Arani (State assembly constituency)

Arni is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India, which includes the city of Arni.^[1] Until and including the 2006 elections, the constituency was part of the Vellore constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India; thereafter, it has been part of the Arani parliamentary constituency.^{[citation needed]}

Madras State[]

Year	Winner	Party
1952			Commonweal Party
1957			Independent
1962			Indian National Congress
1967			Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu[]

Assembly	Election	Winner
Fifth	1971		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980	A. C. Shanmugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eleventh	1996	R. Sivanandam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Twelfth	2001	K. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Thirteenth	2006	R. Sivanandam	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Fourteenth	2011	R. M. Babu Murugavel	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Fifteenth	2016	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran^[2]	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results[]

2021[]

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	102,961	46.5
	DMK	S.S.Anbalagan	99,833	45.09
	NTK	D.Prakalatha	10,491	4.74
	MNM	V.Manigandan	2,213	1
	DMDK	G.Baskaran	1,861	0.84
	NOTA	Nota	1,690	0.76
Margin of victory			3,128
Turnout			221,422
	AIADMK hold		Swing

2016[]

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Arani
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	AIADMK	Ramachandran. S	94,074	44.9
	DMK	Babu. S	86,747	41.4
	PMK	Rajasekar. S	12,877	6.1
	DMDK	Babu Murugavel. R.M	7,025	3.4
	NOTA	Nota	1,749	0.8
	BJP	Gopi. P	1,304	0.6
	NTK	Mohanraj. J	872	0.4
Margin of victory			7,327
Turnout			209,545
	AIADMK gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

References[]

^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
^ "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 67. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

Arani Revenue Division

"Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

Coordinates: 12°40′N 79°17′E / 12.67°N 79.28°E / 12.67; 79.28

[1] "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[2] "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 67. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

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