ARCOT
Assembly seat no. 42 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2026
S.m.sukumar
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2026
42,720
18.92% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
TVKG.vijay Mohan
- Votes
- 62,888
- Vote share
- 27.85%
- Behind by
- 42,720
Electors
2,46,786
Total votes polled
2,25,786
Valid votes
2,25,786
NOTA votes
656
0.29% of votes polled
Turnout
91.5%
Full result, 2026
14 candidates · 2,25,786 valid votes
S.m.sukumarADMKwon
1,05,608
46.8%
G.vijay MohanTVK
62,888
27.9%
J.l.eswarappanDMK
48,840
21.6%
Archana NarasimmanNTK
5,518
2.4%
M.vasanthakumarBSP
468
0.2%
K.manikandanIND
397
0.2%
A.vijayIND
369
0.2%
S.p.shanmugamAJPK
252
0.1%
V.gandhiVBA
197
0.1%
V.seetharamanACDP
168
0.1%
P.venkatesanTAVK
151
0.1%
V.shanthiIND
113
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S.m.sukumar | ADMK | 1,05,608 | 46.77% | G.vijay Mohan | 42,720 |
| 2021 | J.L.Eswarappan | DMK | 1,03,885 | 49.52% | Elavazagan.K.L | 19,958 |
| 2016 | ESWARAPPAN J L | DMK | 84,182 | 41.39% | RAMADOSS.K.V | 11,091 |
| 2011 | R. SRINIVASAN | ADMK | 93,258 | 53.11% | K.L. ELAVAZAGAN | 19,253 |
| 2006 | ELAVAZHAGAN.K.L | PMK | 60,286 | 48.73% | CHANDRAN.V.R | 11,317 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above