# Arcot Assembly constituency

Arcot is a constituency in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, that includes the city of Arcot. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 42. It is part of Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency. Most successful party: DMK (7 times). It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1952 | S. Panchaksharam Chettiar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | S. Kader Sheriff | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Munirathinam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1967 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

### Tamil Nadu

| Assembly | Year | Winner | Party |
| Fifth | 1971 | Arcot N. Veeraswami | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixth | 1977 | K. J. Uyyakondan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Seventh | 1980 | A. M. Sethuraman | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eighth | 1984 | T. Palani | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Ninth | 1989 | T. R. Gajapathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Tenth | 1991 | G. Viswanathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Eleventh | 1996 | P. N. Subramani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Twelfth | 2001 | P. Neelakandan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Thirteenth | 2006 | K. L. Elavazhagan | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| Fourteenth | 2011 | V.K.R. Srinivasan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Fifteenth | 2016 | J. L. Eswarappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Sixteenth | 2021 | J. L. Eswarappan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 50.06% | 50.06% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 41.39% | 41.39% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 53.11% | 53.11% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 48.73% | 48.73% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 55.39% | 55.39% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 58.74% | 58.74% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 61.16% | 61.16% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 36.50% | 36.50% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 58.96% | 58.96% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 48.85% | 48.85% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 39.29% | 39.29% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 57.79% | 57.79% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 60.13% | 60.13% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 48.26% | 48.26% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 49.52% | 49.52% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 40.48% | 40.48% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | J. L. Eswarappan | 103,885 | 50.06% | +8.67 |
| | PMK | K. L. Elavazagan | 83,927 | 40.44% | +23.21 |
| | NTK | R. Kathiravan | 12,088 | 5.82% | New |
| | MNM | A. R. Mohamed Raffi | 2,860 | 1.38% | New |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,253 | 1.09% | +0.1 |
| | AMMK | N. Janarthanan | 2,190 | 1.06% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,958 | 9.62% | 4.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 207,538 | 79.07% | −3.33% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 265 | 0.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 262,476 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 8.67% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | J. L. Eswarappan | 84,182 | 41.39% | New |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Ramadoss | 73,091 | 35.94% | −17.17 |
| | PMK | G. Karikalan | 35,043 | 17.23% | −24.91 |
| | MDMK | P. N. Udhayakumar | 5,387 | 2.65% | New |
| | BJP | D. Arulraman | 2,648 | 1.30% | +0.14 |
| | NOTA | NOTA | 2,004 | 0.99% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,091 | 5.45% | −5.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,392 | 82.40% | −0.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 246,835 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -11.72% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | R. Srinivasan | 93,258 | 53.11% | +13.52 |
| | PMK | K. L. Elavazagan | 74,005 | 42.14% | −6.59 |
| | Independent | M. Velu | 3,211 | 1.83% | New |
| | BJP | G. Thanigachalam | 2,046 | 1.17% | +0.1 |
| | Independent | S. R. Vijayan | 960 | 0.55% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,253 | 10.96% | 1.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,610 | 83.20% | 6.25% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 211,067 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from PMK | AIADMK gain from PMK | Swing | 4.37% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | K. L. Elavazhagan | 60,286 | 48.73% | New |
| | AIADMK | V. R. Chandran | 48,969 | 39.58% | −15.81 |
| | DMDK | V. B. Velu | 8,523 | 6.89% | New |
| | SP | S. Sedhumadavan | 2,006 | 1.62% | New |
| | Independent | P. Kuppusamy | 1,610 | 1.30% | New |
| | BJP | S. Thiyagarajan | 1,319 | 1.07% | New |
| | Independent | V. Kubendiran | 657 | 0.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,317 | 9.15% | −6.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,707 | 76.95% | 7.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,759 | | |
| | PMK gain from AIADMK | PMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -6.66% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | P. Neelakandan | 61,474 | 55.39% | +21.29 |
| | DMK | A. K. Sundaramoorthy | 43,767 | 39.44% | −19.3 |
| | MDMK | K. S. Vetriveeran | 3,058 | 2.76% | +1.35 |
| | LJP | C. Munusamy | 2,675 | 2.41% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,707 | 15.96% | −8.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,974 | 69.23% | −4.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 160,346 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -3.34% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | P. N. Subramani | 62,974 | 58.74% | +31.54 |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Ramadoss | 36,567 | 34.11% | −27.06 |
