AC #101 · Tiruppur District

P. Sathyabama

Dharapuram Assembly Constituency

Elected in the by-election. Won Dharapuram for TVK on 9 October 2026 (polled 6 October). She was first elected here for the AIADMK in May 2026 and resigned on 25 May 2026 to join TVK. May 2026 record › · Result report ›

TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ✓ Won · By-election 2026 📅 Polled 6 Oct · Result 9 Oct 2026 AC #101

66,841Votes

9,471Margin

37.02%Vote Share

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By-election Result · ECI

AC #101

66,841 Total Votes · Dharapuram · By-election, 9 October 2026

P. Sathyabama (TVK)37.02%

Winning Margin

9,471

Turnout
80.30%

Top Candidates

P. Sathyabama

TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

66,841

S. Suganya

DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

57,370

K. Banumathi

ADMK — All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

45,280

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Personal Profile

Full Name

P. Sathyabama

Party

Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)

Constituency

Dharapuram, Tiruppur

Assembly No.

AC #101 of 234

District

Tiruppur

Elected

By-election · polled 6 Oct, result 9 Oct 2026 (earlier elected for AIADMK, May 2026)

Status

Sitting MLA · TVK

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By-election 2026 — Complete Data

ECI Official

66,841Votes Won

9,471Margin

37.02%Vote Share

80.30%Turnout

Polling · Counting

6 October 2026 · 9 October 2026 (23 rounds)

Total Votes Polled

180,532 (incl. NOTA)

Candidates

22 candidates contested

Runner-Up

S. Suganya (DMK) — 57,370 votes

3rd Place

K. Banumathi (AIADMK) — 45,280 votes

May 2026 (AIADMK)

Won with 81,100 votes · margin 16,727 · runner-up T. Indirani (DMK)

Sources

↗ ECI results portal · By-election coverage

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Constituency Profile

222,406Total Electors

106,875Male Electors

115,523Female Electors

District

Tiruppur

Male / Female

48.1% Male · 51.9% Female

Voter Turnout

80.30% (by-election)

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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results

2021 Winner

N. Kayalvizhi DMK

2016 Winner

Kalimuthu V.S INC

Seat Change 2021→2026

Seat changed hands in 2026

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Constituency Election History — Dharapuram

1962–2026

AIADMK 5ADMK 3INC 3DMK 2IND 1SWA 1wins · 15 elections

Year	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote %	Runner-up	Party	Margin
2026 By-poll	P. Sathyabama	TVK	66841	37.02%	S. Suganya	DMK	9471
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

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Affidavit Details

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Education

10th Pass

Total Assets

₹12,18,90,523 ~ 12 Crore+

Liabilities

₹1,48,50,368 ~ 1 Crore+

Criminal Cases

⚠ 2 Cases declared

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Key Facts

Assembly

17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Chief Minister

C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)

Govt Strength

TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230

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