One of the: 39 Parliamentary Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, "India."
12°55′13″N 79°08′00″E / 12.920219°N 79.133306°E / 12.920219; 79.133306
Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is: one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 8.
The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled——to be, held on 18 April in this constituency. But the President of India rescinded polling on 16 April after Election Commission of India sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office.
Constituency Summery※
Assembly segments※
After delimitation and from 2009 Indian general election the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments:
Vellore Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following legislative assembly (Vidhan Sabha) segments since 1951–52 Indian general election until delimitation in 2008:
- Vellore
- Katpadi (moved——to Arakkonam)
- Gudiyatham
- Pernambut (SC) (defunct)
- Anaicut
- Arni (moved to Arani)
Members of Parliament
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Election results※
General Elections 2024※
General Elections 2019※
2019 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
Kathir Anand
|
485,340
|
47.21%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
A. C. Shanmugam
|
4,77,199
|
46.42%
|
7.07%
|
|
NTK
|
Deepalakshmi
|
26,995
|
2.63%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
Nota
|
9,417
|
0.92%
|
0.19%
|
Margin of victory
|
8,141
|
0.79%
|
-5.30%
|
Turnout
|
10,28,100
|
71.46%
|
-2.85%
|
Registered electors
|
14,38,643
|
|
|
|
DMK gain from AIADMK
|
Swing
|
7.86%
|
|
General Elections 2014※
2014 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
AIADMK
|
B. Senguttuvan
|
383,719
|
39.35%
|
4.36%
|
|
BJP
|
A. C. Shanmugam
|
3,24,326
|
33.26%
|
31.71%
|
|
IUML
|
Abdul Rahman
|
2,05,896
|
21.11%
|
|
|
INC
|
J. Vijay Elanchezian
|
21,650
|
2.22%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None Of The Above
|
7,100
|
0.73%
|
|
|
Independent
|
C. Gopu
|
6,056
|
0.62%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
59,393
|
6.09%
|
-8.76%
|
Turnout
|
9,75,203
|
74.31%
|
2.71%
|
Registered electors
|
13,12,259
|
|
|
|
AIADMK gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
-10.49%
|
|
General Elections 2009※
2009 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
Abdul Rahman
|
360,474
|
49.84%
|
-8.62%
|
|
AIADMK
|
L. K. M. B. Vasu
|
2,53,081
|
34.99%
|
0.45%
|
|
DMDK
|
Shoukath Sherif
|
62,696
|
8.67%
|
|
|
BJP
|
A. K. Rajendiran
|
11,184
|
1.55%
|
|
|
Independent
|
C. Chandran
|
6,046
|
0.84%
|
|
|
Independent
|
D. Kubendiran
|
5,143
|
0.71%
|
|
|
Independent
|
C. Gopalakrishnan
|
4,822
|
0.67%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,07,393
|
14.85%
|
-9.06%
|
Turnout
|
10,10,067
|
71.61%
|
10.41%
|
Registered electors
|
7,23,262
|
|
|
|
DMK hold
|
Swing
|
-8.62%
|
|
General Elections 2004※
2004 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
DMK
|
K. M. Kader Mohideen
|
436,642
|
58.46%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
A. Santhanam
|
2,58,032
|
34.55%
|
-8.81%
|
|
JP
|
A. M. S. Paramasivam
|
11,309
|
1.51%
|
|
|
BSP
|
E. Karunanithi
|
7,524
|
1.01%
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. Venkatesan
|
5,590
|
0.75%
|
|
|
Independent
|
V. Balachandran
|
4,757
|
0.64%
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. K. Shariff
|
4,563
|
0.61%
|
|
|
RPI(A)
|
S. Arun Kumar
|
4,147
|
0.56%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,78,610
|
23.91%
|
20.19%
|
Turnout
|
7,46,914
|
61.20%
|
0.23%
|
Rejected ballots
|
513
|
0.07%
|
|
Registered electors
|
12,20,454
|
|
|
|
DMK gain from PMK
|
Swing
|
11.38%
|
|
Note:Pattali Makkal Katchi did not contest this seat in 2004. Instead it was contested by, its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition partner Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), who won the "seat." Thus, the UPA held the seat. DMK had not contested this seat in the previous 1999 elections.
