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Assembly constituency 42 · Tamil Nadu

Arcot is assembly constituency number 42 in Tamil Nadu, in Vellore district, and one of the segments of the Arakkonam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election S.m.sukumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 46.8% of the vote, 42,720 votes ahead of G.vijay Mohan (TVK).

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Arcot · 2026AC 42
  1. 01
    S.m.sukumar
    AIADMK
    1,05,608
    46.77%
  2. 02
    G.vijay Mohan
    TVK
    62,888
    27.85%
  3. 03
    J.l.eswarappan
    DMK
    48,840
    21.63%
  4. 04
    Archana Narasimman
    NTK
    5,518
    2.44%
  5. 05
    M.vasanthakumar
    BSP
    468
    0.21%
  6. 9 other candidates · 1,808 votesNOTA · 656 (0.29%)

Margin 42,720 votes · 18.92% of valid votes

2,46,786
Registered electors
2026 election
91.6%
Turnout
+11.5 pts vs 2021
42,720
Victory margin
18.9% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,25,786 valid votes, NOTA included.

Arcot 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.m.sukumarMale · 65 yrsAIADMK1,05,608
46.77%
2G.vijay MohanMale · 41 yrsTVK62,888
27.85%
3J.l.eswarappanMale · 47 yrsDMK48,840
21.63%
4Archana NarasimmanFemale · 32 yrsNTK5,518
2.44%
—NOTANOTA656
0.29%
5M.vasanthakumarMale · 33 yrs · SCBSP468
0.21%
6K.manikandanMale · 47 yrsIndependent397
0.18%
7A.vijayMale · 30 yrs · SCIndependent369
0.16%
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8S.p.shanmugamMale · 56 yrsAJPK252
0.11%
9V.gandhiMale · 54 yrs · SCVBA197
0.09%
10V.seetharamanMale · 42 yrsACDP168
0.07%
11P.venkatesanMale · 54 yrstavk151
0.07%
12V.shanthiFemale · 62 yrsIndependent113
0.05%
13Eswarappan.mMale · 44 yrsIndependent103
0.05%
14R.indhumathiFemale · 44 yrs · SCIndependent58
0.03%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, ADMK in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026AIADMK 46.8%TVK 27.9%DMK 21.6%PMK 40.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026S.m.sukumarAIADMK · 46.8% · margin 42,720Turnout91.6%
2021J.l.eswarappanDMK · 49.5% · margin 19,958Turnout80.0%
2016Eswarappan J LDMK · 41.4% · margin 11,091Turnout82.5%
2011R. SrinivasanAIADMK · 53.1% · margin 19,253Turnout83.2%

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

Arcot result 2021

Arcot 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1J.l.eswarappanDMK1,03,885
49.52%
2Elavazagan.k.lPMK83,927
40.01%
3R.kathiravanNTK12,088
5.76%
4A.r.mohamed RaffiMNM2,860
1.36%
—NOTANOTA2,253
1.07%
5N.janarthananAMMK2,190
1.04%
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6A.c.kesavanBSP782
0.37%
7K.manigandanIndependent457
0.22%
8H.mohamed GhouseTPSTP397
0.19%
9VasanthakumarIndependent382
0.18%
10T.d.shanmugamIndependent231
0.11%
11Munivel.sNDPOSI184
0.09%
12P.eswaranIndependent155
0.07%

Arcot result 2016

Arcot 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Eswarappan J LDMK84,182
41.39%
2Ramadoss.k.vAIADMK73,091
35.94%
3G.karikalanPMK35,043
17.23%
4Udhayakumar P NMDMK5,387
2.65%
5Arulraman.dBJP2,648
1.30%
—NOTANOTA2,004
0.99%
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6Muruganamtham.kIndependent406
0.20%
7Sakuthala.aIndependent359
0.18%
8Munusamy.cLJP272
0.13%

Arcot result 2011

Arcot 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1R. SrinivasanAIADMK93,258
53.11%
2K.L. ElavazaganPMK74,005
42.14%
3M. VeluIndependent3,211
1.83%
4G. ThanigachalamBJP2,046
1.17%
5S.R. VijayanIndependent960
0.55%
6C. SrinivasanIndependent710
0.40%
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7K. BalamuruganBSP497
0.28%
8S. ThirunavukarasuIndependent337
0.19%
9K. AnandanLJP302
0.17%
10V.G. SampathIndependent284
0.16%
Map

Arcot 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 Vellore district

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

TVKDMKAIADMKINCPMKVCKOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • S JagathratchakanDMK96,535 49.3%
  • L VijayanAIADMK44,925 22.9%
  • K BaluPMK32,803 16.7%
  • S Afshia NasrinNTK16,242 8.3%
  • D PandiyanBSP716 0.4%

In the assembly election ADMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 51,610 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Arcot assembly seat in 2026?

S.m.sukumar of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) won Arcot in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 1,05,608 votes, which was 46.77% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Arcot?

The margin was 42,720 votes (18.92% of valid votes). The runner-up was G.vijay Mohan of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 62,888 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Arcot in 2026?

Turnout was 91.58%: 2,26,005 of 2,46,786 registered electors voted, across 318 polling stations. That is 11.5 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arcot part of?

Arcot is an assembly segment of the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, S Jagathratchakan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Arcot a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Arcot?

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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