Arcot | |
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Constituency No. 42 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Ranipet |
LS constituency | Arakkonam |
Total electors | 2,62,476[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
Arcot is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city, Arcot. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 42. It is part of the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful party: DMK (7 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1952 | S. Panchaksharam Chettiar | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | S. Kader Sheriff | ||
1962 | Munirathinam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1967 | Arcot N. Veeraswami |
Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
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Fifth | 1971 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Sixth | 1977 | K. J. Uyyakondan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Seventh | 1980 | A. M. Sethuraman | ||
Eighth | 1984 | T. Palani | ||
Ninth | 1989 | T. R. Gajapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Tenth | 1991 | G. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Eleventh | 1996 | P. N. Subramani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Twelfth | 2001 | P. Neelakandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Thirteenth | 2006 | K. L. Elavazhagan | Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
Fourteenth | 2011 | V.K.R. Srinivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Fifteenth | 2016 | J. L. Eswarappan[2] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Sixteenth | 2021 |
Vote share of Winning candidates | ||||
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2021 | 50.06% | |||
2016 | 41.39% | |||
2011 | 53.11% | |||
2006 | 48.73% | |||
2001 | 55.39% | |||
1996 | 58.74% | |||
1991 | 61.16% | |||
1989 | 36.50% | |||
1984 | 58.96% | |||
1980 | 48.85% | |||
1977 | 39.29% | |||
1971 | 57.79% | |||
1967 | 60.13% | |||
1962 | 48.26% | |||
1957 | 49.52% | |||
1952 | 40.48% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | J. L. Eswarappan | 103,885 | 50.06% | +8.67 | |
PMK | K. L. Elavazagan | 83,927 | 40.44% | +23.21 | |
NTK | R. Kathiravan | 12,088 | 5.82% | New | |
MNM | A. R. Mohamed Raffi | 2,860 | 1.38% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,253 | 1.09% | +0.1 | |
AMMK | N. Janarthanan | 2,190 | 1.06% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,958 | 9.62% | 4.16% | ||
Turnout | 207,538 | 79.07% | −3.33% | ||
Rejected ballots | 265 | 0.13% | |||
Registered electors | 262,476 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 8.67% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | J. L. Eswarappan | 84,182 | 41.39% | New | |
AIADMK | K. V. Ramadoss | 73,091 | 35.94% | −17.17 | |
PMK | G. Karikalan | 35,043 | 17.23% | −24.91 | |
MDMK | P. N. Udhayakumar | 5,387 | 2.65% | New | |
BJP | D. Arulraman | 2,648 | 1.30% | +0.14 | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,004 | 0.99% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,091 | 5.45% | −5.51% | ||
Turnout | 203,392 | 82.40% | −0.80% | ||
Registered electors | 246,835 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.72% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | R. Srinivasan | 93,258 | 53.11% | +13.52 | |
PMK | K. L. Elavazagan | 74,005 | 42.14% | −6.59 | |
Independent | M. Velu | 3,211 | 1.83% | New | |
BJP | G. Thanigachalam | 2,046 | 1.17% | +0.1 | |
Independent | S. R. Vijayan | 960 | 0.55% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,253 | 10.96% | 1.82% | ||
Turnout | 175,610 | 83.20% | 6.25% | ||
Registered electors | 211,067 | ||||
AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 4.37% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PMK | K. L. Elavazhagan | 60,286 | 48.73% | New | |
AIADMK | V. R. Chandran | 48,969 | 39.58% | −15.81 | |
DMDK | V. B. Velu | 8,523 | 6.89% | New | |
SP | S. Sedhumadavan | 2,006 | 1.62% | New | |
Independent | P. Kuppusamy | 1,610 | 1.30% | New | |
BJP | S. Thiyagarajan | 1,319 | 1.07% | New | |
Independent | V. Kubendiran | 657 | 0.53% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,317 | 9.15% | −6.81% | ||
Turnout | 123,707 | 76.95% | 7.72% | ||
Registered electors | 160,759 | ||||
PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.66% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | P. Neelakandan | 61,474 | 55.39% | +21.29 | |
DMK | A. K. Sundaramoorthy | 43,767 | 39.44% | −19.3 | |
MDMK | K. S. Vetriveeran | 3,058 | 2.76% | +1.35 | |
LJP | C. Munusamy | 2,675 | 2.41% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,707 | 15.96% | −8.67% | ||
Turnout | 110,974 | 69.23% | −4.08% | ||
Registered electors | 160,346 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -3.34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | P. N. Subramani | 62,974 | 58.74% | +31.54 | |
AIADMK | K. V. Ramadoss | 36,567 | 34.11% | −27.06 | |
PMK | A. G. Mani | 4,968 | 4.63% | New | |