| | PMK | A. G. Mani | 4,968 | 4.63% | New |
| | MDMK | K. S. Natarajan | 1,512 | 1.41% | New |
| | Independent | K. C. Gajendiran | 562 | 0.52% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,407 | 24.63% | −9.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,214 | 73.31% | 0.56% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 153,951 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -2.43% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Viswanathan | 61,712 | 61.16% | +39.68 |
| | DMK | T. R. Gajapathi | 27,439 | 27.20% | −9.31 |
| | PMK | Poongavanam | 10,913 | 10.82% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 34,273 | 33.97% | 18.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,896 | 72.75% | −2.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 143,916 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 24.66% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | T. R. Gajapathy | 34,775 | 36.50% | −2.46 |
| | AIADMK | K. V. Ramdoss | 20,470 | 21.49% | −37.47 |
| | AIADMK | T. Palani | 14,581 | 15.31% | −43.66 |
| | INC | A. K. T. Kannan | 12,053 | 12.65% | New |
| | Independent | G. Murthy | 11,476 | 12.05% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,305 | 15.02% | −4.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,262 | 75.09% | −4.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,768 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | -22.46% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | T. Palani | 52,222 | 58.96% | +10.12 |
| | DMK | Arcot N. Veerasamy | 34,509 | 38.96% | New |
| | Independent | M. Parasuraman | 1,101 | 1.24% | New |
| | Independent | D. Malar | 736 | 0.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,713 | 20.00% | 17.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,568 | 79.91% | 14.39% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,813 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 10.12% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Sethuraman | 35,998 | 48.85% | +9.55 |
| | INC | B. Akber Pasha | 34,058 | 46.21% | +36.97 |
| | JP | N. Baskaran | 3,179 | 4.31% | New |
| | Independent | T. R. Amarthalingam | 460 | 0.62% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,940 | 2.63% | −12.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,695 | 65.52% | 1.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,631 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 9.55% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | K. J. Uyyakondan | 27,193 | 39.29% | New |
| | JP | N. R. Ethirajulu | 16,614 | 24.01% | New |
| | DMK | P. Jayavelu | 16,293 | 23.54% | −34.25 |
| | INC | K. R. Munirathinam | 6,401 | 9.25% | −27.77 |
| | Independent | M. Parameshwaran | 2,702 | 3.90% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,579 | 15.29% | −5.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,203 | 64.48% | −14.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,773 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.50% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | N. Veerasami | 39,126 | 57.79% | −2.33 |
| | INC | N. R. Ethirajalu Naidu | 25,061 | 37.02% | −0.14 |
| | Independent | A. R. Ponnusami Naicker | 2,777 | 4.10% | New |
| | Independent | A. K. Ugrapani | 449 | 0.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,065 | 20.78% | −2.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,700 | 78.93% | 1.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,559 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -2.33% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Arcot N. Veeraswami | 37,514 | 60.13% | +11.87 |
| | INC | A. G. R. Naicker | 23,184 | 37.16% | +3.78 |
| | ABJS | E. P. Pillai | 1,695 | 2.72% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,330 | 22.97% | 8.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,393 | 77.18% | 1.28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 84,245 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 11.87% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | Munirathinam | 28,485 | 48.26% | New |
| | INC | S. Khader Shoriff | 19,705 | 33.38% | −16.13 |
| | SWA | A. G. Ranganatha Naicker | 7,198 | 12.19% | New |
| | Independent | Sadanandam Chettiar | 1,727 | 2.93% | New |
| | Independent | M. Sundara Raj | 1,491 | 2.53% | New |
| | Independent | Ukarapani | 422 | 0.71% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,780 | 14.87% | −6.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,028 | 75.90% | 20.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,353 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.26% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Khader Sheriff | 20,643 | 49.52% | +9.03 |
| | Independent | Lachaumanan | 11,807 | 28.32% | New |
| | Independent | Sambasivam | 4,926 | 11.82% | New |
| | Independent | G. M. Samy | 3,623 | 8.69% | New |
| | Independent | A. R. Pachailappan | 691 | 1.66% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,836 | 21.19% | 15.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,690 | 55.82% | −0.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,691 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 9.03% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | S. Panchaksharam Chettiar | 13,613 | 40.48% | New |
| | Commonweal Party | Nagarathinam | 11,635 | 34.60% | New |
| | KMPP | Thiruvengadam Mudaliar | 6,111 | 18.17% | New |
| | Socialist | Kulasekaran | 2,269 | 6.75% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,978 | 5.88% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,628 | 55.92% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,134 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |