Dharapuram Assembly constituency
Dharapuram (SC) is the legislative assembly, that includes the city, Dharapuram. Dharapuram assembly constituency was part of Erode (Lok Sabha constituency).
| Dharapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruppur |
| LS constituency | Erode |
| Total electors | 2,58,547[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | N. Kayalvizhi |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Madras State
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Senapathi Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | A. Senapathi Gounder | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Parvathi Anjuman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Palaniammal | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tamil Nadu
| 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 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | A. Periasamy | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 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 | Kalimuthu V.S. | Indian National Congress | |
| Sixteen | 2021-Incumbent | N. Kayalvizhi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Election results
1957
| 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% | |||
1952
| 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) | |||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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