ARCOT
Assembly seat no. 42 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2011
R. SRINIVASAN
ADMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2011
19,253
10.96% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
PMKK.L. ELAVAZAGAN
- Votes
- 74,005
- Vote share
- 42.14%
- Behind by
- 19,253
Electors
2,11,067
Total votes polled
1,75,610
Valid votes
1,75,610
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
83.2%
Full result, 2011
10 candidates · 1,75,610 valid votes
R. SRINIVASANADMKwon
93,258
53.1%
K.L. ELAVAZAGANPMK
74,005
42.1%
M. VELUIND
3,211
1.8%
G. THANIGACHALAMBJP
2,046
1.2%
S.R. VIJAYANIND
960
0.6%
C. SRINIVASANIND
710
0.4%
K. BALAMURUGANBSP
497
0.3%
S. THIRUNAVUKARASUIND
337
0.2%
K. ANANDANLJP
302
0.2%
V.G. SAMPATHIND
284
0.2%
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