Arani
Part of the Arani Lok Sabha seat.
Jayasudha. L (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) won Arani in 2026, 5,631 votes ahead of Mahalakshmi Govarthanan.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
76,735 votes · 33.2%
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- MGDravida Munetra Kazhagam
71,104 votes · 30.8%
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- VDTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
70,857 votes · 30.7%
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- DRNaam Tamilar Katchi
6,888 votes · 3.0%
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- BSIndependent
424 votes · 0.2%
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- DMIndependent
387 votes · 0.2%
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- MGIndependent
359 votes · 0.2%
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- GSThamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi
358 votes · 0.2%
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- KVAanaithinthiya Jananayaka Pathukappu Kazhagam
292 votes · 0.1%
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- LSAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
257 votes · 0.1%
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- SSIndependent
229 votes · 0.1%
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- SCIndependent
202 votes · 0.1%
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- SSIndependent
184 votes · 0.1%
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- SGIndependent
178 votes · 0.1%
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- TDSamaniya Makkal Nala Katchi
164 votes · 0.1%
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- EVIndependent
154 votes · 0.1%
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- SSTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
143 votes · 0.1%
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- MGIndependent
117 votes · 0.1%
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- AVIndependent
104 votes · 0.0%
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- JMIndependent
90 votes · 0.0%
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- SEVeerath Thiyagi Viswanathadoss Thozhilalarkal Katchi
68 votes · 0.0%
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- JEIndependent
60 votes · 0.0%
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- VPIndependent
53 votes · 0.0%
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- VAIndependent
48 votes · 0.0%
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67 · Arani
General2,56,474 registered voters · 24 candidates · 5,631 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Jayasudha. L
ADMK · Female · 76,735 votes (33.34%) · 5,631 ahead of Mahalakshmi Govarthanan
- 90.12%
- Turnout
- 2,31,139
- Votes cast
- 2,29,455
- Valid votes
- 707
- None of the above
- 1,30,788
- Women electors
1,10,706 men and 1,16,763 women voted in person, plus 3,644 postal ballots. 977 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 1,511.
- ADMK76,735854 postal33.34%
- Mahalakshmi GovarthananFemale
DMK71,104891 postal30.89% 
TVK70,857666 postal30.79%- Dhavamani. RFemaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough6,888166 postal2.99%
- None of the aboveNOTA7070.31%
- Baskaran. SMaleINDEnvelope4241 postal0.18%
- Dhamotharan. MMaleINDPeas3870.17%
- Mahalakshmi. GFemaleINDBattery Torch3592 postal0.16%
- Ganapathy. SMaleTPMKDrill machine3583 postal0.16%
- Kalaimani. VMaleAJPKGas cylinder2924 postal0.13%
- L. Jaya SudhaFemaleADMK2570.11%
- Saravanan. SMaleINDSitar2291 postal0.10%
- Silambarasan. CMaleINDElectric pole2020.09%
- Sakthivel. SMaleINDPetrol pump18413 postal0.08%
- INDBucket1780.08%
- Tamilmannan. DMaleSMKNKWalking stick1640.07%
- Ekambaram. VMaleINDCCTV Camera15432 postal0.07%
- Suresh. SMaleTAVKCamera14312 postal0.06%
- Mahalakshmi. G (IND)FemaleINDCapsicum1172 postal0.05%
- Ammu. VFemaleINDScissors1044 postal0.05%
- Jayanthi. MFemaleINDLady finger901 postal0.04%
- Selvakotti. EMaleVTVTKPestle and mortar680.03%
- Jayanthi. EFemaleINDTiller601 postal0.03%
- Venkatesan. PMaleINDPan530.02%
- Vinoth. AMaleINDGrapes481 postal0.02%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.