Ranipet district · 4 seats · April 2026 election
Ranipet MLAs and 2026 election results
April 2026 Assembly election: TVK won 3 of Ranipet's 4 seats; AIADMK 1. By votes: TVK 36.2%, AIADMK 18.0%, DMK 15.6%. The same seats went DMK 2, AIADMK 1, INC 1 in 2021.
TVK 3 AIADMK 1
Votes counted
8,62,848
Turnout
90.6%
Seats that changed party since 2021
4 of 4
Ranipet's 4 MLAs, elected April 2026
| AC | Seat | MLA elected | Margin | Runner-up | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Arakkonam (SC) | V. Gandhiraj TVK | 23,121 | VCK | 90.8% | Booths |
| 39 | Sholinghur | G. Kapil TVK | 5,686 | PMK | 90.7% | Booths |
| 41 | Ranipet | Thahira TVK | 5,787 | DMK | 89.0% | Booths |
| 42 | Arcot | S. M. Sukumar AIADMK | 42,720 | TVK | 92.0% | Booths |
Ranipet in numbers
| Measure | Ranipet | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 4 | =25th | 6 |
| Electors | 9,51,858 | 31st | 13,16,624 |
| Turnout | 90.6% | 6th | 86.5% |
| Women among electors | 51.2% | 17th | 51.1% |
| Median winning margin, votes | 14,454 | 12th | 9,838 |
| Seats that changed party since 2021 | 4 of 4 | =1st | 71% |
| NOTA share of votes | 0.39% | 16th | 0.38% |
| Closest seat | Sholinghur, won by 5,686 votes | ||
| Biggest margin | Arcot, won by 42,720 | ||
Seats that changed party since 2021 (4 of 4)
- Arakkonam 2021 AIADMK → 2026 TVK
- Sholinghur 2021 INC → 2026 TVK
- Ranipet 2021 DMK → 2026 TVK
- Arcot 2021 DMK → 2026 AIADMK
What each seat is
- ArakkonamArakkonam is the rail-junction headquarters of the Ranipet district's western belt, one of southern India's busiest goods-train interchanges and the home of the INS Rajali naval air station.
- SholinghurSholinghur sits between Arakkonam and Ranipet, built around the twin-hill Sholinghur Narasimha temple — the Yoga Narasimha at the lower hill and the Anjaneyar shrine atop the higher one.
- RanipetRanipet, now headquarters of the district carved out in 2019, is Tamil Nadu's leather capital.
- ArcotArcot (AC 42) is the historic Nawabi capital on the Palar river in Ranipet district, the seat of the Nawabs of the Carnatic from 1712 to 1855.
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Page updated 2 October 2026
Sources: Election Commission of India, candidate-wise results declared 4 May 2026 (results.eci.gov.in); electors from the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu; 2021: ECI statistical report, Detailed Results.
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