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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 101Reserved (SC)

DharapuramAssembly by-election result, 2026

Sathyabama.p (TVK) won Dharapuram in the 2026 assembly by-election with 37.2% of the vote, beating Suganya.s (DMK) by 9,471 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2011 election. In 2006, seat no. 101 was Mettupalayam. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

SATHYABAMA.P
TVK
TVK 37.2%DMK 31.9%20 others 30.9%
Votes
66,841
37.2% share
Winning margin
9,471
5.3% of votes
Candidates
22

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
SATHYABAMA.P
TVK
TVK
66,84137.2%
2
SUGANYA.S
DMK
DMK
57,37031.9%
3
BANUMATHI.K
ADMK
ADMK
45,28025.2%
4
KARTHIKA.M
NTK
NTK
5,2682.9%
5
LAKSHMANAN.P
CPI
CPI
1,1570.6%
6
RAJARATHINAM.S
IND
IND
6550.4%
7
MARIMUTHU.N
IND
IND
4730.3%
8
MUTHUSAMY.P
IND
IND
4370.2%
9
BANUPRIYA.S
IND
IND
3250.2%
10
SATHISHKUMAR.M
IND
IND
2730.1%
11
PERUMAL.R
IND
IND
2530.1%
12
BANUMATHI.C
IND
IND
2500.1%
13
MAHENDRAN.S
IND
IND
2240.1%
14
NALLASAMY.P
IND
IND
1950.1%
15
ARULRAJU.G
AADMSK
AADMSK
1540.1%
16
DHANALAKSHMI.S
IND
IND
1330.1%
17
JOTHEESHWARI.D
IND
IND
1240.1%
18
RAJESHWARI.V
IND
IND
1170.1%
19
SATHYABAMA.M
IND
IND
1020.1%
20
ARUMUGAM.R
GPI
GPI
910.1%
21
SASIPRIYA.S
IND
IND
770.0%
22
MAHESHWARAN.S
ACDP
ACDP
560.0%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
5.3%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 94% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.29

How did the vote split?

SEAT
37.2%won by TVK
TVK 37.2%DMK 31.9%ADMK 25.2%Others 5.8%

Tiruppur district · 24.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Hosiery Garments.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,79,052
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,187 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
  • Hindu91.9%
  • Muslim5.0%
  • Christian2.8%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Not stated0.2%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water87.3%
Electric lighting93.5%
Toilet at home57.2%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)21.5%
Children underweight (under 5)23.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)55.2%
Women literate87.1%
Women married before 1810.5%
Clean cooking fuel95.4%
Health insurance59.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hosiery Garments
🛕

Dharapuram Uthara Veeraraghava Perumal Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
⛪

C.S.I Ellis Memorial Church

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Who has won Dharapuram, 2011–2026

  1. 2011PONNUSAMY.K (ADMK), margin 9.3%
  2. 2016KALIMUTHU. V.S (INC), margin 5.5%
  3. 2021KAYALVIZHI N (DMK), margin 0.7%
  4. 2026SATHYABAMA.P (ADMK), margin 8.4%