Aarani Assembly constituency

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Arani is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India, which includes the city of Arni.[1] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 67. Until and including the 2006 elections, the constituency was part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India; thereafter, it has been part of Arani Lok Sabha constituency.[2] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
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Arani
Constituency No. 67 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
Lok Sabha constituencyArani
Established1951
Total electors2,56,474
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  AIADMK
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026
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Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1952V. K. KannanCommonweal Party
1957P. Doraisamyu ReddiarIndependent politician
1962C. Kothandarama BhagavatharIndian National Congress
1967A. C. NarasimhanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
1977V. ArjunanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980A. C. Shanmugam
1984M. Chinnakulandai
1989A. C. DayalanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991I. R. Jaison JacobAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996R. SivanandamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001K. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006R. SivanandamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011R. M. Babu MurugavelDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016Sevvoor S. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
2026L. Jaya Sudha
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Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2026
 
 33.34%
2021
 
 46.86%
2016
 
 44.89%
2011
 
 50.06%
2006
 
 49.40%
2001
 
 50.98%
1996
 
 51.29%
1991
 
 58.51%
1989
 
 36.21%
1984
 
 54.83%
1980
 
 50.65%
1977
 
 41.47%
1971
 
 60.50%
1967
 
 56.26%
1962
 
 51.60%
1957
 
 51.59%
1952
 
 48.14%

Assembly election 2026

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2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK L. Jaya Sudha 76,735 33.34 New
DMK Mahalakshmi Govarthanan 71,104 30.89 Decrease14.54
TVK Venkatesh Kumar. D 70,857 30.79 New
NTK Dhavamani. R 6,888 2.99 Decrease1.78
NOTA None of the above 707 0.31 Decrease0.46
Margin of victory 5,631 2.45 Increase1.03
Turnout 231,139 90.12 Increase9.72
Total valid votes 230,162
Registered electors 256,474 Decrease7.65
AIADMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease13.52
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Assembly election 2021

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Sevvoor S. Ramachandran 102,961 46.86 Increase1.97
DMK S. S. Anbalagan 99,833 45.43 Increase4.03
NTK D. Prakalatha 10,491 4.77 Increase4.35
MNM V. Manikandan 2,213 1.01 New
DMDK G. Baskaran 1,861 0.85 Decrease2.50
NOTA None of the above 1,690 0.77 Decrease0.06
Margin of victory 3,128 1.42 Decrease2.08
Turnout 223,285 80.40 Decrease1.45
Total valid votes 219,732
Rejected ballots 466 0.21 Increase0.08
Registered electors 277,727 Increase8.35
AIADMK hold Swing
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Assembly election 2016

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2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Sevvoor S. Ramachandran 94,074 44.89 New
DMK S. Babu 86,747 41.40 Decrease4.18
PMK S. Rajasekar 12,877 6.15 New
DMDK R. M. Babu Murugavel 7,025 3.35 Decrease46.71
NOTA None of the above 1,749 0.83 New
BJP P. Gopi 1,304 0.62 Decrease0.30
Margin of victory 7,327 3.50 Decrease0.98
Turnout 209,811 81.85 Decrease1.80
Total valid votes 209,545
Rejected ballots 266 0.13 Increase0.13
Registered electors 256,327 Increase18.78
AIADMK gain from DMDK Swing Decrease5.17
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Assembly election 2011

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2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK R. M. Babu Murugavel 88,967 50.06 Increase45.60
DMK R. Sivanandam 81,001 45.58 Decrease3.82
BJP P. Gopi 1,639 0.92 Decrease0.09
BSP A. Ganesan 1,459 0.82 New
Independent K. Murugavel 1,327 0.75
Margin of victory 7,966 4.48 Decrease4.24
Turnout 180,512 83.65 Increase7.09
Total valid votes 177,723
Registered electors 215,794 Increase17.07
DMDK gain from DMK Swing Increase0.66
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Assembly election 2006

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2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Sivanandam 69,722 49.40 New
AIADMK A. Santhanam 57,420 40.68 New
DMDK D. Ramesh 6,292 4.46 New
PNK E. Gangadharan 3,877 2.75 Decrease37.87
Independent R. Nallathambi 1,547 1.10
BJP K. Narayanan 1,427 1.01 New
Independent D. Thirugnanam 849 0.60
Margin of victory 12,302 8.72 Decrease1.63
Turnout 141,135 76.56 Increase7.49
Total valid votes 141,134
Registered electors 184,336 Decrease2.35
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease1.58
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Assembly election 2001

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2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK K. Ramachandran 66,371 50.98 Increase14.49
PNK A. C. Shanmugam 52,889 40.62 New
Independent P. Rajendiran 4,639 3.56
MDMK D. Raja 4,540 3.49 Decrease0.05
Independent A. C. R. Umapathy 1,762 1.35
Margin of victory 13,482 10.35 Decrease4.45
Turnout 130,386 69.07 Decrease5.99
Total valid votes 130,201
Rejected ballots 185 0.14 Decrease4.21
Registered electors 188,770 Increase10.49
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Decrease0.31
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Assembly election 1996

