ARKONAM
Assembly seat no. 32 in Tamil Nadu · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1971.
Winner, 1996
THAMIZH CHELVAN, R.
DMK
Elections held
7
1971–2006
Most successful party
DMK
won 4 of 7
Margin, 1996
46,820
38.57% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
PMKELUMALAI, R.
- Votes
- 23,730
- Vote share
- 19.55%
- Behind by
- 46,820
Electors
1,82,670
Total votes polled
1,21,374
Valid votes
1,21,374
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.4%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 1,21,374 valid votes
THAMIZH CHELVAN, R.DMKwon
70,550
58.1%
ELUMALAI, R.PMK
23,730
19.6%
YASODHA, D.INC
22,802
18.8%
KESAVAN, A.MDMK
3,147
2.6%
YESUDOSS @ RAJANIND
368
0.3%
DAVID, G.IND
256
0.2%
VIJAYAKUMAR, M.G.IND
150
0.1%
JAYARAJ, M.IND
148
0.1%
VENKATESAN, G.IND
121
0.1%
MANOJI @ MANOJI KUMAR, C.IND
102
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | JAGANMOORTHY.M | DMK | 66,338 | 47.17% | RAVI.S | 7,556 |
| 2001 | BHAVANI KARUNAKARAN .K | ADMK | 67,034 | 55.09% | RAVISHANKAR R. | 20,256 |
| 1996 | THAMIZH CHELVAN, R. | DMK | 70,550 | 58.13% | ELUMALAI, R. | 46,820 |
| 1991 | LATA PRIYAKUMAR | INC | 61,314 | 55.24% | G. MANI | 30,982 |
| 1989 | V.K. RAJU | DMK | 42,511 | 46.78% | P. RAJAKUMAR | 21,973 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
