ARCOT
Assembly seat no. 42 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2021
J.L.Eswarappan
DMK
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 5 of 13
Margin, 2021
19,958
9.51% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
PMKElavazagan.K.L
- Votes
- 83,927
- Vote share
- 40.01%
- Behind by
- 19,958
Electors
2,63,490
Total votes polled
2,09,791
Valid votes
2,09,791
NOTA votes
2,253
1.07% of votes polled
Turnout
79.6%
Full result, 2021
12 candidates · 2,09,791 valid votes
J.L.EswarappanDMKwon
1,03,885
49.5%
Elavazagan.K.LPMK
83,927
40.0%
R.KathiravanNTK
12,088
5.8%
A.R.Mohamed RaffiMNM
2,860
1.4%
N.JanarthananAMMK
2,190
1.0%
A.C.KesavanBSP
782
0.4%
K.ManigandanIND
457
0.2%
H.Mohamed GhouseTIPUSULTANPARTY
397
0.2%
VasanthakumarIND
382
0.2%
T.D.ShanmugamIND
231
0.1%
Munivel.SNATIONALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFSOUTHINDIA
184
0.1%
P.EswaranIND
155
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