MDMK | K. S. Natarajan | 1,512 | 1.41% | New | |
Independent | K. C. Gajendiran | 562 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,407 | 24.63% | −9.34% | ||
Turnout | 107,214 | 73.31% | 0.56% | ||
Registered electors | 153,951 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.43% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | G. Viswanathan | 61,712 | 61.16% | +39.68 | |
DMK | T. R. Gajapathi | 27,439 | 27.20% | −9.31 | |
PMK | Poongavanam | 10,913 | 10.82% | New | |
Margin of victory | 34,273 | 33.97% | 18.95% | ||
Turnout | 100,896 | 72.75% | −2.34% | ||
Registered electors | 143,916 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 24.66% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. R. Gajapathy | 34,775 | 36.50% | −2.46 | |
AIADMK | K. V. Ramdoss | 20,470 | 21.49% | −37.47 | |
AIADMK | T. Palani | 14,581 | 15.31% | −43.66 | |
INC | A. K. T. Kannan | 12,053 | 12.65% | New | |
Independent | G. Murthy | 11,476 | 12.05% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,305 | 15.02% | −4.98% | ||
Turnout | 95,262 | 75.09% | −4.82% | ||
Registered electors | 129,768 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -22.46% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | T. Palani | 52,222 | 58.96% | +10.12 | |
DMK | Arcot N. Veerasamy | 34,509 | 38.96% | New | |
Independent | M. Parasuraman | 1,101 | 1.24% | New | |
Independent | D. Malar | 736 | 0.83% | New | |
Margin of victory | 17,713 | 20.00% | 17.37% | ||
Turnout | 88,568 | 79.91% | 14.39% | ||
Registered electors | 116,813 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 10.12% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | A. M. Sethuraman | 35,998 | 48.85% | +9.55 | |
INC | B. Akber Pasha | 34,058 | 46.21% | +36.97 | |
JP | N. Baskaran | 3,179 | 4.31% | New | |
Independent | T. R. Amarthalingam | 460 | 0.62% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,940 | 2.63% | −12.65% | ||
Turnout | 73,695 | 65.52% | 1.04% | ||
Registered electors | 114,631 | ||||
AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.55% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | K. J. Uyyakondan | 27,193 | 39.29% | New | |
JP | N. R. Ethirajulu | 16,614 | 24.01% | New | |
DMK | P. Jayavelu | 16,293 | 23.54% | −34.25 | |
INC | K. R. Munirathinam | 6,401 | 9.25% | −27.77 | |
Independent | M. Parameshwaran | 2,702 | 3.90% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,579 | 15.29% | −5.49% | ||
Turnout | 69,203 | 64.48% | −14.44% | ||
Registered electors | 108,773 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.50% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | N. Veerasami | 39,126 | 57.79% | −2.33 | |
INC | N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu | 25,061 | 37.02% | −0.14 | |
Independent | A. R. Ponnusami Naicker | 2,777 | 4.10% | New | |
Independent | A. K. Ugrapani | 449 | 0.66% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,065 | 20.78% | −2.19% | ||
Turnout | 67,700 | 78.93% | 1.75% | ||
Registered electors | 88,559 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -2.33% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Arcot N. Veeraswami | 37,514 | 60.13% | +11.87 | |
INC | A. G. R. Naicker | 23,184 | 37.16% | +3.78 | |
ABJS | E. P. Pillai | 1,695 | 2.72% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,330 | 22.97% | 8.09% | ||
Turnout | 62,393 | 77.18% | 1.28% | ||
Registered electors | 84,245 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 11.87% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Munirathinam | 28,485 | 48.26% | New | |
INC | S. Khader Shoriff | 19,705 | 33.38% | −16.13 | |
SWA | A. G. Ranganatha Naicker | 7,198 | 12.19% | New | |
Independent | Sadanandam Chettiar | 1,727 | 2.93% | New | |
Independent | M. Sundara Raj | 1,491 | 2.53% | New | |
Independent | Ukarapani | 422 | 0.71% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,780 | 14.87% | −6.32% | ||
Turnout | 59,028 | 75.90% | 20.08% | ||
Registered electors | 82,353 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.26% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | S. Khader Sheriff | 20,643 | 49.52% | +9.03 | |
Independent | Lachaumanan | 11,807 | 28.32% | New | |
Independent | Sambasivam | 4,926 | 11.82% | New | |
Independent | G. M. Samy | 3,623 | 8.69% | New | |
Independent | A. R. Pachailappan | 691 | 1.66% | New | |
Margin of victory | 8,836 | 21.19% | 15.31% | ||
Turnout | 41,690 | 55.82% | −0.11% | ||
Registered electors | 74,691 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | 9.03% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | S. Panchaksharam Chettiar | 13,613 | 40.48% | New | |
Commonweal Party | Nagarathinam | 11,635 | 34.60% | New | |
KMPP | Thiruvengadam Mudaliar | 6,111 | 18.17% | New | |
Socialist | Kulasekaran | 2,269 | 6.75% | New | |
Margin of victory | 1,978 | 5.88% | |||
Turnout | 33,628 | 55.92% | |||
Registered electors | 60,134 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
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