| Arani | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Arni constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Assembly constituencies | Polur Arani Cheyyar Vandavasi Gingee Mailam |
| Established | 2009 |
| Total electors | 14,45,781[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Arani is aLok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency inTamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 12 of 39. It was created during the 2008 assemblydelimitation from the formerVandavasi constituency.[1]
Arani constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Polur | None | Tiruvannamalai | AIADMK | |
| 67 | Arani | None | AIADMK | ||
| 68 | Cheyyar | None | DMK | ||
| 69 | Vandavasi | SC | DMK | ||
| 70 | Gingee | None | Viluppuram | DMK | |
| 71 | Mailam | None | PMK | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | M. S. Tharanivendhan | 500,099 | 43.86 |  10.46 | |
| AIADMK | G. V. Gajendran | 2,91,333 | 25.55 | 8.48 | |
| PMK | A. Ganeshkumar | 2,36,571 | 20.75 | New | |
| NTK | G. Bakkiyalakshmi | 66,740 | 5.85 |  3.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,188 | 0.81 | 0.68 | |
| Margin of victory | 2,08,766 | 18.31 | 1.99 | ||
| Turnout | 11,40,261 | 75.76 | 3.25 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,43,186 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 10.46 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 617,760 | 54.32 | +51.77 | |
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 3,86,954 | 34.03 | −12.23 | |
| Independent | G. Senthamizhan | 46,383 | 4.08 | ||
| NTK | A. Tamizharasi | 32,409 | 2.85 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,921 | 1.49 | 0.63 | |
| MNM | V. Shaji | 14,776 | 1.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,30,806 | 20.30 | −2.14 | ||
| Turnout | 11,37,225 | 79.01 | −0.87 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,49,150 | +5.80 | |||
| INCgain fromAIADMK | Swing | +8.06 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | V. Elumalai | 502,721 | 46.26% | 11.72% | |
| DMK | R. Sivanandam | 2,58,877 | 23.82% | ||
| PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 2,53,332 | 23.31% | ||
| INC | M. K. Vishnu Prasad | 27,717 | 2.55% | −44.72% | |
| Independent | K. Moorthy | 10,263 | 0.94% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,304 | 0.86% | ||
| Independent | V. Moorthy | 8,059 | 0.74% | ||
| BSP | A. Ganesan | 5,573 | 0.51% | −0.64% | |
| Margin of victory | 2,43,844 | 22.44% | 9.71% | ||
| Turnout | 10,86,742 | 80.06% | 2.90% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,69,668 | 24.76% | |||
| AIADMKgain fromINC | Swing | -1.01% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Krishnasamy | 396,728 | 47.27% | ||
| AIADMK | N. Subramaniyan | 2,89,898 | 34.54% | ||
| DMDK | Ra. Mohanam | 1,05,729 | 12.60% | ||
| Independent | M. Velaudham | 14,919 | 1.78% | ||
| BSP | A. Shankar | 9,700 | 1.16% | ||
| PNK | K. Saravanakumar | 6,022 | 0.72% | ||
| SP | T. V. Hariraj | 5,178 | 0.62% | ||
| Independent | G. Lokesh | 4,934 | 0.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,06,830 | 12.73% | |||
| Turnout | 8,39,297 | 76.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,97,865 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||
