ARCOT
Assembly seat no. 42 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2016
ESWARAPPAN J L
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2016
11,091
5.45% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
ADMKRAMADOSS.K.V
- Votes
- 73,091
- Vote share
- 35.94%
- Behind by
- 11,091
Electors
2,46,835
Total votes polled
2,03,392
Valid votes
2,03,392
NOTA votes
2,004
0.99% of votes polled
Turnout
82.4%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 2,03,392 valid votes
ESWARAPPAN J LDMKwon
84,182
41.4%
RAMADOSS.K.VADMK
73,091
35.9%
G.KARIKALANPMK
35,043
17.2%
UDHAYAKUMAR P NMDMK
5,387
2.6%
ARULRAMAN.DBJP
2,648
1.3%
MURUGANAMTHAM.KIND
406
0.2%
SAKUTHALA.AIND
359
0.2%
MUNUSAMY.CLJP
272
0.1%
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