Dharapuram By-Election Result 2026: SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) wins by 9,471 votes
SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won the Dharapuram (SC) assembly by-election on Friday 9 October 2026, defeating SUGANYA.S (DMK) by 9,471 votes, after all 23 rounds of counting. Turnout was 80.30% of 222,406 electors. Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in, scraped at 09:48 IST.
Updated 09:48 IST · Source: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in.
Dharapuram (also spelt Tharapuram) (SC) is Assembly Constituency No. 101 in Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, part of the Erode Lok Sabha constituency.
- CountingFri 9 Oct, 8:00 AM IST
- WinnerSATHYABAMA.P (TVK)
- Margin9,471
- Round23/23
- Turnout80.30%
- Electors222,406
- Candidates22
- Polling stations320
Live candidate-wise votes
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Margin to next | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATHYABAMA.P | TVK | 66,841 | 37.02% | 9,471 | Won |
| 2 | SUGANYA.S | DMK | 57,370 | 31.78% | 12,090 | Lost |
| 3 | BANUMATHI.K | ADMK | 45,280 | 25.08% | 40,012 | Lost |
| 4 | KARTHIKA.M | NTK | 5,268 | 2.92% | 4,111 | Lost |
| 5 | LAKSHMANAN.P | CPI | 1,157 | 0.64% | 480 | Lost |
| 6 | NOTA | NOTA | 677 | 0.38% | 22 | — |
| 7 | RAJARATHINAM.S | IND | 655 | 0.36% | 182 | Lost |
| 8 | MARIMUTHU.N | IND | 473 | 0.26% | 36 | Lost |
| 9 | MUTHUSAMY.P | IND | 437 | 0.24% | 112 | Lost |
| 10 | BANUPRIYA.S | IND | 325 | 0.18% | 52 | Lost |
| 11 | SATHISHKUMAR.M | IND | 273 | 0.15% | 20 | Lost |
| 12 | PERUMAL.R | IND | 253 | 0.14% | 3 | Lost |
| 13 | BANUMATHI.C | IND | 250 | 0.14% | 26 | Lost |
| 14 | MAHENDRAN.S | IND | 224 | 0.12% | 29 | Lost |
| 15 | NALLASAMY.P | IND | 195 | 0.11% | 41 | Lost |
| 16 | ARULRAJU.G | Anaithinthiya Anna Dravida Makkal Seyal katchi | 154 | 0.09% | 21 | Lost |
| 17 | DHANALAKSHMI.S | IND | 133 | 0.07% | 9 | Lost |
| 18 | JOTHEESHWARI.D | IND | 124 | 0.07% | 7 | Lost |
| 19 | RAJESHWARI.V | IND | 117 | 0.06% | 15 | Lost |
| 20 | SATHYABAMA.M | IND | 102 | 0.06% | 11 | Lost |
| 21 | ARUMUGAM.R | Ganasangam Party of India | 91 | 0.05% | 14 | Lost |
| 22 | SASIPRIYA.S | IND | 77 | 0.04% | 21 | Lost |
| 23 | MAHESHWARAN.S | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 56 | 0.03% | — | Lost |
ECI page for this seat: https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeOct2026/candidateswise-S22101.htm
P. Sathyabama won the seat for AIADMK in April 2026, was MLA for 14 days, resigned on 25 May 2026 and joined TVK.
Main candidates, 6 October 2026
| Candidate | Tamil | Party | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Sathyabama | ப. சத்யபாமா | TVK | April 2026 winner for AIADMK, born 1975, resigned 25 May 2026 to join TVK. |
| S. Suganya | சு. சுகன்யா | DMK | Advocate, DMK women's wing functionary. |
| K. Bhanumathi | க. பானுமதி | ADMK | Former Panchayat Union chairperson. |
| P. Lakshmanan | ப. லட்சுமணன் | CPI | Left Front candidate. |
| M. Karthika | மு. கார்த்திகா | NTK | NTK polled 6,026 here in April 2026. |
April 2026 result
Margin 16,727 votes; turnout 89.96%. Full April 2026 Dharapuram result.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Sathyabama | ADMK | 81,100 | 40.56% | Won |
| T. Indirani | DMK | 64,373 | 32.20% | |
| Gowri Chitra | TVK | 46,438 | 23.23% | |
| Dhivya | NTK | 6,026 | 3.01% | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,058 | 0.53% |
Earlier results
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N. Kayalvizhi | DMK | 89,986 | L. Murugan (BJP) 88,593 | 1,393 |
| 2016 | V.S. Kalimuthu | INC | 83,538 | K. Ponnusamy (ADMK) 73,521 | 10,017 |
What to watch
TVK was third here in April with 23%. The Kongu belt is AIADMK's heartland, and both Stalin and EPS chose Dharapuram for their roadshows. This is the harder seat for TVK.
M.K. Stalin launched DMK's bypoll campaign here and held a roadshow in Amaravathi; Edappadi K. Palaniswami held an AIADMK roadshow; Vijay campaigned over four days across both seats.
தமிழில்
தாராபுரம்
தாராபுரம் இடைத்தேர்தல் வாக்கு எண்ணிக்கை 9 அக்டோபர் 2026 அன்று நடைபெற்றது.
வேட்பாளர்கள்: ப. சத்யபாமா (TVK), சு. சுகன்யா (DMK), க. பானுமதி (ADMK), ப. லட்சுமணன் (CPI), மு. கார்த்திகா (NTK)
Who won the Dharapuram by-election?
SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won the Dharapuram by-election by 9,471 votes over SUGANYA.S (DMK). Dharapuram is also spelt Tharapuram.
What is the Dharapuram by-election result today?
SATHYABAMA.P (TVK) won the Dharapuram by-election by 9,471 votes over SUGANYA.S (DMK).
Who are the Dharapuram by-election candidates?
22 candidates contested. The main ones are P. Sathyabama (TVK), S. Suganya (DMK), K. Bhanumathi (ADMK), P. Lakshmanan (CPI), M. Karthika (NTK).
What was the Dharapuram result in April 2026?
P. Sathyabama (ADMK) won with 81,100 votes (40.56%), beating T. Indirani (DMK, 64,373) by 16,727 votes.
Why is there a by-election in Dharapuram?
P. Sathyabama won the seat for AIADMK in April 2026, was MLA for 14 days, resigned on 25 May 2026 and joined TVK.
What was the voter turnout in Dharapuram?
Turnout in the 6 October 2026 by-election was 80.30% of 222,406 electors, down from 89.96% in April 2026 (74.30% in 2021).
Data and sources
Official results: Election Commission of India, results.eci.gov.in. Open dataset (JSON, updated during counting): /api/bypolls/oct-2026.json. Cite as: TNElectionResult.com, Tamil Nadu by-election result 2026, data scraped from the Election Commission of India.