V. Gandhiraj of TVK won the Arakkonam Assembly constituency (Vellore district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 40.46% of 182,340 votes cast. The winning margin over Ezhil Caroline (VCK) was 23,121 votes, or 12.68 percentage points. The seat flipped from ADMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
40.46%
Winner vote share
23,121
Margin (12.68%)
ADMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Arakkonam 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. Gandhiraj Winner | TVK | 73,776 | 40.46% |
| 2 | Ezhil Caroline 2nd | VCK | 50,655 | 27.78% |
| 3 | S. Ravi | ADMK | 50,052 | 27.45% |
| 4 | K. Rajkumar | NTK | 5,191 | 2.85% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 899 | 0.49% |
| 6 | P. Sudhakar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 451 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Vetrivel. M | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 251 | 0.14% |
| 8 | N. Praveenkumar | IND | 238 | 0.13% |
| 9 | N. Lakshmipathy | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 229 | 0.13% |
| 10 | T. Muralidharan | IND | 197 | 0.11% |
| 11 | M. Santhanam | IND | 150 | 0.08% |
| 12 | G. Mohan | IND | 106 | 0.06% |
| 13 | M. Manikandan | IND | 75 | 0.04% |
| 14 | P. Govindaraj | IND | 70 | 0.04% |
How Arakkonam compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | S.RAVI | ADMK | 49.82% |
| 2026 | V. GANDHIRAJ | TVK | 40.46% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -9.36 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.