DHARMAPURI
Assembly seat no. 59 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DHARMAPURI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 2026
Sowmiya Anbumani
PMK
Elections held
12
1971–2026
Most successful party
PMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2026
20,896
8.76% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKSivan. M.
- Votes
- 72,817
- Vote share
- 30.52%
- Behind by
- 20,896
Electors
2,60,979
Total votes polled
2,38,579
Valid votes
2,38,579
NOTA votes
941
0.39% of votes polled
Turnout
91.4%
Full result, 2026
19 candidates · 2,38,579 valid votes
Sowmiya AnbumaniPMKwon
93,713
39.3%
Sivan. M.TVK
72,817
30.5%
Dr. Elangovan. V.DMDK
56,905
23.9%
Shanthalakshmi. K.NTK
6,758
2.8%
Saravanan. A.AJPK
1,078
0.5%
Saravanan. G.IND
983
0.4%
Prasanth. Dbj.TAVK
821
0.3%
Thirupathi. M.IND
763
0.3%
Manikandan. S.VSHWTMLK
710
0.3%
Nagarajan. D.IND
619
0.3%
Madhu. P.NADLMMKLK
505
0.2%
Sivagami. G.TMK
382
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sowmiya Anbumani | PMK | 93,713 | 39.28% | Sivan. M. | 20,896 |
| 2021 | VENKATESHWARAN.S.P. | PMK | 1,05,630 | 48.60% | SUBRAMANI.P | 26,860 |
| 2016 | SUBRAMANI. P. | DMK | 71,056 | 34.25% | ELANGOVAN. P.D. | 9,676 |
| 2011 | BASKAR A | DMDK | 76,943 | 45.73% | SANTHAMOORTHY P | 4,043 |
| 2006 | VELUSAMY. L | PMK | 76,195 | 51.58% | SAMPATH V.S | 30,207 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHARMAPURI assembly constituency in 2026?
Sowmiya Anbumani (PMK) won DHARMAPURI in 2026, by a margin of 20,896 votes.
Which party has won DHARMAPURI the most times?
PMK, with 4 of the 12 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has DHARMAPURI gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1971 to 2026.
Who has won DHARMAPURI the most times?
Sowmiya Anbumani, with 1 win between 2026 and 2026.
