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Vellore Assembly constituency
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Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 43. It includes the city of Vellore and forms a part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu in India.
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Vellore | |
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Constituency No. 43 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Vellore |
Lok Sabha constituency | Vellore |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 2,53,049[1] |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2021 |
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Vellore was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3][4] The most successful party is DMK, which has been elected seven times.
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Madras State
More information Year, Winner ...
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1952 | H. M. Jaganathan and A. K. Masilamany Chetty | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | M. P. Sarathy | Independent | |
1962 | R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar | Indian National Congress | |
1967 | M. P. Sarathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
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Tamil Nadu
More information Year, Winner ...
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1971 | M. P. Sarathy | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1977 | A. K. Ranganathan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1980 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1984 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1989 | V. M. Devaraj | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
1991 | C. Gnanasekaran | Indian National Congress | |
1996 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
2001 | C. Gnanasekaran | Tamil Maanila Congress | |
2006 | C. Gnanasekaran | Indian National Congress | |
2011 | Dr. V. S. Vijay | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2016 | P. Karthikeyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
2021 | |||
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Election results
More information Vote share of winning candidates ...
Vote share of winning candidates | ||||
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2021 | 47.24% | |||
2016 | 51.53% | |||
2011 | 50.82% | |||
2006 | 47.25% | |||
2001 | 52.46% | |||
1996 | 70.86% | |||
1991 | 58.30% | |||
1989 | 47.37% | |||
1984 | 54.01% | |||
1980 | 49.68% | |||
1977 | 30.47% | |||
1971 | 52.85% | |||
1967 | 58.96% | |||
1962 | 40.61% | |||
1957 | 45.40% | |||
1952 | 16.76% |
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2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | P. Karthikeyan | 84,299 | 47.24% | −4.29 | |
AIADMK | S. R. K. Appu | 75,118 | 42.09% | +5.86 | |
NTK | N. Poonkundran | 8,530 | 4.78% | +3.82 | |
MNM | G. Vikram Chakravarthy | 7,243 | 4.06% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 1,441 | 0.81% | −0.59 | |
Tamil Nadu Ilangyar Katchi | R. Naresh Kumar | 928 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 9,181 | 5.14% | −10.16% | ||
Turnout | 178,458 | 70.52% | 1.93% | ||
Rejected ballots | 324 | 0.18% | |||
Registered electors | 253,049 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -4.29% |
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | P. Karthikeyan | 88,264 | 51.53% | New | |
AIADMK | Harun Rasheed | 62,054 | 36.23% | −14.59 | |
BJP | S. Elangovan | 5,212 | 3.04% | −0.04 | |
PMK | D. Lakshmi Narayanan | 5,185 | 3.03% | New | |
VCK | A. R. Abdur Rahman | 2,590 | 1.51% | New | |
NOTA | NOTA | 2,400 | 1.40% | New | |
NTK | A. Manigandan | 1,639 | 0.96% | New | |
SDPI | Shaik Meeran | 1,100 | 0.64% | New | |
Margin of victory | 26,210 | 15.30% | 4.52% | ||
Turnout | 171,279 | 68.59% | −5.00% | ||
Registered electors | 249,715 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.71% |
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2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | Dr. V. S. Vijay | 71,522 | 50.82% | New | |
INC | C. Gnanasekharan | 56,346 | 40.04% | −7.21 | |
Independent | J. Hassan | 5,273 | 3.75% | New | |
BJP | Dr. V. Aravinth | 4,334 | 3.08% | +1.48 | |
Independent | V. S. Elumalai | 1,333 | 0.95% | New | |
Margin of victory | 15,176 | 10.78% | −5.35% | ||
Turnout | 140,740 | 73.59% | 8.34% | ||
Registered electors | 191,251 | ||||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.57% |
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | C. Gnanasekharan | 63,957 | 47.25% | New | |
MDMK | N. Subramani | 42,120 | 31.12% | +29.3 | |
SP | G. G. Ravi | 15,710 | 11.61% | New | |
DMDK | A. Rajenderan | 9,549 | 7.05% | New | |
BJP | K. Kalaiselvi | 2,161 | 1.60% | New | |
Margin of victory | 21,837 | 16.13% | 6.52% | ||
Turnout | 135,359 | 65.25% | 10.79% | ||
Registered electors | 207,448 | ||||
INC gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -5.21% |
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2001
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TMC(M) | C. Gnanasekharan | 60,697 | 52.46% | New | |
DMK | A. M. Ramalingam | 49,573 | 42.84% | New | |
MDMK | S. Rajasekaran | 2,098 | 1.81% | −3.66 | |
Independent | R. Abdul Jameel | 1,192 | 1.03% | New | |
Independent | A. Ramu | 959 | 0.83% | New | |
Margin of victory | 11,124 | 9.61% | −42.79% | ||
Turnout | 115,708 | 54.46% | −6.96% | ||
Registered electors | 212,486 | ||||
TMC(M) hold | Swing | -18.41% |
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TMC(M) | C. Gnanasekharan | 82,339 | 70.86% | New | |
INC | S. B. Bhaskaran | 21,451 | 18.46% | −39.84 | |
