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Introduction 1 Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) at a Glance | Features of Assembly 1-2 as per Delimitation Commission of India (2008) Location and Political Maps Location Map | Boundaries of Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) in 2 District | Boundaries of Assembly Constituency under Parliamentary 3-9 Constituency - (Lok Sabha) | Town & Village-wise Winner Parties- 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 Administrative Setup 3 District | Sub-district | Towns | Villages | Inhabited Villages | Uninhabited 10-13 Villages | Village Panchayat | Intermediate Panchayat Demographics 4 Population | Households | Rural/Urban Population | Towns and Villages by 14-15 Population Size | Sex Ratio (Total & 0-6 Years) | Religious Population | Social Population | Literacy Rate Electoral Features Important Dates of Last Elections Held | Electors by Gender | Service 5 Electors | Voters | Voters Turnout | Polling Stations & Average Number of 16-21 Electors per Polling Station | Electors by Age Group | Present Elected Representatives Historical Summary Election Results Vote Share of Major Parties | Winning Margin (Number & Percentage) | 6 Polarity of Parties | Summary Result of Assembly Segment of Parliamentary 22-42 Elections 2019, 2014, 2009, 2004 and 1999 | Summary Result of Assembly Elections 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1989, 1984, 1980, 1977, 1971 and 1967 Polling Station Level Election Results Name and Number of Polling Station 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 | 7 Polling Station-wise Electors, Voters & Voters Turnout 2019, 2016, 2014, 43-159 2011 and 2009 | Polling Station wise Elections Results 2019, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2009 Share of Assembly Constituency 8 Share of Assembly Constituency - (Vidhan Sabha) in State, District and 160 Parliamentary Constituency - (Lok Sabha) Socio-Economic Amenities Access to Administrative Units | Agricultural, Manufacturing and Industrial Commodities | Demographic Indicators | Education | Health & Manpower | 9 Drinking Water Supply | Sanitation | Entertainment and Recreations 162-176 Infrastructure | Power | Food Allocation Distribution and Marketing of Agriculture Commodities Infrastructure | Transport and Road Infrastructure | Communication | Banking and Financial Services | Land Use | Irrigation Source 10 Abbreviation & Sources 178-180 11 Disclaimer 182

Dharapuram Assembly Constituency Assembly Factbook™

Location & Political Map

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Administrative Setup

List of Village Panchayat & Intermediate Panchayat (Block) Name

Intermediate Panchayat Village Name Village Panchayat Name Name

Alangiyam Alangiyam Dharapuram

Arikkaranvalasu Velampoondi

Bellampatti Bellampatti Kundadam

Bommanallur Bommanallur Dharapuram

Chinnamarudur Kottamarudur Mulanur

Chinnaputhur Chinnaputhur Dharapuram

Chitravathanpalayam Kavundachipudur Dharapuram

Dalavoipattinam Dalavoipattinam Dharapuram

Dharapuram North Nanjiyampalayam Dharapuram

Dharapuram South Kavundachipudur Dharapuram

Edakkalpadi Edakkalpadi Mulanur

Erasinampalayam Erasinampalayam Mulanur

Ergampatti Sadayapalayam Kundadam

Gathelrev Gathelrev Kundadam

Govindapuram Govindapuram Dharapuram

Jothiampatti Jothiampatti Kundadam

Kalipalayam Kalipalayam Mulanur

Kannankoil Kannankoil Kundadam

Kasilingapalayam Nandavanampalayam Kundadam

Kilangudal Kilangudal Mulanur

Kokkampalayam Kokkampalayam Kundadam

Kolinjivadi Kavundachipudur Dharapuram

Kolumangali Kolumanguli Kundadam

Komarapalayam Mulanur

Kongur Kongur Dharapuram

Madathupalayam Thoppampatti Dharapuram

Mambadi Mambadi Dharapuram

Manakadavu Manakadavu Dharapuram

Manurpalayam Sadayapalayam Kundadam

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Demographics

Number of Villages by Population Size - 2011

Less 10000 100- 200- 500- 1000- 2000- 5000- Total than and 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10000 Village 100 Above

1 1 0 5 19 29 7 0 62

Number of Towns by Population Size - 2011

Less than 10000- 20000- 50000- 100000 and Total 5000-9999 4999 19999 49999 99999 Above Town

