Constituency #42 · Ranipet
Arcot
14 candidates245.3K electors
2026 Winner
S.M.sukumar
ADMK
NDA
Winner
S.M.sukumar
ADMK(NDA / ADMK+)
105.6K
votes · 46.8%
Margin: 42.7K
Vote Share
S.M.sukumar46.8%
G.vijay Mohan27.9%
J.L.eswarappan21.6%
Archana Narasimman2.4%
NOTA0.3%
M.vasanthakumar0.2%
All Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ✓S.M.sukumar | ADMK | 105.6K | 46.8% |
| 2 | G.vijay Mohan | TVK | 62.9K | 27.9% |
| 3 | J.L.eswarappan | DMK | 48.8K | 21.6% |
| 4 | Archana Narasimmanlost deposit | NTK | 5.5K | 2.4% |
| 5 | NOTAlost deposit | NOTA | 656 | 0.3% |
| 6 | M.vasanthakumarlost deposit | BSP | 468 | 0.2% |
| 7 | K.manikandanlost deposit | IND | 397 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A.vijaylost deposit | IND | 369 | 0.2% |
| 9 | S.P.shanmugamlost deposit | AJPK | 252 | 0.1% |
| 10 | V.gandhilost deposit | VBA | 197 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V.seetharamanlost deposit | ACDP | 168 | 0.1% |
| 12 | P.venkatesanlost deposit | tavk | 151 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V.shanthilost deposit | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M. Eswarappanlost deposit | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 15 | R.indhumathilost deposit | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
Turnout History
82.5%
2016 Turnout
202.3K voted
80.0%
2021 Turnout
207.9K voted
91.0%
2026 Turnout
223.3K voted
MLA History
2021
50.1%%J.L. Eswarappan
DMK
2016
41.4%%J.L. Eswarappan
DMK
2011
53.1%%V.K.R. Srinivasan
ADMK
2006
48.7%%K.L. Elavazhagan
PMK
2001
55.4%%P. Neelakandan
ADMK
1996
58.7%%P.N. Subramani
DMK
1991
61.2%%G. Viswanathan
ADMK
1989
36.5%%T.R. Gajapathy
DMK
1984
59.0%%T. Palani
ADMK
1980
48.9%%A.M. Sethuraman
ADMK
1977
39.3%%K.J. Uyyakondan
ADMK
1971
57.8%%Arcot N. Veeraswami
DMK
1967
60.1%%Arcot N. Veeraswami
DMK
1962
48.3%%Munirathinam
DMK
1957
49.5%%S. Kader Sheriff
INC
Electorate 2026
245.3K
Total Electors
119.9K
Male
125.4K
Female
28
Third Gender
Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in