General Elections 1999※
1999 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
PMK
|
N. T. Shanmugam
|
324,547
|
47.08%
|
|
|
AIADMK
|
Mohamed Asif
|
2,98,862
|
43.35%
|
|
|
TMC(M)
|
C. K. Thamizharasan
|
44,551
|
6.46%
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. Thanikesan
|
15,158
|
2.20%
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. Kuppusamy
|
4,471
|
0.65%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
25,685
|
3.73%
|
-0.19%
|
Turnout
|
6,89,375
|
60.97%
|
-2.01%
|
Registered electors
|
11,52,421
|
|
|
|
PMK hold
|
Swing
|
-2.04%
|
|
General Elections 1998※
1998 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
PMK
|
N. T. Shanmugam
|
331,035
|
49.12%
|
|
|
DMK
|
T. A. Mohammed Saqhy
|
3,04,630
|
45.20%
|
15.57%
|
|
INC
|
B. Akber Pasha
|
18,885
|
2.80%
|
-58.90%
|
|
Independent
|
M. Padmanabhan
|
17,837
|
2.65%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
26,405
|
3.92%
|
-28.15%
|
Turnout
|
6,73,929
|
62.98%
|
-1.09%
|
Registered electors
|
11,01,216
|
|
|
|
PMK gain from INC
|
Swing
|
-12.58%
|
|
General Elections 1991※
1991 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
B. Akber Pasha
|
383,177
|
61.70%
|
7.50%
|
|
DMK
|
P. Shanmugam
|
1,84,008
|
29.63%
|
-0.12%
|
|
IUML
|
Mohammed Ishaq
|
31,387
|
5.05%
|
|
|
JP
|
A. K. Sundararajan
|
6,354
|
1.02%
|
|
|
Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam
|
M. Dhanashekaran
|
3,321
|
0.53%
|
|
|
Independent
|
J. P. Ganeshan
|
2,901
|
0.47%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,99,169
|
32.07%
|
7.63%
|
Turnout
|
6,21,045
|
64.07%
|
-2.13%
|
Registered electors
|
10,07,812
|
|
|
|
INC hold
|
Swing
|
7.50%
|
|
General Elections 1989※
1989 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
A. K. A. Abdul Samad
|
356,637
|
54.20%
|
|
|
DMK
|
M. Abdul Lathief
|
1,95,787
|
29.75%
|
-9.27%
|
|
PMK
|
R. Mohan
|
85,312
|
12.96%
|
|
|
Independent
|
J. Veradan
|
8,184
|
1.24%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,60,850
|
24.44%
|
10.54%
|
Turnout
|
6,58,061
|
66.20%
|
-8.77%
|
Registered electors
|
10,11,139
|
|
|
|
INC gain from AIADMK
|
Swing
|
1.27%
|
|
General Elections 1984※
General Elections 1980※
1980 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
Independent
|
A. K. A. Abdul Samad
|
232,567
|
55.11%
|
|
|
JP
|
V. Dhandayuthapani
|
1,53,021
|
36.26%
|
|
|
JP(S)
|
M. J. Tamilmani
|
16,007
|
3.79%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Chicha @ A. Loganatha Naidu
|
8,939
|
2.12%
|
|
|
Independent
|
V. S. Chandirakumar
|
5,339
|
1.27%
|
|
|
Independent
|
I. S. Seshan
|
4,120
|
0.98%
|
|
|
Independent
|
P. S. Ganesan
|
1,983
|
0.47%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
79,546
|
18.85%
|
18.15%
|
Turnout
|
4,21,976
|
60.82%
|
-8.84%
|
Registered electors
|
7,07,512
|
|
|
|
Independent gain from INC
|
Swing
|
5.90%
|
|
General Elections 1977※
1977 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC(O)
|
V. Dhandayuthapani
|
220,994
|
49.22%
|
14.09%
|
|
Independent
|
A. K. A. Abdul Samad
|
2,17,833
|
48.51%
|
|
|
Independent
|
S. I. Seshan
|
6,464
|
1.44%
|
|
|
Independent
|
V. K. Damodaram
|
3,713
|
0.83%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
3,161
|
0.70%
|
-21.30%
|
Turnout
|
4,49,004
|
69.66%
|
-1.91%
|
Registered electors
|
6,59,939
|
|
|
|
INC gain from DMK
|
Swing
|
-7.91%
|
|
General Elections 1971※
General Elections 1967※
General Elections 1962※
1962 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
Abdul Wahid
|
114,872
|
41.03%
|
21.79%
|
|
RPI
|
N. Sivaraj
|
90,906
|
32.47%
|
|
|
CPI
|
Rajarathinam
|
47,186
|
16.85%
|
|
|
Independent
|
T. R. Purushotama Reddiar
|
6,632
|
2.37%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Vilwanatha Mudaliar
|
5,721
|
2.04%
|
|
|
PSP
|
Ganesa Mudaliar
|
5,110
|
1.83%
|
|
|
Independent
|
G. M. Annalthango
|
4,871
|
1.74%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Mohamed Pasha
|
3,506
|
1.25%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
23,966
|
8.56%
|
6.13%
|
Turnout
|
2,79,968
|
67.06%
|
-26.55%
|
Registered electors
|
4,34,404
|
|
|
|
INC hold
|
Swing
|
21.79%
|
|
General Elections 1957※
1957 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
N. R. Munisamy
|
144,377
|
19.24%
|
-1.65%
|
|
INC
|
M. Muthukrishnan
|
126,132
|
16.81%
|
-4.08%
|
|
Independent
|
G. M. Annalthango
|
1,17,680
|
15.68%
|
|
|
Independent
|
J. P. Ganesha Mudaliar
|
1,02,619
|
13.68%
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. Krishnasami
|
89,311
|
11.90%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Sambanda Mudaliar
|
74,501
|
9.93%
|
|
|
Independent
|
A. Jayaraman
|
57,425
|
7.65%
|
|
|
Independent
|
V. R. Venkatesan
|
22,970
|
3.06%
|
|
|
Independent
|
R. T. S. Moorthy
|
15,350
|
2.05%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
18,245
|
2.43%
|
-0.76%
|
Turnout
|
7,50,365
|
93.61%
|
2.35%
|
Registered electors
|
8,01,572
|
|
|
|
INC hold
|
Swing
|
-1.65%
|
|
General Elections 1951※
1951–52 Indian general election : Vellore
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
M. Muthukrishnan
|
139,448
|
20.89%
|
20.89%
|
|
Commonweal Party
|
Ramachander
|
118,154
|
17.70%
|
|
|
INC
|
N. S. Vardachari
|
1,17,474
|
17.60%
|
17.60%
|
|
Independent
|
Muhammed Anwar
|
1,17,234
|
17.56%
|
|
|
RPI
|
Krishnaswami
|
96,045
|
14.39%
|
|
|
KMPP
|
Murthy
|
50,085
|
7.50%
|
|
|
KMPP
|
Ambi Iyer
|
29,201
|
4.37%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
21,294
|
3.19%
|
|
Turnout
|
6,67,641
|
91.27%
|
|
Registered electors
|
7,31,534
|
|
|
|
INC win (new seat)
|
References※
See also※