ARAKKONAM (AC 38)
V. GANDHIRAJ of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won ARAKKONAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +23,121 votes. 14 candidates contested.
Winner
V. GANDHIRAJ
TVK
Votes73,776Net worthRs 3.63 CrAge52Education12th PassCriminal cases2
Runner-up
EZHIL CAROLINE
VCK
Votes50,655Net worthRs 13.32 CrAge56EducationPost GraduateCriminal cases0
Margin +23,121 votes (18.58% of top-2 vote share).
All candidates — ARAKKONAM
Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.
| # ▲ | Candidate | Party | Votes | Net worth | Crim | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. GANDHIRAJ | TVK | 73,776 | Rs 3.63 Cr | 2 | 52 | won |
| 2 | EZHIL CAROLINE | VCK | 50,655 | Rs 13.32 Cr | 0 | 56 | lost |
| 3 |  S. RAVI | AIADMK | 50,052 | — | — | — | lost |
| 4 |  K. RAJKUMAR | NTK | 5,191 | Rs 76.24 L | 0 | 29 | lost |
| 5 |  P. SUDHAKAR | BAHUJA | 451 | Rs 8.91 L | 0 | 47 | lost |
| 6 |  VETRIVEL. M | AANAIT | 251 | Rs 2.96 L | 0 | 52 | lost |
| 7 |  N. PRAVEENKUMAR | IND | 238 | — | — | — | lost |
| 8 |  N. LAKSHMIPATHY | TAMIZH | 229 | Rs 20,000 | 0 | 54 | lost |
| 9 |  T. MURALIDHARAN | IND | 197 | Rs 19.91 L | 0 | 44 | lost |
| 10 |  M. SANTHANAM | IND | 150 | Rs 10.23 L | 0 | 38 | lost |
| 11 |  G. MOHAN | IND | 106 | Rs 50.82 L | 0 | 65 | lost |
| 12 |  M. MANIKANDAN | IND | 75 | — | — | — | lost |
| 13 |  P. GOVINDARAJ | IND | 70 | Rs 5.95 L | 0 | 49 | lost |
| 14 |  NOTA | NONE O | 899 | — | — | — |