# Vellore Assembly constituency

Vellore is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 43. It includes the city of Vellore and forms a part of the 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.
Vellore was one of the 17 assembly constituencies to have VVPAT facility with EVMs in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Most successful party: DMK (7 times)

## Madras State

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 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. Sarathi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Tamil Nadu

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 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 | P. Karthikeyan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2021 | 2021 | 47.24% | 47.24% |
| 2016 | 2016 | 51.53% | 51.53% |
| 2011 | 2011 | 50.82% | 50.82% |
| 2006 | 2006 | 47.25% | 47.25% |
| 2001 | 2001 | 52.46% | 52.46% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 70.86% | 70.86% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 58.30% | 58.30% |
| 1989 | 1989 | 47.37% | 47.37% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 54.01% | 54.01% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 49.68% | 49.68% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 30.47% | 30.47% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 52.85% | 52.85% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 58.96% | 58.96% |
| 1962 | 1962 | 40.61% | 40.61% |
| 1957 | 1957 | 45.40% | 45.40% |
| 1952 | 1952 | 16.76% | 16.76% |

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,181 | 5.14% | −10.16% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178,458 | 70.52% | 1.93% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 324 | 0.18% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 253,049 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -4.29% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,210 | 15.30% | 4.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,279 | 68.59% | −5.00% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 249,715 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 0.71% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,176 | 10.78% | −5.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,740 | 73.59% | 8.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 191,251 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 3.57% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,837 | 16.13% | 6.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,359 | 65.25% | 10.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 207,448 | | |
| | INC gain from TMC(M) | INC gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -5.21% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,124 | 9.61% | −42.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,708 | 54.46% | −6.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 212,486 | | |
| | TMC(M) hold | TMC(M) hold | Swing | -18.41% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,888 | 52.40% | 30.25% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,193 | 61.42% | 6.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,734 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from INC | TMC(M) gain from INC | Swing | 12.56% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,066 | 22.16% | 3.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 104,111 | 55.09% | −10.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,744 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | 10.93% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,360 | 18.17% | 8.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,539 | 65.81% | −7.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,678 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.64% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,023 | 9.94% | 4.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,823 | 73.41% | 9.27% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 141,315 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 4.33% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,507 | 5.19% | 4.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,803 | 64.14% | −3.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 136,560 | | |
| | DMK gain from AIADMK | DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 19.21% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 832 | 0.95% | −7.95% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,258 | 67.63% | −3.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,154 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -22.38% | |

### 1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,567 | 8.91% | −12.41% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,735 | 71.43% | −7.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 106,424 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | -6.11% | |

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,414 | 21.32% | 21.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,613 | 78.97% | 3.17% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,490 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | 18.34% | |

### 1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 190 | 0.29% | −11.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,838 | 75.80% | 30.11% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,029 | | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | -4.79% | |

### 1957

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,837 | 11.86% | 11.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,789 | 45.68% | −45.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,284 | | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | 28.65% | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vellore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 721 | 0.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,759 | 91.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 153,200 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |