Arcot
Arcot — AIADMK's Sukumar flips Nawabi capital by 42,720, ends DMK Eswarappan's two-term run
AIADMK's S. M. Sukumar won Arcot by 42,720 votes over TVK's G. Vijay Mohan, ending the two-term run of DMK's J. L. Eswarappan, who held the seat in 2016 (11,091 margin) and 2021 (19,958 over PMK's K. L. Elavazhagan). The seat's longer arc tells a Vellore-belt story: PMK's K. L. Elavazhagan won it in 2006 (11,317 margin), AIADMK's R. Srinivasan took it in 2011 (19,253), and DMK consolidated from 2016. Sukumar's 42,720-vote sweep is the largest margin Arcot has produced this delimitation cycle and the AIADMK's first win here since 2011.
Top 5 candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.SUKUMAR | AIADMK | 1,05,608 | 47.29% |
| 2 | G.VIJAY MOHAN | TVK | 62,888 | 28.16% |
| 3 | J.L.ESWARAPPAN | DMK | 48,840 | 21.87% |
| 4 | ARCHANA NARASIMMAN | NTK | 5,518 | 2.47% |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 656 | 0.29% |
Postal ballot breakdown
| # | Candidate | Party | Postal votes | EVM votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.SUKUMAR | AIADMK | 912 | 1,04,696 | 1,05,608 |
| 2 | G.VIJAY MOHAN | TVK | 853 | 62,035 | 62,888 |
| 3 | J.L.ESWARAPPAN | DMK | 534 | 48,306 | 48,840 |
| 4 | ARCHANA NARASIMMAN | NTK | 137 | 5,381 | 5,518 |
| 5 | NOTA | NOTA | 12 | 644 | 656 |
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.
PMK's K. L. Elavazhagan has been a fixture in Arcot — winner in 2006, runner-up in 2011 and 2021. The seat alternated between blocs each cycle (PMK/DMK 2006, AIADMK 2011, DMK 2016 and 2021) before AIADMK reclaimed it in 2026 by the largest margin of the era.
About Arcot
Arcot — 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. The 1751 Siege of Arcot was Robert Clive's first major military success and a turning point in the Carnatic Wars. The town's Delhi Gate, the Tipu Mahal at Ranipet, and the dargah of Tipu Aulia keep the Nawabi memory alive. Modern Arcot anchors the leather-tanning belt of the Palar valley along with Vellore, Ambur and Vaniyambadi.
Arcot & the Nawabi Belt
Arcot is where Robert Clive's career began — the 1751 siege he led from inside the Arcot fort against the French-backed Nawab broke open the Carnatic Wars. The Delhi Gate and the dargah of Tipu Aulia still anchor the old town; Ranipet's 18th-century Tipu Mahal and the Sadat Ullah Khan tomb are short hops away. The Palar runs alongside, feeding the leather-tanning belt that puts Vellore, Ambur and Vaniyambadi on India's export map. Stop in Vellore (40 km east) for the Vijayanagara-era fort and Jalakanteshwarar temple.
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