Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 2024

Arakkonam

Parliamentary constituency 7 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2024

[01]Result · 2024

#7 · GEN

Poll date19 Apr 2024

Contestants26Candidate lines

Electors15,62,871

Votes polled11,63,822

Turnout74.5%

NOTA12,6130.8% of votes

WinnerS JagathratchakanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,63,21648.4% of votes

MARGIN3,06,559 votes · 26.3 pp5,63,216 − 2,56,657

Runner-upL Vijayan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam2,56,65722.1% of votes

DMK 68.7% of top-two votesAIADMK 31.3%

All candidates 26

01 S JagathratchakanDMK5,63,216 48.4%
02 L VijayanAIADMK2,56,657 22.1%
03 K BaluPMK2,02,325 17.4%
04 S Afshia NasrinNTK98,944 8.5%
05 D PandiyanBSP6,212 0.5%
06 A PalaniIND3,866 0.3%
07 K ManigandanIND2,049 0.2%
08 Indu WTMMDK1,938 0.2%
09 Dr A V NarendranIND1,722 0.1%
10 M VijayanIND1,678 0.1%
11 M BaluIND1,561 0.1%
12 Shettu SIND1,561 0.1%
13 V BabuURPI1,366 0.1%
14 M ThulasiramanIND1,053 0.1%
15 D JanakiramanIND837 0.1%
16 S Suresh KumarIND835 0.1%
17 R VinothVTVTK821 0.1%
18 V VinayagamIND729 0.1%
19 Vijayan KAIJMK633 0.1%
20 Shanavas JIND583 0.1%
21 V KrishnanandanAMDMK582 0.1%
22 A JayachandranIND538 0.0%
23 N SugumarIND432 0.0%
24 M VijayIND427 0.0%
25 G SudhakarIND380 0.0%
26 K VenkatesanIND264 0.0%

Turnout 74.5%

Male 7.81 lakh50.0% Female 7.81 lakh50.0%

Share of 15,62,871 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,000
NOTAcounted within the total12,613 · 0.8%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 202471.0%
ReconciliationΣ 26 candidates = 11,51,209Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
26.3 pp
S JagathratchakanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019
27.9 pp
S. JagathrakshakanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014
22.1 pp
Hari, G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
12.8 pp
JagathrakshakanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004
23.9 pp
Kader Mohideen, K. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1999
3.7 pp
Shanmugam, N.T.Pattali Makkal Katchi
1998
3.8 pp
Shanmugam N.T.Pattali Makkal Katchi
1996
29.7 pp
Shanmugam.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
30.8 pp
Akber Pasha B.Indian National Congress
1989
24.0 pp
Abdul Samad, A. K. A.Indian National Congress
1984
13.3 pp
A.C. ShanmugamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
18.5 pp
Abdul Samad A.K.A.Independent
1977
0.7 pp
Dhandayuthapani V.Indian National Congress (ORGANISATION)
1967
8.4 pp
R. M. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
3.8 pp
JayaramanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 30.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 70.4% of votes; the other 24 candidates 28.5% between them.
(5,63,216 + 2,56,657) ÷ 11,63,822 = 70.4% · 3,31,336 ÷ 11,63,822 = 28.5%
Turnout of 74.5% was 3.5 pp above the state's median seat (71.0%).
74.5 − 71.0 = +3.5
The margin narrowed from 27.9 pp in 2019 to 26.3 pp.
26.3 − 27.9 = −1.6 pp
DMK held the seat it won in 2019.
2019 DMK · 2024 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 26 candidate lines11,51,209
NOTAcounted within the total12,613
Published totalVotes polled11,63,822
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2024 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates26 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database