Assembly constituency 42, Tamil Nadu
Arcot
S.M.Sukumar (AIADMK) won the 2026 election by 42,720 votes, taking 46.77% of the vote to G.Vijay Mohan (TVK)'s 27.85%. Below is every result here since 2009.
Latest winnerAIADMKS.M.Sukumar, 2026
Winner's vote share, 202646.77%runner-up 27.85%
Winning margin, 202642,72018.92% of votes cast
Elections on record4AIADMK 2, DMK 2
Result by result
| Year | House | Seat | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Assembly | Arcot Seat 42 | S.M.Sukumar AIADMK | 1,05,608 46.8% | G.Vijay Mohan TVK | 62,888 27.9% | 42,720 votes 18.92% |
| 2021 | Assembly | Arcot Seat 42 | J.L.Eswarappan DMK | 1,03,885 49.5% | Elavazagan.K.L PMK | 83,927 40.4% | 19,958 votes 9.51% |
| 2016 | Assembly | Arcot Seat 42 | Eswarappan J L DMK | 84,182 41.4% | Ramadoss.K.V AIADMK | 73,091 36.3% | 11,091 votes 5.45% |
| 2011 | Assembly | Arcot Seat 42 | R. Srinivasan AIADMK | 93,258 53.1% | K.L. Elavazagan PMK | 74,005 42.1% | 19,253 votes 10.96% |
Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.