ARAKKONAM
Assembly seat no. 38 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1977.
Tamil Nadu also has a Lok Sabha constituency called ARAKKONAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1977
V.K. RAJU
ADK
Elections held
3
1977–2026
Most successful party
TVK
won 1 of 3
Margin, 1977
7,589
10.32% of valid votes
Result, 1977
Runner-up
DMKA. KANNAYIRAM
- Votes
- 17,041
- Vote share
- 23.18%
- Behind by
- 7,589
Electors
1,19,208
Total votes polled
73,525
Valid votes
73,525
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.7%
Full result, 1977
6 candidates · 73,525 valid votes
V.K. RAJUADKwon
24,630
33.5%
A. KANNAYIRAMDMK
17,041
23.2%
A. JAYARAMANJNP
15,503
21.1%
G. JAYARAJINC
13,893
18.9%
V. BALRAJIND
1,342
1.8%
K. SUBRAMANIAMIND
1,116
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | V. Gandhiraj | TVK | 73,776 | 40.46% | Ezhil Caroline | 23,121 |
| 1984 | V. K. RAJU | DMK | 52,657 | 52.24% | M. VIJAYASARATHI | 6,313 |
| 1977 | V.K. RAJU | ADK | 24,630 | 33.50% | A. KANNAYIRAM | 7,589 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above