Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency)
 Vellore constituency, post-2008 delimitation | |
| Existence | 1951-present |
|---|---|
| Current MP | B. Senguttuvan |
| Party | ADMK |
| Elected Year | 2014 Election |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Total Electors | 1,010,067[1] |
| Most Successful Party | Indian National Congress (INC) & DMK (5 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies |
43. Vellore 44. Anaicut 45. K. V. Kuppam (SC) 46. Gudiyattam (SC) 47. Vaniyambadi 48. Ambur |
Vellore is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Assembly segments
Vellore changed 1.1.09 (Arni Lok sabha) Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
After delimitation, it is currently composed of
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winning Candidate | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Ramachander | CWL |
| 1951 | M. Muthukrishnan | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. Muthukrishnan and N. R. Munisamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Abdull Wahid | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Kuchelar | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1971 | R. P. Ulaganambi | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1977 | V. Dhandayuthapani | NCO |
| 1980 | A. K. A. Abdul Samad | Independent |
| 1984 | A. C. Shanmugam | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1989 | A. K. A. Abdul Samad | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | B. Akber Pasha | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | P. Shanmugam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 1998 | N. T. Shanmugam | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 1999 | N. T. Shanmugam | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 2004 | K. M. Kader Mohideen | Indian Union Muslim League (alliance, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) |
| 2009 | Abdul Rahman | Indian Union Muslim League (alliance, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) |
| 2014 | B. Senguttuvan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Election results
| General Election, 2014: Vellore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| AIADMK | B. Senguttuvan | 3,83,719 | 39.35 | ||
| BJP | A. C. Shanmugam | 3,24,326 | 33.26 | ||
| IUML | M. Abdul Rahman | 2,05,896 | 21.11 | ||
| INC | J. Vijay Elanchezian | 21,650 | 2.22 | ||
| Independent | C. Gopu | 6,056 | 0.62 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,100 | 0.73 | ||
| Majority | 59,393 | 6.09 | |||
| Turnout | 9,74,770 | 74.28 | |||
| AIADMK gain from IUML | Swing | ||||
| General Election, 2004: Vellore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DMK | K. M. Kader Mohideen | 436,642 | 58.38 | n/a | |
| AIADMK | Santhanam A. | 258,032 | 34.50 | -8.03 | |
| Janata Party | Paramasivam A.M.S. | 11,309 | 1.51 | n/a | |
| BSP | Karunanithi E. | 7,524 | 1.01 | n/a | |
| Majority | 178,610 | 23.88 | +20.23 | ||
| Turnout | 747,898 | 61.28 | +0.31 | ||
| DMK gain from PMK | Swing | +58.38 | |||
Note: The incumbent party 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.
References
- ↑ GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise Detailed Result
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ↑ "Assembly seats increase to 13 in Vellore district". The Hindu. 3 February 2009.
See also
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