Arcot
S. M. Sukumar (ADMK) is the MLA for Arcot.
ADMK took the seat from DMK in 2026.
In 2026 S. M. Sukumar won with 46.8% of the vote, 42,720 votes ahead of G. Vijay Mohan (TVK).
Arcot is rarely named in the news our sources carry: 25 mentions since 1 June 2026. The charts below show the district's coverage, labelled as the district's.
Election results
| Election | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ADMK S. M. Sukumar | 105,608 · 46.8% | TVK G. Vijay Mohan | 62,888 · 27.9% | 42,720 (18.9 pts) |
| 2021 | DMK J. L. Eswarappan | 103,885 · 49.5% | PMK K. L. Elavazhagan | 83,927 · 40.0% | 19,958 (9.5 pts) |
| 2016 | DMK Eswarappan J L | 84,182 · 41.4% | ADMK Ramadoss.K.V | 73,091 · 35.9% | 11,091 (5.5 pts) |
| 2011 | ADMK R. Srinivasan | 93,258 · 53.1% | PMK K. L. Elavazagan | 74,005 · 42.1% | 19,253 (11.0 pts) |
officialcompiled2026: Election Commission of India. 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia, checked against its own totals.
Attention in the news
Arcot: mentions per week
Busiest week: 6 July (4 mentions).
articlesvideospaler bar: a week our collection did not fully cover
25 mentions of Arcot since 1 June 2026 from 5 outlets.
observedCounted weekly in our archive, which starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026.
Issues and parties in the news
Ranipet district, last 30 days: topics named in the same items
Parties: named in the news, and votes at the polls
Attention follows the week's news; votes follow the seat.
observedofficialTopics and parties: counted in our archive over the last 30 days. Votes: the 2026 election record.
Seats in Ranipet district
Ranipet| Seat | 2026 winner | Lead (points) | Mentions, 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkonam | TVK | 12.7 | 15 |
| Sholingur | TVK | 2.4 | 1 |
| Ranipet | TVK | 2.6 | 51† |
| Arcot | ADMK | 18.9 | 5 |
† Ranipet is also the district's name: its count includes news about the whole district.
officialobservedWinners and leads: election records. Mentions: counted in our archive, 30 days.
Latest
Latest from Ranipet district: no recent headline names Arcot
- Graduation day held at engineering college in RanipetThe Hindu National
Sources and method
- Election results, 2026: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in), retrieved 2026-09-28.
- Election results, 2011, 2016, 2021: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), citing the Election Commission of India, retrieved 2026-10-09. Check applied: the lead equals winner minus runner-up votes and the printed shares agree (702 of 702 seat results passed, 5 corrected from the source's printed totals).
- Vacancies and by-elections: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Boundary: DataMeet (CC BY 2.5 India). Approximate; drawn for orientation, not an official map.
- Mentions are counted in our archive: articles and videos that name the place in the headline (a seat also counts for its district), by the same rules as the Trends pages. The archive starts 1 June 2026; articles are counted from 8 June 2026; earlier months are not in our store.
- official = the Election Commission's own record · compiled = a secondary source, checked against its own totals · observed = counted in our sources · computed = derived from those.