15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Arcot is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | S. M. Sukumar | ADMK | 105608 | 46.77% | G. Vijay Mohan | TVK | 42720 |
| 2021 | J. L. Eswarappan | DMK | 103885 | 49.52% | K. L. Elavazhagan | PMK | 19958 |
| 2016 | Eswarappan J L | DMK | 84182 | 41.39% | Ramadoss K.V | ADMK | 11091 |
| 2011 | R. Srinivasan | AIADMK | 93258 | 53.11% | K. L. Elavazagan | PMK | 19253 |
| 2006 | Polur Varadhan | INC | 53366 | 42.86% | P. Sakthivel | VCK | 10200 |
| 2001 | Polur Varadhan | INC | 54145 | 48.43% | R. Shamala | MTD | 12277 |
| 1996 | K.V. Nannan | DMK | 58958 | 59.11% | C.K. Thamizharasan | ADMK | 26633 |
| 1991 | P. Veera Pandiyan | ADMK | 54611 | 59.31% | K. Munusamy | JD | 37617 |
| 1989 | M. Settu | JP | 26256 | 34.74% | P. Veerapandiyan | ADK(J) | 3912 |
| 1984 | T. Swamikannu | AIADMK | 45770 | 61.42% | P. Anbalagan | JP | 24731 |
| 1980 | T. Swamikannu | AIADMK | 26823 | 48.06% | Arumugam. A | INC | 836 |
| 1977 | T. Swamikannu | AIADMK | 22789 | 46.36% | N. Poosanar | DMK | 10912 |
| 1971 | K. Govindan | DMK | 39978 | 55.79% | Perumalsamy Nayagar | INC | 8301 |
| 1967 | K. Govindan | DMK | 37068 | 54.86% | K. M. Kangan | INC | 19673 |
| 1962 | S. Murugaiyan | DMK | 21163 | 43.18% | Nataraja Mudaliar | INC | 7298 |