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1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK R. Sivanandam 63,014 51.29 Increase23.03
AIADMK M. Chinnakulandai 44,835 36.49 New
PMK V. Subbiramani 8,477 6.90 Decrease3.60
MDMK D. Dhakshinamoorthy 4,344 3.54 New
Margin of victory 18,179 14.80 Decrease15.46
Turnout 128,241 75.06 Increase1.98
Total valid votes 122,867
Rejected ballots 5,584 4.35 Increase0.66
Registered electors 170,847 Increase6.04
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease7.22
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Assembly election 1991

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1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK I. R. Jaison Jacob 66,355 58.51 New
DMK E. Selvarasu 32,043 28.26 Decrease7.95
PMK M. Gounder Moorthi 11,902 10.50 New
AAP M. Kandasamy 2,202 1.94 New
Margin of victory 34,312 30.26 Increase23.06
Turnout 117,747 73.08 Decrease3.72
Total valid votes 113,405
Rejected ballots 4,342 3.69 Increase0.86
Registered electors 161,120 Increase12.90
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Increase22.30
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Assembly election 1989

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1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Dayalan 38,558 36.21 Decrease7.55
AIADMK D. Karunakaran 30,891 29.01 New
AIADMK A. C. Shanmugam 21,827 20.50 New
INC A. Loganathan 12,793 12.01 New
Margin of victory 7,667 7.20 Decrease3.87
Turnout 109,596 76.80 Decrease4.58
Total valid votes 106,498
Rejected ballots 3,098 2.83 Decrease0.54
Registered electors 142,709 Increase12.58
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing Decrease18.62
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Assembly election 1984

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1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Chinnakulandai 54,653 54.83 Increase4.18
DMK R. Sivanandam 43,620 43.76 Decrease0.93
Independent K. Ramachandran 907 0.91
Margin of victory 11,033 11.07 Increase5.11
Turnout 103,158 81.38 Increase7.89
Total valid votes 99,678
Rejected ballots 3,480 3.37 Increase1.48
Registered electors 126,766 Increase7.83
AIADMK hold Swing
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Assembly election 1980

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1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK A. C. Shanmugam 42,928 50.65 New
DMK E. Selvarasu 37,877 44.69 Increase14.49
JP G. Ethiraju 3,956 4.67 New
Margin of victory 5,051 5.96 Decrease5.31
Turnout 86,392 73.49 Decrease0.80
Total valid votes 84,761
Rejected ballots 1,631 1.89 Increase0.21
Registered electors 117,556 Increase4.97
AIADMK gain from AIADMK Swing Increase9.18
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Assembly election 1977

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1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK V. Arjunan 33,925 41.47 New
DMK E. Selvarasu 24,703 30.20 Decrease30.30
JP M. Thellur Dharumarasan 19,448 23.78 New
INC R. Shanmugam 2,831 3.46 New
Independent M. A. Khader 892 1.09
Margin of victory 9,222 11.27 Decrease9.74
Turnout 83,198 74.29 Decrease1.42
Total valid votes 81,799
Rejected ballots 1,399 1.68 Increase1.68
Registered electors 111,994 Increase31.56
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing Decrease19.03
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Assembly election 1971

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1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Narasimhan 37,682 60.50 Increase4.24
INC M. Darumarajan 24,599 39.50 New
Margin of victory 13,083 21.01 Decrease9.63
Turnout 64,446 75.71 Decrease3.26
Total valid votes 62,281
Registered electors 85,126 Decrease3.80
DMK hold Swing
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Assembly election 1967

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1967 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. C. Narasimhan 38,038 56.26 Increase17.60
INC T. B. J. Chettiar 17,320 25.62 Decrease25.98
Independent M. Muniswamy 5,880 8.70
Independent K. P. K. Naicker 1,383 2.05
Margin of victory 20,718 30.64 Increase17.70
Turnout 69,879 78.97 Increase0.51
Total valid votes 67,613
Registered electors 88,490 Increase11.55
DMK gain from INC Swing Increase4.66
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Assembly election 1962

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1962 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. Kothandarama Bhagavathar 30,773 51.60 Increase3.19
DMK A. C. Narasimhan 23,055 38.66 New
TNP M. Darumarajan 5,805 9.73 New
Margin of victory 7,718 12.94 Increase9.76
Turnout 62,240 78.46 Increase26.86
Total valid votes 59,633
Registered electors 79,330 Increase4.36
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase0.01
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Assembly election 1957

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1957 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. Doraisamyu Reddiar 20,237 51.59
INC V. K. Kannan 18,989 48.41 Increase20.41
Margin of victory 1,248 3.18 Decrease16.96
Turnout 39,226 51.60 Decrease9.78
Total valid votes 39,226
Registered electors 76,019 Increase26.46
Independent gain from Commonweal Party Swing Increase3.45
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Assembly election 1952

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1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election : Aarani[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Commonweal Party V. K. Kannan 17,761 48.14 New
INC W. S. Sreenivasa Rao 10,329 28.00 New
Independent S. A. Meenakshisundara Mudaliaer 6,559 17.78 New
CPI T. K. Shanmugam 2,246 6.09 New
Margin of victory 7,432 20.14
Turnout 36,895 61.38
Total valid votes 36,895
Registered electors 60,113
Commonweal Party win (new seat)
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