1 1 3 0 1 0 6

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Electoral Features

Electors by Male & Female

Year Male Female Others Total Year Male Female Others Total

2019 PE 123279 127761 11 251051 1996 AE 82549 81641 - 164190

2016 AE 117597 120467 6 238070 1991 AE 81329 80673 - 162002

2014 PE 114139 115412 4 229555 1989 AE 72698 72049 - 144747

2011 AE 103043 102102 - 205145 1984 AE 65105 63683 - 128788

2009 PE - - - - 1980 AE 61760 61124 - 122884

2006 AE 85483 88064 - 173547 1977 AE 59005 60027 - 119032

2004 PE - - - - 1971 AE 48924 49945 - 98869

2001 AE 92842 92656 - 185498 1967 AE - - - 90991

1999 PE - - - -

Note : AE : Assembly Election, PE : Assembly Segment of Parliamentary Election

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Historical Summary Election Results

Summary Result of Assembly Election - 2011

Candidate Name Party Votes Votes %

Ponnusamy.K AIADMK 83856 51.68

Jayanthi.R DMK 68831 42.42

Karunakaran.P BJP 3353 2.07

Rajesh.R IND 2882 1.78

Arumugam.S BSP 1378 0.85

Sundrarasu.A IND 1159 0.71

Doraisamy.D IND 789 0.49

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Number and Name of Polling Stations (PS) (2016)

Number Number of Polling Name of Polling Stations of Polling Name of Polling Stations Stations Stations

Panchayat Union Middle School Kasilngampalayam Panchayat Union Ele School Muthanampatti 638702 1 19 641671 North Facing Building East Facing Building North Portion

Panchayat Union Middle School Kasilngampalayam Panchayat Union Ele School Kalipalayam 641702 2 20 South Facing Building North Facing Building

Panchayat Union Ele School Pudu 3 Ayyappanaickenpalayam East Facing Building 21 P U M S Eragampatti 638702 North Facing Building South Side

Panchayat Union Ele School Pudu P U M S Eragampatti 638702 East Facing Building 4 Ayyappanaickenpalayam East Facing Terraced 22 North Side Building Northern Side

Panchayat Union Ele School 641702 North Facing Panchayat Union Ele School Ottapalayam 638702 5 23 Building West Side North Facing Tiled Building Western Side

Panchayat Union Ele School Kungumampalayam Panchayat Union Ele School Ottapalayam 638702 6 24 North Facing Building Eastern Side North Facing Tiled Building Eastern Side

Panchayat Union Ele School Thumbalapatti Building P U M School Manoorpalayam 641 671 Building 7 25 West Side Facing West

Panchayat Union Ele School Nandavanampalayam P U M School Manoorpalayam 641 671 Building 8 26 East Facing Building Facing East

P U M School Edaiyapatti 638702 South Facing P U E School West Sadayapalayam South Facing 9 27 Building Building

P U E School Karaipalayam 638702 South Facing 10 28 P U E S Thottianthurai Building Facing East Building

Panchayat Union Ele School Jothiampatti North 11 29 P U E S Thottianthurai Building Facing North Facing Building

Panchayat Union Middle School Pudurutharavathi Panchayat Union Ele School Muthaiampatti 638702 12 30 West Facing Building North Facing Building

Panchayat Union Middle School Pudurutharavathi Panchayat Union Middle School 13 31 North Facing Building East Side Periyakumarapalayam Building Facing South

Panchayat Union Middle School Panchayat Union Ele School Sedapalayam West 14 32 Periyakumarapalayam Building Facing East North Facing Building South Side Side

Panchayat Union Ele School Sedapalayam West Panchayat Union Ele School Kuppanaickenpatti 15 33 Facing Building North Side 638702 642201 Building Facing South

Govt Hr Sec School Kundadam South Facing 16 34 P U E S Bellampatti 638702 Building Facing West Building West Side

Govt Hr Sec School Kundadam West Facing Panchayat Union Ele School Bellampatti 638702 17 35 Building Center Portion Building Facing North

Panchayat Union Ele School Muthanampatti 638702 Panchayat Union Ele School Marudur 642206 18 36 East Facing Building South Portion Building Facing North

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Polling Station-wise Votes Secured by Overall Top Five Parties in Dharapuram Assembly in Assembly Election (AE) under Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu (2016)

