Jayasudha. L of ADMK won the Arani Assembly constituency (Tiruvannamalai district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 33.34% of 230,162 votes cast. The winning margin over Mahalakshmi Govarthanan (DMK) was 5,631 votes, or 2.45 percentage points. ADMK held the seat it won here in 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
33.34%
Winner vote share
5,631
Margin (2.45%)
ADMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Arani 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayasudha. L Winner | ADMK | 76,735 | 33.34% |
| 2 | Mahalakshmi Govarthanan 2nd | DMK | 71,104 | 30.89% |
| 3 | Venkatesh Kumar. D | TVK | 70,857 | 30.79% |
| 4 | Dhavamani. R | NTK | 6,888 | 2.99% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 707 | 0.31% |
| 6 | Baskaran. S | IND | 424 | 0.18% |
| 7 | Dhamotharan. M | IND | 387 | 0.17% |
| 8 | Mahalakshmi. G | IND | 359 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Ganapathy. S | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 358 | 0.16% |
| 10 | Kalaimani. V | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 292 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Sudha. S | IND | 257 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Saravanan. S | IND | 229 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Silambarasan. C | IND | 202 | 0.09% |
| 14 | Sakthivel. S | IND | 184 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Sethurama Sasthri. G | IND | 178 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Tamilmannan. D | Samaniya Makkal Nala Katchi | 164 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Ekambaram. V | IND | 154 | 0.07% |
| 18 | Suresh. S | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 143 | 0.06% |
| 19 | Mahalakshmi. G | IND | 117 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Ammu. V | IND | 104 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Jayanthi. M | IND | 90 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Selvakotti. E | Veerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi | 68 | 0.03% |
| 23 | Jayanthi. E | IND | 60 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Venkatesan. P | IND | 53 | 0.02% |
| 25 | Vinoth. A | IND | 48 | 0.02% |
How Arani compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | S.RAMACHANDRAN | ADMK | 46.5% |
| 2026 | JAYASUDHA. L | ADMK | 33.34% |
The same party retained the seat, a swing of -13.16 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.