| Arakkonam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 38 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Ranipet |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Arakkonam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,20,782[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | AIADMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Arakkonam (also known asArkonam) is astate assemblyconstituency in the Indian state ofTamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 38. It includes the city ofArakkonam inRanipettai district and isreserved for candidates from theScheduled Castes.[2] It is part ofArakkonam Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952 | Bhaktavatsalu Naidu | Independent | |
| Second | 1957 | S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
| Third | 1962 | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Fourth | 1967 | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 2021 | 50.31% | |||
| 2016 | 41.21% | |||
| 2011 | 55.94% | |||
| 2006 | 47.17% | |||
| 2001 | 55.09% | |||
| 1996 | 58.13% | |||
| 1991 | 55.24% | |||
| 1989 | 46.78% | |||
| 1984 | 52.24% | |||
| 1980 | 48.84% | |||
| 1977 | 33.50% | |||
| 1971 | 60.11% | |||
| 1967 | 52.78% | |||
| 1962 | 38.98% | |||
| 1957 | 62.46% | |||
| 1952 | 45.98% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ravi | 85,399 | 50.31% | +9.1 | |
| VCK | J. Gowthama Sannah | 58,230 | 34.30% | New | |
| NTK | E. Abirami | 14,631 | 8.62% | +7.99 | |
| AMMK | K. C. Manivannan | 4,777 | 2.81% | New | |
| MNM | S. Baskaran | 3,543 | 2.09% | New | |
| BSP | P. Sudhakar | 1,825 | 1.08% | +0.08 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,656 | 0.98% | −0.26 | |
| Margin of victory | 27,169 | 16.00% | 13.49% | ||
| Turnout | 169,756 | 76.89% | 1.56% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.00% | |||
| Registered electors | 220,782 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 9.10% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ravi | 68,176 | 41.21% | −14.73 | |
| DMK | N. Rajkumar | 64,015 | 38.69% | New | |
| PMK | R. Arpudham | 20,130 | 12.17% | New | |
| VCK | G. Gopinath | 5,213 | 3.15% | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 2,049 | 1.24% | New | |
| BJP | C. Vijayan | 2,021 | 1.22% | New | |
| BSP | P. Sudhakar | 1,641 | 0.99% | −0.44 | |
| NTK | M. Saravanan | 1,038 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,161 | 2.52% | −15.97% | ||
| Turnout | 165,441 | 75.33% | −3.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 219,621 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | -14.73% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | S. Ravi | 79,409 | 55.94% | +14.14 | |
| VCK | S. Sellapandian | 53,172 | 37.46% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | G. Mahalingam | 3,007 | 2.12% | New | |
| BSP | P. Sudhakar | 2,030 | 1.43% | New | |
| IJK | S. Sendilkumar | 1,755 | 1.24% | New | |
| AIJMK | W. Titus Thiyagarajan | 1,483 | 1.04% | New | |
| Independent | D. Ravi | 1,103 | 0.78% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 26,237 | 18.48% | 13.11% | ||
| Turnout | 141,959 | 78.84% | 4.94% | ||
| Registered electors | 180,053 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 8.77% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. Jaganmoorthy | 66,338 | 47.17% | +8.73 | |
| AIADMK | S. Ravi | 58,782 | 41.79% | −13.29 | |
| DMDK | R. Usha Rani | 9,185 | 6.53% | New | |
| Independent | V. Ravi | 2,092 | 1.49% | New | |
| BJP | C. Vijayan | 1,561 | 1.11% | New | |
| SP | M. Amutha | 1,143 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,556 | 5.37% | −11.27% | ||
| Turnout | 140,646 | 73.90% | 10.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 190,314 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | -7.92% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | K. Bhavani Karunakaran | 67,034 | 55.09% | New | |
| DMK | R. Ravishankar | 46,778 | 38.44% | −19.69 | |
| MDMK | Ramani Perumal | 3,530 | 2.90% | +0.31 | |
| Independent | E. Vasu | 1,729 | 1.42% | New | |
| RPI | S. Arunkumar | 1,634 | 1.34% | New | |
| Puratchi Bharatham | Ravikumar P | 985 | 0.81% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 20,256 | 16.65% | −21.93% | ||
| Turnout | 121,690 | 63.54% | −6.65% | ||
| Registered electors | 191,523 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -3.04% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | R. Thamizh Chelvan | 70,550 | 58.13% | +30.8 | |
| PMK | R. Elumalai | 23,730 | 19.55% | New | |
| INC | D. Yasodha | 22,802 | 18.79% | −36.46 | |
| MDMK | A. Kesavan | 3,147 | 2.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 46,820 | 38.57% | 10.66% | ||
