Tamil Nadu · AC 42
Arcot
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 2016 · Ranipet
246,835
Electors
203,392
Votes polled
82.40%
Turnout
11,091
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eswarappan J L
Won
Male
|
DMK | 84,182 | 41.39% |
| 2 |
Ramadoss.K.V
Male
|
ADMK | 73,091 | 35.94% |
| 3 |
G.Karikalan
Male
|
PMK | 35,043 | 17.23% |
| 4 |
Udhayakumar P N
Male
|
MDMK | 5,387 | 2.65% |
| 5 |
Arulraman.D
Male
|
BJP | 2,648 | 1.30% |
| 6 | Nota (NOTA) | NOTA | 2,004 | 0.99% |
| 7 |
Muruganamtham.K
Male
|
IND | 406 | 0.20% |
| 8 |
Sakuthala.A
Female
|
IND | 359 | 0.18% |
| 9 |
Munusamy.C
Male
|
LJP | 272 | 0.13% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Arcot Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
S.M.Sukumar
Male
ADMK
|
46.77% |
G.Vijay Mohan
Male
TVK
|
27.85% |
| 2021 |
J.L.Eswarappan
Male
DMK
|
49.52% |
Elavazagan.K.L
Male
PMK
|
40.01% |
| 2016 |
Eswarappan J L
Male
DMK
|
41.39% |
Ramadoss.K.V
Male
ADMK
|
35.94% |
| 2011 |
R. Srinivasan
Male
AIADMK
|
53.11% |
K.L. Elavazagan
Male
PMK
|
42.14% |
| 2006 |
Elavazhagan.K.L
Male
PMK
|
— |
Chandran.V.R
Male
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Neelakandan P
Male
ADMK
|
55.39% |
Sundaramoorthy A.K
Male
DMK
|
39.44% |
| 1996 |
Subramani, P.N
Male
DMK
|
58.74% |
Ramadoss, K.V
Male
ADMK
|
34.11% |
| 1991 |
Viswanathan G
Male
ADK
|
61.16% |
Gajapathi T.R
Male
DMK
|
27.20% |
| 1989 |
Gajapathy, T.R
Male
DMK
|
36.50% |
Ramdoss, K.V
Male
ADK(JL)
|
21.49% |
| 1984 |
T. Palani
Male
ADK
|
58.96% |
N. Arcot Veeraswamy
Male
DMK
|
38.96% |
| 1980 |
Sethuraman, A M
Male
ADK
|
48.85% |
Akber Pasha, B
Male
INC(I)
|
46.21% |
| 1977 |
K.J. Uyyakondan
Male
ADK
|
39.29% |
N.R. Ethirajulu
Male
JnP
|
24.01% |
| 1971 |
N. Veerasami
Male
DMK
|
57.79% |
N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu
Male
NCO
|
37.02% |
| 1967 |
N. Veeraswamy
Male
DMK
|
60.13% |
A. G. R. Naicker
Male
INC
|
37.16% |