | VSHWTMLK | 710 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Nagarajan. D.Male · 82 yrs | Independent | 619 | 0.26% |
| 11 | Madhu. P.Male · 48 yrs | NADLMMKLK | 505 | 0.21% |
| 12 | Sivagami. G.Female · 46 yrs | TMK | 382 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Sivan. A.Male · 34 yrs | Independent | 372 | 0.16% |
| 14 | Kumar. V.Male · 40 yrs | Independent | 353 | 0.15% |
| 15 | Arumugam. Muni.Male · 50 yrs | Independent | 215 | 0.09% |
| 16 | Sundaramoorthy. M.Male · 46 yrs | Independent | 192 | 0.08% |
| 17 | Palani. K.Male · 65 yrs | Independent | 178 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Sivam. R.Male · 53 yrs | Independent | 166 | 0.07% |
| 19 | Prabhakaran. M.Male · 42 yrs | Independent | 108 | 0.05% |
PMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dharmapuri result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venkateshwaran.s.p. | PMK | 1,05,630 | 48.60% |
| 2 | Subramani.p | DMK | 78,770 | 36.24% |
| 3 | Rajendran.d.k. | AMMK | 11,226 | 5.17% |
| 4 | Senthil Kumar (a) Senthil.a. | NTK | 8,700 | 4.00% |
| 5 | Jayavenkatesan.s.k. | MNM | 5,083 | 2.34% |
| 6 | Natarajan.m. | APTADMK | 1,897 | 0.87% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,726 | 0.79% |
| 7 | Natarajan.v. | Independent | 718 | 0.33% |
| 8 | Tamilarasan.s. | Independent | 654 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Perumal.p | BSP | 464 | 0.21% |
| 10 | Subramani.k. | Independent | 364 | 0.17% |
| 11 | Manigandan.e.v. | Independent | 357 | 0.16% |
| 12 | Subramani.t. | Independent | 304 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Shanmugam.p. | Independent | 237 | 0.11% |
| 14 | Sakthivel.p. | DMSK | 213 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Ramasamy.t. | MIDP | 208 | 0.10% |
| 16 | Mani.l. | DAMK | 194 | 0.09% |
| 17 | Palani.s.k. | Independent | 160 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Sundaramoorthy.m. | Independent | 127 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Venkateswaran.b. | Independent | 117 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Subramani.p. | Independent | 110 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Rajendran.k. | Independent | 74 | 0.03% |
Dharmapuri result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subramani. P. | DMK | 71,056 | 34.25% |
| 2 | Elangovan. P.D. | AIADMK | 61,380 | 29.58% |
| 3 | Senthil. R. Dr. | PMK | 56,727 | 27.34% |
| 4 | Elangovan. V. Dr. | DMDK | 9,348 | 4.51% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,251 | 1.08% |
| 5 | Arumugam. M. | BJP | 1,606 | 0.77% |
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| 6 | Rukmanidevi. R. | NTK | 1,213 | 0.58% |
| 7 | Vijayasarathi. N.dr. | Independent | 812 | 0.39% |
| 8 | Madhaiyan. K. | KMDK | 570 | 0.27% |
| 9 | Sreenivasan.r.k. | YSP | 525 | 0.25% |
| 10 | Mohan S | BSP | 495 | 0.24% |
| 11 | Ragupathi. N. | GMI | 473 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Ilangovan. V. | Independent | 326 | 0.16% |
| 13 | Radha.p. | NCP | 297 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Sivan. K. | UCPI | 258 | 0.12% |
| 15 | Govindaraju. S. | TMK | 139 | 0.07% |
Dharmapuri result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baskar A | DMDK | 76,943 | 45.73% |
| 2 | Santhamoorthy P | PMK | 72,900 | 43.33% |
| 3 | Raja P S | Independent | 6,937 | 4.12% |
| 4 | Prabakaran K | BJP | 2,832 | 1.68% |
| 5 | Venkatesh K | Independent | 2,630 | 1.56% |
| 6 | Sivan R | Independent | 1,714 | 1.02% |
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| 7 | Venkatachalam C | Independent | 1,080 | 0.64% |
| 8 | Selvam K | BSP | 1,068 | 0.63% |
| 9 | Prabhu P | Independent | 911 | 0.54% |
| 10 | Nallendran S | Independent | 670 | 0.40% |
| 11 | Chinnasamy G | Independent | 563 | 0.33% |
Dharmapuri 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 Dharmapuri district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dharmapuri is one of the assembly segments of Dharmapuri. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dharmapuri candidates.
- Sowmiya AnbumaniPMK79,527 37.9%
- Mani. A.DMK66,002 31.4%
- Asokan. R. Dr.AIADMK48,093 22.9%
- AbinayaNTK10,564 5.0%
- Thangavel. K.DAMK1,218 0.6%
In the assembly election PMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, PMK led here by 13,525 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharmapuri.
Who won the Dharmapuri assembly seat in 2026?
Sowmiya Anbumani of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) won Dharmapuri in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 93,713 votes, which was 39.28% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dharmapuri?
The margin was 20,896 votes (8.76% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sivan. M. of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 72,817 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dharmapuri in 2026?
Turnout was 91.48%: 2,38,742 of 2,60,979 registered electors voted, across 320 polling stations. That is 10.4 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharmapuri part of?
Dharmapuri is an assembly segment of the Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sowmiya Anbumani got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dharmapuri a reserved constituency?
No. Dharmapuri is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Dharmapuri?
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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