| Turnout | 121,374 | 70.19% | 3.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 182,670 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | 2.88% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lata Priyakumar | 61,314 | 55.24% | +32.64 | |
| DMK | G. Mani | 30,332 | 27.33% | −19.45 | |
| PMK | Ezhilarasu | 18,433 | 16.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 30,982 | 27.91% | 3.73% | ||
| Turnout | 110,992 | 66.65% | 6.41% | ||
| Registered electors | 170,964 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | 8.46% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. K. Raju | 42,511 | 46.78% | −5.46 | |
| INC | P. Rajakumar | 20,538 | 22.60% | New | |
| Independent | M. Varadarajan | 18,653 | 20.53% | New | |
| AIADMK | K. Rajendran | 7,602 | 8.37% | −37.61 | |
| Independent | K. Pattabi Aravindan | 667 | 0.73% | New | |
| Independent | P. Mani | 625 | 0.69% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,973 | 24.18% | 17.92% | ||
| Turnout | 90,869 | 60.23% | −17.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 154,062 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | -5.46% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | V. K. Raju | 52,657 | 52.24% | New | |
| AIADMK | M. Vijayasarathy | 46,344 | 45.98% | −2.86 | |
| Independent | G. B. Govindan | 770 | 0.76% | New | |
| Independent | M. Varadarajan | 685 | 0.68% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,313 | 6.26% | 5.02% | ||
| Turnout | 100,802 | 78.06% | 17.57% | ||
| Registered electors | 134,680 | ||||
| DMKgain fromAIADMK | Swing | 3.40% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | M. Vijayasarathy | 36,314 | 48.84% | +15.34 | |
| INC | G. Jayaraj | 35,393 | 47.60% | +28.7 | |
| JP | M. Varadarajan | 1,486 | 2.00% | New | |
| Independent | S. M. N. Natarajan | 758 | 1.02% | New | |
| Independent | M. Anniappan | 404 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 921 | 1.24% | −9.08% | ||
| Turnout | 74,355 | 60.49% | −1.91% | ||
| Registered electors | 124,404 | ||||
| AIADMKhold | Swing | 15.34% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. K. Raju | 24,630 | 33.50% | New | |
| DMK | A. Kannayiram | 17,041 | 23.18% | −36.94 | |
| JP | A. Jayaraman | 15,503 | 21.09% | New | |
| INC | G. Jayaraj | 13,893 | 18.90% | −19.34 | |
| Independent | V. Balraj | 1,342 | 1.83% | New | |
| Independent | K. Subramaniam | 1,116 | 1.52% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,589 | 10.32% | −11.56% | ||
| Turnout | 73,525 | 62.40% | −14.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 119,208 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | -26.61% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | N. S. Balaraman | 42,256 | 60.11% | +7.33 | |
| INC | S. K. Subramania Mudaly | 26,878 | 38.24% | −4.11 | |
| Independent | Gajenthiran | 1,160 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,378 | 21.88% | 11.44% | ||
| Turnout | 70,294 | 77.24% | −5.81% | ||
| Registered electors | 97,843 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 7.33% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | 38,478 | 52.78% | +13.81 | |
| INC | B. Naidu | 30,870 | 42.35% | +5.47 | |
| Independent | Bakthavatchalam | 3,549 | 4.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,608 | 10.44% | 8.33% | ||
| Turnout | 72,897 | 83.05% | 2.07% | ||
| Registered electors | 91,231 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 13.81% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali | 26,586 | 38.98% | New | |
| INC | B. Bakthavatsalu Naidu | 25,152 | 36.87% | −25.59 | |
| RPI | P. Thomas | 6,798 | 9.97% | New | |
| Independent | Duraswamy Reddi | 4,787 | 7.02% | New | |
| Independent | G. Deenadayalu Naidu | 3,161 | 4.63% | New | |
| SWA | Chockalinga Reddi | 1,728 | 2.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,434 | 2.10% | −38.20% | ||
| Turnout | 68,212 | 80.98% | 25.50% | ||
| Registered electors | 87,985 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -23.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar | 29,669 | 62.46% | +20.62 | |
| Independent | Thomas | 10,527 | 22.16% | New | |
| Independent | A. L. C. Krishnasamy Naidu | 7,302 | 15.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,142 | 40.30% | 36.17% | ||
| Turnout | 47,498 | 55.47% | −11.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 85,622 | ||||
| INCgain fromIndependent | Swing | 16.49% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bhaktavatsalu Naidu | 21,057 | 45.98% | New | |
| INC | Vedachalam | 19,165 | 41.85% | New | |
| KMPP | Jamadagni | 3,933 | 8.59% | New | |
| Independent | Amavasigan | 1,644 | 3.59% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,892 | 4.13% | |||
| Turnout | 45,799 | 67.27% | |||
| Registered electors | 68,084 | ||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||
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