15 elections on record · DMK dominant · 15 total
Arani is an Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It has participated in 15 elections from 1962 to 2026. DMK is the historically dominant party with 6 wins out of 15 elections.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote % | Runner-up | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | L. Jaya Sudha | ADMK | 76735 | 33.34% | Mahalakshmi Govarthanan | DMK | 5631 |
| 2021 | Sevvoor S. Ramachandran | ADMK | 102961 | 46.50% | S. S. Anbazhagan | DMK | 3128 |
| 2016 | Ramachandran S | ADMK | 94074 | 44.89% | Babu S | DMK | 7327 |
| 2011 | R. M. Babu Murugavel | DMDK | 88967 | 50.06% | Sivanandham R | DMK | 7966 |
| 2006 | D. Ravikumar | VCK | 57244 | 51.46% | P. Vallalperuman | INC | 13414 |
| 2001 | P. Vallalperuman | DMK | 55444 | 55.37% | R. Sachithanandam | INC | 16517 |
| 1996 | E. Ramalingam | DMK | 46978 | 45.83% | L. Elayaperumal | HRPI | 9819 |
| 1991 | N.R. Rajendiran | ADMK | 48103 | 52.11% | G. Vetriveeran | PMK | 26318 |
| 1989 | A. Thangaraju | IND | 30877 | 39.41% | E. Ramalingam | DMK | 3841 |
| 1984 | S. Jayachandran | INC | 42928 | 50.67% | K. P. Thangaswamy | DMK | 1132 |
| 1980 | E. Ramalingam | DMK | 44012 | 59.46% | Mahalingam. P. S | CPI(M) | 14662 |
| 1977 | E. Ramalingam | DMK | 26038 | 37.54% | R. Rajan | AIADMK | 6047 |
| 1971 | A. G. Padmavathi | DMK | 38744 | 59.98% | K. A. Ranganathan | INC | 19139 |
| 1967 | A. Govindasamy | DMK | 37598 | 56.42% | N. K Ganapathy | INC | 12043 |
| 1962 | T. Karchan | INC | 12732 | 30.13% | K. Bojan | SWA | 2625 |