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Assembly constituency 67 · Tamil Nadu

Arani is assembly constituency number 67 in Tamil Nadu, in Tiruvannamalai district, and one of the segments of the Arani Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Jayasudha. L of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 33.3% of the vote, 5,631 votes ahead of Mahalakshmi Govarthanan (DMK).

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Arani · 2026AC 67
  1. 01
    Jayasudha. L
    AIADMK
    76,735
    33.34%
  2. 02
    Mahalakshmi Govarthanan
    DMK
    71,104
    30.89%
  3. 03
    Venkatesh Kumar. D
    TVK
    70,857
    30.79%
  4. 04
    Dhavamani. R
    NTK
    6,888
    2.99%
  5. 05
    Baskaran. S
    Independent
    424
    0.18%
  6. 19 other candidates · 3,447 votesNOTA · 707 (0.31%)

Margin 5,631 votes · 2.45% of valid votes

2,56,474
Registered electors
2026 election
90.1%
Turnout
+9.7 pts vs 2021
5,631
Victory margin
2.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 24 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,30,162 valid votes, NOTA included.

Arani 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jayasudha. LFemale · 51 yrsAIADMK76,735
33.34%
2Mahalakshmi GovarthananFemale · 44 yrsDMK71,104
30.89%
3Venkatesh Kumar. DMale · 49 yrsTVK70,857
30.79%
4Dhavamani. RFemale · 34 yrsNTK6,888
2.99%
—NOTANOTA707
0.31%
5Baskaran. SMale · 47 yrsIndependent424
0.18%
6Dhamotharan. MMale · 44 yrsIndependent387
0.17%
7Mahalakshmi. GFemale · 37 yrsIndependent359
0.16%
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8Ganapathy. SMale · 34 yrsTPMK358
0.16%
9Kalaimani. VMale · 45 yrsAJPK292
0.13%
10Sudha. SFemale · 41 yrsIndependent257
0.11%
11Saravanan. SMale · 52 yrsIndependent229
0.10%
12Silambarasan. CMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent202
0.09%
13Sakthivel. SMale · 38 yrsIndependent184
0.08%
14Sethurama Sasthri. GMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent178
0.08%
15Tamilmannan. DMale · 65 yrsSMKNK164
0.07%
16Ekambaram. VMale · 47 yrsIndependent154
0.07%
17Suresh. SMale · 36 yrstavk143
0.06%
18Mahalakshmi. GFemale · 33 yrsIndependent117
0.05%
19Ammu. VFemale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent104
0.05%
20Jayanthi. MFemale · 52 yrsIndependent90
0.04%
21Selvakotti. EMale · 46 yrsVTVTK68
0.03%
22Jayanthi. EFemale · 44 yrsIndependent60
0.03%
23Venkatesan. PMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent53
0.02%
24Vinoth. AMale · 33 yrsIndependent48
0.02%
Past results

ADMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026AIADMK 33.3%DMK 30.9%TVK 30.8%NTK 3.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Jayasudha. LAIADMK · 33.3% · margin 5,631Turnout90.1%
2021Sevoor Ramachandran. SAIADMK · 46.5% · margin 3,128Turnout80.4%
2016Ramachandran, SAIADMK · 44.9% · margin 7,327Turnout81.8%
2011Babu Murugavel.r.mDMDK · 50.1% · margin 7,966Turnout83.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Arani result 2021

Arani 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sevoor Ramachandran. SAIADMK1,02,961
46.50%
2S.s.anbalaganDMK99,833
45.09%
3D.prakalathaNTK10,491
4.74%
4V.manikandanMNM2,213
1.00%
5G.baskaranDMDK1,861
0.84%
—NOTANOTA1,690
0.76%
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6S.thanigaivelVTVTK509
0.23%
7N.karthikeyanIndependent397
0.18%
8K.anbuBSP332
0.15%
9Dhatchanamurthy.rIndependent313
0.14%
10A.arunkumarIndependent222
0.10%
11S.sakthivelIndependent178
0.08%
12S.ramachandranIndependent134
0.06%
13S.muraliIndependent133
0.06%
14M.anbalaganIndependent80
0.04%
15K.anbalaganIndependent75
0.03%

Arani result 2016

Arani 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ramachandran, SAIADMK94,074
44.89%
2Babu, SDMK86,747
41.40%
3Rajasekar, SPMK12,877
6.15%
4Babu Murugavel, R.mDMDK7,025
3.35%
—NOTANOTA1,749
0.83%
5Gopi, PBJP1,304
0.62%
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6Mohanraj, JNTK872
0.42%
7Ramachandran, SIndependent704
0.34%
8Sekar, KGOKMK607
0.29%
9Venkatesan, SIndependent539
0.26%
10Sumathi, SIndependent453
0.22%
11Ganesan, ABSP413
0.20%
12Palani, PIndependent373
0.18%
13Sakthivel , SIndependent354
0.17%
14Ashokkumar, AIndependent272
0.13%
15Babu, SIndependent180
0.09%
16Ramachandran, VIndependent163
0.08%
17Sasi, PIndependent159
0.08%
18Ekambaram, VIndependent151
0.07%
19Janakiraman, MSP147
0.07%
20Jayachandran, SIndependent145
0.07%
21Mani, DSASP127
0.06%
22Velu, PVVIP110
0.05%

Arani result 2011

Arani 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Babu Murugavel.r.mDMDK88,967
50.06%
2Sivanandham.rDMK81,001
45.58%
3Gopi.pBJP1,639
0.92%
4Ganesan.aBSP1,459
0.82%
5Murugavel.kIndependent1,327
0.75%
6Kumar.dIndependent1,033
0.58%
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7Balaji.sIndependent891
0.50%
8Babu.nIndependent833
0.47%
9Malar.cIndependent573
0.32%
Map

Arani outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Tiruvannamalai district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Arani is one of the assembly segments of Arani. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Arani candidates.

  • Tharaniventhan M SDMK87,582 42.8%
  • Gajendran, G.V.AIADMK70,532 34.5%
  • Dr Ganesh Kumar A Me PhdPMK27,870 13.6%
  • Bakiyalakshmi, K.NTK13,229 6.5%
  • Manigandan, V.Independent720 0.4%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 17,050 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Arani.

Who won the Arani assembly seat in 2026?

Jayasudha. L of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Arani in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 76,735 votes, which was 33.34% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Arani?

The margin was 5,631 votes (2.45% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mahalakshmi Govarthanan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 71,104 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Arani in 2026?

Turnout was 90.12%: 2,31,139 of 2,56,474 registered electors voted, across 323 polling stations. That is 9.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arani part of?

Arani is an assembly segment of the Arani Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tharaniventhan M S got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Arani a reserved constituency?

No. Arani is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Arani?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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