Aarani Assembly constituency

State Legislative Assembly Constituency in Tamil Nadu

Arani
Constituency No. 67 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
LS constituency	Arani
Total electors	2,76,092^[1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sevvoor S. Ramachandran
Party	AIADMK
Elected year	2021

Arni is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India, which includes the city of Arni.^[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 67. 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 Lok Sabha constituency.^[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.

Madras State

Year	Winner
1952	V. K. Kannan	Commonweal Party
1957	P. Doraisamy	Independent
1962	C. Kothandarama Bhagavathar	Indian National Congress
1967	A. C. Narasimhan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Tamil Nadu

Assembly	Year	Winner
Fifth	1971	A. C. Narasimhan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixth	1977	V. Arjunan	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seventh	1980	A. C. Shanmugam	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Eighth	1984	M. Chinnakulandai	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Ninth	1989	A.C. Dayalan	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tenth	1991	I.R. Jaison Jacob	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^[4]	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Sixteenth	2021	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2021			46.86%
2016			44.89%
2011			50.06%
2006			49.40%
2001			50.98%
1996			51.29%
1991			58.51%
1989			36.21%
1984			54.83%
1980			50.65%
1977			41.47%
1971			60.50%
1967			56.26%
1962			51.60%
1957			51.59%
1952			48.14%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	102,961	46.86%	+1.96
	DMK	S. S. Anbalagan	99,833	45.43%	+4.04
	NTK	D. Prakalatha	10,491	4.77%	New
	MNM	V. Manikandan	2,213	1.01%	New
	DMDK	G. Baskaran	1,861	0.85%	−2.51
	NOTA	NOTA	1,690	0.77%	−0.07
Margin of victory			3,128	1.42%	−2.07%
Turnout			219,732	79.59%	−2.16%
Rejected ballots			466	0.21%
Registered electors			276,092
	AIADMK hold		Swing	1.96%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	Sevvoor S. Ramachandran	94,074	44.89%	*New*
	DMK	S. Babu	86,747	41.40%	−4.18
	PMK	S. Rajasekar	12,877	6.15%	New
	DMDK	R. M. Babu Murugavel	7,025	3.35%	−46.71
	NOTA	NOTA	1,749	0.83%	New
	BJP	P. Gopi	1,304	0.62%	−0.3
Margin of victory			7,327	3.50%	−0.99%
Turnout			209,545	81.75%	−0.61%
Registered electors			256,327
	AIADMK gain from DMDK		Swing	-5.16%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMDK	R. M. Babu Murugavel	88,967	50.06%	+45.6
	DMK	R. Sivanandham	81,001	45.58%	−3.82
	BJP	P. Gopi	1,639	0.92%	−0.09
	BSP	A. Ganesan	1,459	0.82%	New
	Independent	K. Murugavel	1,327	0.75%	New
	Independent	D. Kumar	1,033	0.58%	New
Margin of victory			7,966	4.48%	−4.23%
Turnout			177,723	82.36%	5.79%
Registered electors			215,794
	DMDK gain from DMK		Swing	0.66%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sivanandam	69,722	49.40%	*New*
	AIADMK	A. Santhanam	57,420	40.68%	−10.29
	DMDK	D. Ramesh	6,292	4.46%	New
	PNK	E. Gangadharan	3,877	2.75%	New
	Independent	R. Nallathambi	1,547	1.10%	New
	BJP	K. Narayanan	1,427	1.01%	New
	Independent	D. Thirugnanam	849	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			12,302	8.72%	−1.64%
Turnout			141,134	76.56%	7.49%
Registered electors			184,336
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-1.57%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	K. Ramachandran	66,371	50.98%	+14.49
	PNK	A. C. Shanmugam	52,889	40.62%	New
	Independent	P. Rajendiran	4,639	3.56%	New
	MDMK	D. Raja	4,540	3.49%	−0.05
	Independent	A. C. R. Umapathy	1,762	1.35%	New
Margin of victory			13,482	10.35%	−4.44%
Turnout			130,201	69.07%	−5.99%
Registered electors			188,770
