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The 2019 lok sabha election was scheduled to be held on 18 April in this constituency but the President of India rescinded polling on 16 April after Election Commission of India sent a report stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted for cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office.
Assembly segments
After delimitation and from 2009 Indian general election the constituency is composed of following legislative assembly segments: Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictParty2024 Lead43VelloreNoneVellore44AnaikattuNone 45KilvaithinankuppamSC46GudiyattamSC47VaniyambadiNoneTirupathur48AmburNone
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)
Constituency Summery +ElectionElectorsVotersPolling PercentageChangeTotalChanges TotalChange 20091010067-210387 724150-23748 71.69%10.41% 20141312259302192 975203251053 74.31%2.62% 20191946870634611 1408189432986 72.33%-1.98%
Members of Parliament Source: YearWinnerParty1951M. MuthukrishnanRamachander1957N. R. MuniswamyM. Muthukrishnan1962T Abdul Wahid1967Kuchelar1971R. P. Ulaganambi1977V. Dhandayuthapani1980A. K. A. Abdul Samad1984A. C. Shanmugam1989A. K. A. Abdul Samad1991B. Akber Pasha1996P. Shanmugam1998N. T. Shanmugam19992004K. M. Kader Mohideen2009Abdul Rahman2014B. Senguttuvan2019D. M. Kathir Anand2024
Election results
General Elections 2024
General Elections 2019
General Elections 2014
General Elections 2009
General Elections 2004
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
General Elections 1998
General Elections 1991
General Elections 1989
General Elections 1984
General Elections 1980
General Elections 1977
General Elections 1971
General Elections 1967
General Elections 1962
General Elections 1957
General Elections 1951
References
See also Vellore City Election Commission of India List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha