DHARAPURAM
Constituency no. 20 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1971.
Tamil Nadu also has an assembly constituency called DHARAPURAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1971
C. T. DHANDAPANI
DMK
Elections held
1
1971–1971
Most successful party
DMK
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1971
1,16,186
28.76% of valid votes
Result, 1971
Runner-up
NCOK. PARAMALAI
- Votes
- 1,43,927
- Vote share
- 35.62%
- Behind by
- 1,16,186
Electors
6,06,592
Total votes polled
4,04,040
Valid votes
4,04,040
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.6%
Full result, 1971
2 candidates · 4,04,040 valid votes
C. T. DHANDAPANIDMKwon
2,60,113
64.4%
K. PARAMALAINCO
1,43,927
35.6%
Past results
Most recent 1 of 1 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | C. T. DHANDAPANI | DMK | 2,60,113 | 64.38% | K. PARAMALAI | 1,16,186 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- DMK1 win