MDMK | N. Subramani | 6,359 | 5.47% | New | |
AIIC(T) | D. Chidambaram | 3,009 | 2.59% | New | |
BJP | K. Sekar | 1,447 | 1.25% | New | |
Margin of victory | 60,888 | 52.40% | 30.25% | ||
Turnout | 116,193 | 61.42% | 6.33% | ||
Registered electors | 194,734 | ||||
TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 12.56% |
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1991
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | C. Gnanasekharan | 60,698 | 58.30% | +40.76 | |
DMK | A. M. Ramalingam | 37,632 | 36.15% | −11.23 | |
IUML | M. M. Habibullah | 3,973 | 3.82% | New | |
JP | R. Loganathan | 828 | 0.80% | New | |
Margin of victory | 23,066 | 22.16% | 3.98% | ||
Turnout | 104,111 | 55.09% | −10.72% | ||
Registered electors | 192,744 | ||||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | 10.93% |
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1989
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | V. M. Devaraj | 50,470 | 47.37% | −6.64 | |
AIADMK | P. Neelakandan | 31,110 | 29.20% | −14.87 | |
INC | A. K. Shanmugasudaram | 18,683 | 17.54% | New | |
Independent | V. Jaganmohan Alias Sivajimohan | 4,535 | 4.26% | New | |
Independent | M. Ilamathi | 856 | 0.80% | New | |
Margin of victory | 19,360 | 18.17% | 8.23% | ||
Turnout | 106,539 | 65.81% | −7.60% | ||
Registered electors | 164,678 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -6.64% |
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1984
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | V. M. Devaraj | 54,453 | 54.01% | +4.33 | |
AIADMK | A. K. Ranganathan | 44,430 | 44.07% | −0.42 | |
INC(J) | Kulasekaran | 1,078 | 1.07% | New | |
Independent | M. Arumugam Alias Vidivelli Arumugam | 552 | 0.55% | New | |
Margin of victory | 10,023 | 9.94% | 4.75% | ||
Turnout | 100,823 | 73.41% | 9.27% | ||
Registered electors | 141,315 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | 4.33% |
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1980
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | V. M. Devaraj | 43,126 | 49.68% | +25.35 | |
AIADMK | A. K. Ranganathan | 38,619 | 44.49% | +14.02 | |
JP | K. Eswaran | 4,489 | 5.17% | New | |
Margin of victory | 4,507 | 5.19% | 4.24% | ||
Turnout | 86,803 | 64.14% | −3.48% | ||
Registered electors | 136,560 | ||||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 19.21% |
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1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | A. K. Ranganathan | 26,590 | 30.47% | New | |
JP | A. K. Lalalajpathy | 25,758 | 29.52% | New | |
DMK | V. M. Devaraj | 21,229 | 24.33% | −28.52 | |
INC | V. Dakshinamoorthy | 12,043 | 13.80% | −30.14 | |
Independent | G. Moorthv | 1,064 | 1.22% | New | |
Margin of victory | 832 | 0.95% | −7.95% | ||
Turnout | 87,258 | 67.63% | −3.80% | ||
Registered electors | 130,154 | ||||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -22.38% |
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1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. P. Sarathy | 38,968 | 52.85% | −6.11 | |
INC | A. K. Lalalajapathy | 32,401 | 43.94% | +6.3 | |
Independent | Iiamathi | 1,587 | 2.15% | New | |
Independent | Abdul Khader Jamali | 665 | 0.90% | New | |
Margin of victory | 6,567 | 8.91% | −12.41% | ||
Turnout | 73,735 | 71.43% | −7.54% | ||
Registered electors | 106,424 | ||||
DMK hold | Swing | -6.11% |
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1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | M. P. Sarathy | 39,863 | 58.96% | +18.63 | |
INC | J. Mudaliar | 25,449 | 37.64% | −2.97 | |
RPI | V. K. Damodaran | 1,209 | 1.79% | New | |
Independent | M. Chettiar | 550 | 0.81% | New | |
Independent | Mani | 350 | 0.52% | New | |
Margin of victory | 14,414 | 21.32% | 21.03% | ||
Turnout | 67,613 | 78.97% | 3.17% | ||
Registered electors | 88,490 | ||||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | 18.34% |
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1962
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | R. Jeevarathna Mudaliar | 26,739 | 40.61% | +19.56 | |
DMK | M. P. Sarathy | 26,549 | 40.32% | New | |
CPI | Sundaram | 11,760 | 17.86% | −15.68 | |
Independent | W. Rajammal | 412 | 0.63% | New | |
Independent | Subramani | 378 | 0.57% | New | |
Margin of victory | 190 | 0.29% | −11.57% | ||
Turnout | 65,838 | 75.80% | 30.11% | ||
Registered electors | 90,029 | ||||
INC gain from Independent | Swing | -4.79% |
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1957
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | M. P. Sarathy | 18,520 | 45.40% | New | |
CPI | Sundara Gounder | 13,683 | 33.55% | +22.87 | |
INC | V. M. Ramasamy Mudaliar | 8,586 | 21.05% | +4.29 | |
Margin of victory | 4,837 | 11.86% | 11.34% | ||
Turnout | 40,789 | 45.68% | −45.54% | ||
Registered electors | 89,284 | ||||
Independent gain from INC | Swing | 28.65% |
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1952
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | A. K. Masilamani Chetty | 23,422 | 16.76% | New | |
Commonweal Party | R. Radhakrishnan | 22,701 | 16.24% | New | |
INC | H. M. Jagnanathan | 21,406 | 15.32% | New | |
CPI | K. R. Sundaram | 14,924 | 10.68% | New | |
Independent | T. Abdul Wahib | 11,232 | 8.04% | New | |
RPI | A. Daivasingamani | 10,704 | 7.66% | New | |
KMPP | A. Kuppuswami Mudali | 10,446 | 7.47% | New | |
Independent | M. Moorthy | 6,915 | 4.95% | New | |
Akhil Bharat Hindu Maha Sabha | D. Srinivasa Mudali | 6,342 | 4.54% | New | |
Independent | M. Adimoolam | 5,898 | 4.22% | New | |
KMPP | K. V. Govindaswami | 5,769 | 4.13% | New | |
Margin of victory | 721 | 0.52% | |||
Turnout | 139,759 | 91.23% | |||
Registered electors | 153,200 | ||||
INC win (new seat) |
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