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Dharmapuri Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: PMK’s Sowmiya Anbumani wins by 20,896 vote margin

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 06, 2026, 11:46:37 IST

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Dharmapuri Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: PMK’s Sowmiya Anbumani wins by 20,896 vote margin

Elangovan. V. (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam), Shanthalakshmi. K. (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Saravanan. A. (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), Sivagami. G. (Tamilar Makkal Katchi), Sivan. M. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Sowmiya Anbumani (Pattali Makkal Katchi), Prasanth. Dbj. (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Manikandan. S. (Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam), Madhu. P. (Naadaalum Makkal Katchi), Arumugam. Muni. (Independent), Kumar. V. (Independent), Saravanan. G. (Independent), Sivam. R. (Independent), Sivan. A. (Independent), Sundaramoorthy. M. (Independent), Thirupathi. M. (Independent), Nagarajan. D. (Independent), Palani. K. (Independent), and Prabhakaran. M. (Independent) — 19 candidates contesting from Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Dharmapuri is a General constituency. In 2021, Venkateshwaran.S.P. of the Pattali Makkal Katchi won by a margin of 26,860 votes. The 2016 winner was P. Subramani of the DMK. the final result will show which candidate has secured the most votes in Dharmapuri in 2026.

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10:02 (IST) May 04

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10:01 (IST) May 04

Dharmapuri Assembly Election Results 2026: Elangovan. V. (DMDK) awaits the round-wise verdict

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09:52 (IST) May 04

Dharmapuri Election Result: PMK leads as counting progresses in Tamil Nadu

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09:42 (IST) May 04

Dharmapuri Election Result 2026: PMK's Sowmiya Anbumani leads by 1,221 votes

In the Dharmapuri constituency of Tamil Nadu, PMK candidate Sowmiya Anbumani is currently leading with 4,158 votes. TVK's Sivan. M. is trailing in second place with 2,937 votes, putting the margin between the two at 1,221 votes as counting continues. The seat is currently held by PMK's Venkateshwaran.S.P., who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions.

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Dharmapuri Elections 2026: The moment of declaration — what follows the last round in Dharmapuri

Once all rounds of counting are completed in Dharmapuri, the Returning Officer will formally declare the winner. Until then, round-wise tallies from the counting centre will be the key indicator of how the result is shaping up.

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09:24 (IST) May 04

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Dharmapuri Election Result 2026: General constituency: how Dharmapuri fits into the broader picture

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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.

Dharmapuri is a General constituency in Tamil Nadu. 19 candidates are contesting in 2026: Elangovan. V. (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam), Shanthalakshmi. K. (Naam Tamilar Katchi), Saravanan. A. (Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam), Sivagami. G. (Tamilar Makkal Katchi), Sivan. M. (Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam), Sowmiya Anbumani (Pattali Makkal Katchi), Prasanth. Dbj. (Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi), Manikandan. S. (Vishwa Tamil Kazhagam), Madhu. P. (Naadaalum Makkal Katchi), Arumugam. Muni. (Independent), Kumar. V. (Independent), Saravanan. G. (Independent), Sivam. R. (Independent), Sivan. A. (Independent), Sundaramoorthy. M. (Independent), Thirupathi. M. (Independent), Nagarajan. D. (Independent), Palani. K. (Independent), and Prabhakaran. M. (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Venkateshwaran.S.P. of the Pattali Makkal Katchi won Dharmapuri with a margin of 26,860 votes. The runner-up was Thadangam P. Subramani of the DMK. In 2016, P. Subramani of the DMK had won the seat with a margin of 9,676 votes. round-by-round trends from Dharmapuri will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Tamil Nadu's state-wide tally across its 234 Assembly segments. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.

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