# Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency

Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.

## Assembly segments
### After 2009

| No | Name | District | Member | Party |
| 3. | Tiruttani | None | Thiruvallur | DMK |
| 38. | Arakkonnam | SC | Ranipet | AIADMK |
| 39. | Sholinghur | None | Ranipet | INC |
| 40. | Katpadi | None | Vellore | DMK |
| 41. | Ranipet | None | Ranipet | DMK |
| 42. | Arcot | None | Ranipet | DMK |

### Before 2009

Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
* Pallipattu (defunct)
* Arakkonam (SC)
* Solingar
* Ranipettai
* Arcaud
* Seyyaru (moved to Aarani)

## Members of the Parliament

| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
| 1967 | S. K. Sambandhan Mudaliar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | O. V. Alagesa Mudaliar* | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | A. M. Velu Mudaliyar | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | A. M. Velu Mudaliyar | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| 1998 | C. Gopal Mudaliyar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1999 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2004 | R. Velu | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2009 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2014 | G. Hari | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2019 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2024 | S. Jagathrakshakan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
* *as Tiruthani seat

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2024 | 2024 | 48.39% | 48.39% |
| 2019 | 2019 | 57.47% | 57.47% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 45.75% | 45.75% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 48.75% | 48.75% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 49.90% | 49.90% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 47.72% | 47.72% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 51.56% | 51.56% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 59.05% | 59.05% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 53.90% | 53.90% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 42.77% | 42.77% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 52.20% | 52.20% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 60.83% | 60.83% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 52.40% | 52.40% |

