15 elections on record · ADMK dominant · 15 total
Dharapuram is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. ADMK is the historically dominant party with 8 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P. Sathyabama | ADMK | 81100 | 40.56% | T. Indirani | DMK | 16727 |
| 2021 | N. Kayalvizhi | DMK | 89986 | 46.39% | L. Murugan | BJP | 1393 |
| 2016 | Kalimuthu V.S | INC | 83538 | 45.67% | Ponnusamy K | ADMK | 10017 |
| 2011 | Ponnusamy K | AIADMK | 83856 | 51.68% | Jayanthi R | DMK | 15025 |
| 2006 | O. K. Chinnaraj | ADMK | 67445 | 44.50% | B. Arunkumar | DMK | 142 |
| 2001 | A.K. Selvaraj | AIADMK | 85578 | 60.02% | B. Arun Kumar | DMK | 41078 |
| 1996 | B. Arunkumar | DMK | 71954 | 55.60% | K. Doraiswamy | ADMK | 30752 |
| 1991 | L. Sulochana | ADMK | 72912 | 60.82% | B. Arunkumar | DMK | 41739 |
| 1989 | V. M. Gopalakrishnan | INC | 34194 | 28.21% | V. M. Jayaraman | ADK(J) | 7160 |
| 1984 | Chinnaraj. M. | AIADMK | 61951 | 59.6% | Mathiyan. M. | DMK | 20424 |
| 1980 | S. Palanisamy | AIADMK | 48266 | 58.96% | Vijayan. K. | INC | 15955 |
| 1977 | S. Palanisamy | AIADMK | 26029 | 32.37% | T. T. S. Thippaiah | JP | 5312 |
| 1971 | T. O. Periasamy | IND | 29356 | 49.9% | K. Thangavellu | DMK | 719 |
| 1967 | R. K. Gounder | SWA | 31927 | 54.36% | K. M. Gounder | INC | 5119 |
| 1962 | K. N. Palanisamy Gounder | INC | 41748 | 51.89% | Ponnulinga Gounder | CPI | 15573 |