ARCOT
Assembly seat no. 42 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2006
ELAVAZHAGAN.K.L
PMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2006
11,317
9.15% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
ADMKCHANDRAN.V.R
- Votes
- 48,969
- Vote share
- 39.58%
- Behind by
- 11,317
Electors
1,60,759
Total votes polled
1,23,707
Valid votes
1,23,707
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
77.0%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 1,23,707 valid votes
ELAVAZHAGAN.K.LPMKwon
60,286
48.7%
CHANDRAN.V.RADMK
48,969
39.6%
VELU.V.BDMDK
8,523
6.9%
SEDHUMADAVAN.SSP
2,006
1.6%
KUPPUSAMY.PIND
1,610
1.3%
THIYAGARAJAN.SBJP
1,319
1.1%
KUBENDIRAN.VIND
657
0.5%
MUNISAMY.CLJP
337
0.3%
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
