S.M.Sukumar of ADMK won the Arcot Assembly constituency (Vellore district, North) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 46.77% of 225,786 votes cast. The winning margin over G.Vijay Mohan (TVK) was 42,720 votes, or 18.92 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to ADMK since 2021.
ADMK
Winning party
46.77%
Winner vote share
42,720
Margin (18.92%)
DMK → ADMK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Arcot 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M.Sukumar Winner | ADMK | 105,608 | 46.77% |
| 2 | G.Vijay Mohan 2nd | TVK | 62,888 | 27.85% |
| 3 | J.L.Eswarappan | DMK | 48,840 | 21.63% |
| 4 | Archana Narasimman | NTK | 5,518 | 2.44% |
| 5 | Nota | NOTA | 656 | 0.29% |
| 6 | M.Vasanthakumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 468 | 0.21% |
| 7 | K.Manikandan | IND | 397 | 0.18% |
| 8 | A.Vijay | IND | 369 | 0.16% |
| 9 | S.P.Shanmugam | Aanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam | 252 | 0.11% |
| 10 | V.Gandhi | Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi | 197 | 0.09% |
| 11 | V.Seetharaman | Anti Corruption Dynamic Party | 168 | 0.07% |
| 12 | P.Venkatesan | Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi | 151 | 0.07% |
| 13 | V.Shanthi | IND | 113 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Eswarappan.M | IND | 103 | 0.05% |
| 15 | R.Indhumathi | IND | 58 | 0.03% |
How Arcot compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | J.L.Eswarappan | DMK | 49.52% |
| 2026 | S.M.SUKUMAR | ADMK | 46.77% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -2.75 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.