Winner 4th - Number 5th - - Kali Runner-up - 3rd - Thiru Total of Palania muthu. Ponnusamy. Shanmugham. valluvan. NOTA Other Votes Polling mmal. K V.S K (AIADMK) M (BJP) Nagai Secured Station (KMDK) (INC) (MDMK) 36 287 302 43 12 5 15 38 702 37 176 201 11 13 0 12 28 441 38 312 319 7 11 9 14 32 704 39 447 401 18 21 6 15 54 962 40 237 202 16 8 9 16 23 511 41 221 199 16 14 15 12 15 492 42 333 391 26 20 8 11 33 822 43 491 278 43 41 3 7 24 887 44 386 491 33 27 3 21 63 1024 45 413 314 11 8 6 18 40 810 46 540 357 38 14 1 21 35 1006 47 365 275 8 16 6 13 24 707 48 207 474 27 21 11 6 24 770 49 309 320 66 36 6 27 43 807 50 264 194 27 22 7 8 16 538 51 258 336 9 42 7 9 19 680 52 233 180 18 12 4 11 38 496 53 339 147 26 5 6 10 21 554 54 254 367 15 46 1 9 22 714 55 188 288 32 14 61 12 21 616 56 166 256 22 9 8 9 11 481 57 335 291 17 24 5 18 24 714 58 343 204 20 21 4 11 18 621 59 189 120 18 11 13 5 21 377 60 270 319 15 15 1 10 23 653 61 274 244 25 37 2 15 24 621 62 333 241 6 14 6 12 18 630 63 283 268 16 15 1 10 22 615 64 355 319 17 23 11 16 33 774 65 427 413 17 31 5 15 25 933 66 220 243 20 33 15 8 19 558 67 287 171 21 5 5 9 26 524 68 272 197 16 12 8 15 24 544 69 246 257 94 10 8 8 32 655 70 208 195 34 12 4 8 16 477 Contd....

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Polling Station Level Election Results

Winner, Runner-up and 3rd Party Position & Winning Margin According to Polling Stations in Dharapuram Assembly in Assembly Election (AE) under Erode Parliamentary Constituency in Tamil Nadu (2016)

Winning Third Polling Winner Runner- Winner Runner- Margin Third Party Other Station Votes up Votes Party up Party Votes Party Votes Votes (%) Number (%) (%) (%) (%) 71 INC 302 (48.24) AIADMK 248 (39.62) 54 (8.62) BJP 29 (4.63) 47 (7.51) 72 AIADMK 285 (46.57) INC 256 (41.83) 29 (4.74) BJP 33 (5.39) 38 (6.21) 73 INC 312 (56.01) AIADMK 162 (29.08) 150 (26.93) BJP 34 (6.1) 49 (8.8) 74 AIADMK 299 (49.75) INC 224 (37.27) 75 (12.48) MDMK 35 (5.82) 43 (7.15) 75 AIADMK 354 (49.51) INC 288 (40.28) 66 (9.23) BJP 24 (3.36) 49 (6.85) 76 INC 212 (43.53) AIADMK 202 (41.48) 10 (2.05) MDMK 30 (6.16) 43 (8.83) 77 INC 250 (39.87) AIADMK 250 (39.87) 0 (0) MDMK 74 (11.8) 53 (8.45) 78 AIADMK 222 (45.4) INC 176 (35.99) 46 (9.41) BJP 35 (7.16) 56 (11.45) 79 INC 301 (50.5) AIADMK 173 (29.03) 128 (21.47) BJP 51 (8.56) 71 (11.91) 80 AIADMK 238 (43.59) INC 226 (41.39) 12 (2.2) MDMK 24 (4.4) 58 (10.62) 81 AIADMK 233 (46.98) INC 183 (36.9) 50 (10.08) BJP 28 (5.65) 52 (10.48) 82 AIADMK 307 (44.05) INC 261 (37.45) 46 (6.6) MDMK 39 (5.6) 90 (12.91) 83 INC 385 (50.66) AIADMK 251 (33.03) 134 (17.63) BJP 58 (7.63) 66 (8.68) 84 INC 269 (48.64) AIADMK 199 (35.99) 70 (12.65) BJP 46 (8.32) 39 (7.05) 85 INC 267 (48.55) AIADMK 210 (38.18) 57 (10.37) MDMK 32 (5.82) 41 (7.45) 86 INC 275 (60.18) AIADMK 95 (20.79) 180 (39.39) MDMK 50 (10.94) 37 (8.1) 87 INC 296 (45.75) AIADMK 250 (38.64) 46 (7.11) BJP 31 (4.79) 70 (10.82) 88 INC 436 (48.99) AIADMK 318 (35.73) 118 (13.26) MDMK 50 (5.62) 86 (9.66) 89 INC 332 (38.25) AIADMK 295 (33.99) 37 (4.26) BJP 151 (17.4) 90 (10.37) 90 INC 189 (71.05) AIADMK 49 (18.42) 140 (52.63) BJP 7 (2.63) 21 (7.89) 91 INC 575 (71.52) AIADMK 168 (20.9) 407 (50.62) NTK 22 (2.74) 39 (4.85) 92 INC 579 (70.78) AIADMK 190 (23.23) 389 (47.55) BJP 8 (0.98) 41 (5.01) 93 INC 220 (69.84) AIADMK 71 (22.54) 149 (47.3) BJP 9 (2.86) 15 (4.76) 94 INC 392 (60.68) AIADMK 218 (33.75) 174 (26.93) MDMK 8 (1.24) 28 (4.33) 95 AIADMK 264 (39.88) INC 249 (37.61) 15 (2.27) BJP 81 (12.24) 68 (10.27) 96 INC 436 (46.24) AIADMK 342 (36.27) 94 (9.97) BJP 72 (7.64) 93 (9.86) 97 INC 240 (48) AIADMK 195 (39) 45 (9) BJP 21 (4.2) 44 (8.8) 98 AIADMK 294 (55.68) INC 172 (32.58) 122 (23.1) BJP 22 (4.17) 40 (7.58) 99 INC 352 (62.97) AIADMK 138 (24.69) 214 (38.28) BJP 20 (3.58) 49 (8.77) 100 INC 263 (50.77) AIADMK 197 (38.03) 66 (12.74) BJP 13 (2.51) 45 (8.69) 101 INC 334 (37.95) AIADMK 328 (37.27) 6 (0.68) BJP 159 (18.07) 59 (6.7) 102 INC 196 (45.16) AIADMK 169 (38.94) 27 (6.22) BJP 43 (9.91) 26 (5.99) 103 AIADMK 286 (45.47) INC 267 (42.45) 19 (3.02) MDMK 32 (5.09) 44 (7) 104 AIADMK 206 (51.12) INC 138 (34.24) 68 (16.88) BJP 23 (5.71) 36 (8.93) 105 INC 272 (49.82) AIADMK 184 (33.7) 88 (16.12) BJP 40 (7.33) 50 (9.16) Contd....

