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42 . Arcot
Total Electors
2,62,476
Votes Polled
2,09,791
Turnout
79.9%
Victory Margin
+19,958
Vote Share by Party
In the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, Arcot constituency was won by J.L.Eswarappan of DMK with 1,03,885 votes (49.5% vote share).
The runner-up was Elavazagan.K.L of PMK with 83,927 votes (40.0%). The victory margin was 19,958 votes (9.5% of total votes polled).
The constituency had 2,62,476 registered electors, of whom 2,09,791 cast their votes — a turnout of 79.9%. A total of 13 candidates contested this seat.
All Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes Polled | Vote % | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.L.Eswarappan | DMK | 1,03,885 | 49.5% | |
| 2 | Elavazagan.K.L | PMK | 83,927 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | R.Kathiravan | NTK | 12,088 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | A.R.Mohamed Raffi | MNM | 2,860 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 2,253 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | N.Janarthanan | AMMKMNKZ | 2,190 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | A.C.Kesavan | BSP | 782 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | K.Manigandan | IND | 457 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | H.Mohamed Ghouse | TPSTP | 397 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | Vasanthakumar | IND | 382 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | T.D.Shanmugam | IND | 231 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | Munivel.S | NDPOSI | 184 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | P.Eswaran | IND | 155 | 0.1% |