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

2011 AIADMK 93,258 53.1% vs 42.1%2016 DMK 84,182 41.4% vs 36.3%2021 DMK 1,03,885 49.5% vs 40.4%2026 AIADMK 1,05,608 46.8% vs 27.9%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMargin
2026AssemblyArcot
Seat 42
S.M.Sukumar
AIADMK
1,05,608
46.8%
G.Vijay Mohan
TVK
62,888
27.9%
42,720 votes
18.92%
2021AssemblyArcot
Seat 42
J.L.Eswarappan
DMK
1,03,885
49.5%
Elavazagan.K.L
PMK
83,927
40.4%
19,958 votes
9.51%
2016AssemblyArcot
Seat 42
Eswarappan J L
DMK
84,182
41.4%
Ramadoss.K.V
AIADMK
73,091
36.3%
11,091 votes
5.45%
2011AssemblyArcot
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.