Constituency #38 · Ranipet
Arakkonam
SC Reserved13 candidates200.8K electors
2026 Winner
V. Gandhiraj
TVK
TVK
Winner
V. Gandhiraj
TVK(TVK)
73.8K
votes · 40.5%
Margin: 23.1K
Vote Share
V. Gandhiraj40.5%
Ezhil Caroline27.8%
S. Ravi27.4%
K. Rajkumar2.9%
NOTA0.5%
P. Sudhakar0.3%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓V. Gandhiraj | TVK | 73.8K | 40.5% |
| 2 | Ezhil Caroline | VCK | 50.7K | 27.8% |
| 3 | S. Ravi | ADMK | 50.1K | 27.4% |
| 4 | K. Rajkumarlost deposit | NTK | 5.2K | 2.9% |
| 5 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 899 | 0.5% |
| 6 | P. Sudhakarlost deposit | BSP | 451 | 0.3% |
| 7 | M. Vetrivellost deposit | AJPK | 251 | 0.1% |
| 8 | N. Praveenkumarlost deposit | IND | 238 | 0.1% |
| 9 | N. Lakshmipathylost deposit | tavk | 229 | 0.1% |
| 10 | T. Muralidharanlost deposit | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M. Santhanamlost deposit | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 12 | G. Mohanlost deposit | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 13 | M. Manikandanlost deposit | IND | 75 | 0.0% |
| 14 | P. Govindarajlost deposit | IND | 70 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
75.3%
2016 Turnout
164.7K voted
75.4%
2021 Turnout
170.0K voted
90.1%
2026 Turnout
180.9K voted
MLA History
2021
50.3%%S. Ravi
ADMK
2016
41.2%%S. Ravi
ADMK
2011
55.9%%S. Ravi
ADMK
2006
47.2%%M. Jaganmoorthy
DMK
2001
55.1%%K. Bhavani Karunakaran
ADMK
1996
58.1%%R. Thamizh Chelvan
DMK
1991
55.2%%Lata Priyakumar
INC
1989
46.8%%V.K. Raju
DMK
1984
52.2%%V.K. Raju
DMK
1980
48.8%%M. Vijayasarathy
ADMK
1977
33.5%%V.K. Raju
DMK
1971
60.1%%N.S. Balaraman
DMK
1967
52.8%%S.J. Ramaswamy Mudali
DMK
1962
39.0%%S.J. Ramaswamy Mudali
DMK
1957
62.5%%S.C. Sadayappa Mudaliar
INC
Electorate 2026
200.8K
Total Electors
97.7K
Male
103.1K
Female
26
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in