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V. Gandhiraj
AC #38 · Ranipet District

V. Gandhiraj

Arakkonam Assembly Constituency
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #38
73,776Votes
23,121Margin
40.46%Vote Share
🗺️ Arakkonam constituency profile ›📍 See on map ›

2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #38
73,776 Total Votes · Arakkonam · 23 April 2026
V. Gandhiraj (TVK)40.46%
Winning Margin
23,121
Turnout
90.82%
Top Candidates
1
V. Gandhiraj
TVK — Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
73,776
2
Ezhil Caroline
VCK
50,655
3
S. Ravi
ADMK
50,052
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Personal Profile

Full Name
V. Gandhiraj
Party
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)
Constituency
Arakkonam, Ranipet
Assembly No.
AC #38 of 234
District
Ranipet
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
73,776Votes Won
23,121Margin
40.46%Vote Share
90.82%Turnout
EVM Votes
73,358
Postal Votes
418
Total Votes Cast
182,340
Candidates
14 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Ezhil Caroline (VCK) — 50,655 votes
3rd Place
S. Ravi (ADMK) — 50,052 votes
ECI Source
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Constituency Profile

200,773Total Electors
97,690Male Electors
103,057Female Electors
District
Ranipet
Male / Female
48.7% Male · 51.3% Female
Voter Turnout
90.82%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
S. Ravi ADMK
2016 Winner
S. Ravi ADMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Arakkonam

1962–2026
DMK 6AIADMK 5ADMK 3TVK 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 V. Gandhiraj TVK 73776 40.46% Ezhil Caroline VCK 23121
2021 S. Ravi ADMK 85399 49.82% J. Gowthama Sannah VCK 27169
2016 S. Ravi ADMK 68176 41.21% Rajkumar N DMK 4161
2011 S. Ravi AIADMK 79409 55.94% S. Sellapandian VCK 26237
2006 A. Chinnasamy DMK 65805 50.05% S. Chandra Settu ADMK 16915
2001 C. Kanagathara (Selvi) AIADMK 65366 59.07% S. Thondral Nayagan BJP 28855
1996 V. Govindan DMK 63655 58.36% I. Tamizharasan ADMK 31174
1991 J. Parandaman ADMK 67398 67.54% V. Govindan DMK 42498
1989 V. Govindan DMK 42264 42.94% I. Tamilarasan ADK(J) 11446
1984 K. Thamizharasan AIADMK 47813 56.17% V. Govindan DMK 11393
1980 Moorthy. G AIADMK 30048 45.31% Rajarathinam. C INC 5335
1977 I. Tamilarasan AIADMK 24536 37.21% P. Rajagopal JP 3663
1971 M. Panneerselvam DMK 32937 55.17% Adimoolam M. INC 11488
1967 M. Panneerselvam DMK 31554 56.35% P. Rajagopal INC 10607
1962 K. Thirupathy Gounder DMK 32400 62.38% R. C. Samanna Gounder INC 12860
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
12th Pass
Total Assets
Rs 3,62,86,856 ~ 3 Crore+
Liabilities
Rs 0
Criminal Cases
2 declared cases
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyTVK
ConstituencyArakkonam
AC No.#38
DistrictRanipet
Votes73,776
Margin23,121
Vote Share40.46%
Turnout90.82%
Electors200,773
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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