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, 2021
VENKATESHWARAN.S.P.
PMK
Elections held
12
1971–2026
Most successful party
PMK
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2021
26,860
12.36% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
DMKSUBRAMANI.P
- Votes
- 78,770
- Vote share
- 36.24%
- Behind by
- 26,860
Electors
2,72,723
Total votes polled
2,17,333
Valid votes
2,17,333
NOTA votes
1,726
0.79% of votes polled
Turnout
79.7%
Full result, 2021
21 candidates · 2,17,333 valid votes
VENKATESHWARAN.S.P.PMKwon
1,05,630
48.6%
SUBRAMANI.PDMK
78,770
36.2%
RAJENDRAN.D.K.AMMK
11,226
5.2%
SENTHIL KUMAR (A) SENTHIL.A.NTK
8,700
4.0%
JAYAVENKATESAN.S.K.MNM
5,083
2.3%
NATARAJAN.M.ANNAPURATCHITHALAIVARAMMADRAVIDAMUNNETRAKAZHAGAM
1,897
0.9%
NATARAJAN.V.IND
718
0.3%
TAMILARASAN.S.IND
654
0.3%
PERUMAL.PBSP
464
0.2%
SUBRAMANI.K.IND
364
0.2%
MANIGANDAN.E.V.IND
357
0.2%
SUBRAMANI.T.IND
304
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 21. 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.