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Socio-Economic Amenities - Rural

Access to Education Facilities

Number of Village (% of Population)

If Not Available Particulars Available Not Available (Distance of Nearest Facility)

A B C

Govt. Primary School 61 (100) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Primary School 9 (16) 53 (84) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. Middle School 36 (71) 26 (29) 16 (16) 9 (9) 0 (0)

Private Middle School 7 (15) 55 (85) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. Secondary School 15 (34) 47 (66) 15 (12) 23 (35) 4 (6)

Private Secondary School 5 (12) 57 (88) 2 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. Senior Secondary School 5 (14) 57 (86) 9 (6) 30 (49) 12 (17)

Private Senior Secondary School 4 (10) 58 (90) 2 (4) 2 (3) 0 (0)

Govt. Arts and Science Degree College 0 (0) 62 (100) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (2)

Private Arts and Science Degree College 1 (2) 61 (98) 3 (3) 15 (26) 37 (63)

Govt. Engineering College 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Engineering College 1 (2) 61 (98) 5 (3) 8 (19) 48 (76)

Govt. Medicine College 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 62 (100)

Private Medicine College 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. Management Institute 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Management Institute 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 2 (3) 60 (97)

Govt. Polytechnic 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (4)

Private Polytechnic 3 (4) 59 (96) 8 (9) 19 (31) 31 (53)

Govt. Vocational Training School/ITI 1 (2) 61 (98) 2 (3) 8 (18) 29 (51)

Private Vocational Training School/ITI 1 (1) 61 (99) 2 (1) 14 (16) 5 (8)

Govt. Non Formal Training Centre 60 (99) 2 (1) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Non Formal Training Centre 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Govt. School For Disabled 1 (2) 61 (98) 3 (3) 9 (14) 49 (81)

Private School For Disabled 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Government Others 1 (2) 61 (98) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Private Others 0 (0) 62 (100) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Note : Distance A : Less than 5 km; B : Between 5-10 km; C : 10+ km.; Source : Data Analysis is based on 2011 Census.

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