Arakkonam
Arakkonam — TVK's Gandhiraj wins by 23,121 votes
V. Gandhiraj took Arakkonam for the TVK with 73,776 votes, beating VCK's Ezhil Caroline by 23,121 votes. AIADMK's S. Ravi had won this seat three cycles in a row — in 2011, 2016 and 2021. DMK's M. Jagan Moorthy carried it in 2006.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. GANDHIRAJ | TVK | 73,776 | 40.77% |
| 2 | EZHIL CAROLINE | VCK | 50,655 | 28.00% |
| 3 | S. RAVI | AIADMK | 50,052 | 27.66% |
| 4 | K. RAJKUMAR | NTK | 5,191 | 2.87% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 899 | 0.50% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. GANDHIRAJ | TVK | 418 | 73,358 | 73,776 |
| 2 | S. RAVI | AIADMK | 414 | 49,638 | 50,052 |
| 3 | EZHIL CAROLINE | VCK | 400 | 50,255 | 50,655 |
| 4 | K. RAJKUMAR | NTK | 57 | 5,134 | 5,191 |
| 5 | P. SUDHAKAR | BSP | 10 | 441 | 451 |
Source: Election Commission of India · Form 20 data via results.eci.gov.in
Past results
Verified winners and runners-up across the last five elections, with the major alliance partners each side fielded.
S. Ravi held Arakkonam for AIADMK in three straight elections (2011-2021); his streak ends with the TVK breakthrough in 2026.
About Arakkonam
Arakkonam 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. The constituency runs across the Palar plains, with paddy, groundnut and a working leather-and-tannery economy carried over from neighbouring Walajapet. Mosque-town settlements in Arakkonam itself sit alongside Vanniyar farming villages, giving the seat a steady three-cornered character with significant VCK presence in the Dalit colonies south of the line.
Junctions, jets and Palar paddy
Watch the goods-train flow at Arakkonam Junction's south yard, then drive out to the INS Rajali boundary for a glimpse of P-8I patrols overhead. Stop at the Sholingur Lakshmi Narasimha temple on the way back, and pick up Walajapet halwa or Ranipet leather samples before turning home.
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