Dharapuram
Dharapuram has no sitting MLA. P. Sathyabama (ADMK), elected here in 2026, vacated the seat on 25 May 2026 after moving to TVK.
A by-election was held on 6 October 2026; its result is not in our data yet.
ADMK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 P. Sathyabama won with 40.6% of the vote, 16,727 votes ahead of T. Indirani (DMK).
In the last 30 days Dharapuram was named in 2,781 mentions from 55 outlets.
- Lok Sabha seat
- Erode
- Area
- about 1,367 km² (from the boundary)
- Turnout 2021
- 75.0%
- Seats sharing a border
- Aravakurichi · Kangayam · Madathukulam · Oddanchatram · Palladam · Sulur · Udumalaipettai
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK P. Sathyabama | 81,100 · 40.6% | DMK T. Indirani | 64,373 · 32.2% | 16,727 (8.4 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK N. Kayalvizhi | 89,986 · 46.4% | BJP L. Murugan | 88,593 · 45.7% | 1,393 (0.7 pts) |
| 2016 | INC Kalimuthu. V.S | 83,538 · 45.7% | ADMK Ponnusamy. K | 73,521 · 40.2% | 10,017 (5.5 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK K. Ponnusamy | 83,856 · 51.7% | DMK R. Jayanthi | 68,831 · 42.4% | 15,025 (9.3 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Dharapuram: mentions per week
Busiest week: 28 September (1,248 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
3,296 mentions of Dharapuram since 1 June 2026 from 60 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Dharapuram, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Tirupur district
Tirupur| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dharapuram | ADMK | 8.4 | 2781 |
| Kangayam | ADMK | 4.0 | 2 |
| Avanashi | TVK | 6.6 | 4 |
| Tiruppur (North) | TVK | 26.6 | 0 |
| Tiruppur (South) | TVK | 7.2 | 0 |
| Palladam | TVK | 12.6 | 5 |
| Udumalaipettai | DMK | 1.4 | 1 |
| Madathukulam | DMK | 8.5 | 0 |
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Headlines that name Dharapuram
- BREAKING தாராபுரம் நாதக வேட்பாளர் கார்த்திகா உள்பட 9 பேருக்கு ஜாமின் | KarthigaDinamalar
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.