### General Elections 2024

2024 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 563,216 | 48.39 | 9.08 |
| | AIADMK | A. L. Vijayan | 2,56,656 | 22.05 | New |
| | PMK | K. Balu | 2,02,325 | 17.38 | 11.96 |
| | NTK | S Afshia Nasrin | 98,944 | 8.50 | 5.99 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,613 | 1.08 | 0.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,06,560 | 26.34 | 1.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,63,822 | 78.65 | 0.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,79,748 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 9.08 | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 672,190 | 57.47 | 34.03 |
| | PMK | A. K. Moorthy | 3,43,234 | 29.34 | |
| | AMMK | N. G. Parthiban | 66,826 | 5.71 | |
| | NTK | Y. R. Pavendhan | 29,347 | 2.51 | |
| | MNM | N. Rajendran | 23,771 | 2.03 | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 12,179 | 1.04 | 0.08 |
| | BSP | D. Doss | 8,307 | 0.71 | 0.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,28,956 | 28.12 | 5.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,69,677 | 77.98 | 1.03 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,00,016 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 11.71 | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | G. Hari | 493,534 | 45.75 | |
| | DMK | N. R. Elango | 2,52,768 | 23.43 | −25.31 |
| | PMK | R. Velu | 2,33,762 | 21.67 | |
| | INC | R. Rajesh | 56,337 | 5.22 | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 10,370 | 0.96 | |
| | BSP | D. Doss | 7,354 | 0.68 | −0.10 |
| | Independent | S. Gajendran | 6,570 | 0.61 | |
| | Independent | Panchu Udayakumar | 6,025 | 0.56 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,40,766 | 22.32 | 9.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,78,682 | 76.95 | −0.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,01,813 | | 27.60 |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -2.99 | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 415,041 | 48.75 | |
| | PMK | R. Velu | 3,05,245 | 35.85 | |
| | DMDK | S. Sankar | 82,038 | 9.64 | |
| | Independent | D. Panjatsaram | 7,078 | 0.83 | |
| | BSP | Mary John | 6,641 | 0.78 | |
| | PNK | W. B. Palan | 6,026 | 0.71 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,09,796 | 12.90 | −0.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,98,607 | 77.50 | 10.67 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 147 | 0.02 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,51,402 | | −5.31 |
| | DMK gain from PMK | DMK gain from PMK | Swing | -1.15 | |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PMK | R. Velu | 586,911 | 49.90 | |
| | AIADMK | N. Shanmugam | 4,84,715 | 36.72 | |
| | JD(U) | S. Sethu Madhavan | 34,876 | 4.50 | |
| | JP | M. Kulandaivelu | 22,284 | 2.87 | |
| | Independent | V. Venkatesan | 9,646 | 1.24 | |
| | RPI(A) | S. Arunkumar | 5,507 | 0.71 | |
| | Independent | M. Velu | 5,022 | 0.65 | |
| | Independent | N. Ravi | 4,371 | 0.56 | |
| | Independent | G. Sampath | 4,333 | 0.56 | |
| | Independent | K. Velu | 4,061 | 0.52 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,02,196 | 13.18 | 0.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,75,439 | 66.83 | 0.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,60,259 | | 3.59 |
| | PMK gain from DMK | PMK gain from DMK | Swing | 2.17 | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | DMK | S. Jagathrakshakan | 346,520 | 47.72 | |
| | INC | K. V. Thangkabalu | 2,50,876 | 34.55 | 12.22 |
| | TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 1,21,386 | 16.72 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 95,644 | 13.17 | 6.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,26,113 | 66.32 | −6.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,20,043 | | 4.41 |
| | DMK gain from TMC(M) | DMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -11.32 | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIADMK | C. Gopal | 359,431 | 51.56 | |
| | TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 3,09,943 | 44.46 | |
| | INC | R. Dhamotharan | 24,519 | 3.52 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,488 | 7.10 | −29.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,97,078 | 67.26 | −5.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,72,687 | | 3.68 |
| | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | AIADMK gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -7.48 | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TMC(M) | A. M. Velu | 425,974 | 59.05 | |
| | INC | R. Raviram | 1,61,129 | 22.34 | −31.56 |
| | AIIC(T) | N. Venugopal | 80,714 | 11.19 | |
| | JD | Jayakaran Joseph | 31,703 | 4.39 | |
| | BJP | N. Manoharan | 6,596 | 0.91 | −1.09 |
| | Independent | K. Manavalan | 3,433 | 0.48 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,64,845 | 36.71 | 9.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,21,411 | 73.21 | 3.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,34,646 | | 6.80 |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 5.15 | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 348,516 | 53.90 | 11.13 |
| | DMK | M. Kannaiyan | 1,71,806 | 26.57 | −7.29 |
| | PMK | S. Subramaniam | 98,809 | 15.28 | |
| | BJP | D. V. R. Eraghavan | 12,954 | 2.00 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,76,710 | 27.33 | 18.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,46,635 | 69.23 | −3.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,68,764 | | −0.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.13 | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 299,587 | 42.77 | −9.43 |
| | DMK | K. Murthy | 2,37,194 | 33.86 | −7.47 |
| | PMK | S. Subramaniam | 1,47,902 | 21.11 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 62,393 | 8.91 | −1.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,00,515 | 73.07 | −5.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,75,104 | | 28.70 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -9.43 | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jeevarathinam Rangaswamy | 292,606 | 52.20 | |
| | DMK | Pulavar K Govindan | 2,31,664 | 41.33 | |
| | BJP | M. D. Kalyanasundaram | 15,462 | 2.76 | |
| | Independent | K. Selvaraju | 10,158 | 1.81 | |
| | Independent | A. Kanthappan | 8,967 | 1.60 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,942 | 10.87 | −14.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,60,559 | 78.26 | 11.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,57,665 | | 8.02 |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -8.63 | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | A. M. Velu | 278,516 | 60.83 | |
| | AIADMK | A. M. Ragunathan | 1,61,155 | 35.20 | |
| | Independent | K. Krishnan | 7,904 | 1.73 | |
| | Independent | A. M. Periasamy Reddiar | 4,153 | 0.91 | |
| | Independent | C. A. Balakrishnan | 3,255 | 0.71 | |
| | JP(S) | A. Janaki Raman | 2,875 | 0.63 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,17,361 | 25.63 | 13.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,57,858 | 66.74 | −4.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,01,433 | | 5.11 |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 8.43 | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election: Arakkonam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | O. V. Alagesan | 243,818 | 52.40 | |
| | DMK | N. Veeraswami | 1,85,954 | 39.96 | |
| | Independent | R. Margabandu | 11,997 | 2.58 | |
| | Independent | Y. Daniel | 9,638 | 2.07 | |
| | Independent | K. Selvaraju | 4,471 | 0.96 | |
| | Independent | A. Kanthappan | 3,670 | 0.79 | |
| | Independent | D. Raghavan | 2,593 | 0.56 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 57,864 | 12.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,65,330 | 71.62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,67,308 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |
Note: The incumbent party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), who won the seat. Thus, the UPA held the seat. PMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.