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42 . Arcot
The Arcot assembly constituency (AC #42) is part of the Ranipet district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.
14 candidates are in the fray this year, including 3 women candidates and the sitting MLA J.L. Eswarappan (DMK). The constituency has 2,43,565 registered electors (1,19,107 male · 1,24,429 female · 29 third gender).
Total Electors2,43,565
Male Electors1,19,107
Female Electors1,24,429
Third Gender29
Total Candidates14
Women Candidates3
Alliance Breakdown — Arcot
Independents
Candidates6
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates3
PartiesBSP, TAVK, ACDP
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesAIADMK
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
PMK(R) - AIPTMMK
Candidates1
PartiesAJPK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK
All 14 Candidates Contesting
| # | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Gender | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.L. EswarappanIncumbent | DMK | SPA | Male | 47 |
| 2 | S.M. Sukumar | AIADMK | NDA | Male | 65 |
| 3 | G. Vijay Mohan | TVK | TVK | Male | 41 |
| 4 | Archana Narasimman | NTK | NTK | Female | 32 |
| 5 | S.P. Shanmugam | AJPK | PMKR | Male | 56 |
| 6 | M. Vasanthakumar | BSP | OTH | Male | 33 |
| 7 | P. Venkatesan | TAVK | OTH | Male | 54 |
| 8 | V. Seetharaman | ACDP | OTH | Male | 42 |
| 9 | A. Vijay | IND | IND | Male | 30 |
| 10 | K. Manikandan | IND | IND | Male | 47 |
| 11 | M. Eswarappan | IND | IND | Male | 63 |
| 12 | R. Indhumathi | IND | IND | Female | 44 |
| 13 | V. Gandhi | IND | IND | Male | 54 |
| 14 | V. Shanthi | IND | IND | Female | 62 |