Assembly constituency 38, reserved (SC), Tamil Nadu

Arakkonam

V. Gandhiraj (TVK) won the 2026 election by 23,121 votes, taking 40.46% of the vote to Ezhil Caroline (VCK)'s 27.78%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerTVKV. Gandhiraj, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202640.46%runner-up 27.78%
Winning margin, 202623,12112.68% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 3, TVK 1

Result by result

2011 AIADMK 79,409 55.9% vs 37.5%2016 AIADMK 68,176 41.2% vs 39.2%2021 AIADMK 85,399 49.8% vs 34.3%2026 TVK 73,776 40.5% vs 27.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyArakkonam
Seat 38
V. Gandhiraj
TVK
73,776
40.5%
Ezhil Caroline
VCK
50,655
27.8%
23,121 votes
12.68%
2021AssemblyArakkonam
Seat 38
S.Ravi
AIADMK
85,399
49.8%
Gowthama Sannah.J
VCK
58,230
34.3%
27,169 votes
15.85%
2016AssemblyArakkonam
Seat 38
Ravi S
AIADMK
68,176
41.2%
Rajkumar N
DMK
64,015
39.2%
4,161 votes
2.52%
2011AssemblyArakkonam
Seat 38
S.Ravi
AIADMK
79,409
55.9%
S.Sellapandian
VCK
53,172
37.5%
26,237 votes
18.48%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.