Arakkonam Assembly constituency

Arakkonam (also known as Arkonam) is a state assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 38. It includes the city of Arakkonam in Ranipettai district and is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes.^[2] It is part of Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.

Arakkonam
Constituency No. 38 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakkonam
Established	1951
Total electors	2,20,782[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent S. Ravi
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Members of Legislative Assembly

Madras State

Assembly	Year	Winner	Party
First	1952	Bhaktavatsalu Naidu		Independent
Second	1957	S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar		Indian National Congress
Third	1962	S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourth	1967	S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Year	Winner	Party
Fifth	1971	N. S. Balaraman		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977	V. K. Raju		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980	M. Vijayasarathy		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984	V. K. Raju		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989	V. K. Raju		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991	Lata Priyakumar		Indian National Congress
Eleventh	1996	R. Thamizh Chelvan		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001	K. Bhavani Karunakaran		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006	M. Jaganmoorthy		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011	S. Ravi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016	S. Ravi[4]		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021	S. Ravi		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2021			50.31%
2016			41.21%
2011			55.94%
2006			47.17%
2001			55.09%
1996			58.13%
1991			55.24%
1989			46.78%
1984			52.24%
1980			48.84%
1977			33.50%
1971			60.11%
1967			52.78%
1962			38.98%
1957			62.46%
1952			45.98%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Ravi	85,399	50.31%	+9.1
	VCK	J. Gowthama Sannah	58,230	34.30%	New
	NTK	E. Abirami	14,631	8.62%	+7.99
	AMMK	K. C. Manivannan	4,777	2.81%	New
	MNM	S. Baskaran	3,543	2.09%	New
	BSP	P. Sudhakar	1,825	1.08%	+0.08
	NOTA	NOTA	1,656	0.98%	−0.26
Margin of victory			27,169	16.00%	13.49%
Turnout			169,756	76.89%	1.56%
Rejected ballots			5	0.00%
Registered electors			220,782
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.10%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Ravi	68,176	41.21%	−14.73
	DMK	N. Rajkumar	64,015	38.69%	New
	PMK	R. Arpudham	20,130	12.17%	New
	VCK	G. Gopinath	5,213	3.15%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	2,049	1.24%	New
	BJP	C. Vijayan	2,021	1.22%	New
	BSP	P. Sudhakar	1,641	0.99%	−0.44
	NTK	M. Saravanan	1,038	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			4,161	2.52%	−15.97%
Turnout			165,441	75.33%	−3.51%
Registered electors			219,621
	AIADMK hold		Swing	-14.73%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	S. Ravi	79,409	55.94%	+14.14
	VCK	S. Sellapandian	53,172	37.46%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	G. Mahalingam	3,007	2.12%	New
	BSP	P. Sudhakar	2,030	1.43%	New
	IJK	S. Sendilkumar	1,755	1.24%	New
	AIJMK	W. Titus Thiyagarajan	1,483	1.04%	New
	Independent	D. Ravi	1,103	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			26,237	18.48%	13.11%
Turnout			141,959	78.84%	4.94%
Registered electors			180,053
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	8.77%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	M. Jaganmoorthy	66,338	47.17%	+8.73
	AIADMK	S. Ravi	58,782	41.79%	−13.29
	DMDK	R. Usha Rani	9,185	6.53%	New
	Independent	V. Ravi	2,092	1.49%	New
	BJP	C. Vijayan	1,561	1.11%	New
	SP	M. Amutha	1,143	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			7,556	5.37%	−11.27%
Turnout			140,646	73.90%	10.36%
Registered electors			190,314
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.92%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Bhavani Karunakaran	67,034	55.09%	New
	DMK	R. Ravishankar	46,778	38.44%	−19.69
	MDMK	Ramani Perumal	3,530	2.90%	+0.31
	Independent	E. Vasu	1,729	1.42%	New
	RPI	S. Arunkumar	1,634	1.34%	New