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-0.31%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	R. Sivanandam	63,014	51.29%	+23.03
	AIADMK	M. Chinnakulamdai	44,835	36.49%	−22.02
	PMK	V. Subbiramani	8,477	6.90%	New
	MDMK	D. Dhakshinamoorthy	4,344	3.54%	New
	Independent	N. Jayaraman	699	0.57%	New
Margin of victory			18,179	14.80%	−15.46%
Turnout			122,867	75.06%	1.98%
Registered electors			170,847
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-7.23%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	I. R. Jaison Jacob	66,355	58.51%	+29.51
	DMK	E. Selvarasu	32,043	28.26%	−7.95
	PMK	M. Gounder Moorthi	11,902	10.50%	New
	AAP	M. Kandasamy	2,202	1.94%	New
Margin of victory			34,312	30.26%	23.06%
Turnout			113,405	73.08%	−3.72%
Registered electors			161,120
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	22.31%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. C. Dayalan	38,558	36.21%	−7.56
	AIADMK	D. Karunakaran	30,891	29.01%	−25.82
	AIADMK	A. C. Shanmugam	21,827	20.50%	−34.33
	INC	A. Loganathan	12,793	12.01%	New
Margin of victory			7,667	7.20%	−3.87%
Turnout			106,498	76.80%	−4.58%
Registered electors			142,709
	DMK gain from AIADMK		Swing	-18.62%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	M. Chinnakulandai	54,653	54.83%	+4.18
	DMK	R. Sivanandam	43,620	43.76%	−0.93
	Independent	K. Ramachandran	907	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			11,033	11.07%	5.11%
Turnout			99,678	81.38%	7.89%
Registered electors			126,766
	AIADMK hold		Swing	4.18%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	A. C. Shanmugam	42,928	50.65%	+9.17
	DMK	E. Selvarasu	37,877	44.69%	+14.49
	JP	G. Ethiraju	3,956	4.67%	New
Margin of victory			5,051	5.96%	−5.31%
Turnout			84,761	73.49%	−0.80%
Registered electors			117,556
	AIADMK hold		Swing	9.17%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	V. Arjunan	33,925	41.47%	*New*
	DMK	E. Selyarasu	24,703	30.20%	−30.3
	JP	M. Thellur Dharumarasan	19,448	23.78%	New
	INC	R. Shanmugam	2,831	3.46%	−36.04
	Independent	M. A. Khader	892	1.09%	New
Margin of victory			9,222	11.27%	−9.73%
Turnout			81,799	74.29%	−1.42%
Registered electors			111,994
	AIADMK gain from DMK		Swing	-19.03%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. C. Narasimhan	37,682	60.50%	+4.24
	INC	M. Darumarajan	24,599	39.50%	+13.88
Margin of victory			13,083	21.01%	−9.64%
Turnout			62,281	75.71%	−3.26%
Registered electors			85,126
	DMK hold		Swing	4.24%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	A. C. Narasimhan	38,038	56.26%	+17.6
	INC	T. B. J. Chettiar	17,320	25.62%	−25.99
	Independent	M. Muniswamy	5,880	8.70%	New
	Independent	K. P. K. Naicker	1,383	2.05%	New
Margin of victory			20,718	30.64%	17.70%
Turnout			67,613	78.97%	0.51%
Registered electors			88,490
	DMK gain from INC		Swing	4.65%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	C. Kothandarama Bhagavathar	30,773	51.60%	+3.19
	DMK	A. C. Narasimhan	23,055	38.66%	New
	TNP	M. Dharumarasan	5,805	9.73%	New
Margin of victory			7,718	12.94%	9.76%
Turnout			59,633	78.46%	26.86%
Registered electors			79,330
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	0.01%

1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Doraisamyu Reddiar	20,237	51.59%	*New*
	INC	V. K. Kannan	18,989	48.41%	+20.41
Margin of victory			1,248	3.18%	−16.96%
Turnout			39,226	51.60%	−9.78%
Registered electors			76,019
	Independent gain from Commonweal Party		Swing	3.45%

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Arani^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Commonweal Party	V. K. Kannan	17,761	48.14%	*New*
	INC	W. S. Sreenivasa Rao	10,329	28.00%	New
	Independent	S. A. Meenakshisundara Mudaliaer	6,559	17.78%	New
	CPI	T. K. Shanmugam	2,246	6.09%	New
Margin of victory			7,432	20.14%
Turnout			36,895	61.38%
Registered electors			60,113
	Commonweal Party win (new seat)

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