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Arcot

Assembly constituency 42 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#42 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants14
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled2,25,786
Turnout91.8%
NOTA656
WinnerS.M.SukumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,05,60846.8% of votes
MARGIN42,720 votes · 18.9 pp1,05,608 − 62,888
Runner-upG.Vijay Mohan Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam62,88827.9% of votes
AIADMK 62.7% of top-two votesTVK 37.3%

All candidates 14

  1. 01 S.M.SukumarAIADMK1,05,608 46.8%
  2. 02 G.Vijay MohanTVK62,888 27.9%
  3. 03 J.L.EswarappanDMK48,840 21.6%
  4. 04 Archana NarasimmanNTK5,518 2.4%
  5. 05 M.VasanthakumarBSP468 0.2%
  6. 06 K.ManikandanIND397 0.2%
  7. 07 A.VijayIND369 0.2%
  8. 08 S.P.ShanmugamAJPK252 0.1%
  9. 09 V.GandhiVBA197 0.1%
  10. 10 V.SeetharamanACDP168 0.1%
  11. 11 P.VenkatesanTVK151 0.1%
  12. 12 V.ShanthiIND113 0.1%
  13. 13 Eswarappan.MIND103 0.1%
  14. 14 R.IndhumathiIND58 0.0%

Turnout 91.8%

025507510091.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 86.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total656
  • State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
  • ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 2,25,130Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    18.9 pp
    S.M.SukumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    9.6 pp
    J.L.EswarappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    5.5 pp
    Eswarappan J LDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    11.0 pp
    R. SrinivasanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    8.2 pp
    Polur Varadhan MIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    11.0 pp
    Polur VaradhanIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    25.3 pp
    Nannan, K.V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    38.4 pp
    P. Veera PandiyanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    5.0 pp
    Settu, M.Janata Party
  10. 1984
    30.6 pp
    T. SwamikannuAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    1.5 pp
    Swamikannu, TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    21.9 pp
    T. SwamikannuAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    11.6 pp
    K. GovindanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    29.1 pp
    K. GovindanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    14.9 pp
    MurugaiyanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed DMK polled 48,840 votes, 1.1× the 42,720-vote margin.

    48,840 ÷ 42,720 = 1.1

  2. The top two polled 74.6% of votes; the other 12 candidates 25.1% between them.

    (1,05,608 + 62,888) ÷ 2,25,786 = 74.6% · 56,634 ÷ 2,25,786 = 25.1%

  3. Turnout of 91.8% was 5.2 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).

    91.8 − 86.6 = +5.2

  4. The margin widened from 9.6 pp in 2021 to 18.9 pp.

    18.9 − 9.6 = +9.3 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, AIADMK in 2026.

    2021 DMK · 2026 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines2,25,130
  • NOTAcounted within the total656
  • Published totalVotes polled2,25,786
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates14 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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