	Puratchi Bharatham	Ravikumar P	985	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			20,256	16.65%	−21.93%
Turnout			121,690	63.54%	−6.65%
Registered electors			191,523
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-3.04%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Thamizh Chelvan	70,550	58.13%	+30.8
	PMK	R. Elumalai	23,730	19.55%	New
	INC	D. Yasodha	22,802	18.79%	−36.46
	MDMK	A. Kesavan	3,147	2.59%	New
Margin of victory			46,820	38.57%	10.66%
Turnout			121,374	70.19%	3.55%
Registered electors			182,670
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	2.88%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Lata Priyakumar	61,314	55.24%	+32.64
	DMK	G. Mani	30,332	27.33%	−19.45
	PMK	Ezhilarasu	18,433	16.61%	New
Margin of victory			30,982	27.91%	3.73%
Turnout			110,992	66.65%	6.41%
Registered electors			170,964
	INC gain from DMK		Swing	8.46%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. K. Raju	42,511	46.78%	−5.46
	INC	P. Rajakumar	20,538	22.60%	New
	Independent	M. Varadarajan	18,653	20.53%	New
	AIADMK	K. Rajendran	7,602	8.37%	−37.61
	Independent	K. Pattabi Aravindan	667	0.73%	New
	Independent	P. Mani	625	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			21,973	24.18%	17.92%
Turnout			90,869	60.23%	−17.83%
Registered electors			154,062
	DMK hold		Swing	-5.46%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	V. K. Raju	52,657	52.24%	New
	AIADMK	M. Vijayasarathy	46,344	45.98%	−2.86
	Independent	G. B. Govindan	770	0.76%	New
	Independent	M. Varadarajan	685	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			6,313	6.26%	5.02%
Turnout			100,802	78.06%	17.57%
Registered electors			134,680
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	3.40%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Vijayasarathy	36,314	48.84%	+15.34
	INC	G. Jayaraj	35,393	47.60%	+28.7
	JP	M. Varadarajan	1,486	2.00%	New
	Independent	S. M. N. Natarajan	758	1.02%	New
	Independent	M. Anniappan	404	0.54%	New
Margin of victory			921	1.24%	−9.08%
Turnout			74,355	60.49%	−1.91%
Registered electors			124,404
	AIADMK hold		Swing	15.34%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. K. Raju	24,630	33.50%	New
	DMK	A. Kannayiram	17,041	23.18%	−36.94
	JP	A. Jayaraman	15,503	21.09%	New
	INC	G. Jayaraj	13,893	18.90%	−19.34
	Independent	V. Balraj	1,342	1.83%	New
	Independent	K. Subramaniam	1,116	1.52%	New
Margin of victory			7,589	10.32%	−11.56%
Turnout			73,525	62.40%	−14.84%
Registered electors			119,208
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-26.61%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	N. S. Balaraman	42,256	60.11%	+7.33
	INC	S. K. Subramania Mudaly	26,878	38.24%	−4.11
	Independent	Gajenthiran	1,160	1.65%	New
Margin of victory			15,378	21.88%	11.44%
Turnout			70,294	77.24%	−5.81%
Registered electors			97,843
	DMK hold		Swing	7.33%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali	38,478	52.78%	+13.81
	INC	B. Naidu	30,870	42.35%	+5.47
	Independent	Bakthavatchalam	3,549	4.87%	New
Margin of victory			7,608	10.44%	8.33%
Turnout			72,897	83.05%	2.07%
Registered electors			91,231
	DMK hold		Swing	13.81%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	S. J. Ramaswamy Mudali	26,586	38.98%	New
	INC	B. Bakthavatsalu Naidu	25,152	36.87%	−25.59
	RPI	P. Thomas	6,798	9.97%	New
	Independent	Duraswamy Reddi	4,787	7.02%	New
	Independent	G. Deenadayalu Naidu	3,161	4.63%	New
	SWA	Chockalinga Reddi	1,728	2.53%	New
Margin of victory			1,434	2.10%	−38.20%
Turnout			68,212	80.98%	25.50%
Registered electors			87,985
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	-23.49%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	S. C. Sadayappa Mudaliar	29,669	62.46%	+20.62
	Independent	Thomas	10,527	22.16%	New
	Independent	A. L. C. Krishnasamy Naidu	7,302	15.37%	New
Margin of victory			19,142	40.30%	36.17%
Turnout			47,498	55.47%	−11.79%
Registered electors			85,622
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	16.49%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Arakkonam^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Bhaktavatsalu Naidu	21,057	45.98%	New
	INC	Vedachalam	19,165	41.85%	New
	KMPP	Jamadagni	3,933	8.59%	New
	Independent	Amavasigan	1,644	3.59%	New
Margin of victory			1,892	4.13%
Turnout			45,799	67.27%
Registered electors			68,084
	Independent win (new seat)